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EIA Reports Surprise Gas Build - Analyst Blog

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:36:55 GMT

In its weekly release yesterday, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a surprise 2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) addition to natural gas stockpiles for the week ended November 27, far off analyst expectations that hoped for inventories to remain flat, or possibly even show a drawdown. This takes the current storage level to a new record high of 3.84 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), which is up 14.0% from last year's level and 14.5% above the five-year range (as clear from the nearby chart from the EIA). Current stocks are 470 Bcf above last year’s level and 487 Bcf above the five-year average. The inventory addition was in sharp contrast to the five-year-average net withdrawal of 43 Bcf and last year's drawdown of 64 Bcf.?? ? ? The relentless increase in gas storage levels has meant that[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...]

The Oil Services Industry's 3Q--A Fragile Recovery

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:17:26 GMT

We look back at the industry's third quarter and offer early thoughts on 2010.[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...]

Say it ain't snow: Winter storm affects roads, schools

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:49:00 GMT

Dec. 5--LAS CRUCES -- Guns & Roses fans and late-night desert blizzards are not a good combination, New Mexico State Police Capt. Rich Libicer will tell you, recalling the 50 accidents that snarled Interstate 10 after the 1996 concert at New Mexico State University let out.
About 60 crashes -- none of which seriously injured or killed anyone -- were reported across Dona Ana County overnight Thursday and into the morning Friday, due to snow and a chill unmatched in 30 years, according to the National Weather Service and law enforcement.
At homes across Las Cruces, residents who hadn't turned on their gas heaters in more than a year discovered it could take up to a week to get their meters unlocked and crank up the heat, said Laura Sullivan, office manager at Junior's Plumbing & Heating on Amador Avenue.

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EIA Reports Surprise Gas Build - Analyst Blog

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

The Oil Services Industry's 3Q--A Fragile Recovery

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

Say it ain't snow: Winter storm affects roads, schools

Say it ain't snow: Winter storm affects roads, schools

Obama pushes to create new jobs -- At forum, he seeks ideas from business leaders

N.C. firm keeps online retailers on pace

Pawlowski in spotlight at jobs summit

Business leaders offer their 2 cents

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Harris column: Startup that links online, offline worlds impressing investors

Obama's jobs summit faces worst statistics since WWII

How to spur job growth? Obama will ask the experts

Obama to convene jobs summit as Democrats mull new stimulus

(OTCBB: RYQG) Announces Completion of Its Second Well

Fitch Affirms Commerce City, Colorado's COPs at 'A-'; Outlook Stable

Nuance Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Results

Semtech Announces Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010 Results

Aldila Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter 2009

Element 21 Announces Year-to-date Revenue of $4.01 Million and 218% Growth

PC Mall to Release Q3 2009 Results November 3, 2009

Eurand Announces Pricing of Offering of Ordinary Shares

Day-Timer Improves Its System and Personnel Productivity With Migration, Modernization Tools From Alchemy Solutions

IQPC's Corporate Energy Management Summit to Feature Experts From, EMC, the EPA, and the DOE

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