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WSJ Markets

• Tip Puts Lobbyist's Career on Hold
  Mark Hayes was a Washington policy wonk on a long and steady ascent. A series of emails to a client was all it took to put that carefully crafted career on hold.
• Wall Street's Giants Try 'Flow Monster' Formula
  For all the talk that "Wall Street is back" from the ravages of the 2008-2009 crisis, there are signs that the financial industry is undergoing a profound transformation, writes Francesco Guerrera.
• New Rival Emerging for Bloomberg Chat
  Thomson Reuters and Markit, rival data providers, have teamed up with investment banks to build a new messaging service to challenge competitor Bloomberg LLP.
• Plight of the Navigators
  Martin Essex discovers who is making waves as a top stock picker in this first Europe's Best Analysts survey?
• Silver Recovers After Swings
  Silver earned its moniker as the "Devil's metal" with a day of whipsaw trading that took prices to their lowest level since September 2010.