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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...]

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...]

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...]

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:15:14 GMT

It sure looks like gold is going to close above $1,200 an ounce today in New York. And large open market purchases from central banks in China, India and Russia are only helping the price surge more. (Just one year ago, some of these same central banks were actually selling gold in an attempt to fill an annual 10,000-ton supply gap.)[More...]

How To Profit From The 'Next' Dubai

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:51:42 GMT

The Dubai World default is a matter of only $60 billion – mere peanuts when compared to other elements of the global financial crisis. It’s thus of concern only to those silly enough to invest in real estate there (and the European banks foolish enough to finance it.) For the rest of us, it is a useful reminder that sudden collapses don’t really come out of nowhere – they can be foreseen, and smart investors can plan for them.[More...]

Leesburg, Orlando's Inellon Corporation Receive 'Smart Grid' Federal Grants

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:47:00 GMT

Oct. 28--LEESBURG -- City officials were elated to learn Tuesday that the city has won a $9.7 million federal matching grant to install "smart meters" to help electric-utility customers keep better tabs of the electrical usage and cut power bills.
Elsewhere in Central Florida, Intellon Corporation of Orlando won a $4.95 million grant to modify power-line communications to "enhance smart-grid functionality."
In all, 100 grants across the country and only eight in Florida were chosen for $3.4 billion in federal stimulus money targeting smart grid energy projects.

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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

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

Unemployment Struggling To Turn A Corner As Job Losses Mount In November

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

How To Profit From The 'Next' Dubai

Leesburg, Orlando's Inellon Corporation Receive 'Smart Grid' Federal Grants

Public Sector Jobs Seen As More Secure: But Pace of Losses Has Accelerated

TU Forum Addresses Alternative Energy: A Keynote Speaker Warns Against Chasing Fads Without Thinking of Far-Reaching Consequences.

Alternative Energy Solutions Discussed at TU Conference

EDITORIAL: Obama Needed to Make Pitch

Tulsa Conference to Address Electricity Issues: Energy: Future of Power

The Buffalo News, N.Y., David Robinson Column: Region Needs Bigger Jolt From Cheap Electricity

Harvard Energy Expert to Speak: Electricity Grids Will Be the Topic at the TU Conference.

Harvard Energy Expert to Speak: Electricity Grids Will Be the Topic at the TU Conference.

Boeing Starts Repairs on 787 Dreamliner: Chicago-Based Boeing Has Said It Expects the Dreamliner to Take Its First Flight By the End of the Year

21st Century Holding Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

21st Century Holding Company Announces Earnings Release Date

21st Century Holding Company Rejects Homeowners Choice Proposal As Not in Best Interests of Shareholders

Homeowners Choice Submits Proposal to Merge With 21st Century Holding Company

21st Century Holding Company's Subsidiary Received Rate Increase Approval By Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation

21st Century Holding Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

21st Century Holding Company Reports Improved Gross Premiums Written and Net Income

Employers Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Earnings and Declares Third Quarter Dividend

Employers Holdings, Inc. Schedules Second Quarter, 2009 Earnings Release

EMPLOYERS(R) Launches Agent Marketing Toolbox to Further Enhance Ease of Doing Business, Agent-Carrier Workflows

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