Post-Market & Company News: Updates on DOW, CHK, BLK, JPM, FB, BG

Every afternoon we provide an update on global market levels, company news, economic news, and hedge fund news.

 Market Levels

 * US: Dow: 12529.80 (0.27%), S&P 500: 1320.68 (0.14%), NASDAQ: 2839.38 (-0.38%)

* Europe: CAC: 3038.25 (1.15%), DAX: 6315.89 (0.48%), FTSE: 5350.05 (1.56%).

* Asia-Pacific: Australia: 4055.80 (-0.28%), China: 2350.97 (-0.53%), Hong Kong: 18666.40 (-0.64%), India: 4921.47 (1.77%), Japan: 8563.38 (0.08%).

* Metals: Gold: 1557.50 (0.59%), Silver: 28.16 (2.32%), Copper: 3.43 (0.96%)

* Energy: Crude Oil: 90.66 (0.85%), Natural Gas: 2.65 (-3.29%)