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Looking At The Dollar, Treasuries, And Dubai

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:54:38 GMT

On Wednesday, I discussed the action in the Dollar, and mentioned that a weakening USD would lead to a rising stock market. I also posted some monthly charts, suggesting the longer-term technical picture makes this a logical point for a significant pullback. It appears that the Dollar breakdown on Wednesday may have been a false move, as nervous US traders looked to avoid holding the currency over the long holiday weekend. This morning the major news relates to debt problems in Dubai:[More...]

Seven 5-Star Stocks From Berkshire's Latest Portfolio

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:31:39 GMT

Burlington Northern was just one of several purchases Berkshire has made lately.[More...]

AIG to Repay Taxpayer Bailout

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:50:04 GMT

Moody's Investor Service (MCO) analysts said on Monday that American International Group Inc. (AIG) will probably have the ability to fully repay the bailout money and buy back much of the government's stake in the company as it continues to stabilize its core insurance operations and progress on its restructuring plan.[More...]

Earnings News : EXPE, NEM, FTE, FSLR, CVX, AEP, ODP, XRAY, MCO, ORLY, AGN, SII, APA, PNW, PPL, WMGI, MWW, IRM, DNB

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:47:00 GMT

Expedia’s (EXPE) third quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 15 cents. Revenue beat by 2.8%.[More...]

GDP Notes - In Depth

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:08:06 GMT

Senior strategist Dirk van Dijk, CFA has issued notes on this morning's GDP numbers. These notes will be published in two separate blogs -- Growth Rates and Contributions to Growth. The recession is over![More...]

Moody's Techniques Deeply Flawed

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:01:13 GMT

Moody’s allegedly hastened the credit crisis earlier in the decade by assigning top ratings to mortgage-backed securities that deteriorated later. Moreover, it is being probed by regulators worldwide, with several ongoing reviews in Europe for rating a European debt product, constant proportion debt obligations (CPDOs), at a higher-than-merited AAA.[More...]

Record Credit Card Defaults Signals A Weaker Recovery

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:38:09 GMT

According to reports from Moody’s (MCO) Investors Service, credit card delinquencies surged to record levels in August. In the first increase of charge-off rates since the rally began in March, credit card issuers wrote off 11.49% of uncollectible consumer debt compared to 10.52% in July. Also loans more than 30-days past due also rose to 5.8%. Moody’s report also suggests that charge off rates are not likely to peak until mid-2010, as unemployment continues to strain many consumers budgets.[More...]

Economy Out Of The Woods?

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:35:06 GMT

After almost a year of initiating the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), a lot has improved with respect to the economic crisis.[More...]

The Credit Rating Firms Are Running Scared – It’s About Time

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:09:52 GMT

When it comes to the U.S. credit crisis, we’ve all heard the numbers. The stock market decline wiped out $7 trillion in shareholder wealth. It forced the federal government to commit to $11.6 trillion in bailout programs and stimulus spending. And it’s led to the longest U.S. downturn since the Great Depression.[More...]

Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio changes for 2Q 2009

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:53:08 GMT

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) just posted its 13-F filing with the SEC, which lists changes in its stock positions. Buffett initiated a new position in medical technology company Becton[More...]

The decade: Many bubbles, many busts

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:47:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ From Enron to Madoff, bear markets to financial crises, bubbles to bailouts, jobless recovery to double-digit unemployment _ this has been an economically brutal first decade for the new millennium.
It has stirred calls to dust off New Deal designs.
It seems now that all those zeros on our new calendars were trying to warn us about the encroaching fleet of financial Hindenburgs.

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Looking At The Dollar, Treasuries, And Dubai

Seven 5-Star Stocks From Berkshire's Latest Portfolio

AIG to Repay Taxpayer Bailout

Earnings News : EXPE, NEM, FTE, FSLR, CVX, AEP, ODP, XRAY, MCO, ORLY, AGN, SII, APA, PNW, PPL, WMGI, MWW, IRM, DNB

GDP Notes - In Depth

Moody's Techniques Deeply Flawed

Record Credit Card Defaults Signals A Weaker Recovery

Economy Out Of The Woods?

The Credit Rating Firms Are Running Scared – It’s About Time

Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio changes for 2Q 2009

The decade: Many bubbles, many busts

Jobless rate drops slightly to 10%

U.S. unemployment rate falls; job losses improve

U.S. unemployment rate falls, job losses improve

Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC

Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC

Obama's jobs summit faces worst statistics since WWII

Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC

Obama puts renewed focus on job creation

How to spur job growth? Obama will ask the experts

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company

Tirex Arranges $1.57 Million in Financing With EBRD

Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company

LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. as of September 30, 2009

Western Asset High Income Fund Inc. as of September 30, 2009

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. as of September 30, 2009

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund as of September 30, 2009

Western Asset Income Fund as of September 30, 2009

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. as of September 30, 2009

Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend on its 6.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock (NYSE-RMT.pra)

Form 4 MOODYS CORP /DE/ For: Sep 29 Filed by: MCKINNELL HENRY A (10K)

Form 4 WULFF JOHN K For: Oct 01 (10K)

Form 4 ANDERSON BASIL For: Oct 01 (10K)

Form 4 Duffie Darrell For: Sep 10 (10K)

Form 4 ANDERSON BASIL For: Sep 10 (10K)

Form 4 BUFFETT WARREN E For: Sep 01 (10K)

Form 4 BUFFETT WARREN E For: Jul 20 (10K)

Form 4 ANDERSON BASIL For: Jun 10 (10K)

Form 4 MCDANIEL RAYMOND W For: May 06 (10K)

Form 4 MCDANIEL RAYMOND W For: May 04 (10K)