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Wall Street Ends Higher On Stronger-Than Expected Data, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Sinks

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:00:46 GMT

US stocks finished up as as a government release showed that economy lost far fewer jobs than expected in November, as the unemployment rate fell to 10 percent.[More...]

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...]

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...]

GM’s Search For CEO Won't Likely Be Part Of The 'Old Guard'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:02:28 GMT

The circumstances surrounding the resignation of General Motors (NYSE: GRM) Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson are still unclear. But it’s likely that whoever succeeds Henderson will no doubt have a turnaround plan more compatible with that of the company’s board, and will likely come from outside of GM’s ranks.[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...]

Wall Street Ends Mostly Higher, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Jumps

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:05:13 GMT

US stocks finished mixed on Wednesday after Federal Reserve said economy "improved modestly" in late October and November.[More...]

Boeing plans two Dreamliner flights

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:29:00 GMT

Boeing plans two Dreamliner flights[More...]

Diapers.com to open distribution facility in Covington Industrial Park

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:04:00 GMT

Dec. 4--An Internet retailer of baby products will create 120 jobs initially and up to 300 long-term at a massive distribution facility in the North Pocono area.
Quidsi Inc., the parent company of www.Diapers.com, will move this month into part of a vacant, 1.3-million-square-foot structure at Covington Industrial Park.
He said the region's geographic position figures in the transition.

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Wall Street Ends Higher On Stronger-Than Expected Data, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Sinks

Unemployment Duration Still Rising

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

GM’s Search For CEO Won't Likely Be Part Of The 'Old Guard'

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

Wall Street Ends Mostly Higher, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Jumps

Boeing plans two Dreamliner flights

Diapers.com to open distribution facility in Covington Industrial Park

Evening Standard, London, market report column

Pawlowski in spotlight at jobs summit

Diapers.com to open distribution facility in Covington Industrial Park

Business leaders offer their 2 cents

Obama calls for new ideas for creating jobs

Obama calls for new ideas for creating jobs

Diapers.com to open distribution facility in Covington Industrial Park

Obama calls for new ideas for creating jobs

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Victory Nickel Inc., Avion Gold Corporation, Mart Resources Inc., Staples Inc. and China Crescent Enterprises

Staples, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Performance

DryShips Announces Termination of Agreement to Acquire Two Panamax Vessels

DryShips Inc. Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option by Underwriter and Closes Offering of $460 Million Convertible Senior Notes

Con Edison to Receive Additional $45 Million in Smart Grid Stimulus Funding

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American Defense Systems Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Announces Board of Director Election Results

Staples Announces Top Holiday Products for 2009

Astro-Med Introduces Industry's Smallest, Lightest Flight Deck Printer

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