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Retail Stocks, One Week After Black Friday

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:37:00 GMT

Friday saw some crazy trading, as investors reacted to a surprisingly good employment number. Price gapped up to start the day, proceeded to fall sharply, before gaining traction late in the day to close slightly positive on very heavy volume. The dollar also saw a strong rally, as traders considered the possibility that a stronger economy may result in higher interest rates.[More...]

Obama's Brilliant Jobs Move

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:47:32 GMT

President Obama convened a "jobs summit" at the White House Thursday morning. It was likely one of the more brilliant moves of his presidency. One of the most notable early promises from Obama was that the massive stimulus measure signed into law earlier this year would save or create 3.5M American jobs.[More...]

Quality Large-Cap Retail Is Best Portfolio Stocking Stuffer

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:30:24 GMT

Christmas is coming, and that means two sets of flurries are on the horizon – snow and retail news. Now that the aftershocks of the 2008 financial collapse have had time to set in, this year will be a test to see how resilient consumers are in spending for the holidays. Retailers, for their part, have been preparing by slimming down; most are carrying record low levels of inventories to avoid the need for post-rush markdowns.[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...]

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...]

Holiday jobs: Retailers hold back hiring

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:56:00 GMT

Dec. 5--A handful of holiday workers are making some cash this Christmas season but many businesses are holding back on adding employees.
"This is the lowest addition of staff I've ever hired," said Jeff Jackson, Walmart manager, who has been in management 21 years and in Wilson since 2003.
The Walmart superstore in the Westwood shopping center on Forest Hills Road has added 50 employees this year and hired with an eye for permanent workers who could remain with the company after the holiday season, Jackson said.

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Retail Stocks, One Week After Black Friday

Obama's Brilliant Jobs Move

Quality Large-Cap Retail Is Best Portfolio Stocking Stuffer

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'

Holiday jobs: Retailers hold back hiring

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