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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...]

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...]

'Giftaway' returns with all sorts of nifty presents: Register online, and you might win one of these cool items to keep or give

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:50:00 GMT

Nov. 29--Welcome, readers, to the second annual Holiday Giftaway.
After prize winners are notified this week, the goodies will be available for pickup at the Arizona Daily Star office, 4850 S. Park Ave. You've got until Dec. 11 to claim the bounty.
The bath ice-cream soaks ($8.50) and pumice stones ($8.80) are available at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort's Lakeside Spa retail shop, 529-7830, on the resort grounds, 7000 N. Resort Drive.

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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

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

'Giftaway' returns with all sorts of nifty presents: Register online, and you might win one of these cool items to keep or give

Shoppers flock to Black Friday specials

Early risers will see good bargains: Many retailers offering deep discounts on various items on Black Friday

In tight economy, Black Friday deals driven to draw shoppers

Thursday's Morning News will be stuffed with advertising inserts

Thursday's Morning News will be stuffed with advertising inserts

Yield Black Friday success through planning and research

Stores jump the gun to get jump on competition: Early release of Black Friday ads once brought legal threats. What a difference a recession makes.

The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Andrew M. Seder column: STEALS and DEALS: Early birds and others get a bellyful of bargains this Friday

Calif. warns retailers on toys with lead

New Walgreens.com Launches, Featuring Enhanced Pharmacy, Health, Photo and Mobile Options

RidgewaterEquity.com Free Fundamental Sector & Market Research on BIG, HNZ, MCK, WSM, UNM and MED

Walgreen Co. Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings of 44 Cents Per Diluted Share; Results Include 3 Cents Per Diluted Share of Restructuring Costs

Fitch Ratings Affirms McKesson's IDR at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Craneware, Inc./

Craneware Announces Fiscal Year-End Results ; Craneware Experiences Record 68% Growth in Contracted Sales From Previous Year

GHX Working With Hospitals and Suppliers to Enable Use of Industry Standard Location and Organization Identifiers in Transactions and Compliance With GLN Sunrise Date ; GHX Assisting With Pilots, Transaction Guides, User Groups and Development of Services

StockPreacher.com Issues Trading Outlook for American Scientific Resources Inc.

CDC Expands Existing Vaccine Distribution Partnership with McKesson to Include H1N1 Flu Vaccine

StockPreacher.com issues Trading Outlook for Nephros Inc.

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