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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...]

GM’s Search For CEO Won't Likely Be Part Of The 'Old Guard'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:02:28 GMT

The circumstances surrounding the resignation of General Motors (NYSE: GRM) Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson are still unclear. But it’s likely that whoever succeeds Henderson will no doubt have a turnaround plan more compatible with that of the company’s board, and will likely come from outside of GM’s ranks.[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...]

New money infuses new life into Xata stock

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:48:00 GMT

Dec. 5--The stock of Xata Corp. rose nearly 12 percent Friday, to $2.80 per share, on news that it has secured $30 million in new equity capital, is planning a $20 million acquisition and has achieved improved performance in fiscal 2009.
In an interview, Xata CEO Jay Coughlan said Technology Crossover Ventures and Trident Capital, an existing investor, have invested $30 million to acquire more than a third of the company in a private deal at $3 per share.
The investment will fuel Xata's $20 million cash-and-stock acquisition of Canada-based Turnpike Global Technologies, a fleet-management system that Coughlan said will allow Xata to work with fleets of 100 or fewer trucks.

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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

GM’s Search For CEO Won't Likely Be Part Of The 'Old Guard'

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

New money infuses new life into Xata stock

Web ad group launches privacy education campaign

Bing, CEOs invited to jobs forum: 6 from Michigan expected in Washington for Obama talks on jump-starting hiring

A tiny Texas plane maker says exports make jobs soar

Key dates in history of National Broadcasting Co.

A look at Comcast's changes over the decades

Business Highlights

Department of Labor study finds no health hazards in courthouse

AT&T, Verizon end lawsuits over cell ads

AT&T ends lawsuit over Verizon Wireless ads

Modavox Releases Management Letter to Shareholders

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Qwest Communications International Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., AT&T Inc., Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. and Ecometals Limited

USA Technologies Sends Letter to Shareholders

Intec Audited Results for the Year Ended 30 September 2009

Nuance Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Results

WebVisible Q3 Report Reveals New Trends in Local Interactive Marketing

CORRECTING and REPLACING Pantech Makes an Impact at AT&T

Ditech Networks Reports Financial Results for the Three and Six Month Periods Ending October 31, 2009

Dell Confirms Smart Phone Plans; Announces China Mobile and Claro as First Supporting Operators

Flickr from Yahoo! Selects Snapfish by HP as Its Preferred Partner for Global Photo Printing and Gift Fulfillment

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