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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...]

Raters Under Review

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:54:34 GMT

The rating agencies have to review their quality control procedure after all the legal hassles they have faced recently. A bill has been placed in the U.S. Senate to review the functioning of the rating agencies. But it is expected that it will be rendered ineffective by the time it reaches the President, and only a part of the problem will be addressed. ? Rating agencies such as Fitch, Moody’s Investor Service (MCO), Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, and A.M. Best have recently come up against some strong criticism. This led to the Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act (RATE) of 2009, which was introduced in May. The bill has been referred to the Senate committee, but has not yet been passed. As per the new bill, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be empowered to monitor the functioning of the rating[More...]

Has The Housing Market Really Hit Bottom Or Is It Headed For Another Collapse?

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:50:00 GMT

A rash of positive housing data has given some analysts hope that the housing market has bottomed and an economic recovery is underway. But the soaring unemployment and rising mortgage rates could lead to a double-dip plunge for the housing market.[More...]

Wall Street Declines As Commodity Shares Drop, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Tumbles

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:47:45 GMT

US stocks finished lower on Wednesday as investors were spooked by steep fall in commodity shares. Shares also retreated on mixed earnings report and economic data.[More...]

Jobless rate spikes, casting doubt on recent recovery

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:50:00 GMT

WASHINGTON _ The nation's unemployment rate jumped to an unexpected 10.2 percent in October, throwing 190,000 more Americans out of work, raising questions about whether the budding economic recovery will endure, and confronting President Barack Obama with a politically explosive new challenge.
And many economists predicted it would go higher still in coming months.
Some 15.7 million workers now have no jobs, the government said in releasing its monthly unemployment report, and an estimated 5 million more are working fewer hours and drawing smaller pay checks than they were before the country fell into the worst recession in a generation.

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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

Raters Under Review

Has The Housing Market Really Hit Bottom Or Is It Headed For Another Collapse?

Wall Street Declines As Commodity Shares Drop, General Electric (NYSE: GE) Tumbles

Jobless rate spikes, casting doubt on recent recovery

What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent

Jobless rate hits 10.2 percent and is forecast to climb higher

Congress extends jobless benefits to record levels

Congress extends jobless benefits Legislation adds up to 20 more weeks of payments

Unemployment soars to 10.2 percent faster than expected

Economist: R.I. recovery will lag

Now, small banks suffer, but no bailout for them

Moody's Confirms the A1 Ratings of the Notes Issued By Thor Asset Purchase

Now, small banks suffer, but no bailout for them

Gramercy Capital Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Fortis Earns $36 Million in Third Quarter of 2009

Aviva Announces Q3 09 Interim Management Statement

Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Announces Earnings and Financial Update

Fresenius Medical Care Reports Strong Third Quarter and Nine Months Results; Improved Guidance for 2009

UBS Reports a Third Quarter Loss of CHF 564 Million, Impacted By Accounting Charges of CHF 2,150 Million

West Fraser Announces Third Quarter Results

Constellation Energy Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

CORRECTING and REPLACING Willis Group Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

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