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Estimating Future Dividend Growth

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:36 GMT

Estimating future dividend growth is difficult if not impossible. Companies which might have had a long history of consistent double digit increases might stop raising dividends and might even cut them.[More...]

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:09 GMT

I’ve been watching Goldman Sachs (GS) closely as a barometer for financial stocks and thus the broader market for some time now, and the stock faces a critical area to overcome to continue on its upward trajectory.[More...]

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:18 GMT

Biostar Pharmaceuticals has completed a private placement that raised $3.6 million in new capital. Biostar will use the proceeds to complete its new raw materials processing facility. By taking its raw material production in house, Biostar will lower costs and ensure its product quality. Biostar plans to sell excess raw materials to other pharmaceutical companies in the Shaanxi province.[More...]

Accounting At B of A And Fannie

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:21:37 GMT

Via Yves Smith, John Hempton analyzes the quarterly results of Bank of America (so-so) and Fannie Mae (terrible). The underlying issue is that bank quarter-to-quarter results are largely driven by the amount of provisions they take against future loan losses. You can think of this as a very rough approximation to marking-to-market — instead of waiting for the loans to default, you estimate how many loans will default in the future (that estimate should change as the economic situation changes) and put that amount of money into reserves. Then when the defaults actually happen, you take the money out of reserves.[More...]

Bulls Back On Track?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:18 GMT

Good morning. With chants of "Dow 10K… Dow 10K" once again rising from the streets at the corner of Broad and Wall yesterday, it is easy to believe that the bulls are back on track and that we'll soon be looking at new highs for the stock market. And when reviewing the data inputs to yesterday's 204 point romp, it is also easy to don the Dow10K hat once again and join in on the celebration.[More...]

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:50 GMT

Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract[More...]

Bank of America Bearish Option Position Closed - Shares Rally

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:13:17 GMT

One investor banked profits today by unraveling a massive bearish credit spread established back on October 28, 2009. The trader’s decision to take profits ahead of expiration could be a bullish sign for BAC.[More...]

Most Active Stock Options November 5, 2009 & Trading Activity

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:55:26 GMT

As of today, the top ten most active stock options were:[More...]

Wall Street Surges On Strong Economic Data, Boeing (NYSE: BA) Rallies

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:29:19 GMT

US stocks rallied on Thursday as upbeat economic data and better-than-expected revenue forecast from Cisco bolstered investor confidence.[More...]

Your Kind of Day?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:48 GMT

As a rule, I try not to read too terribly much into a "Fed Day" as there is usually a big batch of volatility that may or may not mean much of anything come the dawn of the next day. Maybe, it's just me. Or maybe there are others that find themselves inclined to simply stand aside and watch the nuttiness from the sidelines on "Fed Days." But in any event, the volatility after a Fed announcement, while fun to watch, may not be telling as to what to expect in the future.[More...]

EDITORIAL: Banks are too big, if too big to fail: Ignoring British example, Obama wants to prop up financial behemoths.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:47:00 GMT

Nov. 8--Ignoring British example, Obama wants to prop up financial behemoths.
As Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, put it, "If it is too big to fail, it is too big."
Paul A. Volcker, another former chairman of the Federal Reserve, thinks a new version of the Glass Steagall Act, repealed in 1999, should be enacted to separate commercial from investment banking.

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Estimating Future Dividend Growth

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Accounting At B of A And Fannie

Bulls Back On Track?

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Bank of America Bearish Option Position Closed - Shares Rally

Most Active Stock Options November 5, 2009 & Trading Activity

Wall Street Surges On Strong Economic Data, Boeing (NYSE: BA) Rallies

Your Kind of Day?

EDITORIAL: Banks are too big, if too big to fail: Ignoring British example, Obama wants to prop up financial behemoths.

BofA director flying high on perks of special deal: Former FleetBoston CEO Chad Gifford's jet travel cost bank more than $1million last year.

Mercury News Interview: Kevin Johnson, CEO, Juniper Networks

OPINION: The Reporter goes higher-tech

BofA took risks long before Merrill: In '07, CEO Lewis launched effort to ramp up loans, investment banking while still spending on deals.

Consumer borrowing drops $14.8B in September

China sales, layoffs fuel Lenovo profit

Cooler weather drives up October retail sales

Consumer borrowing drops $14.8B in September

Wholesale inventories fall, sales grow in Sept.

Business Wire Retail Report on October 2009 Retail Sales Figures

Gramercy Capital Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

RidgewaterEquity.com Free Fundamental Sector & Market Research on BA, L, PDS, STP, CTV and MTU

GeoMet Announces Borrowing Base Determined at $135 Million

Signature Bank to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking and Financial Services Conference

Goldman Sachs to Present at the Bank of America -- Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking & Financial Services Conference

Foxit Releases New Firmware for eSlick

CUSTOMER WIN: UGI Utilities Improves Performance, Reduces Costs With BMC Software

Loews Corporation Reports Net Income for the Third Quarter of 2009

Western Gas Partners, LP Closes $350 Million Revolving Credit Facility

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