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Good News For Health Care Reform...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:54:58 GMT

But bad news for the American press. Ezra Klein and Stan Collender pile on to David Broder. Each day the Washington Post publishes David Broder is another day of humiliation for serious journalists working for the Post, for Newsweek, etc.--and also a day of humiliation for all those working for Stanley Kaplan Test Prep. Stan Collender: What Is David Broder Thinking?: David Broder has a column in today's The Washington Post that I find close to incomprehensible. First he says that[More...]

Daily Highlights: 10/30/09

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:25:15 GMT

Asian Stocks rise as earnings, Japan jobless data, stoke growth optimism.Bank of Japan keeps benchmark rate at 0.1%, stops buying corporate debt.Dollar falls for fourth month against Euro, US growth aids risk demand.Japan central bank forecasts 3 years of deflation as it ends emergency credit steps.[More...]

Bloomberg Wins BusinessWeek

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:09:44 GMT

After several rounds of bids by various private equity firms and publishers, Bloomberg ultimately emerged as the winner in the race to acquire struggling BusinessWeek magazine.[More...]

Generating A Robust Recovery

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:56:53 GMT

Officially, the Great Recession may be coming to an end, but it will leave in its wake historically high unemployment and a host of other serious economic problems. How will policy-makers promote a robust, employment-led recovery that will lay the foundation for strong, long-term growth? Meeting this challenge requires both the will to continue investing in families hard hit by the recession despite growing budget deficits and the skill in crafting the right mix of policies to ensure that this recovery - unlike the last one - will bring significant numbers of new jobs and rising[More...]

WSJ: Banks Profit From US Guarantee

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:11:25 GMT

Thank you Wall Street Journal for actually putting a number to this FDIC guarantee. I have mentioned many times that our financial oligarchs (which apparently now include General Electric (GE)) are benefiting in a massive way from the FDIC backstopping their debt. I just never had a number. I have been chuckling to myself after troubled bank after troubled bank - including our lovely Citigroup (C) extols they are able to raise money. First with the FDIC guarantee, and then lately without. Look oligarchs - I could take someone with FICO 300 (does it go that low?) and she can raise money as long as the[More...]

Profitable Gannett Still Priced For Bankruptcy

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:19:55 GMT

The publisher of USA Today and many other publications reported second quarter results this morning that easily topped estimate. Gannett Co. (GCI) was expected to post earnings per share of $.36, but the actual results came in 10 cents ahead of those projections. Gannett has not beaten estimates by this wide margin in quite some time. Revenue was slightly lower than expected; sales slumped to $1.41 billion or a decline of 18% from a year ago. In addition, the company also revised an earlier write-down upward, and this combined with the earnings beat propelled the stock higher by nearly 30%. Make no mistake, the problems in the newspaper industry are real and quite serious.[More...]

Newsflow Slows Ahead of Earnings Season

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:48:46 GMT

There is somewhat of a lack of newsflow this morning, and it is likely to stay that way until earnings season kicks off later this week when Alcoa (AA) reports. Healthcare is the only sector positive today. The Washington Post reports that hospitals have agreed to contribute $155 billion over 10 years towards covering the cost of healthcare for those who are uninsured. Energy stocks are the weakest on another drop in oil prices, now down below the $63 level. In other news, President Obama mentioned that a second stimulus package could be a [More...]

FDIC Troubled Bank List Now 305

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:03:26 GMT

Every quarter when I post this I get the question of "where are the names of the troubled banks" so let me preface this post by saying - the names are not disclosed. That is on purpose. The FDIC does not want you to run to banks on their list and withdraw money because that is how a troubled bank seals its fate. Second, let us be clear - without the US taxpayer supporting their operations Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C) would of been farther along than "troubled". The fact that these 2 NEVER made the list despite hundreds of billions of government support among the two tells you all you need to know about this list. Last year (Aug 26, 2008: FDIC Troubled Bank List) I was making the[More...]

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings And Investment Ideas

Tue, 26 May 2009 18:52:28 GMT

Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway filed its first quarter 13-F with the SEC last week. From the filing, you may find a few investment ideas from where Buffet is putting his money, as noted by Morningstar. At the end of the first quarter, Berkshire holds a total of 41 stocks in its equity portfolio, with American Express (AXP), Coca Cola (KO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Kraft Food (KFT), Procter & Gamble (PG), US Bancorp (USB) and Wells Fargo (WFC) being the largest holdings. Company

The decision announced Tuesday comes as the Washington Post Co. is trying to cut the losses in its slumping newspaper division.

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Good News For Health Care Reform...

Daily Highlights: 10/30/09

Bloomberg Wins BusinessWeek

Generating A Robust Recovery

WSJ: Banks Profit From US Guarantee

Profitable Gannett Still Priced For Bankruptcy

Newsflow Slows Ahead of Earnings Season

FDIC Troubled Bank List Now 305

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings And Investment Ideas

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