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Fannie’s Tax Sale To Goldman – No Deal!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:22:51 GMT

This is an odd ending to this saga. Some very big names were involved. Fannie Mae clearly wanted to do a deal; the regulator for Fannie (FHFA) was strongly supporting it. Goldman Sachs was looking to make a buck putting the transaction together and selling it to Warren Buffett. So why didn’t it happen?[More...]

18 Rules Associated With Complex System Failure

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:19:53 GMT

This list below was on ZDnet and is a cut and paste job from this Brief Paper "How Complex Systems Fail" by Richard I. Cook. I suggest reading Normal Accidents if this field of extreme risk interests you. My only argument is how often behaviour and culture and positive re-inforcement in the form of money etc. aren't mentioned as leading to accidents.[More...]

Wall Street Closes Higher, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Rallies

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:14:45 GMT

US stocks finished higher on Friday as investors shrugged off disappointing government data showing the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent in October - the highest in 26-1/2 years.[More...]

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:09 GMT

I’ve been watching Goldman Sachs (GS) closely as a barometer for financial stocks and thus the broader market for some time now, and the stock faces a critical area to overcome to continue on its upward trajectory.[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...]

US Stock Futures Slip After Disappointing Jobs Report, AIG (NYSE: AIG) Eye

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:44:24 GMT

US stock futures pointed to a weaker start on Friday after a government release showed jobless rate hit 10.2% in October.[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...]

EU Commission Asks Those Banksters Who Caused Crisis For Solutions, Critics Say

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:45:01 GMT

The EU Observer has come up with a very good question: Why are those who caused the financial crisis are now consulted by the EU Commission in order to come up with a solution? I may add the question: Why are the bonus-greedy destroyers of global prosperity are still on their jobs at all? I expect a complete change of elites within the next 3 years as has always been the case after every financial crisis in history. The report, prepared by 160 organisations accuses the undemocratic top echelon of the EU that they were only interested in stabilizing the banking industry and not in an improvement for the whole society.[More...]

Oracle of Omaha teaching us

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:02:00 GMT

Nov. 8--Just when we're struggling to make sense of stock market's daily palpitations, the Oracle of Omaha comes along with a $26.3 billion offer for the shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe [ticker: BNI] he doesn't already own and provides some insight to defog the befuddled brains of average investors.
Let's get one thing straight: Putting his genius aside for a moment, Mr. Buffett is not your average investor.
He's more like Goldman Sachs or a private equity firm.

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Fannie’s Tax Sale To Goldman – No Deal!

18 Rules Associated With Complex System Failure

Wall Street Closes Higher, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Rallies

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

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

US Stock Futures Slip After Disappointing Jobs Report, AIG (NYSE: AIG) Eye

Your Kind of Day?

EU Commission Asks Those Banksters Who Caused Crisis For Solutions, Critics Say

Oracle of Omaha teaching us

The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ron Bartizek column: Service work, spending won't bring success

James Overstreet: Mortgage Crisis II looming?

Federal law gives rights to renters: Banks hide details during foreclosures

Putting limits on speculative investing appears to be dimming

UPI NewsTrack TopNews

Evening Standard, London, market report column

Spending vs. jobs a Dem dilemma

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Nicklaus column: The federal bailout of banks may not be as costly as feared

AIG Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking Hires for Fixed Income in New York

Panasonic Announces Commencement of Tender Offer for SANYO Shares

Goldman Sachs to Present at the Bank of America -- Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking & Financial Services Conference

Former Nevada Deputy Insurance Commissioner Gary Cooper Joins Safety National

UBS Reports a Third Quarter Loss of CHF 564 Million, Impacted By Accounting Charges of CHF 2,150 Million

SunOpta Announces New Credit Facility

KBR to Participate at the Goldman Sachs 2009 Global Industrials Conference

PicksThatMove.Com Announces Investment Opinion on Q, WTM, AIG, LFGB and QAU

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