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Options Intelligence Report: Award-Winning Avis Attracts Bullish Option Plays

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:17:16 GMT

Today's tickers: CAR, XLU, BIG, SLM, TTWO, MRVL & TSN[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...]

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...]

Bank of America (BAC) To Repay Entire TARP Money

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:33:12 GMT

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) said on Wednesday that in a few days it will repay the entire $45 billion of bailout money it has received from the government for its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) at the height of the credit crisis last year and after its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. earlier this year.[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...]

Council could change water appeal deadline next week

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:50:00 GMT

Dec. 4--A deadline for appealing water quality fees could be pushed back 90 days, Council Chairman Jack Benson said Thursday.
"I think the council, without a question, will go along with being more understanding of the need of extending the appeals process," Mr. Benson said.
A nine-member independent committee set up by the City Council met Tuesday morning to review the impact of the water quality fee on businesses, industries and nonprofit associations.

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Options Intelligence Report: Award-Winning Avis Attracts Bullish Option Plays

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

Bank of America (BAC) To Repay Entire TARP Money

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

Council could change water appeal deadline next week

Looking for the right time: Rates vary depending on peak usage

Report shows local economy still fragile but growing

Eurozone recovery beginning to slow, index suggests

Rotten job market continues to dull glint of recovery

Key West High School make alternative energy: Students at Key West High School are learning about alternative energy firsthand -- by making biodiesel to power a school bus and participating in a wind turbine pilot program.

Evening Standard, London, market report column

Index Shows Increase in IE Manufacturing

Progress Flows for New Expansion of Longhorn Pipeline

EDITORIAL: Stolen Goods: Sheriff Gets Pirated Gasoline

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

Zions Bancorporation Commences Exchange Offer for Series A Preferred Stock

Financial Institutions Declares Cash Dividend

Enterprise Workforce Optimization Solution Provider GMT Chosen by The National Bank of Kuwait for Branch Workforce Optimization

Primus Announces Third Credit Mitigation Transaction

Zions Bancorporation to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking and Financial Services Conference

California Bank & Trust Completes Conversion of Vineyard Bank Branches

Sallie Mae Reports Third-Quarter 2009 Results

Zions Bancorporation Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results Showing Stability of Underlying Earnings Power

Zions Bank Maintains Role As Utah's Top Lender to Small Businesses for 16 Consecutive Years

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