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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...]

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...]

Growth Scares

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:08:19 GMT

We didn't expect yesterday's comment regarding synchronization of markets during swoons to be so timely with most stock markets around the world down 3-10% today. We'll claim the "shark-in-the-water" syndrome where one often doesn't see anything but there is an uncomfortable feeling that perhaps prudence would dictate some time on the beach.[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...]

Revealed: How The System Favors The Wealthy

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:07:08 GMT

"The U.S. tax code is the most political law in the world." -- Jonathan Blattmacher, tax lawyer to the super-wealthy "Taxes are what we pay for civilized society." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes[More...]

Goldman Sachs Countdown To $100 Oil

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:41:57 GMT

This morning, Goldman Sachs reported their forecast for crude prices. That is, we're talking about the light sweet West Texas Intermediate crude. The U.S. investment bank is expecting crude prices to average $90 per barrel next year, before rising to an average of $110 per barrel in 2011.[More...]

Sector Snap: Information technology shares gain

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:51:00 GMT

NEW YORK - Shares of CommVault Systems Inc., Juniper Networks Inc. and Rackspace Hosting Inc. gained Friday as Goldman Sachs added them to its "Conviction Buy" list, predicting they will benefit from growth in corporate IT spending.
CommVault, which makes software that helps businesses manage and store data, should see its market share grow, said Goldman analyst Derek Bingham in a client note.
He said "storage spending is a top priority for customers" and added that CommVault, which is based in Oceanport, N.J., is "seeing a positive inflection in brand recognition, resulting in growing traction in larger opportunities."

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Two Trade Setups: One Long, One Short

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

Growth Scares

Jim Bunning Does Not ? Ben Bernanke

Biggest European IPO In Two Years Cancelled After Major Valuation Disconnect

Revealed: How The System Favors The Wealthy

Goldman Sachs Countdown To $100 Oil

Sector Snap: Information technology shares gain

Daily Mail, London, market report column

Chinese official raps foreign banks on derivatives

Chinese official raps foreign banks on derivatives

Daily Mail, London, market report column

Evening Standard, London, market report column

Sector Snap: Analyst upgrades REITS

Bernanke claims tools, will to reel in stimulus

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

Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company

Elite Portfolio Management Team Launches Boutique Investment Firm

Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading Releases REDIPlus®Version 9.1

BlackRock Completes Merger With Barclays Global Investors

Dynegy Announces Completion of Transaction With LS Power

BlackRock Completes Merger with Barclays Global Investors

Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

Form 4 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL For: Nov 25 Filed by: BENMOSCHE ROBERT H (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Nov 25 Filed by: EVANS J. MICHAEL (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Nov 24 Filed by: SHERWOOD MICHAEL S. (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Nov 23 Filed by: EVANS J. MICHAEL (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Nov 23 Filed by: SHERWOOD MICHAEL S. (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Nov 20 Filed by: SHERWOOD MICHAEL S. (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Nov 19 Filed by: SHERWOOD MICHAEL S. (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Nov 18 Filed by: SHERWOOD MICHAEL S. (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Nov 17 Filed by: SHERWOOD MICHAEL S. (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Nov 16 Filed by: SHERWOOD MICHAEL S. (10K)