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Wall Street Ends Higher On Stronger-Than Expected Data, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Sinks

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:00:46 GMT

US stocks finished up as as a government release showed that economy lost far fewer jobs than expected in November, as the unemployment rate fell to 10 percent.[More...]

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...]

Two Trade Setups: One Long, One Short

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:04:51 GMT

Here's an article that I wrote for the Slope of Hope today as a guest blogger. Great website if you haven't yet checked it out! Today I want to provide y'all with a couple of trade setups that I thought depending on your trading strategy and market bias, could fit nicely into your portfolio. The first is a short setup in Goldman Sachs (GS). For many of us, the opportunity to short GS goes well beyond a normal trade - there a sense of satisfaction seeing such a corrupt company depreciate in price, no doubt.[More...]

Reaching For Yield In The Post-TARP Era

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:42:49 GMT

Bank of America’s repayment of its TARP funds, I couldn’t help but think of a post I wrote six months ago called "Asymmetric information and corporate governance in bank bailouts." The gist is of the post is about the same as Yves’ and it was inspired by lessons of the S&L crisis of the 1980s.[More...]

Citi Issues Notes

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:10:01 GMT

Citigroup Inc. (C) yesterday announced the sale of $1.875 billion worth of senior remarketing notes. The notes will mature on Jan 15, 2015. These will bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.01% per annum. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually in equal installments on the 15th day of each June and December, commencing Jun 15, 2010.[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...]

Jim Bunning Does Not ? Ben Bernanke

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:09 GMT

With a groundswell of public opinion against the Federal Reserve in general and Ben Bernanke in particular, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) takes something of a victory lap for having been the only committee member to oppose Bernanke's nomination four years ago.[More...]

Biggest European IPO In Two Years Cancelled After Major Valuation Disconnect

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:50:15 GMT

Farewell IPO window. European construction company Hochtief was forced to cancel the IPO of its concessions business once investors became unwilling to pay more than €20 for the new shares, with the bottom of the range at €24 previously. Furthermore, according to market participants, the company was able to only fill half a book, after management disclosed during a roadshow lunch that the Dubai jitters made finding investors complicated. Watch for some material downside to the stock when it opens in Europe tomorrow.[More...]

Microturbine adds juice to clean-energy car

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Dec. 4--It could be a Ferrari, but it's nearly silent.
Instead, the CMT-380 is the world's first hybrid-electric sports car powered by a microturbine.
"It's a jet engine on wheels," said Jim Crouse, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Capstone Turbine Corp. of Chatsworth, a partner in building the prototype.

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Wall Street Ends Higher On Stronger-Than Expected Data, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Sinks

Unemployment Duration Still Rising

Two Trade Setups: One Long, One Short

Reaching For Yield In The Post-TARP Era

Citi Issues Notes

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

Jim Bunning Does Not ? Ben Bernanke

Biggest European IPO In Two Years Cancelled After Major Valuation Disconnect

Microturbine adds juice to clean-energy car

GM, Chinese partner join forces in India

Diapers.com to open distribution facility in Covington Industrial Park

Sector Snap: Information technology shares gain

Suzuki Motor to withdraw from Canadian joint venture with GM

GM, Chinese partner join forces in India

GM, Chinese partner join forces in India

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.

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

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company

TD AMERITRADE CEO to Speak at Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference 2009

Forest Conservation Can Supply 25% of Climate Solutions Through 2020, Saving $40 Billion

Citi Private Bank Announces Key Hires

Business Wire Retail Report on November 2009 Retail Sales Figures

Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company

Grass Roots Research and Distribution Issues "BUY" Rating With $0.15 Target Price for United States Oil & Gas Corporation

Elite Portfolio Management Team Launches Boutique Investment Firm

DeviceLock's Full-Text Search Engine to Ease Fact Finding within Its Audit Databases

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