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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...]

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:38:07 GMT

China isn’t just leading the global economic recovery – it’s lapping the field.[More...]

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:15:56 GMT

Back in June, we discussed commercial real estate at length following attendance at a large real estate conference in NYC. Our tone was cautious and one question we wondered about was the percentage of GDP that real estate represents. We actually came across the answer back in August and meant to share then, but didn't get to it. Since the question/topic remains highly relevant to considering the potential negative economic drag from depressed real estate activity, we're sharing now -- the following table is from an 8/28/09 NYTs article, "Construction That Fueled Growth in the Sun Belt Slows":[More...]

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:59:02 GMT

The credit crunch crisis of confidence which we appear to be crawling out of even though the debt and equity markets catapulted themselves higher earlier this year could be similarly argued to be a crisis that started in the credit markets which crunched confidence around the world as it could a collapse in confidence in the value of the securities investors held which corrupted the credit markets causing them to cease funding.[More...]

Top Utilities Equity Funds - Mutual Fund Commentary

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:55:41 GMT

Today, we are featuring top-performing “Utilities" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of utilities, including telecom companies.[More...]

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:39:42 GMT

Emerging markets are captivating investors again, but tidy profits aren’t always far away. Placing your bets on well-established global markets can also prove rewarding. That's why we're looking at Canada.[More...]

Unemployment Struggling To Turn A Corner As Job Losses Mount In November

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:20:20 GMT

U.S. job losses in the private sector slowed in November but still exceeded economists’ projections, a report by payroll-processing firm Automatic Data Processing (Nasdaq: ADP) indicated yesterday (Wednesday).[More...]

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:15:14 GMT

It sure looks like gold is going to close above $1,200 an ounce today in New York. And large open market purchases from central banks in China, India and Russia are only helping the price surge more. (Just one year ago, some of these same central banks were actually selling gold in an attempt to fill an annual 10,000-ton supply gap.)[More...]

Rentech, Beach Petroleum to explore feasibility to develop synthetic fuel plant

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:00 GMT

Rentech has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Beach Petroleum to explore the feasibility of developing a commercial scale facility in Australia, utilizing Rentech's technology for the production of ultra-clean synthetic fuels and specialty chemicals from synthesis gas derived from Beach Petroleum's gas resources in the Cooper Basin of Australia.
Beach Petroleum has approximately 1.1 trillion cubic feet of contingent unconventional gas reserves in the South Australian Cooper Basin which could serve as feedstock for a facility producing synthetic diesel and jet fuel, specialty chemicals and fertilizer.
In addition to evaluating the development of a potential synthetic fuels and chemicals facility utilizing Rentech's technologies and Beach Petroleum's reserves, both companies will evaluate the scope, location, costs and feasibility of such a facility and its operations, products and market opportunities.

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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

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Top Utilities Equity Funds - Mutual Fund Commentary

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

Unemployment Struggling To Turn A Corner As Job Losses Mount In November

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

Rentech, Beach Petroleum to explore feasibility to develop synthetic fuel plant

Saks, Home Depot, Applied Materials are big movers

Law Review: Green tech likely to keep growing as profits beckon

China's eager to harness the sun

How the Job Market Depends on the Stock Market

Tech layoffs continue, despite signs of economic improvement

Applied Materials to cut 1,300 to 1,500 jobs

Applied Materials to cut 1,300 to 1,500 jobs

Boxer Announces High-Tech Backing for Reelection Bid

New Plant Planned in Mingo: Agency OK'D Financing for Facility That Will Turn Wood Waste into Power

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Rentech Inc., Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd., EMC Corp., Newport Digital Tech Inc. and Haemacure Corporation

Applied Materials to Re-File HSR Act Notification in Connection with Semitool Tender Offer

Rentech Announces Conference Schedule for December 2009

Applied Materials' Smart Emissions Control Solution Cuts Energy Use, Cost in Semiconductor Fabs

Rentech Schedules Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End Conference Call

Emerging Stock Report Initiates Independent Research Coverage On Rentech, Inc.

Rentech Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Beach Petroleum

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Mercator Minerals Ltd., Assured Guaranty Ltd., Semitool Inc., InstaCare Corp. and Air Canada

Applied Materials to Acquire Semitool

Applied Materials Announces Solid Fourth Quarter Results

Form 4 Answers CORP For: Dec 02 Filed by: SEGALL MARK B (10K)

Form 4 APPLIED MATERIALS INC For: Nov 20 Filed by: JANKER FRANZ (10K)

Form 4 RENTECH INC /CO/ For: Nov 17 Filed by: MILLER DOUGLAS M (10K)

Form 4 RENTECH INC /CO/ For: Nov 17 Filed by: Penning Richard T (10K)

Form 4 RENTECH INC /CO/ For: Nov 17 Filed by: Morris Colin M (10K)

Form 4 RENTECH INC /CO/ For: Nov 17 Filed by: Cohrs Dan J (10K)

Form 4 RENTECH INC /CO/ For: Nov 17 Filed by: Ney Eileen (10K)

Form 4 RENTECH INC /CO/ For: Nov 17 Filed by: RAMSBOTTOM D HUNT JR (10K)

Form 4 RENTECH INC /CO/ For: Nov 13 Filed by: WILLIAMS JOHN A (10K)

Form 3 RENTECH INC /CO/ For: Nov 13 Filed by: WILLIAMS JOHN A (10K)