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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...]

Factorized Power for Leading Computers Unveiled at Supercomputing 09

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:47:00 GMT

Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) announced today its exhibition at Supercomputing 09 of large scale Factorized Power(TM) systems used in IBM(R) next generation high performance computing platforms.
"Vicor seeks to be the 'power behind the green'," says Steve Oliver, VP of Marketing and Sales for V-I Chip.
He continues, "IBM's POWER6(R) supercomputers holding three of the top 10 positions on the TOP500 list (TFLOPS), as well as its Blue Gene(R)/P supercomputers holding five of the top 10 positions on the Green500 list (MFLOPS/Watt), are powered by V-I Chips.

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Vicor Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2009

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:48:00 GMT

ANDOVER, MA -- -- 08/04/09 -- Vicor Corporation today reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009.[More...]

Vicor Corporation Conference Call Notification

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:56:00 GMT

ANDOVER, MA -- -- 07/17/09 -- Vicor Corporation today announced the investor conference call, relating to the Company's results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 and other business and financial matters relating to the Company, will take place on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time .[More...]

Hart-Boillot Public Relations Expands Business-to-Business Client Roster

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:55:00 GMT

Hart-Boillot, an advertising and public relations agency specializing in clean- and high-technology, medical, and higher education markets, today announced its appointment as public relations agency-of-record for Venyu and PRQA, two companies immersed in the business-to-business technology industry.
Venyu and PRQA join a growing list of companies choosing Hart-Boillot to deliver media relations and brand development services.
With headquarters in Boston and the UK, PRQA is a worldwide leader in the assessment of software quality through automated source code analysis and development process improvements.

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Vicor Corporation Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2009

Tue, 05 May 2009 20:58:00 GMT

Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.
The net loss for the quarter was primarily due to a pre-tax charge of $3,098,000 for the cost of severance and other employee-related costs in connection with the Company's previously announced plan to reduce its workforce, which was completed in January 2009.
Backlog at the end of the first quarter of 2009 was $52,068,000, as compared to $52,724,000 at the end of 2008.

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Vicor Corporation Conference Call Notification

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:55:00 GMT

ANDOVER, MA -- -- 04/27/09 -- Vicor Corporation today announced the investor conference call relating to the Company's results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 and other business and financial matters relating to the Company, will take place on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time .[More...]

Vicor Corporation Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2008

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:57:00 GMT

ANDOVER, MA -- -- 03/10/09 -- Vicor Corporation today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.[More...]

Next Inning Technology Research Updates Outlooks for Semitool, National Semiconductor, Vicor, and Wave Systems

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:51:00 GMT

Next Inning Technology Research , a subscription service focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has published a series of reports updating outlooks for Semitool , National Semiconductor , Vicor , Wave Systems , and more.[More...]

Vicor Corporation Conference Call Notification - Mar 5 2009 12:25PM

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:07:00 GMT

ANDOVER, MA -- -- 03/05/09 -- Vicor Corporation today announced the investor conference call relating to the Company's results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008 and other business and financial matters relating to the Company, will take place on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time .[More...]

Vicor Corporation Announces Work Force Reduction and Dividend Suspension

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:57:00 GMT

ANDOVER, MA -- -- 01/14/09 -- Vicor Corporation today announced an indefinite suspension of its semi-annual dividend and a plan to reduce its work force by approximately six percent.[More...]