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The Comcast And NBC Universal Mega-Deal

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:31:06 GMT

Welcome to the Wealth Daily Weekend Edition — our insights from the week in investing and links to our most-read Wealth Daily and sister publication articles. Another dizzying week of ups and downs was capped with good news yesterday...[More...]

Measuring The Fiscal Costs Of Not Fixing The Financial System

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:26:39 GMT

This post is a slightly edited version of remarks prepared for delivery at Unwinding Public Interventions in the Financial Sector: Preconditions and Practical Considerations, IMF High-Level Conference, Thursday, December 3, 2009, Washington D.C. I participated in Session 2: Managing Fiscal Risks—Public Finance Aspects of Unwinding.[More...]

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...]

Indian Stock Market Closing Report: Sensex Closes Up 1% For The Week

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:02:41 GMT

The volatile trading session today largely mirrored the market movements during the week, which saw mixed investor sentiments. While some sectors managed to draw investor interest others continued to witness their apathy.[More...]

Unemployment Duration Still Rising

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT

While we got some very good news with the employment report today (see "Unemployment Report - WOW!"), there was one part of the report that was very troubling. While it looks like the number of people entering the pool of unemployed is falling, once people are out of work it is extremely difficult for them to find new jobs.[More...]

Reaching For Yield In The Post-TARP Era

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:42:49 GMT

Bank of America’s repayment of its TARP funds, I couldn’t help but think of a post I wrote six months ago called "Asymmetric information and corporate governance in bank bailouts." The gist is of the post is about the same as Yves’ and it was inspired by lessons of the S&L crisis of the 1980s.[More...]

Citi Issues Notes

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:10:01 GMT

Citigroup Inc. (C) yesterday announced the sale of $1.875 billion worth of senior remarketing notes. The notes will mature on Jan 15, 2015. These will bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.01% per annum. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually in equal installments on the 15th day of each June and December, commencing Jun 15, 2010.[More...]

Chicago Tribune Gail MarksJarvis column: Surprising jobs strength provides some promise

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:49:00 GMT

Dec. 5--If the latest jobs numbers are any indication, Americans can worry less about pink slips and look forward to a year of economic healing.
With layoffs easing sharply, as the Labor Department's numbers suggested Friday, people with jobs might feel a little more comfortable about spending money, and that could prompt employers to add a few workers if they are having trouble meeting greater demand with a tight staff.
October's 10.2 percent unemployment rate improved to 10 percent in November.

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The Comcast And NBC Universal Mega-Deal

Measuring The Fiscal Costs Of Not Fixing The Financial System

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

Indian Stock Market Closing Report: Sensex Closes Up 1% For The Week

Unemployment Duration Still Rising

Reaching For Yield In The Post-TARP Era

Citi Issues Notes

Chicago Tribune Gail MarksJarvis column: Surprising jobs strength provides some promise

Baird to open brokerage office in SouthPark area: Landrum Henderson Jr. to head financial firm's move into wealth management market.

Senator John Kerry out million$: Study: Senator lost one-third of fortune amid economic crisis

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

Treasury gets $146.5M for Capital One warrants

FTC expands probe of Intel

UPI NewsTrack Business

Microsoft ironing out Bing glitch

Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. Announces Strategic Change in Senior Management Team as It Prepares for Launch of Its RFID and Wireless Digital Signage Products and Solutions

100% Profitable Stock Trading Streak Climbs to 51 in a Row

Citi Private Bank Announces Key Hires

Grass Roots Research and Distribution Issues "BUY" Rating With $0.15 Target Price for United States Oil & Gas Corporation

Customers Switch to HP Workstations for Improved Performance, Value

Reval Testifies Before U.S. Senate on OTC Derivatives Reform

Intel Offers Developer Kit for Future Atom Processor Netbook Apps

DeviceLock's Full-Text Search Engine to Ease Fact Finding within Its Audit Databases

Enablence Building Photodiodes for Light Peak: Optical Interconnect for PCs

Form 3 MICROSOFT CORP For: Nov 24 Filed by: Klein Peter S (10K)

Form 4 APPLE INC For: Dec 01 Filed by: JOHNSON RONALD B (10K)

Form 4 CITIGROUP INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: Mills William (10K)

Form 4 CITIGROUP INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: KELLY EDWARD J III (10K)

Form 4 CITIGROUP INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: Gerspach John C (10K)

Form 4 BANK OF AMERICA CORP For: Nov 30 Filed by: Price Joe L (10K)

Form 4 BANK OF AMERICA CORP For: Nov 30 Filed by: DESOER BARBARA J (10K)

Form 4 BANK OF AMERICA CORP For: Nov 30 Filed by: Montag Thomas K. (10K)

Form 4 CATERPILLAR INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: Copeland Jananne A. (10K)

Form 4 CATERPILLAR INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: BUDA JAMES B (10K)