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Nov 30-Dec 4: Solar Tops Dow, NASDAQ

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:00:58 GMT

Decent jobs report bolsters week... While the Dow struggled to a small gain this week, the NASDAQ was up 2.6% and the 20 Solar Stocks Index gained over 30 points to finish at 413.99,[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...]

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...]

Top Utilities Equity Funds - Mutual Fund Commentary

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:55:41 GMT

Today, we are featuring top-performing “Utilities" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of utilities, including telecom companies.[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...]

A Q and A with three governor wannabes

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:47:00 GMT

Dec. 5--The three California Republicans who want to be elected this state's governor next year have all made multiple stops in Bakersfield to reach out to the faithful.
Former Congressman Tom Campbell was in town Friday.
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner was here in November and eBay CEO Meg Whitman was here in August.

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Nov 30-Dec 4: Solar Tops Dow, NASDAQ

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

Top Utilities Equity Funds - Mutual Fund Commentary

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

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

A Q and A with three governor wannabes

Jobless rate drops slightly to 10%

U.S. unemployment rate falls; job losses improve

U.S. unemployment rate falls, job losses improve

Sinopec, ExxonMobil sign PNG LNG sales and purchase deal

Sinopec, Exxon sign deal for Papua New Guinea gas

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

Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC

EBay sold on Utah, adding more than 450 jobs

Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC

Celanese Signs MOU with China National Tobacco Corporation to Expand Flake and Tow Capabilities at Nantong Facility

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company

Tirex Arranges $1.57 Million in Financing With EBRD

Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company

LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. as of September 30, 2009

Kinder Morgan Energy up 42% Since Added to Galtstock Portfolio

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

Steep Declines in 3G Spending in China Impact Mobile Infrastructure Market, According to Dell'Oro Group

The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. Announces Earnings For The Twelve Months Ended October 31, 2009

Infonetics Research: Carrier VoIP equipment holds steady at $595M in 3Q09; IMS market on track for growth

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