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Fannie’s Tax Sale To Goldman – No Deal!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:22:51 GMT

This is an odd ending to this saga. Some very big names were involved. Fannie Mae clearly wanted to do a deal; the regulator for Fannie (FHFA) was strongly supporting it. Goldman Sachs was looking to make a buck putting the transaction together and selling it to Warren Buffett. So why didn’t it happen?[More...]

ProActive HavRx Stock Indexes: Highlights And Opportunities

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:13:14 GMT

Below is a summary and some charts for popular and top performers among the 22 ProActive HavRx global stock indexes. Despite the FDA filing by Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN) during the past week, the underlying ImmunoTherapy / Vaccines Index is off to a slow start and down by about 10% since mid-October.[More...]

Wall Street Closes Higher, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Rallies

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:14:45 GMT

US stocks finished higher on Friday as investors shrugged off disappointing government data showing the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent in October - the highest in 26-1/2 years.[More...]

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:09 GMT

I’ve been watching Goldman Sachs (GS) closely as a barometer for financial stocks and thus the broader market for some time now, and the stock faces a critical area to overcome to continue on its upward trajectory.[More...]

4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:43 GMT

In my latest three blog posts, I listed some stocks which I would be willing to go long by selling the puts right before the stock reported earnings. Keep in mind these are companies which I believed would have a positive reaction to the earnings, however if the stock moved sideways on the number this strategy would still likely return a gain the following day.[More...]

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:18 GMT

Biostar Pharmaceuticals has completed a private placement that raised $3.6 million in new capital. Biostar will use the proceeds to complete its new raw materials processing facility. By taking its raw material production in house, Biostar will lower costs and ensure its product quality. Biostar plans to sell excess raw materials to other pharmaceutical companies in the Shaanxi province.[More...]

Google’s Android Takes A Bite Out Of Apple

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:54 GMT

Even during the worldwide recession it seems consumers continue to abandon ‘dumb’ phones when, for just a little bit more money, they can get a pocket-sized computer – a smartphone – instead. According to research firm Gartner, overall handset sales are expected to shrink by 4 percent this year compared to last year. Meanwhile, smartphone sales are forecast to grow by more than 20 percent.[More...]

Bulls Back On Track?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:18 GMT

Good morning. With chants of "Dow 10K… Dow 10K" once again rising from the streets at the corner of Broad and Wall yesterday, it is easy to believe that the bulls are back on track and that we'll soon be looking at new highs for the stock market. And when reviewing the data inputs to yesterday's 204 point romp, it is also easy to don the Dow10K hat once again and join in on the celebration.[More...]

Oracle of Omaha teaching us

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:02:00 GMT

Nov. 8--Just when we're struggling to make sense of stock market's daily palpitations, the Oracle of Omaha comes along with a $26.3 billion offer for the shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe [ticker: BNI] he doesn't already own and provides some insight to defog the befuddled brains of average investors.
Let's get one thing straight: Putting his genius aside for a moment, Mr. Buffett is not your average investor.
He's more like Goldman Sachs or a private equity firm.

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Fannie’s Tax Sale To Goldman – No Deal!

ProActive HavRx Stock Indexes: Highlights And Opportunities

Wall Street Closes Higher, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Rallies

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

4 Earnings Season Option Strategies For Monday November 9

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Google’s Android Takes A Bite Out Of Apple

Bulls Back On Track?

Oracle of Omaha teaching us

Sanford's stubborn recklessness

The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ron Bartizek column: Service work, spending won't bring success

Stock volatility is back, a sign of an aging bull?

James Overstreet: Mortgage Crisis II looming?

EDITORIAL: Banks are too big, if too big to fail: Ignoring British example, Obama wants to prop up financial behemoths.

Federal law gives rights to renters: Banks hide details during foreclosures

UPI NewsTrack Business

Citigroup issues employees stock options

Ralink Delivers Leading Edge 802.11n Plus Bluetooth 3.0 Combo for Mobile PCs

SBT Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Timothy Ryder Joins RW Smith as Midwest Regional Director

Clearwire Expands Sales Distribution for CLEAR 4G Mobile Internet Service in Philadelphia

IceWarp Announces November 16th as the North American Launch Date for IceWarp Unified Communications Server Version 10

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking Hires for Fixed Income in New York

Smith International, Inc. Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call Information

RVU Alliance Welcomes its First Promoter Members

IneoQuest Develops the First and Only Solutions for Monitoring, Analyzing and Reporting the Quality of Streaming Video to the iPhone(TM)

Pulte Homes Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

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