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S&P 500 guessing game: Who's next to be included, according to Stephens

CNBC: Investing

The S & P 500 rebalance, which typically comes on the third Friday of the last month in a quarter, is usually an event that sparks billions of dollars of trading and spurs passive investment funds to snap up shares of the new companies being added to the index.

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Goldman's top trades for this upcoming earnings season

CNBC: Investing

To be exact, 35 S & P 500 companies and six in the Dow Jones Industrial Average are set to report next week, including two of the largest banks in the country, JPMorgan and Citigroup , both of which report before the market opens on Tuesday. Below are some of the names that floated to the top of the Goldman screen.

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Investment Banking M&A Volumes Up 15%

Street of Walls

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 declined after six consecutive weeks of gains The S&P 500 declined by 0.5% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 has risen by 3.6% Investment banking volumes were mediocre on the week amidst the summer doldrums Equity underwriting volumes of $10.7

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Stay away from these two big U.S. banks as valuations grow stretched, Baird says

CNBC: Investing

His $235 12-month price target for JPMorgan implies more than 18% downside from Thursday's close, while the $52 target on Bank of America results in more than 9% potential upside. banks have outperformed the S & P 500 in 2025. and Bank of America's to 13.1, " Both U.S. according to FactSet.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Investment Banking Deals Improved 16%

Street of Walls

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets declined for the second week in a row The S&P 500 declined by 1.3% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 rose by 5.8% The CDX investment grade index (IG18) widened (deteriorated) by 3 bps in the week to 90 bps. in the week. Average daily U.S. from the prior week.

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Exit Planning Through an Investment Banker’s Lens

Focus Investment Banking

Corporate structure Whether youre a C-Corp or S-Corp can affect taxes at sale. Optimize Working Capital (One Year Ahead) What It Is: Net Working Capital (NWC) is Current assets minus current liabilities (A/R + Inventory A/P + Accrued Expenses), excluding cash, which you keep (in a typical cash-free, debt-free transaction).