Brian Wingfield, Bloomberg

JPMorgan’s energy trades ensnared by post-Enron enforcement

By Brian Wingfield, Bloomberg | November 16, 2012

Millions of dollars in penalties slapped on some of the world’s biggest banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., by U.S. regulators are the result of policing powers established after the 2001 collapse of Enron Corp.
UPS hurt by slowdown in manufacturing in Asia

By Brian Wingfield, Bloomberg | September 20, 2012

United Parcel Service Inc. projects short-term economic headwinds amid a decline in manufacturing orders in Asia while the company pursues a major acquisition in Europe, the head of its international division said.

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Education

After reviewing neural nets’ past failures and charting a course for a more modern application of the technology in the previous installment, we bring into focus the fuzzy promises of the past and build the framework for using these tools in trading.

Commodities

Cocoa falls as concern grows over bean size and quality

The flow of cocoa from western Africa is down for seasonal considerations, and traders wonder about the quality and size of the mid crop after some hot and dry weather during the growing season.