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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...]

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...]

How To Profit From The 'Next' Dubai

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:51:42 GMT

The Dubai World default is a matter of only $60 billion – mere peanuts when compared to other elements of the global financial crisis. It’s thus of concern only to those silly enough to invest in real estate there (and the European banks foolish enough to finance it.) For the rest of us, it is a useful reminder that sudden collapses don’t really come out of nowhere – they can be foreseen, and smart investors can plan for them.[More...]

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:07:00 GMT

Changes to the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also affect the S&P/ TSX Capped Composite Index.
Stocks added to or removed from the S&P/ TSX Composite Index will also be added to or removed from the appropriate Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector index.
S&P/TSX 60/COMPLETION INDEX CHANGES - SEPTEMBER 2009

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Lawsuit seeks to block permits for mine

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:44:00 GMT

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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:17:00 GMT

Changes to the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also affect the S&P/ TSX Capped Composite Index.
Stocks added to or removed from the S&P/ TSX Composite Index will also be added to or removed from the appropriate Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector index.
S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX - JUNE 2009 - QUARTERLY REVIEW

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Pebble Lays Out 2009 Plans, Aims for Permits in 2010

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:48:00 GMT

Mar. 27--Companies working on the large Pebble gold-copper mine near Illiamna have cut project development spending to $59 million because of a difficult world economy, but hope to increase the budget to $70 million later this year if conditions improve.
"The level of commitment we're seeing for Pebble this year, in a period of global economic downturn, demonstrates the commitment to move this project forward," John Shively, CEO of the Pebble Partnership, a joint venture company formed to develop the project, said in a statement.
The budget is down considerably from last year's $140 million, and $80 million from from 2007.

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Pebble Prospect's Foes, Fans Testify at Hearing: SENATE RESOURCES: Don't Judge Project Yet, Backers Say.

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:47:00 GMT

Mar. 1--Alaska lawmakers this year are beginning to look deeper into the massive, controversial Pebble project.
"It's an all or nothing question," Rick Halford, a former state Senate president who opposes Pebble, said in testimony Friday at a Senate Resources Committee hearing.
The committee held the hearing to get an update on Pebble from both proponents and foes.

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Pebble Mine Construction Now Estimated at $6 Billion

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:47:00 GMT

Oct. 19--Construction costs for the proposed Pebble mine have topped $6 billion, the president of the company that would develop the project told the Alaska Support Industry Alliance Oct. 9.
Pebble is a copper-gold-molybdenum deposit located about 18 miles north of Illiama.
John Shively, CEO of the Pebble Partnership, the mine development company, told the Alliance that the project also requires a 95-mile road to a new port that would be built on the west side of Cook Inlet.

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PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on B2Gold Corp., UAL Corp., Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., Groupe Aeroplan Inc. and Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:48:00 GMT

PicksThatMove is pleased to bring investors special situation stocks which have a high potential for price appreciation.
B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO), $1.40, +0.04, 2.94%, as an exploration company focuses on acquisition, exploration and development of interests in precious metals properties.
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (AMEX: NAK), $8.60, +0.78, 9.97%, managed to close just 0.01 shy from its high yesterday of $8.61 after reaching a low of $7.85 during the day.

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Skygold Introduces Incoming Director

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:49:00 GMT

Skygold Ventures Ltd. ("Skygold" or the "Company")(TSX VENTURE: SKV) is pleased to announce that Ian Watson is to be appointed to the Board of Directors of Skygold.
From 1982 until 1985 Mr. Watson was Chairman and founder of Centennial Minerals Ltd, a public gold mining company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Mr. Watson was Chairman & Managing Director of Galahad Gold PLC from 2003 to 2008.

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Standard & Poor's annonce des modifications aux indices canadiens S&P/TSX

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:12:00 GMT

TORONTO, le 12 juin /CNW/ - Les services indiciels canadiens de Standard & Poor's apporteront les modifications suivantes aux indices indiques ci-dessous par suite de l'analyse trimestrielle de l'indice compose S&P/TSX. Ces modifications entreront en vigueur a l'ouverture des marches le lundi 22 juin 2009.[More...]

33 Alaska Community Groups Receive Pebble Fund Grants Totaling $1 Million - PR Newswire

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:26:00 GMT

VANCOUVER, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. announces that the Pebble Fund for Sustainable Bristol Bay Fisheries and Communities, established by the Pebble Limited Partnership last year, will dispense its first $1 million in grants to 33 successful applicants this spring.[More...]

33 Alaska Community Groups Receive Pebble Fund Grants Totaling $1 Million - CNW

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:25:00 GMT

VANCOUVER, April 9 /CNW/ - Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX: NDM; NYSE Amex: NAK) announces that the Pebble Fund for Sustainable Bristol Bay Fisheries and Communities, established by the Pebble Limited Partnership ("PLP" or the "Pebble Partnership") last year, will dispense its first $1 million in grants to 33 successful applicants this spring.[More...]

US$59 Million Work Program to Prepare Pebble Project for Permitting

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:25:00 GMT

VANCOUVER, March 19 /CNW/ - Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX: NDM; NYSE AMEX: NAK) announces that the Pebble Limited Partnership ("PLP" or the "Pebble Partnership") Board of Directors has approved a US $59 million budget and work plan for 2009, with the potential for supplemental spending up to a total of US $70 million, to be spent towards completing a Prefeasibility Study and preparing the Pebble Project for permitting in 2010.[More...]