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Unemployment Duration Still Rising

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT

While we got some very good news with the employment report today (see "Unemployment Report - WOW!"), there was one part of the report that was very troubling. While it looks like the number of people entering the pool of unemployed is falling, once people are out of work it is extremely difficult for them to find new jobs.[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...]

Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NYSE: GT): Likelihood Of An Upside Surprise For Q4 - J.P. Morgan

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:40:13 GMT

J.P. Morgan is out very positive on Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NYSE:GT) reiterating their Overweight rating and $22 price target ahead of a potentially very good Q4 #'s.[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...]

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:17:35 GMT

US stocks finished down on Thursday as investors were spooked by downbeat ISM services data.[More...]

Bank of America (BAC) Hopes To Lure Top Shelf Talent By Paying Back TARP Loans

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:31:33 GMT

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), the nation’s biggest lender, reached an agreement to repay $45 billion of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bailout funds, removing government imposed restrictions on executive pay that have hindered its search for a new CEO.[More...]

A Look At Strength in Airlines Delta DAL And Continental CAL

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:01:11 GMT

A reader pointed out to me that there has been three days of strength in some of the major US Airline stocks including Delta Airlines (DAL) and Continental (CAL) and to a lesser degree in other airlines.[More...]

Chicago Tribune Gail MarksJarvis column: Surprising jobs strength provides some promise

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:49:00 GMT

Dec. 5--If the latest jobs numbers are any indication, Americans can worry less about pink slips and look forward to a year of economic healing.
With layoffs easing sharply, as the Labor Department's numbers suggested Friday, people with jobs might feel a little more comfortable about spending money, and that could prompt employers to add a few workers if they are having trouble meeting greater demand with a tight staff.
October's 10.2 percent unemployment rate improved to 10 percent in November.

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Unemployment Duration Still Rising

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NYSE: GT): Likelihood Of An Upside Surprise For Q4 - J.P. Morgan

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

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

Bank of America (BAC) Hopes To Lure Top Shelf Talent By Paying Back TARP Loans

A Look At Strength in Airlines Delta DAL And Continental CAL

Chicago Tribune Gail MarksJarvis column: Surprising jobs strength provides some promise

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Job creation near but likely to be painfully slow

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