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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...]

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...]

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:15:14 GMT

It sure looks like gold is going to close above $1,200 an ounce today in New York. And large open market purchases from central banks in China, India and Russia are only helping the price surge more. (Just one year ago, some of these same central banks were actually selling gold in an attempt to fill an annual 10,000-ton supply gap.)[More...]

How To Profit From The 'Next' Dubai

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:51:42 GMT

The Dubai World default is a matter of only $60 billion – mere peanuts when compared to other elements of the global financial crisis. It’s thus of concern only to those silly enough to invest in real estate there (and the European banks foolish enough to finance it.) For the rest of us, it is a useful reminder that sudden collapses don’t really come out of nowhere – they can be foreseen, and smart investors can plan for them.[More...]

Keep your energy bills in check this winter with some quick and easy improvements

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT

Nov. 6--Southwest Idaho tends to have relatively mild winters, but the colder months can still wreak havoc on your home energy bill.
"People really don't realize how inefficient their home is," said Todd McGiverin, owner of Ecohome Solutions, a local contractor specializing in home improvements that enhance the comfort, energy efficiency and air quality of your home.
"The average home has close to an open door when you add up all the cracks and holes, and it's usually up in the attic or in the crawl space," McGiverin said.

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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

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

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

How To Profit From The 'Next' Dubai

Keep your energy bills in check this winter with some quick and easy improvements

CORRECTION: September Jobless Rate Holds Steady

Houston Chronicle Move It Column: Move It!

Starwood Hotels 3Q profit declines 64 percent

Starwood Hotels 3Q profit declines 64 percent

Starwood Hotels 3Q profit declines 64 percent

Is Windows 7 Good Enough After Vista?

Corporate Executive Board acquires TowerGroup

Alternative Energy Solutions Discussed at TU Conference

NY grand jury hearing case against Hilton

Starwood Announces Early Tender Results of its Cash Tender Offer for up to $300,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Certain of its Outstanding Notes

Ridgewater Equity Issues Technical & Financial Analysis on Alcatel-Lucent, Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Interpublic Group of Companies Inc., Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, Mobile Telesystems OJSC and Weingarten Realty Investors

Starwood Prices $250 Million Debt Offering

Fitch Rates Starwood's 2019 Senior Notes 'BB+'; Outlook Negative

The Corporate Executive Board Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Starwood Announces Cash Tender Offer for Outstanding Notes

Starwood to Offer Senior Notes Due 2019

The Corporate Executive Board Reports Third-Quarter Results and Updates 2009 Guidance

Starwood Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

The Corporate Executive Board to Broadcast 2009 Third Quarter Conference Call Live on the Internet

Form 4 STARWOOD HOTEL & RESORTS For: Sep 30 Filed by: HIPPEAU ERIC (10K)

Form 4 GALBREATH LIZANNE For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 DUNCAN BRUCE W For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 DALEY CLAYTON C JR For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 DUNCAN BRUCE W For: Aug 27 (10K)

Form 4 COBURN GORDON For: Aug 17 (10K)

Form 4 STARWOOD HOTEL & RESORTS For: Jun 30 Filed by: HIPPEAU ERIC (10K)

Form 4 GALBREATH LIZANNE For: Jun 30 (10K)

Form 4 DUNCAN BRUCE W For: Jun 30 (10K)

Form 4 CLARKE THOMAS E For: Jun 30 (10K)