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Insider Buys And Sells: Weekly Wrap-up: Nov 30, 2009

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:26:03 GMT

There is no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the actions of owners and executives of publicly traded companies. That's why insider buying and selling is a critical piece of data for investors, both institutional and individual.[More...]

Insider Buys And Sells: Weekly Wrap-up

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:38:00 GMT

For all the analysts and pundits in the financial media, there is still no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the owners and executives of those companies themselves, along with major institutional shareholders.[More...]

By Dismantling Banking Rules, U.S. Government Has Guaranteed Future Financial Travails

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:19:00 GMT

U.S. banking-industry regulators have long understood that there needed to be a carefully delineated separation between such low-risk activities as deposit-based banking, and much higher-risk activities as investment banking.[More...]

Earnings Review: February 03, 2009

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:39:43 GMT

Late on Tuesday, ACE Ltd (NYSE: ACE) announced that its fourth quarter net income slumped to $20 million or 6 cents a share from $572 million or $1.69 a share in the same quarter, last year.[More...]

Overly Leveraged Private Equity Deals Add to Unemployment and Deepen Recession

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:51:00 GMT

By Shah Gilani Contributing Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report The once booming business of private equity faces an uncertain future. What’s not uncertain, however, is that many... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets. But Money Morning lets you move first. [More...]

Alliance Data Systems Beats Expectations Soundly

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:33:00 GMT

Remember we own Alliance Data Systems (ADS) for a non financial, non commodity (i.e. non correlated to the most controversial areas of the market), heavy buyback stock. (Aug 29: Starting New Position: Alliance Data Systems) While these criteria have not protected the stock completely, it's done better than a lot of things of late on a relative basis as it's "only" down about 20% from recent peak. With the stock up nearly 6% in early trading, off of a solid earnings report, I am going to take off most of this position, and reduce it from a 1.3% stake to[More...]

Notable Earnings After Market Close (10/22/2008) - Part 1

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:44:00 GMT

Stock Symbols: CTXS,PTI,LRCX,SLM,ADS,ALL,ISIL,KNX,NVEC,TER,RHI,ANAD,STX,ACL,AEIS,AGP,AMGN,AMZN[More...]

Cash is King - Sep 22 2008 4:58PM

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:52:00 GMT

In more ways than one, cash is king. Aside from staying away from the risk of this market which is treacherous now for both long and shorts as the "non" invisible hand meddles with the markets on a nearly daily basis i.e. 90 new companies added to "no short" list in the US today, Australia completely banning short selling - this just creates TOO MUCH uncertainty. I've written over the past week how do you invest when you don't know the rules? They keep changing the rules and that causes me great unease. So what if I was short General Motors (GM) Friday? It's just reaching a point it's become a circus and people are going to take their marbles and go home... U.S. regulators added more than 90 companies including [More...]

A Short Opportunity in One of Our Holdings we Nailed

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Well we nailed this call on Tuesday when we cut Alliance Data Systems (ADS) from 1.8% to 0.1% of portfolioActually that looks like a double top just north of $66 which is might be very ominous. I'm cutting back to 0.1% stake until further notice. Here is another easy short entry - short at $60, stop out at $62, cover at $52. Go long at $52? Hmmm... we'll check back in the days to comeWithin 24 hours, i.e. yesterday, it went to $52.11 for the low of the day. Once more, these are the type of short opportunities I cannot take advantage of in the current[More...]

Recent Portfolio Moves, and Insurance Company Musings

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:04:19 GMT

On Friday, toward the end of the day, I added to my position in Cemex, just to rebalance the portfolio and take advantage of undue weakness in the Mexican stock market.[More...]

Front-runner has big lead but isn't ready to claim stock-market win

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:02:00 GMT

Dec. 4--It's a lesson taught over and over again in sports -- one that only sometimes takes hold: If you're sitting on a lead, don't get cocky.
And with just a few weeks to go before the end of this year's Blade Stock Market Game, leader Kathy Ansted of Holland still sounds humble despite a massive lead over her nearest two competitors.
Nearly 700 contestants began the stock contest in January with hypothetical portfolios made up of two New York Stock Exchange and two Nasdaq stocks that were worth at least $3 a share, by Dec. 31, 2008.

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Insider Buys And Sells: Weekly Wrap-up: Nov 30, 2009

Insider Buys And Sells: Weekly Wrap-up

By Dismantling Banking Rules, U.S. Government Has Guaranteed Future Financial Travails

Earnings Review: February 03, 2009

Overly Leveraged Private Equity Deals Add to Unemployment and Deepen Recession

Alliance Data Systems Beats Expectations Soundly

Notable Earnings After Market Close (10/22/2008) - Part 1

Cash is King - Sep 22 2008 4:58PM

A Short Opportunity in One of Our Holdings we Nailed

Recent Portfolio Moves, and Insurance Company Musings

Front-runner has big lead but isn't ready to claim stock-market win

Law's Long Reach; Feds Bust 'Octopussy' Insider Trader-Tipster

Holland woman keeps lead in Blade's Stock Market Game

Alliance Data Systems Q2 Net Income Down 37%

Dallas Companies Step Up for Mayor Tom Leppert's Intern Program

Alliance Data Renews $550 Million Liquidity Facility

Coen Brothers Join Debate: Can Coal Be Clean Energy?: The St. Louis Park Natives Took a Break From Movie Making Recently to Make Commercials Disputing the Idea.

Qtel Concludes Indosat Tender Offers

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Media and Advertising Briefs - Feb 24 2009 2:00PM

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column: Dallas Gala to Benefit United Negro College Fund

Alliance Data Provides Private Label Performance Update for July 2009

Alliance Data Closes $950 Million of Fixed-Rate Term Asset-Backed Securities

Charming Shoppes, Inc. Announces Sale of Private Label Credit Card Program to Alliance Data

Charming Shoppes, Inc. and Alliance Data Sign Long-Term Agreements Including Sale of Existing Private Label Credit Card Portfolios

NorthStar Realty Finance Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

Alliance Data Call Centers Again Achieve 'Center of Excellence' Certification By Purdue University Affiliate

Alliance Data Reports Second-Quarter Results

Alliance Data Reports Second-Quarter Results ; * Reiterates Full-Year Cash Earnings Per Share Guidance of $5.15, Up 17 Percent From Prior Year; * Epsilon Marketing Services Returns to Growth

Alliance Data Provides Private Label Performance Update for June 2009

TSX Delisting Review - Adaltis Inc. (ADS)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Nov 25 Filed by: PARKS J MICHAEL (10K)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Oct 22 Filed by: Carter Barry R (10K)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Oct 16 Filed by: SCULLION JOHN W (10K)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Oct 16 Filed by: Carter Barry R (10K)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Sep 22 Filed by: SCULLION JOHN W (10K)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Sep 16 Filed by: UTAY ALAN M (10K)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Sep 16 Filed by: Pearson Bryan A (10K)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Sep 17 Filed by: PARKS J MICHAEL (10K)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Sep 16 Filed by: HEFFERNAN EDWARD J (10K)

Form 4 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS For: Sep 11 Filed by: SCULLION JOHN W (10K)