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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...]

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:17:35 GMT

US stocks finished down on Thursday as investors were spooked by downbeat ISM services data.[More...]

Goldman Sachs Countdown To $100 Oil

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:41:57 GMT

This morning, Goldman Sachs reported their forecast for crude prices. That is, we're talking about the light sweet West Texas Intermediate crude. The U.S. investment bank is expecting crude prices to average $90 per barrel next year, before rising to an average of $110 per barrel in 2011.[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...]

New charges in stepson-killing case

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:17:00 GMT

New charges in stepson-killing case[More...]

Chevron latest major to remove name from stations

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:47:00 GMT

NEW YORK - Chevron will pull its name from about 1,100 service stations in eastern states, the oil giant said Friday.
BP PLC, Exxon Mobil Corp. and ConocoPhillips have stepped away from the retail side in varying degrees over the past 18 months.
Chevron Corp. says it will withdraw from motor fuels operations in Washington D.C. and 12 states from Indiana to South Carolina by the middle of 2010.

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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?

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

Goldman Sachs Countdown To $100 Oil

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

New charges in stepson-killing case

Chevron latest major to remove name from stations

Chevron withdraws name from filling stations

NL County home sales stall in October: Uncertainty over jobs at casinos and Pfizer defy statewide trend

Fix is in for these pranksters

Retailers not in the black yet

Cisco has enough shares to close Tandberg deal

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

Mintz Levin Intellectual Property Practice Represents Protalix in $60 Million Licensing Agreement with Pfizer Inc.

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

Wall St Sense Reviews Equities in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Services Sectors

Cisco Controls Approximately 89 Percent of TANDBERG -- 90 Percent Condition Waived

Kinder Morgan Energy up 42% Since Added to Galtstock Portfolio

New Sopheon Strategic Roadmapping Software Enables Users to Quickly Adjust Strategies in Response to Changing Market Conditions

Cisco Disclosure of TANDBERG Share Acceptances

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Qwest Communications International Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., AT&T Inc., Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. and Ecometals Limited

Cisco and The Frame Group Help Melbourne Airport Set Benchmark for Digital Airports in Australia

Mertech to Develop BTR2SQL for MySQL

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