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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...]

Yahoo, Verizon: Our Spy Capabilities Would Shock You

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:21:28 GMT

Every now and then, ordinary citizens can glimpse the breadth and depth of the surveillance infrastructure erect to monitor us. In the last few days, Americans have had such an opportunity, thanks to privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian, a doctoral student at Indiana University.[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...]

Most Active Stock Options December 2, 2009 & Trading Activity

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:37:30 GMT

The top ten most active stock option contracts traded today were: Pfizer (PFE) December 18 put OptionsPowerShares QQQ (QQQQ) January 43 Call OptionsPowerShares QQQ December 44 Put OptionsNike (NKE) January 45 Call OptionsPowerShares QQQ December 45 Put OptionsPfizer December 19 put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR (SPY) December 110 Put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR March 110 Put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR June 104 Put OptionsS&P 500 SPDR[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...]

Senator John Kerry out million$: Study: Senator lost one-third of fortune amid economic crisis

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:46:00 GMT

Dec. 5--THE NATION'S RICHEST SENATOR -- the Bay State's own John Forbes Kerry -- has been knocked down a few notches after seeing his fortune sliced by one-third by the fiscal meltdown that ripped down Wall Street.
The Boston Democrat's staggering losses dropped him from first to third among the wealthiest senators, trailing Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)
and Mark Warner (D-Va.)

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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

Yahoo, Verizon: Our Spy Capabilities Would Shock You

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

Most Active Stock Options December 2, 2009 & Trading Activity

Unemployment Struggling To Turn A Corner As Job Losses Mount In November

Senator John Kerry out million$: Study: Senator lost one-third of fortune amid economic crisis

Verizon leaves quarterly dividend unchanged

St. Petersburg Times, Fla., Mark Albright column: FiOS subscribers can be an HSN couch potato

NL County home sales stall in October: Uncertainty over jobs at casinos and Pfizer defy statewide trend

OPINION: Eminent Domain: These Grinches Aren't Bringing Christmas Back

These Grinches Aren't Bringing Christmas Back

Morning biz update: Comcast buys NBC, energy tax credits scaling back, home prices still falling

Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review

Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC

Comcast to buy controlling stake in NBC Universal

Mintz Levin Intellectual Property Practice Represents Protalix in $60 Million Licensing Agreement with Pfizer Inc.

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

Business Roundtable to Announce Fourth Quarter CEO Economic Outlook Survey Results

NASDAQ OMX to Host Director Education Conference in Collaboration With Dow Jones; Exchange Furthers Commitment to Director Education "The High Performance Director: Navigating 2010"

Seven More Washington Communities Approve Verizon FiOS TV Franchise Transfers to Frontier Communications

Fitch: Robust Cash Flow Continues to Benefit U.S. Tobacco Industry in 2010

Flamel Technologies Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results; Additional New Projects; Cash Increases from $45.1 to $48.8 million

Trading Outlook for BioElectronics Corporation Issued by StockPreacher.com

InSite Vision Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Paladin Reports Record Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Form 4 PFIZER INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: SUSMAN SALLY (10K)

Form 4 PFIZER INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: RINGO WILLIAM R (10K)

Form 4 PFIZER INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: RICCIARDI NATALE S (10K)

Form 4 PFIZER INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: READ IAN C (10K)

Form 4 PFIZER INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: MACKAY MARTIN (10K)

Form 4 PFIZER INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: KINDLER JEFFREY B (10K)

Form 4 PFIZER INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: Lewis-Hall Freda C (10K)

Form 4 PFIZER INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: CANGIALOSI LORETTA V (10K)

Form 4 PFIZER INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: DAMELIO FRANK A (10K)

Form 4 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS For: Nov 27 Filed by: Tauke Thomas J. (10K)