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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...]

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...]

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...]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jim Gallagher column: Inflation's coming back _ but we don't know when

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:47:00 GMT

Nov. 8--The inflation monster is sleeping soundly, snoring away, and everyone hopes he'll never wake up.
It's for people who see a couple of trillion dollars in fiscal and monetary stimulus knocking around in the economy, amid rock-bottom interest rates, and worry that this means inflation is coming.
Worrywarts have no faith in the Federal Reserve or the administration of President Barack Obama.

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18 Rules Associated With Complex System Failure

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

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

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

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jim Gallagher column: Inflation's coming back _ but we don't know when

EDITORIAL: Banks are too big, if too big to fail: Ignoring British example, Obama wants to prop up financial behemoths.

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

Owners, lenders offered a hand

UPI NewsTrack Business

Citigroup issues employees stock options

BofA took risks long before Merrill: In '07, CEO Lewis launched effort to ramp up loans, investment banking while still spending on deals.

Business surfaces to maintain troubled commercial properties

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

Timothy Ryder Joins RW Smith as Midwest Regional Director

AIG Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Wells Fargo Named Best Consumer Internet Bank in North America by Global Finance Magazine

Former Nevada Deputy Insurance Commissioner Gary Cooper Joins Safety National

Latest Wells Fargo Survey: Expectations for Increased Revenues Improve Small Business Owner Optimism

InfoVista Adds Application Delivery and Response Capabilities to Its Unified Network and Application Performance Management Solution

InfoVista Reports First Quarter FY10 Results

Marlin Business Services Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Corporate Office Properties Trust Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

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