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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...]

Tech Talk From McMillan

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:45:07 GMT

"Nothing has changed to unseat this liquidity-driven rally," says options expert Larry McMillan. In The Daily Strategist, he eyes the technical side of the market and some new trading ideas.[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...]

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:15:14 GMT

It sure looks like gold is going to close above $1,200 an ounce today in New York. And large open market purchases from central banks in China, India and Russia are only helping the price surge more. (Just one year ago, some of these same central banks were actually selling gold in an attempt to fill an annual 10,000-ton supply gap.)[More...]

When economy rebounds, temp job market is first to know

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:48:00 GMT

Temporary employment is seen by many as a leading indicator of labor demand, and this post-recession recovery is no different.
Though the jobless rate in Illinois is at a 26-year high and climbing, agencies in Bloomington-Normal say the local temp business has picked up after hitting rock bottom in early 2009.
"They're still dealing with an uncertain situation," said Ken Poirier, owner of Abbey Placements in Bloomington.

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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

Tech Talk From McMillan

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

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

When economy rebounds, temp job market is first to know

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jim Gallagher column: Investing gets even less certain as economy snails upward

Monsanto draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny

Monsanto speeds seed plans, reassures investors

Monsanto speeds seed plans, reassures investors

World crop experts meet in St. Louis

Nuke Workers Would Qualify for Benefits, Compensation Under Legislation

Taff: Ag a Minor Energy Player; Nuclear Option on Table

Business Highlights

Yum Brands, Monsanto, Family Dollar big movers

ADM Receives $24.8 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Develop and Commercialize Advanced Biofuels

Ridgewater Equity Completes Analytical Study of Equities Within Financial & Basic Materials Sectors

Monsanto Shares 2010 Guidance, Outlook For Roundup(R) ; CFO Carl Casale Discusses Strength of Seeds and Traits Business and Reaffirms 2009 EPS Guidance

Monsanto Company Completes Divestiture of Sunflower Assets

Zwijnaarde 28 August 2009 - Devgen (Euronext: DEVG) Reports 2009 Half Year Results

Syngenta CEO Expresses Commitment to Bringing Technology and Agronomic Knowledge to African Farmers

StockPreacher.com Issues Technical Trading Overview for Converted Organics Inc.

Monsanto Is on the Verge of a Technology Explosion, Executives Tell Investors at Annual Field Event

Monsanto Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Terry Crews to Retire

StockPreacher.com Issues Trading Outlook for Converted Organics Inc.

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