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Overly Leveraged Private Equity Deals Add to Unemployment and Deepen Recession

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:51:00 GMT

By Shah Gilani Contributing Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report The once booming business of private equity faces an uncertain future. What’s not uncertain, however, is that many... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets. But Money Morning lets you move first. [More...]

2008 Q2 Portfolio Holdings: Bruce Berkowitz, Bob Rodriguez & Mohnish Pabrai

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:03:00 GMT

In their 13F-HR filing for Q2 2008, Bruce Berkowitz and his cohorts at the Fairholme Fund continue their shift from energy into healthcare: Fairholme opened huge (relative) positions in Pfizer (PFE), Forest Labs (FRX) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH). The UNH position echos Seth Klarman’s endorsement. I don’t follow the pharma industry too closely but (...)[More...]

United Rentals: update

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT

The tender offer has been oversubscribed and as a result the company prorated the buyout to all tendered shares, so each investor who tendered their shares sold a prorated 37.5% of tendered quantity. They have purchase 37.5% of my shares at the minimum au[More...]

Close of my Hedge

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:24:04 GMT

I have two updates concerning two of my positions. My put on the S&P I have decided to close my put option on SPY @ $4.35 per contract, my original cost was $3.6, a 20% gain in less than two months. The SPY was 139 when I purchased the option and 130 when[More...]

United Rentals: Recap Opportunity

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:56:59 GMT

United rentals (URI) began a modified Dutch Auction today. A dutch auction is an auction in which an item is initially offered at a high price that is progressively lowered until a bid is made and the item sold. In this case URI indicated that they will b[More...]

Confidence In The Fed

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:10:02 GMT

Good morning. The markets are preparing for a lower open amid rising oil prices and hawkish comments regarding inflation risks from Fed Chairman Bernanke. Weakness in Asian markets and a widening trade gap have also contributed to the negative premarket b[More...]

Periodicals Wrap-Up for Thursday, June 5th

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:33:42 GMT

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Dollar Smile, Global Decoupling, Oil Super Spike and Yields

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:35:44 GMT

When I first posted about the Dollar Smile Theory in January 2008, there were no obvious signs of economic weakness in Europe. Sure a bank or two had stumbled, but the economic numbers stilled looked robust.[More...]

Market Knows No Boundaries

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:33:24 GMT

Ok, let's start with Fannie.[More...]

Hedge Fund Masters 2008...Everyone Loves Qualcomm

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:41:21 GMT

Feeling a little contrarian today? Seth Klarman is, and he is buying some beaten down SLM with a full third of his portfolio. . .The 13Fs are arriving and below I update the two tracking portfolios.(For background on this approach, check out

"Everything," Seemann told The Providence Journal last week, "is a little bit bigger in Texas than it is in Rhode Island."

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Overly Leveraged Private Equity Deals Add to Unemployment and Deepen Recession

2008 Q2 Portfolio Holdings: Bruce Berkowitz, Bob Rodriguez & Mohnish Pabrai

United Rentals: update

Close of my Hedge

United Rentals: Recap Opportunity

Confidence In The Fed

Periodicals Wrap-Up for Thursday, June 5th

Dollar Smile, Global Decoupling, Oil Super Spike and Yields

Market Knows No Boundaries

Hedge Fund Masters 2008...Everyone Loves Qualcomm

R.I. Stimulus Advisers Get Down to Work

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column: Stimulus Law Lifts Pensions, Paychecks

Job Prospects Grim for R.I. Grads

Commission to Consider Plat, Zoning for New Hotel

Financial Service Jobs Drop in Rhode Island

United Rentals Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

United Rentals Acquires Industrial Rental Company in Ohio

United Rentals, Inc. Second Quarter Conference Call and Audio Webcast Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) Dial-in numbers: 866-793-1344 Toll Free: 703-639-1315

United Rentals Announces Pricing of $500 Million of Senior Notes

United Rentals Announces $300 Million Senior Notes Offering

United Rentals Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

United Rentals, Inc. First Quarter Conference Call and Audio Webcast Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (ET)

United Rentals Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results

United Rentals, Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Conference Call and Audio Webcast Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) Dial-in numbers: Toll Free: 866-225-2976; Other: 703-639-1127

United Rentals Names Jonathan Gottsegen as General Counsel

Form 4 Alvarez Jose B For: Aug 03 (10K)

Form 4 Wimbush Lawrence Keith For: Jun 12 (10K)

Form 4 PASSERINI FILIPPO For: Jun 12 (10K)

Form 4 BRITELL JENNE K For: Jun 12 (10K)

Form 4 UNITED RENTALS INC /DE For: Jun 12 Filed by: GRIFFIN BOBBY J (10K)

Form 4 Alvarez Jose B For: Jun 12 (10K)

Form 4 Papastavrou Jason D For: Jun 12 (10K)

Form 4 MCKINNEY JOHN S For: Jun 12 (10K)

Form 4 KNEELAND MICHAEL For: May 15 (10K)

Form 4 Papastavrou Jason D For: May 15 (10K)