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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...]

Increased Hiring Projected for Finance Staff in First Quarter

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:14:00 GMT

Three Quarters of Employers Surveyed Confident in Growth Prospects
TORONTO, Dec. 1 /CNW/ - The employment outlook in accounting and finance shows some signs of growth, according to the Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index.
Seven per cent of chief financial officers (CFOs) polled expect to add staff and 5 per cent anticipate personnel reductions; 87 per cent of executives forecast no changes.

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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

Increased Hiring Projected for Finance Staff in First Quarter

The Bank nightclub at Bellagio aims to be an exercise in elegance

Vimpel-Communications Q3 net income up

UPI NewsTrack Business

GM loses buyer for Saab

Temp labor may be bridge to recovery: Florida's jobless rate ticked up to 11.2 percent last month. But employers are starting to hire more temps nationally, so they may start hiring more permanent workers in the months ahead.

Agency issues $2.4 million in grants for training, neighborhoods

GM still seeking Russia deal with Magna

Jobless rate hits 10.2% ; Highest figure in 26 years spurs GOP attacks on Obama

Jobless rate to 10.2%: Highest figure in 26 years spurs GOP attacks on Obama

Modavox Releases Management Letter to Shareholders

Rothman Research Completes Market Research on Omnicom Group Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Pentair Inc., Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Taubman Centers Inc. and Solera Holdings Inc.

Benchmark Journal Market & Financial Analysis on Calpine Corp., Aetna Inc., Magna International Inc., Arena Resources Inc., Rockwell Collins Inc. and Microchip Technology Inc.

Analyst Choice Initiates Market Analysis on Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Goods Sectors

Ridgewater Equity Issues Technical & Financial Analysis on Alcatel-Lucent, Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Interpublic Group of Companies Inc., Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, Mobile Telesystems OJSC and Weingarten Realty Investors

NewAlliance Bank Announces the Formation of a New Asset-Based Lending Business

Penske Automotive Reports Third Quarter Results

RidgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &Amp; Market Research on CS, SFD, MAC, BAM, RHI and MDR

Innovative Composites International Inc. Announces Receipt of Final TSXV Bulletin in Respect of Its Qualifying Transaction and Provides Business Update

Magna and Sberbank offer selected as the preferred solution for Opel

Form 4 NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES For: Nov 23 Filed by: WISHNAFSKI DIANE L (10K)

Form 4 PATTERSON PEYTON R For: Nov 05 (10K)

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Form 4 HALF ROBERT INTERNATIONA For: Oct 26 Filed by: WADDELL M KEITH (10K)

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