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Bank Failures – This Time We Dig Into The Facts

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:11:47 GMT

Yesterday’s five bank failures bring the number of banks to fail during this economic storm to 120. Should these bank failures come as a surprise? No, some were already slapped with a Cease and Desist order prior to the FDIC shutting them down. The FDIC never announces to anyone, not even to the bank being closed that they will be seized ahead of time.[More...]

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:18 GMT

Biostar Pharmaceuticals has completed a private placement that raised $3.6 million in new capital. Biostar will use the proceeds to complete its new raw materials processing facility. By taking its raw material production in house, Biostar will lower costs and ensure its product quality. Biostar plans to sell excess raw materials to other pharmaceutical companies in the Shaanxi province.[More...]

Bulls Back On Track?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:18 GMT

Good morning. With chants of "Dow 10K… Dow 10K" once again rising from the streets at the corner of Broad and Wall yesterday, it is easy to believe that the bulls are back on track and that we'll soon be looking at new highs for the stock market. And when reviewing the data inputs to yesterday's 204 point romp, it is also easy to don the Dow10K hat once again and join in on the celebration.[More...]

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:50 GMT

Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract[More...]

Your Kind of Day?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:48 GMT

As a rule, I try not to read too terribly much into a "Fed Day" as there is usually a big batch of volatility that may or may not mean much of anything come the dawn of the next day. Maybe, it's just me. Or maybe there are others that find themselves inclined to simply stand aside and watch the nuttiness from the sidelines on "Fed Days." But in any event, the volatility after a Fed announcement, while fun to watch, may not be telling as to what to expect in the future.[More...]

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:14 GMT

Don't put off this important piece of the financial-planning process.[More...]

Currency Pair Overview: Major Pairs Near Major Moving Averages

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:34:22 GMT

Nov 04 09 Most of the major pairs spent the Asian session trading near their major moving averages. During the session, Japan released their monetary policy meeting minutes where the bank pushed for better corporate funding support. Also, from Australia came the trade balance report which showed that the trade deficit widened less than forecasted.[More...]

Bank On HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) And The Asian Equation

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:03:20 GMT

“Go west, young man, go west!” Written by Indiana journalist John Soule in 1851 and popularized by New York Tribune founder Horace Greeley the same year, that now-famous saying advised people to take advantage of the rapid growth in the United States as the country expanded westward across the North American continent.[More...]

Dollar Trades Higher As Fed Rate Announcement Awaited

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:19 GMT

The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its benchmark Interest Rate unchanged near zero today, as traders get ready for a busy news cycle. Investors will focus on the interest rate outlook, but many analysts say the Fed is unlikely to change the wording of its pledge to keep rates low for an extended period. This may have the result of stabilizing USD trading, or potentially driving the world's primary currency to new extremes. Will the USD experience a reversal from yesterday's bullishness?[More...]

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:04:24 GMT

In its continuing efforts to nurture the fragile economic recovery, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates at record lows when it concludes its meeting today (Wednesday).[More...]

Mickelson holds off Els, wins in Shanghai

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:10:00 GMT

Mickelson holds off Els, wins in Shanghai[More...]

Mickelson jumps to lead in Shanghai

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:05:00 GMT

Mickelson jumps to lead in Shanghai[More...]

UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday, Nov. 7

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:27:00 GMT

UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday, Nov. 7[More...]

Evening Standard, London, market report column

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:45:00 GMT

Nov. 6--Stock market investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year.
BA responded with a rise of 9p at 195 1/2p -- making it the best blue chip performer -- while Royal Bank of Scotland, which this week was promised a further £33.5 billion of taxpayers' money, put on 0.4p at 35.6p.
Citigroup sees a brighter future for Lloyds Banking Group, 1/2p better at 83 1/2p, now that the Government has given the UK's biggest mortgage lender the go-ahead to raise £21 billion of new capital.

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Bank Failures – This Time We Dig Into The Facts

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Your Kind of Day?

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

Currency Pair Overview: Major Pairs Near Major Moving Averages

Bank On HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) And The Asian Equation

Dollar Trades Higher As Fed Rate Announcement Awaited

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Mickelson holds off Els, wins in Shanghai

Mickelson jumps to lead in Shanghai

UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday, Nov. 7

Evening Standard, London, market report column

What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent

Woods pulls into tie for lead in Shanghai

Banks agree measures to tackle kidnappings

British banks bow to commission

Payback time for hard-pressed taxpayers

UPI Sports Calendar for Friday, Nov. 6

RidgewaterEquity.com Free Fundamental Sector & Market Research on BA, L, PDS, STP, CTV and MTU

ICICI Bank Performance Review -- Quarter Ended September 30, 2009

RidgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &Amp; Market Research on OLN, LXK, SGP, MMM, LYG and STSI

Heritage Financial Group Reports Third Quarter Results

Union Bank Enhances Services for Priority Banking Clients

Portrait Software Awards U.S. Bank First 'Uplift Award' Recognizing Outstanding Achievement in Use of Incremental Modeling

Portrait Software Receives 2009 DMA Future Innovators Award

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., Celebrates Listing on the NYSE

Camden National Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

Union Bank Expands Its FDIC-Insured Market-Linked CD Offerings to Commodity Prices

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