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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...]

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...]

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...]

Minnesota's SandP 500 major league players: For public companies, inclusion on a major index increases analysts coverage and sparks investor interest.

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:50:00 GMT

Dec. 6--There are 16 Minnesota-based companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, which not only means they are the largest public companies in Minnesota but it also virtually guarantees they are among the most widely held, most closely watched and most heavily covered by analysts.
3M Co. is Minnesota's largest company, as measured by market capitalization, and it is covered by 21 analysts who currently are split on the big manufacturer's near-term prospects.
3M is also the only Minnesota-based company in the 30-member Dow Jones Industrials index.

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

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

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

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

Minnesota's SandP 500 major league players: For public companies, inclusion on a major index increases analysts coverage and sparks investor interest.

Say it ain't snow: Winter storm affects roads, schools

Say it ain't snow: Winter storm affects roads, schools

CompanionLink announces synchronization between PC and Android phones

Baird to open brokerage office in SouthPark area: Landrum Henderson Jr. to head financial firm's move into wealth management market.

Boeing plans two Dreamliner flights

Report: Boeing Dreamliner to fly soon

Obama pushes to create new jobs -- At forum, he seeks ideas from business leaders

TSX Venture Exchange Daily Bulletins

Evening Standard, London, market report column

Avago Technologies Limited Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results

Noetix Simplifies Reporting for Oracle® and PeopleSoft® Time and Labor

Cloud Computing Comes to Hong Kong as CSL Selects SIMtone's "SIMply Safe Everywhere" Universal Computing Platform

U.S. Employees Seek the Skills to Thrive in a Global Workplace

New Sopheon Strategic Roadmapping Software Enables Users to Quickly Adjust Strategies in Response to Changing Market Conditions

Statement From The Dow Chemical Company on the Upcoming United Nations Global Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen

Megola Inc. Initiates Reverse Stock Split and Move to OTCBB

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

Fitch Affirms Commerce City, Colorado's COPs at 'A-'; Outlook Stable

CORRECTING and REPLACING Professor Settles with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in LED/LD Patent Dispute

Form 4 3M CO For: Dec 01 Filed by: Kelly Michael A (10K)

Form 4 3M CO For: Dec 01 Filed by: Lobey Jean (10K)

Form 4 3M CO For: Dec 01 Filed by: THULIN INGE G (10K)

Form 4 3M CO For: Nov 16 Filed by: PALENSKY FRED J (10K)

Form 4 DOW CHEMICAL CO /DE/ For: Nov 16 Filed by: KEPLER DAVID E (10K)

Form 4 3M CO For: Nov 11 Filed by: MacDonald Robert D III (10K)

Form 3 DOW CHEMICAL CO /DE/ For: Nov 02 Filed by: Edmonds Ronald C (10K)

Form 4 FEDEX CORP For: Nov 11 Filed by: Rebholz David F (10K)

Form 4 MOTOROLA INC For: Nov 10 Filed by: Wozniak John K (10K)

Form 4 MOTOROLA INC For: Nov 10 Filed by: Fitzpatrick Edward J. (10K)