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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...]

Sector Snap: Some lodging price targets raised

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:50:00 GMT

NEW YORK - A Goldman Sachs analyst boosted the price targets of some lodging companies Tuesday, citing slowing supply growth and an uptick in demand.
Supply growth also began to wane during the economic downturn, as hotels looked for ways to reduce expenses and avoid oversupply.
Kent increased Marriott International Inc.'s price target to $33 from $27.79 and lifted Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. to $43 from $35.

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Hotel companies climb after economic news

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:51:00 GMT

CHICAGO - Shares of U.S hotel chains climbed Friday after a series of economic reports showed the recession may be drawing to a close and gave investors hope the hard-hit industry will see occupancy rates climb.
Early in the day, federal data showed that employers sharply scaled back layoffs in July.
Shares of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. climbed $3.32, or 12.7 percent, to $29.45 in afternoon trading.

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Business This Week - May 4 2009 1:55AM

Mon, 04 May 2009 05:50:00 GMT

THIS WEEK sees the release of the new Finance Bill for 2009, but commentators do not expect much improvement on the budgetary front.
Results : Qiagen; Estee Lauder.
Indicators : EU Commission publishes economic forecasts; US construction spending (Mar) and pending home sales (Mar); Italian PPI (Mar).

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Orient-Express Hotels Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:49:00 GMT

Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Summary
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. , owners or part-owners and managers of 50 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise properties operating in 25 countries, today announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.
The net loss from continuing operations for the period was $2.6 million (loss of $0.04 per common share) compared with net earnings from continuing operations of $21.3 million ($0.50 per common share) in the second quarter of 2008.

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StreetInvesting.Com Free Research on WMB, ANN, LDK, GVA, EQR and OEH

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:18:00 GMT

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Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. Second Quarter 2009 News Release and Conference Call

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:28:00 GMT

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. will release its second quarter earnings on Wednesday August 5, 2009 after the market closes and will host a conference call for the investment community on Thursday August 6, 2009 at 10.00 am ET . Conference ID: Orient-Express.[More...]

Mitchell C. Hochberg Appointed to the Board of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:12:00 GMT

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. , owners and operators of 50 deluxe leisure properties in 25 countries, today announced that Mitchell C. Hochberg has been elected to the Board of Directors at the Company's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 5, 2009.[More...]

Orient-Express Hotels Sells Lapa Palace Hotel, Lisbon

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:56:00 GMT

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. , owners or part-owners and managers of 51 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise properties operating in 25 countries, today confirmed that it has sold its Lisbon hotel, Lapa Palace, to a private Portuguese investor for EUR29.4 million, .[More...]

Orient-Express Hotels Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

Wed, 06 May 2009 21:50:00 GMT

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. , owners or part-owners and managers of 51 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise properties operating in 25 countries today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.
The net loss for the period was $14.6 million (loss of $0.29 per common share) on revenue of $91.0 million, compared with a net loss of $4.3 million (loss of $0.10 per common share) on revenue of $119.9 million in the first quarter of 2008.

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Orient-Express Hotels Announces Pricing of Common Share Offering

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:15:00 GMT

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. , today announced the pricing of its public offering of 22,500,000 Class A common shares at a price of $5.75 per share. The Company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 3,375,000 shares to cover over-allotments, if any. Subject to customary conditions, the offering is expected to close on or about Monday, May 4, 2009.[More...]