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Eight Ways To Profit As The U.S. Housing Recovery Gathers Steam

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:15:11 GMT

If you were interested in homes for anything other than personal shelter, November was a pretty discouraging month, with continuing gloom the most prominent feature of virtually every report issued on the housing sector.[More...]

Bernie Bets: Puts And Calls

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:38:41 GMT

Bernie Schaeffer uses a combination of fundamental and technical and sentiment indicators to select his stock and options trades. Here's a long and a short idea from The Options Advisor.[More...]

Best Performing Stocks - Third Quarter 2009

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:27:51 GMT

Here is a look at the top scorchers of the third quarter; a period where the S&P 500 gained 15% - it's best return since we were building the last stock market bubble in 2008. Who says history does not repeat itself?[More...]

The Meek Continue To Dominate Equities

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:49:10 GMT

Early in April after a month long run off the bottom I posted a list of equities that gained at least 60% in the preceding 4 weeks (Apr 5: The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth: 92 Stocks Over $10 Returning 60%+) The list was a whose who of beaten down merchandise. Generally, by week 4-5 of an oversold rally these type of names begin to peter out but the ramp has been relentless in lower quality, low price stocks. My gut tells me quant (and other varieties) of hedge funds have been shorting these names, using fundamental reasons - expecting some pullback after huge runs - only to be run over again and again even in week 6 and 7 of this rally. All it takes nowadays is saying "business has stabilized at the worst levels we've seen in decades" to elicit glee and massive short covering rallies. While the market was flattish last week, I[More...]

Seth Klarman, David Einhorn & Meryl Witmer Q3 2008 Holdings

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:59:00 GMT

Seth Klarman is one of the more secretive money managers out there so I don’t know what returns Baupost has generated in 2008. Here are some recent stories with his thoughts on current market conditions. Looking at his SEC filing, I see a few interesting moves: Klarman didn’t open any bold new positions other than $61M (...)[More...]

The Search for Intelligent Signs of Life...in the Stock Market

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:35:12 GMT

After Fannie Mae announced a $2.2 billion quarterly loss and plans for a $6 billion capital boost on May 6th, the stock opened lower...but finished sharply higher. At the time, it seemed odd that investors were buying Fannie's stock on the news, especially given that the company is "clearly going to be insolvent by the end of the year," according to Christopher Whalen, a founder of Institutional Risk Analytics, an independent research firm. However, based on the Fannie's 10 percent price-slide since then, it now seems apparent why the stock rallied on that day. Quite simply, a lot of equity investors with l[More...]

52 Stocks Returning >4% This Week

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:12:04 GMT

As described in this week's summary it was slim pickings on the long side this week, as our bipolar market returned to fear from the previous 2 weeks' greed. Only 52 stocks returned >4% with the following characteristics.[More...]

Florida unemployment jumps to 11.2 percent

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

Nov. 20--Florida's unemployment rate continued its upward trajectory, rising to 11.2 percent in October, a full percentage point higher than the national unemployment rate.
The jobless rate, reported by the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation this morning, is up from September's upwardly revised rate of 11.1 percent.
October's rate was the highest since June 1975, when it was also 11.2 percent, AWI officials said.

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Eight Ways To Profit As The U.S. Housing Recovery Gathers Steam

Bernie Bets: Puts And Calls

Best Performing Stocks - Third Quarter 2009

The Meek Continue To Dominate Equities

Seth Klarman, David Einhorn & Meryl Witmer Q3 2008 Holdings

The Search for Intelligent Signs of Life...in the Stock Market

52 Stocks Returning >4% This Week

Florida unemployment jumps to 11.2 percent

Florida's Unemployment Rate Jumps to 11 Percent; Tampa Bay Area Hits 11.7

Florida's Unemployment Rate Jumps to 11 Percent; Tampa Bay Area Hits 11.7

1 Million Out of Work in Florida for First Time on Record

An Armstrong 'Whodunnit'

Local Job Rate Improves Slightly

Florida Unemployment Ticks Down a Notch to 10.7 Percent

W.Va. Showing Some Signs of Recovery: Some Businesses Hire New Workers, Recall Those Previously Laid Off

Bay Area Job Losses Rise Little in July

Tampa Area Unemployment Hits 11.3%; State's Rate Stays Flat

Armor TPG Holdings Completes Mandatory Tender Offer for Shares of Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Yards Brewing Company, Flabeg, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Pittsburgh's John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church, and Oxford Development Lead Recipients of Green Power Awards

Armor TPG Holdings Commences Tender Offer For Up To 4,435,935 Shares Of Armstrong World Industries Common Stock At $22.31 Per Share

Armstrong World Industries Comments on Sale of Asbestos Trust Shares to TPG

Armstrong World Industries Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

Armstrong World Industries to Report 2009 Second-Quarter Results and Host Investor Meeting on July 30

Company's Actions Amidst Severe Economic Pressures in 2008 Bode Well for the Future, PPL Chairman Tells Shareowners

Armstrong World Industries Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

Armstrong Appoints William C. Rodruan Interim CFO

Form 4 BONDERMAN DAVID For: Oct 02 (10K)

Form 4 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRI For: Oct 02 Filed by: TPG Advisors V, Inc. (10K)

Form 4 Ready Frank J For: Sep 25 (10K)

Form 4 RODRUAN WILLIAM C For: Sep 25 (10K)

Form 4 McNamara Stephen F For: Sep 25 (10K)

Form 4 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRI For: Sep 25 Filed by: GRASBERGER F NICHOLAS III (10K)

Form 4 Nickel Jeffrey D For: Sep 25 (10K)

Form 4 LOCKHART MICHAEL D For: Sep 25 (10K)

Form 3 BURNS KEVIN R For: Sep 22 (10K)

Form 3 Steiner Edward E. For: Sep 22 (10K)