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Which Nation Will Default First?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:17:05 GMT

The amount of money being placed on the ‘wheel of nation defaults‘ has risen quite remarkably over the past year. Some investors are using the derivatives market to place bets that the United States, Japan, and/or the United Kingdom will default on their bonds at some future date.[More...]

Lazard Puts Future In M&A with New CEO

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:02:35 GMT

In a signal of confidence for the future of mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A), Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) appointed Kenneth Jacobs as its chairman and chief executive officer following the unexpected death of famed dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein.[More...]

U.S. Economy Will Dodge A Double-Dip Downturn, But Won’t Escape Unemployment Woes During 2010 Jobless Recovery

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:22:09 GMT

Historically, the U.S. stock market has been one of the key leading indicators of a U.S. economic rebound. With the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index up more than 60% from its March lows – and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up nearly 40% – prognosticators are finally confident that the U.S. economy will dodge the “double-dip” recession that has been the focus of much fear since the Bush and Obama administrations launched their financial counterattacks on the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.[More...]

A Green Energy Investing Guideline

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:26:27 GMT

A Green Energy Investing Guideline by Louise Harris, Investment U Research Typically, when investors think about making money from climate change, they think about buying shares of companies that specialize in biofuels or alternative or green energy.[More...]

November 10, 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:12:49 GMT

The question of whether central banking and bank regulation functions should be separated or not is heating up again in the States: Senator Christopher Dodd will propose creating a single U.S. regulator that would strip the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. of bank- supervision authority, said a person familiar with the matter.[More...]

Best Bets In Commodity ETFs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:27 GMT

"The commodities bull market has further to run," says Martin Hutchinson. In Money Morning, he looks to four ETFs to play gold, silver, and base metals as well as coal. "As long as the world's central banks continue to interest rates at these very low levels, speculative interest in commodities will be strong. And since only minor central banks yet show signs of moving rates, the commodities bull market has further to run.[More...]

RailAmerica Inc. (RA): Skip This Deal

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:27:59 GMT

RA - RailAmerica plans on offering 21 million shares at a range of $16-$18. Majority owner Fortress will be selling 10.5 million shares in the deal. If over-allotments are exercised, the deal size will be 24.15 million shares.[More...]

TheStreet.com: Oil Price Disconnect Hurts Us All

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:19:05 GMT

Just a wonderful piece in TheStreet.com by Daniel Dicker on a topic we've touched on in the past. (Jul 7, 2009: NYT - Swings in Oil Prices Hobble Forecasting)[More...]

Banks Continue Upgrading Banks

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:26:23 GMT

The latest trend among financial analysts is the ongoing circular upgrading of banks by other banks. The most recent example is yesterday's report by Morgan Stanley "Q3 remains constructive for wholesale banks." In the piece, analyst Huw Van Steenis sees nothing but blue skies ahead of the financial sector, especially Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.[More...]

Could Goldman Sachs Share GM’s Fate?

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:10:35 GMT

Investment banks have gotten fat off the land since 1982, when the great U.S. bull market got its start. Their business has multiplied many-fold, and their earnings have soared into the stratosphere, to a level far higher than any other sector.[More...]

Dubai ruler speaks out on debt concerns

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:39:00 GMT

Dubai ruler speaks out on debt concerns[More...]

BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank sue Bank of America

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:45:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO - Deutsche Bank AG and a BNP Paribas unit sued Bank of America NA on Wednesday over allegations the bank failed to pay back $1.73 billion in secured notes.
Deutsche Bank said Bank of America failed to secure $1.25 billion in cash and mortgage loans on its behalf.
BNP Paribas said the bank was supposed to hold cash and mortgage loans to secure $480.7 million in oustanding notes.

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Which Nation Will Default First?

Lazard Puts Future In M&A with New CEO

U.S. Economy Will Dodge A Double-Dip Downturn, But Won’t Escape Unemployment Woes During 2010 Jobless Recovery

A Green Energy Investing Guideline

November 10, 2009

Best Bets In Commodity ETFs

RailAmerica Inc. (RA): Skip This Deal

TheStreet.com: Oil Price Disconnect Hurts Us All

Banks Continue Upgrading Banks

Could Goldman Sachs Share GM’s Fate?

Dubai ruler speaks out on debt concerns

BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank sue Bank of America

Moody's Reviews Deutsche Bank Mexico's Local Currency Deposits

Deutsche Bank adding 250 jobs in Jacksonville

UPI NewsTrack Business

Kraft remains focused on Cadbury

PGA announces 2010 tour schedule

Not all boom counties cough up gains in recession

Not all boom counties cough up gains in recession

Not all boom counties cough up gains in recession

Deutsche Bank Standardizes on Nimsoft for Enterprise IT Monitoring

DryShips Inc. Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option by Underwriter and Closes Offering of $460 Million Convertible Senior Notes

Deutsche Bank Appointed as Depositary Bank for the American Depositary Receipt Program of Sanlam Limited

Gladstone Capital Corporation Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2009

Katabatic Power Corp.: 2008 BC Hydro Clean Power Call

Deutsche Bank Appointed as Depositary Bank for the American Depositary Receipt Program of Gemalto N.V.

DryShips Inc. Announces $300 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Deutsche Bank Named "Best Administrator for Small and Start up Hedge Funds" by HFM Week

DB Commodity Services Re-Commences Issuance of Shares of the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. Announces Cooperation and Voting Agreement