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The Comcast And NBC Universal Mega-Deal

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:31:06 GMT

Welcome to the Wealth Daily Weekend Edition — our insights from the week in investing and links to our most-read Wealth Daily and sister publication articles. Another dizzying week of ups and downs was capped with good news yesterday...[More...]

Measuring The Fiscal Costs Of Not Fixing The Financial System

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:26:39 GMT

This post is a slightly edited version of remarks prepared for delivery at Unwinding Public Interventions in the Financial Sector: Preconditions and Practical Considerations, IMF High-Level Conference, Thursday, December 3, 2009, Washington D.C. I participated in Session 2: Managing Fiscal Risks—Public Finance Aspects of Unwinding.[More...]

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...]

Reaching For Yield In The Post-TARP Era

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:42:49 GMT

Bank of America’s repayment of its TARP funds, I couldn’t help but think of a post I wrote six months ago called "Asymmetric information and corporate governance in bank bailouts." The gist is of the post is about the same as Yves’ and it was inspired by lessons of the S&L crisis of the 1980s.[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...]

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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The Comcast And NBC Universal Mega-Deal

Measuring The Fiscal Costs Of Not Fixing The Financial System

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

Unemployment Duration Still Rising

Reaching For Yield In The Post-TARP Era

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

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

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

Senator John Kerry out million$: Study: Senator lost one-third of fortune amid economic crisis

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

Treasury gets $146.5M for Capital One warrants

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LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. as of September 30, 2009

Reval Testifies Before U.S. Senate on OTC Derivatives Reform

DRI Corporation Appoints New Independent Director

BlackRock Completes Merger With Barclays Global Investors

BlackRock Completes Merger with Barclays Global Investors

The Big Money Facebook 50 Unveiled Today

Integrity Media: a Revenue Bellwether

Wall St Sense Offers Unbiased Analysis of Scrips Within Consumer Goods & Financial Sectors

Carpenter Technology Announces Completion of $200 Million Syndicated Credit Facility

Linde Gives Californians More Green Fueling Options

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