: iStockAnalyst.com Symbols Feed

Conexant Retires Debt - Analyst Blog

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:34:55 GMT

Conexant Systems, Inc. (CNXT) recently announced that it will redeem the remaining $61.4 million of outstanding floating rate senior secured notes due in November 2010 on Dec18, 2009. Earlier, the company retired an aggregate amount of $80 million of its senior secured notes due in November 2010.[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...]

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...]

ST-Ericsson plans 600 job cuts

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:50:00 GMT

ST-Ericsson, the joint venture of STMicroelectronics and Ericsson, has announced plans to cut 600 jobs to further improve financial performance and increase its competitiveness in the market.
The savings are expected from reductions in operating expenses and spending, along with an extensive R&D efficiency program.
The company said specific country impact related to this plan and further details will be provided when employee representatives have been involved where required.

: iStockAnalyst.com Symbols Feed

Conexant Retires Debt - Analyst Blog

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

ST-Ericsson plans 600 job cuts

Sensata plans to raise up to $500 million in IPO

Chinese plant could start Valley solar boom: 4 other firms looking at setting up operations here

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller column: Spirit of Generations luncheon to honor Sally and Forrest Hoglund

Chinese plant could power a Valley solar boom

Wireless 4G plans take wing at Dallas conference

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2009

SanDisk shares fall after Goldman downgrade

Durable goods orders rise 1 percent in September

Ahead of the Bell: Durable Goods

ST-Ericsson aims at improved financial performance, competitive cost structure and accelerated portfolio execution

Option 3G solution in Google Android 2.0 development platform for pocket, handheld and tablet devices from MOTO Development Group

EVE CEO Luc Burgun to Participate in IP-ESC'09 Panel on Transactors

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

The Fortune Financial Updated Analysis on Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Allied Irish Banks plc, Constellation Brands Inc., Xerium Technologies Inc., GLG Partners Inc. and First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

MIPS Technologies Announces Availability of Arriba for Android Porting Kit; MIPS and Viosoft Corp. Ease Adoption of Android(TM) for MIPS-Based(TM) Platforms

Microchip Technology Exceeds Financial Guidance for the Second Fiscal Quarter 2010

MIPS Technologies Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results; Royalty Revenue Increases 27% Sequentially

Xtendwave Announces Key Additions to Senior Management Team

LDOs With Wide Input and Output Voltage Ranges Unveiled By Microchip Technology

Form 4 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC For: Nov 20 Filed by: WHITMAN CHRISTINE TODD (10K)

Form 4 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC For: Nov 20 Filed by: PATSLEY PAMELA H (10K)

Form 4 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC For: Nov 20 Filed by: MACMILLAN STEPHEN P (10K)

Form 4 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC For: Nov 20 Filed by: GOODE DAVID R (10K)

Form 4 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC For: Nov 20 Filed by: ADAMS JAMES R (10K)

Form 4 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY For: Nov 11 Filed by: LITTLE MITCHELL R (10K)

Form 4 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY For: Nov 11 Filed by: LAMBERT DAVID S (10K)

Form 4 LITTLE MITCHELL R For: Nov 05 (10K)

Form 4 SIMONCIC RICHARD J For: Nov 05 (10K)

Form 4 DREHOBL STEPHEN V For: Nov 05 (10K)