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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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:51:00 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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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

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)

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

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

New money infuses new life into Xata stock

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

Suzuki Motor to withdraw from Canadian joint venture with GM

Bing, CEOs invited to jobs forum: 6 from Michigan expected in Washington for Obama talks on jump-starting hiring

Evening Standard, London, market report column

A tiny Texas plane maker says exports make jobs soar

Key dates in history of National Broadcasting Co.

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Movieclips.com launches with studio deals

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

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

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Skymark Research Initiates Independent Research Coverage on Apple, Inc.

USA Technologies Sends Letter to Shareholders

Intec Audited Results for the Year Ended 30 September 2009

eBay® Serves Up Bargains to Consumers Around the Clock with New "Deals" Application for iPhone® and iPod Touch®

Nuance Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Results

WebVisible Q3 Report Reveals New Trends in Local Interactive Marketing

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