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Wall Street Ends Higher On Stronger-Than Expected Data, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Sinks

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:00:46 GMT

US stocks finished up as as a government release showed that economy lost far fewer jobs than expected in November, as the unemployment rate fell to 10 percent.[More...]

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:07 GMT

As expected, Bank of America (BAC) will repurchase its $45 billion TARP preferreds, funded in part by an additional $18.8 billion in "common stock equivalents", $4.0 billion in asset sales, and $1.7 billion in restricted stock issued to employees in lieu of cash bonuses.[More...]

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:21:30 GMT

Good morning. Stocks tanked in the last half-hour on Thursday and while the major news outlets attributed the decline to either profit taking or some trepidation in front of this morning's big Jobs report, we'd like to offer a little more substantial reason for the 85 point dive on an otherwise subdued day of trading.[More...]

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:14:41 GMT

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet declined by $15 billion to $2,183 billion from the prior week, after the Fed presumably offloaded $2.7 billion in MBS: this is the first time since QE started that MBS holdings have declined. If anyone can tell us just who the idiots are who bought MBS from the Fed (and at what price), and who the even greater idiots are who are supposed to believe this, please send us an email.[More...]

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:17:35 GMT

US stocks finished down on Thursday as investors were spooked by downbeat ISM services data.[More...]

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:38:07 GMT

China isn’t just leading the global economic recovery – it’s lapping the field.[More...]

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:15:56 GMT

Back in June, we discussed commercial real estate at length following attendance at a large real estate conference in NYC. Our tone was cautious and one question we wondered about was the percentage of GDP that real estate represents. We actually came across the answer back in August and meant to share then, but didn't get to it. Since the question/topic remains highly relevant to considering the potential negative economic drag from depressed real estate activity, we're sharing now -- the following table is from an 8/28/09 NYTs article, "Construction That Fueled Growth in the Sun Belt Slows":[More...]

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:59:02 GMT

The credit crunch crisis of confidence which we appear to be crawling out of even though the debt and equity markets catapulted themselves higher earlier this year could be similarly argued to be a crisis that started in the credit markets which crunched confidence around the world as it could a collapse in confidence in the value of the securities investors held which corrupted the credit markets causing them to cease funding.[More...]

Wall Street Ends Mostly Higher, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Jumps

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:05:13 GMT

US stocks finished mixed on Wednesday after Federal Reserve said economy "improved modestly" in late October and November.[More...]

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:39:42 GMT

Emerging markets are captivating investors again, but tidy profits aren’t always far away. Placing your bets on well-established global markets can also prove rewarding. That's why we're looking at Canada.[More...]

Gadgets: Gift ideas for your holiday shopping

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:53:00 GMT

Black Friday has come and gone and if you're like me, you barely made a dent in your holiday shopping list.
Here's a bunch of gift suggestions to choose from; some are useful and some are just for fun.
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Wall Street Ends Higher On Stronger-Than Expected Data, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Sinks

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Wall Street Ends Mostly Higher, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Jumps

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

Gadgets: Gift ideas for your holiday shopping

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Gadgets: Gift ideas for your holiday shopping

Fitch Affirms Egypt's Commercial International Bank at 'BB+'; Outlook Stable

Report shows local economy still fragile but growing

Bicyclists, businesses at odds over bike lanes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jim Gallagher column: Investing gets even less certain as economy snails upward

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., User's Guide column: Tech accessories can spice up holiday list

Shoppers prepare for the craziness of Black Friday

Eurozone recovery beginning to slow, index suggests

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Alcoa Inc., Manulife Financial Corporation, Golden Valley Development and Northgate Minerals Corporation

Analyst Choice Issues Updated Analysis on Companies Within the Basic Materials & Financial Sectors

Benchmark Journal Began Monthly Review on Stocks in the Basic Materials, Financial & Services Sectors

Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Alcoa Strengthens Cash Position and Returns to Profitability in Third Quarter

Century Aluminum Adopts Tax Benefit Preservation Plan

Alcoa Recognized for Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Workforce

Ahead of the Bell: China Armco Metals - September 29, 2009

Breaking Market News: China Direct Industries -- September 8, 2009

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