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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...]

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...]

Forecasting the future for a stormy economy: Renowned economist David Wyss takes a look at current economic trends and what they mean for the future.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:50:00 GMT

Nov. 9--For the past 10 years David Wyss has been the chief economist at Standard & Poor's where he's charged with forecasting the financial future and divining the whims of the market.
Wyss (no relationship to this reporter) recently took time out of his schedule to talk to The Miami Herald about the Latin American rebound, inflation and the benefits of the weak dollar.
Q. There's the old adage that when the U.S. economy sneezes, Latin America's gets a cold.

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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

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

Forecasting the future for a stormy economy: Renowned economist David Wyss takes a look at current economic trends and what they mean for the future.

Change that Wall Street can believe in

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?

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

UPI NewsTrack Business

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Hosts Reception and Special Presentation with Wall Street Veteran Carla Harris

Timothy Ryder Joins RW Smith as Midwest Regional Director

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

Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Announces Earnings and Financial Update

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

Colm Kelleher to Speak at the 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference

Oil States Announces Third Quarter Earnings of $0.53 per Share

Former Nevada Deputy Insurance Commissioner Gary Cooper Joins Safety National

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