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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...]

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...]

Why Do You Invest?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:49:20 GMT

My wife keeps telling me to buy stock in TJ Maxx (TJX), as she shops in their stores, and believes they run a good operation. I have looked but not touched, as they do not fit our investment profile. We have Walmart (WMT) in the retail sector, currently up 9% and they pay a better dividend.[More...]

GM’s Search For CEO Won't Likely Be Part Of The 'Old Guard'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:02:28 GMT

The circumstances surrounding the resignation of General Motors (NYSE: GRM) Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson are still unclear. But it’s likely that whoever succeeds Henderson will no doubt have a turnaround plan more compatible with that of the company’s board, and will likely come from outside of GM’s ranks.[More...]

Best Buy: This Season's Top Retail Stock?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:59:53 GMT

“I think it’s Best Buy, BBY for all you home gamers. It reports December 15th and I think it will deliver, yes, indeed… We went to a local Best Buy, under cover, of course, and found that…They have 47 different sets of flat panel TVs, versus 11 at Walmart. Average price, $957, cheaper than Walmart. This best buy beat Walmart on price. Hallelujah! Best Buy had great Black Friday traffic. The crowds were quote, materially bigger than last year.[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...]

Provision Interactive Set To Revolutionize The Billion Dollar Advertising Market (OTC: PVHO.OB)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:30:44 GMT

MiV Investments Inc. has initiated an independent research report on Provision Holding Inc. Starting with the traditional wall paintings traced back from Indian rock art dating back to 4000 BC, out-of-home advertisements and billboards have dominated the main stream media, thus affecting the public's opinions and buying habits for ages.[More...]

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:50:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES - Apple Inc. is in advanced talks to buy online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application.
In October, Lala co-founder Bill Nguyen demonstrated to the AP a working model of an application the company had developed for Apple's iPhone.
The song quality is lower than what Apple's iTunes songs offer, but "intelligent caching" allows tracks to load and play in seconds, with playback possible even outside of cell phone coverage.

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Unemployment Duration Still Rising

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

Why Do You Invest?

GM’s Search For CEO Won't Likely Be Part Of The 'Old Guard'

Best Buy: This Season's Top Retail Stock?

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Provision Interactive Set To Revolutionize The Billion Dollar Advertising Market (OTC: PVHO.OB)

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

Microturbine adds juice to clean-energy car

Retailers not in the black yet

Suzuki Motor to withdraw from Canadian joint venture with GM

Retail sales dip a bit: The November slide comes after two months of sales gains and shows just how fragile the economy is.

Hanover mall nearing default: Owner has stopped paying $87.5M loan

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Harris column: Startup that links online, offline worlds impressing investors

Automakers pushing smaller, cheaper, greener at L.A. Auto Show

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

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Ico Inc., Almaden Minerals Ltd., MGIC Investment Corp., Compu Credit Holdings Inc. and Best Buy Company

Kinder Morgan Energy up 42% Since Added to Galtstock Portfolio

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

Mertech to Develop BTR2SQL for MySQL

Gen2Media Co-Founder Mary Spio Offers Insights and Perspective on Marketing with Online Video in December Issue of Black Enterprise Magazine

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Skymark Research Initiates Independent Research Coverage on Apple, Inc.

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