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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...]

Report: Women still underrepresented in key positions at Chicago companies: Census from the Chicago Network shows number of female directors declined

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:09:00 GMT

Nov. 18--Women in Chicago remain underrepresented in the top-ranking positions at Chicago's 50 largest public companies, according to the 12th annual Chicago Census from the Chicago Network, the women's professional organization that tracks the representation of women in key leadership positions.
However, the report found, the number of companies with no female directors (seven) and no female executive officers (17) increased by one in each category.
"Best performers" in terms of women represented as board members or executive officers were Discover Financial Services, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., Kraft Foods Inc., Sara Lee Corp., Baxter International Inc., CME Group Inc., Corn Products International Inc., Exelon Corp., Hewitt Associates Inc., Northern Trust Corp., Allstate Corp. and Sears Holdings Corp.

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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

Report: Women still underrepresented in key positions at Chicago companies: Census from the Chicago Network shows number of female directors declined

Closing of Hanesbrands Plant Seen As Inevitability, Accepted

Coffee Break / Inc. 5000 Ranking Includes Monogram

KB Home, Sara Lee, Brunswick are among big movers

Sara Lee personal care unit sold

Some Chef Pierre-brand pies are recalled

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Beth Kassab Column: Darden Board Pay Reflects New Reality

Hain Celestial Q4 Net Income Down

Residents Complain of Odor Near Plant

Sara Lee Shares Fall Sharply on Profit Forecast, 4th-Quarter Sales Data

Fitch: U.S. Packaged Foods Industry to Benefit from Value-Focused Consumers in 2010

Heelys, Inc. Appoints New Board Member

Sitecore's Web CMS Now Integrates With Telligent Community(TM)

Farmer Bros. Reports Net Income Per Share of $0.15 for Fiscal First Quarter 2010

Sara Lee Reports Strong Fiscal 2010 First Quarter; Raises Guidance

Sitecore Launches New Partner Network

DemandTec Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results

The Hain Celestial Group Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Results

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

Hillshire Farm(R) Elevates Brown Bagging to a Whole New Level While Serving Up Value and Convenience for Lunch

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