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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...]

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...]

Citi Issues Notes

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:10:01 GMT

Citigroup Inc. (C) yesterday announced the sale of $1.875 billion worth of senior remarketing notes. The notes will mature on Jan 15, 2015. These will bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.01% per annum. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually in equal installments on the 15th day of each June and December, commencing Jun 15, 2010.[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...]

Biggest European IPO In Two Years Cancelled After Major Valuation Disconnect

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:50:15 GMT

Farewell IPO window. European construction company Hochtief was forced to cancel the IPO of its concessions business once investors became unwilling to pay more than €20 for the new shares, with the bottom of the range at €24 previously. Furthermore, according to market participants, the company was able to only fill half a book, after management disclosed during a roadshow lunch that the Dubai jitters made finding investors complicated. Watch for some material downside to the stock when it opens in Europe tomorrow.[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...]

Revealed: How The System Favors The Wealthy

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:07:08 GMT

"The U.S. tax code is the most political law in the world." -- Jonathan Blattmacher, tax lawyer to the super-wealthy "Taxes are what we pay for civilized society." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes[More...]

Bank of America (BAC) Hopes To Lure Top Shelf Talent By Paying Back TARP Loans

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:31:33 GMT

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), the nation’s biggest lender, reached an agreement to repay $45 billion of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bailout funds, removing government imposed restrictions on executive pay that have hindered its search for a new CEO.[More...]

New charges in stepson-killing case

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:17:00 GMT

New charges in stepson-killing case[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

Reaching For Yield In The Post-TARP Era

Citi Issues Notes

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

Biggest European IPO In Two Years Cancelled After Major Valuation Disconnect

Why Do You Invest?

Revealed: How The System Favors The Wealthy

Bank of America (BAC) Hopes To Lure Top Shelf Talent By Paying Back TARP Loans

New charges in stepson-killing case

Retailers not in the black yet

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

Chinese official raps foreign banks on derivatives

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

Chinese official raps foreign banks on derivatives

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

Wal-Mart settles worker lawsuit for $40M

Food Bank procurer uses national network

BofA to pay off bailout: Repayment of $45 billion loan from taxpayers will free bank from extra regulations

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

Citi Private Bank Announces Key Hires

Grass Roots Research and Distribution Issues "BUY" Rating With $0.15 Target Price for United States Oil & Gas Corporation

Kinder Morgan Energy up 42% Since Added to Galtstock Portfolio

Citi Awarded Contract Renewal and Extension of Fund Services to Victory

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Citigroup Inc., Berens Energy Inc., Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc., Gran Tierra Energy Inc. and NeoMedia Technologies Inc.

NYSE Euronext Completes Acquisition of NYFIX

Notice to All Investors of CIT InterNotes From the Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes

Benchmark Journal Reviews Equities Within the Financial & Services Sectors

Form 4 CITIGROUP INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: Mills William (10K)

Form 4 CITIGROUP INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: KELLY EDWARD J III (10K)

Form 4 CITIGROUP INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: Gerspach John C (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)

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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 THOMPSON WILLIAM S For: Oct 01 (10K)

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