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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...]

Dollar (UUP) Rises Most Since June, Gold (GLD) Falls Most In A Year, Traders Move Up Date For First Fed Hikes

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:47:17 GMT

This trio of Bloomberg headlines is exactly why I've been cautious about jumping in the crowded trade. (in fact we actually went long the dollar as an insurance policy last week in case the crowded trade finally burns down) Anyone who lived through 2007 and 2008 knows what happens when crowded trades reverse... not to mention those of us around in March 2000. Those who continue to play the crowded trade have been big winners, and it's the right thing to do as long as you can jump off the bubble before the hedge funds all try to exit the narrow door at exactly the same time.[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...]

The Oil Services Industry's 3Q--A Fragile Recovery

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:17:26 GMT

We look back at the industry's third quarter and offer early thoughts on 2010.[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...]

Options Intelligence Report: Gold Bulls And Bears Place Bets On Bullion

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:45:18 GMT

Today's tickers: GLD, MTG, ACN, BAC, HUN, PSS, ARO, HUN, APWR & FDO[More...]

A Well Balanced Wealth Management Investment Strategy

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:43:41 GMT

Inflation and deflation are the two most important factors for a well designed wealth management investment strategy. Inflation destroys the long term purchasing power while deflation reduces the effectiveness of the capitalism's basic profit machine. A well designed long term strategy thus needs to have a well balanced hedge in both economic cycles. Harry Browne's permanent portfolio is designed over various major asset classes to tackle this problem. A more actively managed strategy is Doug Roberts' Follow the Fed Strategy.[More...]

Geeks Trump Alpha Males As High Frequency Trading Takes Over

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:05:39 GMT

For those newer to the website, we have been early pointing out the changing character of the market, due to the increasing dominance of computer based trading. I first started noticing it in 2006, when the market was wickedly "calm" if you will... this was pre blog and I had been noting on some message boards how the S&P 500 had not dropped more than 1% in any 1 session for more than 10 months (I don't remember the exact figures but it was some absurd statistic). I began wondering about computer based trading and the increasing dominance of ETFs as "monolithic trading" began to really enter my conscience.[More...]

Diapers.com to open distribution facility in Covington Industrial Park

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:04:00 GMT

Dec. 4--An Internet retailer of baby products will create 120 jobs initially and up to 300 long-term at a massive distribution facility in the North Pocono area.
Quidsi Inc., the parent company of www.Diapers.com, will move this month into part of a vacant, 1.3-million-square-foot structure at Covington Industrial Park.
He said the region's geographic position figures in the transition.

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Unemployment Duration Still Rising

Dollar (UUP) Rises Most Since June, Gold (GLD) Falls Most In A Year, Traders Move Up Date For First Fed Hikes

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

The Oil Services Industry's 3Q--A Fragile Recovery

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?

Options Intelligence Report: Gold Bulls And Bears Place Bets On Bullion

A Well Balanced Wealth Management Investment Strategy

Geeks Trump Alpha Males As High Frequency Trading Takes Over

Diapers.com to open distribution facility in Covington Industrial Park

Retailers not in the black yet

Diapers.com to open distribution facility in Covington Industrial Park

Retail sales dip a bit: The November slide comes after two months of sales gains and shows just how fragile the economy is.

Hanover mall nearing default: Owner has stopped paying $87.5M loan

Diapers.com to open distribution facility in Covington Industrial Park

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Harris column: Startup that links online, offline worlds impressing investors

Wal-Mart settles worker lawsuit for $40M

Food Bank procurer uses national network

Retailers report surprise drop in November

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

Gold Participation and Income Fund Declares Monthly Distribution

Stock to Watch: China Armco Metals -- December 3, 2009

Management's Exploration Plans for VG Gold in 2010

Kinder Morgan Energy up 42% Since Added to Galtstock Portfolio

Otish Energy Acquires the Chicobi Gold Property, Abitibi Area, Quebec

Goldcorp Declares Twelfth Monthly Dividend Payment for 2009

Analyst Choice Issues Updated Analysis on Companies Within the Basic Materials & Financial Sectors

Barrick Gold Sets Out Position on Bill C-300 and Provides Facts

Valley High Appoints David Watkins as a Director

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