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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...]

GM’s Search For CEO Won't Likely Be Part Of The 'Old Guard'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:02:28 GMT

The circumstances surrounding the resignation of General Motors (NYSE: GRM) Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson are still unclear. But it’s likely that whoever succeeds Henderson will no doubt have a turnaround plan more compatible with that of the company’s board, and will likely come from outside of GM’s ranks.[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...]

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...]

Real estate expert sees good and bad going forward

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:49:00 GMT

Dec. 5--If you're shopping for a home under $500,000 in Southern California, "now is the time to buy."
Real-estate consultant Al Gobar's confidence in the housing market is surrounded by a cloud of uneasiness over the economy because of the federal government's massive intervention to prop things up -- namely the hundreds of millions of dollars injected into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The owner of Anaheim-based Alfred Gobar Associates, a real-estate and economics consulting firm, sees Southern California real-estate prices flattening between now and the end of 2010, or possibly into 2011, before starting a very slow rise.

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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

GM’s Search For CEO Won't Likely Be Part Of The 'Old Guard'

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

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

Real estate expert sees good and bad going forward

Jobless rate dips to 10 percent; workweek hours up

Microturbine adds juice to clean-energy car

GM, Chinese partner join forces in India

Obama's mortgage approach doubted

Suzuki Motor to withdraw from Canadian joint venture with GM

GM, Chinese partner join forces in India

Union Bank Vice Chairman John F. Woods Appointed Chief Financial Officer, Succeeding David I. Matson

ShopNBC Announces New Credit Facility With PNC Bank

Frontier State Bank Selects Kroll Factual Data to Provide Independent Verifications

Anworth to Make Presentation at FBR Capital Markets 2009 Fall Investor Conference

Existing-Home Sales Record Another Big Gain, Inventories Continue to Shrink

Good News Holiday Shoppers: All Large Bank Debit Cards Now Offer Zero-Liability; Banks Also Bolster ID Fraud Prevention and Minimize SSN Use

Fremont Bank Increases Market Share Ranking for Home Mortgage Originations for Third Straight Year

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