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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...]

15 European Banks Now Have Assets Larger Than Their Domestic Economies, Versus 10 Pre-Crisis

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:39:38 GMT

It appears just as in the US, where "the big 4" financial oligarchs now dominate, gave become even "too bigger to fail" post crisis and make a farce of "8000 competitors"....[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...]

First Data extends merchant services agreement with Sovereign Bank

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:47:00 GMT

Payment processing company First Data has agreed with Sovereign Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Banco Santander, to extend their existing merchant services agreement.
Sovereign Bank and First Data began their co-operation to offer merchant services programs in 2001.
First Data said that it will continue to provide merchant processing services to Sovereign's business and commercial customers throughout the northeastern US, allowing the bank to offer a suite of electronic payment products and services including credit, debit, check and gift card programs.

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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

15 European Banks Now Have Assets Larger Than Their Domestic Economies, Versus 10 Pre-Crisis

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

First Data extends merchant services agreement with Sovereign Bank

Debt-laden Dubai World to meet banks

Alwaleed says banks should have foreseen Dubai crisis

Evening Standard, London, Anthony Hilton column

UPI NewsTrack Business

Q&A: Fund stalwart hones portfolio for success

Cultural shift in Dubai is likely to pain banks

Dubai crisis jolts markets, but early fears ease

Dubai crisis jolts markets, but early fears ease

Dubai crisis jolts markets, but early fears ease

China XD Plastics Company Ltd. (CXDC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Fidelity® Nasdaq Composite Index® Tracking Stock to Declare Distribution

University of Cambridge to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

The Broadway Walk of Stars to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Executives from Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell; Broadcast Outlets, Please Note Feed Information Change for This Closing Bell

Executives From Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Windstream Moving Stock Listing to NASDAQ Exchange

Representatives From L.E.A.D. Uganda & TunicLove to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

New York Jets Cornerback to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Marlo Thomas, National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Mindy Grossman, HSN, Inc. CEO, to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

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