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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...]

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...]

Why Do You Invest?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:49:20 GMT

My wife keeps telling me to buy stock in TJ Maxx (TJX), as she shops in their stores, and believes they run a good operation. I have looked but not touched, as they do not fit our investment profile. We have Walmart (WMT) in the retail sector, currently up 9% and they pay a better dividend.[More...]

Oil And Natural Gas Investments: Why You Should Buy Black Gold Now

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:42:35 GMT

Some day in the future, human beings will likely colonize Mars. But if I suggested you invest in its colonization now, you'd rightly think I was a few cards short of a full deck.[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...]

Retailers not in the black yet

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:51:00 GMT

Dec. 4--Increased traffic on Black Friday, driven by early-morning doorbusters, was not enough to overcome weak sales at the beginning of November, according to research released Thursday by Thomson Reuters.
Index figures did not include results for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. because the world's largest retailer stopped reporting monthly sales results earlier this year.
Jharonne Martis, director of consumer research at Thomson Reuters who compiles the monthly index, said retailers are reporting consumers sought values, which suggests they eyed full-price merchandise, but ultimately chose discounted items.

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Unemployment Duration Still Rising

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

Why Do You Invest?

Oil And Natural Gas Investments: Why You Should Buy Black Gold Now

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

Retailers not in the black yet

Denbury Resources taking big stake in Conroe oil field

Retail sales dip a bit: The November slide comes after two months of sales gains and shows just how fragile the economy is.

Hanover mall nearing default: Owner has stopped paying $87.5M loan

Denbury Resources buys stake in Houston oil field, sells assets in Barnett Shale

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Harris column: Startup that links online, offline worlds impressing investors

Backbone wind project to be sold for $140 million

Denbury Resources to buy major interest in Conroe oil field

Wal-Mart settles worker lawsuit for $40M

Food Bank procurer uses national network

100% Profitable Stock Trading Streak Climbs to 51 in a Row

Denbury Agrees to Purchase Conroe Field and Sell Remaining Barnett Shale Assets

Kinder Morgan Energy up 42% Since Added to Galtstock Portfolio

Analyst Choice Issues Updated Analysis on Companies Within the Basic Materials & Financial Sectors

Walter Energy CEO Victor P. Patrick to Present at Investor Conferences

Jim Walter Resources Reports Employee Death at Its No. 7 Mine

Benchmark Journal Reviews Equities Within the Financial & Services Sectors

Wall St Sense Technical & Fundamental Reviews on Agrium Inc., Constellation Energy Group Inc., McAfee Inc., Biovail Corp., Total SA and Quanta Services Inc.

Valero to Permanently Close Delaware City Refinery to Strengthen Financial Position

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Advanced Micro Devices, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Pinetree Capital Inc., 3Com Corp. and Holloman Energy Corp.

Form 4 VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX For: Dec 03 Filed by: KLESSE WILLIAM R (10K)

Form 4 VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX For: Dec 01 Filed by: KLESSE WILLIAM R (10K)

Form 4 Patriot Coal CORP For: Nov 23 Filed by: CITIGROUP INC (10K)

Form 4 WAL MART STORES INC For: Nov 23 Filed by: McMillon C Douglas (10K)

Form 4 WAL MART STORES INC For: Nov 23 Filed by: DUKE MICHAEL T (10K)

Form 3 CONSTELLATION ENERGY For: Nov 10 Filed by: Good Andrew L (10K)

Form 4 WAL MART STORES INC For: Nov 18 Filed by: BREYER JAMES (10K)

Form 4 WAL MART STORES INC For: Nov 13 Filed by: Ford Rollin L. (10K)

Form 4 WAL MART STORES INC For: Nov 13 Filed by: Scott H Lee Jr (10K)

Form 4 Walter Energy, Inc. For: Nov 11 Filed by: WILLIAMS LARRY E (10K)