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Europe Markets: Europe stocks choppy after Spain bank downgrades Europe stocks traded choppy with losses for miners and drinks makers, while banks rebounded from earlier losses related to a downgrade of Spanish banks by Moody’s Investors Service late the prior day, amid talk of a ban on short selling of those institutions.
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May 18, 2012 11:04 AM EDT
For once, Asia, Europe, oil spills, Israel, sovereign debt, CDSs, rating agencies, and even the domestic economic data weren’t the talk of the town. Talk about getting a bum deal. Aramondo Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers pitched a “perfect game”. Since the beginning of baseball, only 20 pitchers have had the distinction of having pitched a perfect 9 innings. Just 27 batters without giving up a walk, a hit, or an error. There he was with two ou... full story >>