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Wells Fargo (WFC) Kicks The Can By Transofrming Option ARM Mortgages Into Interest Only

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:31:26 GMT

If you are not familiar with what an option ARM mortgage is, read this piece (Aug 13, 2008: Option ARMs- Who Thought Up these Time Bombs?)). I too was unfamiliar with it, despite following markets closely, until I read a BusinessWeek article in October 2006. Interest only mortgages? Yep I knew about those.[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...]

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...]

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...]

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:14 GMT

Don't put off this important piece of the financial-planning process.[More...]

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:04:24 GMT

In its continuing efforts to nurture the fragile economic recovery, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates at record lows when it concludes its meeting today (Wednesday).[More...]

Are Discount Brokers Shares Worth Owning?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:28:03 GMT

The third quarter was a favorable one for the longs. Except for a few short-lived, minor pullbacks stock prices moved higher through the quarter. Stock price volatility declined, takeover activity rose, and risk appetite improved to help the S&P gain 15%.[More...]

Technology Rises And Buying Facebook

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:54:11 GMT

Technology stocks have done well this year. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) bottomed out in March and by late October was up more than 60%. Tech has performed better than any other sector year-to-date – up 33.7% as of Friday’s close.[More...]

Buffett Gets His Cheque Book Out

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:34 GMT

Given the slew of positive economic data Monday you might have been forgiven for expecting a decent rebound in risk assets. There was a rebound of sorts in early New York trading, with the Dow up close to 150 points at one stage.[More...]

Cranes poised to rise in Boston: Universities, government, health care companies gearing up

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:49:00 GMT

Nov. 8--Experts think they can hear a faint pulse within the battered commercial real estate and construction industry here and elsewhere.
The sector is still clearly in dire trouble as construction sites sit empty, office-building values and rents fall, and foreclosure proceedings loom for some buildings, similar to what happened to Boston's Hancock Tower and Waltham's Bay Colony Center, two landmark structures that were recently dumped at bargain-basement prices due to heavy debt loads.
But institutions within three traditional stand-by sectors -- health care, higher education and government -- appear ready to test the markets for possible construction projects later next year, industry sources say.

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Wells Fargo (WFC) Kicks The Can By Transofrming Option ARM Mortgages Into Interest Only

Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

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

Your Kind of Day?

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Are Discount Brokers Shares Worth Owning?

Technology Rises And Buying Facebook

Buffett Gets His Cheque Book Out

Cranes poised to rise in Boston: Universities, government, health care companies gearing up

Linde, Waste Management commission landfill-to-LNG facility in California

Springdale residents may pay less for garbage collection

Incumbent Warren Cooksey easily dispatches newcomer

Only 2 of 11 area banks reported third-quarter losses so far

Chase makes takeover official: Lender replaces signs, systems at former Washington Mutual branches

Linde and Waste Management Commission World's Largest Landfill to Liquefied Natural Gas Facility

Biggest Inland Banks, Wary of Lawmakers' Scrutiny, Are Making Overdraft Policies Friendlier

Shifting Deposits: Community Banks in the Roanoke and New River Valleys Are Gaining Ground.

Gramercy Capital Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Regions Financial Scheduled to Participate in the 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference

Waste Management Announces Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.56 for the 2009 Third Quarter

PicksThatMove.Com Announces Investment Opinion on DRYS, CERP, NRK, RF and DML

Regions Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter 2009

Morgan Keegan Hires Stephen Swett to Head REIT Equity Research Efforts

Regions Bank Announces Overdraft Policy Changes

Regions to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Results October 20

Canadian Clean Energy Industry Gets a Boost

Nick Stonestreet Joins Regions Bank to Lead Private Banking Division

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