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My Visit To The US Treasury, Part 6

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:44:27 GMT

Now, none of us knew when we came that only bloggers were invited. Personally, I expected it to be a broader press briefing that some bloggers could come to as well. “Deep background” is well understood to the press, but new to bloggers. My blogging friends at the meeting can correct me, but all of us were surprised that it was only bloggers at the meeting.[More...]

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...]

Wells Fargo (WFC) Kicks The Can By Transofrming Option ARM Mortgages Into Interest Only

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:31:26 GMT

If you are not familiar with what an option ARM mortgage is, read this piece (Aug 13, 2008: Option ARMs- Who Thought Up these Time Bombs?)). I too was unfamiliar with it, despite following markets closely, until I read a BusinessWeek article in October 2006. Interest only mortgages? Yep I knew about those.[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...]

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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My Visit To The US Treasury, Part 6

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

Wells Fargo (WFC) Kicks The Can By Transofrming Option ARM Mortgages Into Interest Only

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

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

Oracle of Omaha teaching us

Community banks still plagued by bad loans

Sanford's stubborn recklessness

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

Stock volatility is back, a sign of an aging bull?

James Overstreet: Mortgage Crisis II looming?

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

SBT Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

AIG Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Health Care REIT, Inc. 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

Central Bancorp, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2009

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

PMA Capital Reports Improved Third Quarter 2009 Results

Form 4 SHEPARD DONALD J For: Nov 05 (10K)

Form 4 DEMCHAK WILLIAM S For: Oct 29 (10K)

Form 4 GUYAUX JOSEPH C For: Oct 29 (10K)

Form 4 JOHNSON RICHARD J For: Oct 29 (10K)

Form 4 PATTERSON SAMUEL R For: Oct 29 (10K)

Form 4 SHACK TIMOTHY G For: Oct 29 (10K)

Form 4 WHITFORD THOMAS K For: Oct 29 (10K)

Form 4 ROHR JAMES E For: Oct 29 (10K)

Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC For: Oct 16 Filed by: SMITH SARAH G (10K)

Form 3 BlackRock Inc. For: Oct 09 Filed by: Linsz Mark D. (10K)