Epstein Secrets

orts to combat child poverty in the U.K. were "larger and more sustained than in the United States." Shortly after he became prime minister in 1997, Tony Blair found himself staring at a UNICEF report similar to this new one, except that England's child poverty ranking was much higher. So Blair's governmen

1997, Tony Blair found himself staring at a UNICEF report similar to this new one, except that England's child poverty ranking was much higher. So Blair's government instituted programs modeled after former U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. The U.K. developed Sure Start -- an early-care

HSBA.LN +0.56% calculations. Asian firms accounted for much of the investment drop in China. Investment from 10 Asian economies — Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and South Korea—fell 4.8% last year and accounted for about 82% of the total. Hon

inet upgrades S92 GR, Key initiates CVA (buy), W Blair initiates COV (op) Key Research: Bernstein upgra

Stories>) Militants attack Afghan government delegation visiting site where US soldier killed civilians 25% crisis") steady) pause stagnates) Macau gaming best performing group in Asia on DB report that gaming revs may rise Victor Vekselberg resigns as chairman of Rusal (says the company is faci

es BMC, Roth upgrades RTIX (buy) Key Research: W Blair downgrades LMNX, KBW downgrades HPY, Opco downgra

(lowest yield on record, again) South Korean exports -8.8% in July (most since Sept. 2009) vs est of a 3.7% drop (inflation 12yr low) Gaming (+2%) Macau July casino revs MOP 24.6bn, +1.5% YoY (expectations lower b/c typhoon) SoFun Holdings said China's avg home prices rose 0.33% in July MoM to 8,717

AG, UBS initiates CMG (n) Key Research: William Blair initiates ASGN (op), Baird upgrades UNF, MS initi

Housing Starts & Building Permits 8:30am, Fed's Beige Book 0 2pm Fed's Lockhart speaks in Atlanta 0 9am Conferences: Citi Greater China Investor (Macau) Analyst/Investor Days: PETD, SNSS Non-Deal Roadshows: ANW, ARAM, ARE, AWH, BCRX, CASY, CBK, CWH, END, LPR, NOVA, PRGS, SMGKF Shareholder Meetings

• Dutch Real Estate Gets New Lease on Life WSJ • Dutch Bank Settles Case Over Libor Deceptions NYT • We should have made cuts before crash, says Blair The Times • Europe is still bugged by weak leadership The Times • France's Malaise The Times • Pension charges could be capped to stop millions

% Asian markets finish higher led by China and Hong Kong as SHIBOR concerns subside since yesterday's reverse repos from the PBOC. Hong Kong listed Macau names rebounded from recent weakness and mainland banks were firmer ahead of a number of results after the close. The Nikkei had another rollercoast