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Quality Large-Cap Retail Is Best Portfolio Stocking Stuffer

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:30:24 GMT

Christmas is coming, and that means two sets of flurries are on the horizon – snow and retail news. Now that the aftershocks of the 2008 financial collapse have had time to set in, this year will be a test to see how resilient consumers are in spending for the holidays. Retailers, for their part, have been preparing by slimming down; most are carrying record low levels of inventories to avoid the need for post-rush markdowns.[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...]

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...]

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:17:35 GMT

US stocks finished down on Thursday as investors were spooked by downbeat ISM services data.[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...]

Wall Street Ends Mostly Higher, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Jumps

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:05:13 GMT

US stocks finished mixed on Wednesday after Federal Reserve said economy "improved modestly" in late October and November.[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...]

Final phases of restoration begin

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:48:00 GMT

Dec. 4--SEABROOK -- The heavy equipment parked alongside Route 1 near Cains Brook signifies the first phase of work that will clean up the pond in hopes of returning it to a healthy state.
Paid for by a state grant, the work being done will include installing two catch basins and a dry well, connecting to the storm drain system on Route 1, said Susan Foote, chairwoman of the Conservation Commission.
"There will be a storm water treatment facility there that will remove the road sand and trash debris so it no longer ends up in Cains Pond," Foote said.

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Quality Large-Cap Retail Is Best Portfolio Stocking Stuffer

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

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

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

Wall Street Ends Mostly Higher, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Jumps

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

Final phases of restoration begin

Philadelphia Daily News Jonathan Takiff column: Jonathan Takiff: Smart Swipe dodges credit-card hassles

Online sales buzzing

KELLNER: Low-cost netbook of Toshiba quality

EDITORIAL: 'Cash for Caulkers' plan could fill gaps in energy budgets

Tulsa World, Okla., Phil Mulkins column: Return policies vary among shops

Tulsa World, Okla., Phil Mulkins column: Return policies vary among shops

It's David vs. Goliath in patent fights: Independent patents applicants see ideas stolen due to backlog

Retailers promote online shopping on 'Cyber Monday'

Expo Holdings, Inc. Conducts Shareholder Meeting

Lowe's Scouts Sites for Distribution Center in North Georgia, an Industrial Info News Alert

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Toll Brothers Inc., Gabriel Resources Ltd., Lowe's Companies Inc., Green Energy Live Inc. and Liberty Acquisitions Holdings Corp.

RidgewaterEquity.com Free Fundamental Sector & Market Research on HOC, MA, CVS, LOW, VTG and HLS

Expo Holdings, Inc. Issues Corporate Update

Lowe's Announces Growth Strategies at 2009 Analyst and Investor Conference

Seize the Day and Pave the Way: Enjoy Fall Outside While Preparing Home for Winter's Arrival

Expo Holdings, Inc.'s New Product Awarded Patent Pending Status

The Home Depot to Present at Goldman Sachs Sixteenth Annual Global Retailing Conference

Form 4 LOWES COMPANIES INC For: Dec 01 Filed by: BROWN MICHAEL K (10K)

Form 4 LOWES COMPANIES INC For: Nov 27 Filed by: HULL ROBERT F JR (10K)

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Form 4 LARSEN MARSHALL O For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 BERNAUER DAVID W For: Sep 30 (10K)