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Fannie’s Tax Sale To Goldman – No Deal!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:22:51 GMT

This is an odd ending to this saga. Some very big names were involved. Fannie Mae clearly wanted to do a deal; the regulator for Fannie (FHFA) was strongly supporting it. Goldman Sachs was looking to make a buck putting the transaction together and selling it to Warren Buffett. So why didn’t it happen?[More...]

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:09 GMT

I’ve been watching Goldman Sachs (GS) closely as a barometer for financial stocks and thus the broader market for some time now, and the stock faces a critical area to overcome to continue on its upward trajectory.[More...]

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...]

Wall Street Surges On Strong Economic Data, Boeing (NYSE: BA) Rallies

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:29:19 GMT

US stocks rallied on Thursday as upbeat economic data and better-than-expected revenue forecast from Cisco bolstered investor confidence.[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...]

EU Commission Asks Those Banksters Who Caused Crisis For Solutions, Critics Say

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:45:01 GMT

The EU Observer has come up with a very good question: Why are those who caused the financial crisis are now consulted by the EU Commission in order to come up with a solution? I may add the question: Why are the bonus-greedy destroyers of global prosperity are still on their jobs at all? I expect a complete change of elites within the next 3 years as has always been the case after every financial crisis in history. The report, prepared by 160 organisations accuses the undemocratic top echelon of the EU that they were only interested in stabilizing the banking industry and not in an improvement for the whole society.[More...]

The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ron Bartizek column: Service work, spending won't bring success

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:48:00 GMT

Nov. 8--It's 2009, do you know where your job is?
Chances are the answer to that question is "in a service business," because that's where nearly 85 percent of workers in the labor market that includes Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties earn their living, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
Still, the labor market area comprised of Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties lost more than 5,000 service jobs over the 12 months through September.

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Fannie’s Tax Sale To Goldman – No Deal!

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

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

Wall Street Surges On Strong Economic Data, Boeing (NYSE: BA) Rallies

Your Kind of Day?

EU Commission Asks Those Banksters Who Caused Crisis For Solutions, Critics Say

The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ron Bartizek column: Service work, spending won't bring success

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jim Gallagher column: Inflation's coming back _ but we don't know when

James Overstreet: Mortgage Crisis II looming?

Big Oil's lean look fuels area jobs fear: If cuts remain permanent, glory days may be over

Owners, lenders offered a hand

Putting limits on speculative investing appears to be dimming

UPI NewsTrack TopNews

Spending vs. jobs a Dem dilemma

Business surfaces to maintain troubled commercial properties

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Nicklaus column: The federal bailout of banks may not be as costly as feared

Ocean Tomo, LLC Announces New Constituent Companies to the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index

Wells Fargo Named Best Consumer Internet Bank in North America by Global Finance Magazine

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking Hires for Fixed Income in New York

Investor Savings Crosses $7 Million Mark with XpressRouter Technology Exclusively Available from optionsXpress

Panasonic Announces Commencement of Tender Offer for SANYO Shares

Goldman Sachs to Present at the Bank of America -- Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking & Financial Services Conference

Latest Wells Fargo Survey: Expectations for Increased Revenues Improve Small Business Owner Optimism

Marlin Business Services Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

KBR to Participate at the Goldman Sachs 2009 Global Industrials Conference

Chevron Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $3.83 Billion, Down 51 Percent From $7.89 Billion in Third Quarter 2008

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