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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...]

Growth Scares

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:08:19 GMT

We didn't expect yesterday's comment regarding synchronization of markets during swoons to be so timely with most stock markets around the world down 3-10% today. We'll claim the "shark-in-the-water" syndrome where one often doesn't see anything but there is an uncomfortable feeling that perhaps prudence would dictate some time on the beach.[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...]

15 European Banks Now Have Assets Larger Than Their Domestic Economies, Versus 10 Pre-Crisis

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:39:38 GMT

It appears just as in the US, where "the big 4" financial oligarchs now dominate, gave become even "too bigger to fail" post crisis and make a farce of "8000 competitors"....[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...]

Baird to open brokerage office in SouthPark area: Landrum Henderson Jr. to head financial firm's move into wealth management market.

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:46:00 GMT

Dec. 5--Robert W. Baird & Co., a Milwaukee-based financial services firm, has hired a Charlotte brokerage veteran to open a new wealth management office here.
Henderson said he expects to bring on as many as 15 financial advisers in the next six to nine months as the firm expands its wealth management presence in the Carolinas.
The move adds to Baird's growth in North Carolina.

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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

Growth Scares

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

15 European Banks Now Have Assets Larger Than Their Domestic Economies, Versus 10 Pre-Crisis

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

Baird to open brokerage office in SouthPark area: Landrum Henderson Jr. to head financial firm's move into wealth management market.

Evening Standard, London, market report column

Reckitt's takeover war chest

Whistle-blower may reap billions

2 charged with running $190M Ponzi scheme: U.S. regulators bring down the hammer on money managers pitching a suspect currency investment.

2 charged with running $190M Ponzi scheme

Top price on Lloyds shares in record UK rights issue

Weak economy clouds holiday shopping forecast

Economy grew 4.8% in latest quarter: But future hazy as stimulus steps dry up

14K come clean about off-shore accounts

MetroPCS Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

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

UBS announces conversion of Class A Non-Voting Shares into common shares

Alex Dolgonos converts Class A Non-Voting Shares of Unique Broadband Systems, Inc. into common shares

MetroPCS Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

UBS Reports a Second Quarter Loss of CHF 1.4 Billion; Quarter-End BIS Tier 1 Ratio of 13.2%

MetroPCS to Offer Limited Edition Mister Cartoon Designed Handset

MetroPCS Announces Enhanced Services That Pack More Value

The Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes Files Arbitration Claim Against UBS On Behalf of Retirees for Losses Sustained in Structured Warrants -- UBS

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. to Host 2nd Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

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