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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...]

President concludes LCCC speech

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:50:00 GMT

Dec. 4--President Obama has concluded his forum at Lehigh Carbon Community College, where he told a crowd of about 1,000 that America must do more to create jobs in an economy no longer built on the historical bedrock of manufacturing.
Obama said the economy's modest recent upward trend, including a positive jobs report today, is not nearly enough to restore a sense of confidence and security.
"I consider one job loss one too many," Obama said to roars of approval.

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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

President concludes LCCC speech

Pawlowski in spotlight at jobs summit

Wind causes power outages across county

Nuke plant maintenance to open temporary jobs: One subcontractor is seeking 200 temps who must undergo screening.

Bridge out, wires down: Bucks area cut off

Ameren increases high-efficiency fluorescent bulbs switch incentive

Backbone wind project to be sold for $140 million

Pentagon says tanker requirements are set

Nokia willing to pay more for Nortel assets

In search of new fuel, Ameren looks to the sun

Rothman Research Completes Market Research on Omnicom Group Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Pentair Inc., Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Taubman Centers Inc. and Solera Holdings Inc.

Wall St Sense Technical & Fundamental Reviews on Agrium Inc., Constellation Energy Group Inc., McAfee Inc., Biovail Corp., Total SA and Quanta Services Inc.

Constellation Energy Mourns the Passing of Former BGE Chief Executive and Board of Directors Member George V. McGowan

Clearwell Systems Receives Patent for Discussion Threading and Relevance Ranking

Fujitsu Selects Neterion for 10 Gigabit Ethernet in "SPARC Enterprise" Servers

Notice Concerning Capital Injection Changes for the NEC Electronics and Renesas Business Integration

Fitch: Expected Closing of Constellation Energy/EDF Transaction Not Expected to Affect Ratings

Constellation Energy Releases Statement Regarding the Company's Proposed Nuclear Joint Venture With EDF

Maryland Public Service Commission's Ruling Related to the Proposed Nuclear Joint Venture Between Constellation Energy and EDF Group

Fitch Affirms Central Hudson Gas & Electric's IDR at 'A-'; Outlook Stable

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