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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...]

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...]

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...]

Unemployment Struggling To Turn A Corner As Job Losses Mount In November

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:20:20 GMT

U.S. job losses in the private sector slowed in November but still exceeded economists’ projections, a report by payroll-processing firm Automatic Data Processing (Nasdaq: ADP) indicated yesterday (Wednesday).[More...]

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:15:14 GMT

It sure looks like gold is going to close above $1,200 an ounce today in New York. And large open market purchases from central banks in China, India and Russia are only helping the price surge more. (Just one year ago, some of these same central banks were actually selling gold in an attempt to fill an annual 10,000-ton supply gap.)[More...]

How To Profit From The 'Next' Dubai

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:51:42 GMT

The Dubai World default is a matter of only $60 billion – mere peanuts when compared to other elements of the global financial crisis. It’s thus of concern only to those silly enough to invest in real estate there (and the European banks foolish enough to finance it.) For the rest of us, it is a useful reminder that sudden collapses don’t really come out of nowhere – they can be foreseen, and smart investors can plan for them.[More...]

Suzuki Motor to withdraw from Canadian joint venture with GM

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:46:00 GMT

Dec. 4--HAMAMATSU -- Suzuki Motor Corp. said Friday it has agreed to withdraw from a joint car manufacturing venture in Canada with General Motors Co., marking an end to GM's production ties with Japanese carmakers.
The withdrawal follows a similar decision by the U.S. automaker to end vehicle production with Toyota Motor Corp. at their 25-year-old joint manufacturing plant in California after it emerged from bankruptcy in June.
Suzuki and GM Canada founded the joint venture, CAMI Automotive Inc., in Ontario in 1986, and it started production of compact cars and sport utility vehicles for the North American market in 1989 including the Suzuki Swift and the Chevrolet Metro.

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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

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

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

Unemployment Struggling To Turn A Corner As Job Losses Mount In November

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

How To Profit From The 'Next' Dubai

Suzuki Motor to withdraw from Canadian joint venture with GM

Evening Standard, London, market report column

Arctic Cat snowmobiles recalled

Daily Mail, London, Market Report Column

6 More Improper Radiation Doses Found at VA Clinic

6 More Improper Radiation Doses Found at VA Clinic

State Banks Told to 'Fast Track' Lending: Defensive Approach Slowing Recovery

More State Bank Lending on Agenda

The Salt Lake Tribune Paul Rolly Column: OPINION: Rolly: After WGA, There's No Place Like Home for Herbert

Once-Reliable Dividends Are Drying Up at a Record Pace: Investors Are Paying for Firms Trying to Stash Away Cash, Though Minnesota Firms Are Faring Better.

Public Storage Reports Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2009

Arctic Cat Reports Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Results

Arctic Cat to Webcast Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Conference Call on October 29

StockerYale Sells North American Operations to Coherent

Public Storage Reports Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2009

Coherent, Inc. Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Results

Arctic Cat Reports Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Results

Arctic Cat to Webcast Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Conference Call on July 29

Public Storage to Release Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Results and Host Quarterly Conference Call

Coherent, Inc. to Webcast Third Fiscal Quarter 2009 Results

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