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  • Lewis to Consider Postponing Retirement

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:29 pm
    BofA CEO Kenneth Lewis said he would consider postponing his retirement if directors need more time to find a successor or smooth the transition to the next CEO.

  • SkyTeam Willing to Invest More in JAL

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:15 pm
    Richard Anderson, chief executive at Delta Air Lines, said the SkyTeam alliance of global carriers would be willing to invest more than $1.02 billion into ailing Japan Airlines as it tries to cement a trans-Pacific partnership.

  • TD, Lawyer Sued in Ponzi Case

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:10 pm
    Investors contend a high-profile Florida attorney orchestrated a claim-sharing fraud with the help of TD bank's U.S. unit and several accomplices.

  • Regulators Close Florida Bank

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:08 pm
    Florida regulators closed Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida in the 124th U.S. bank failure.

  • Ohio AG Sues Credit Raters

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm
    Ohio's attorney general filed suit against ratings agencies Standard Poor's, Moody's and Fitch, alleging they provided misleading ratings in exchange for money.
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    WSJ.com: Markets

  • Negative T-Bill Rates, but the Panic Is Gone

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:37 pm
    Treasury-bill rates are hovering near zero, and in some cases even turned negative—levels unseen since the peak of the financial crisis last year. But it isn't panic sending investors to the safety of short-term government debt. Instead, investors who have reaped huge returns from stocks and corporate bonds this year are parking some money in bills that will tide them over until next year.

  • ECB Takes Step Toward Crisis Exit

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm
    The European Central Bank announced its first active step to unwind the stimulus measures it has used to support the financial sector since the global crisis last year.

  • No Harvest Swoon: Soybeans Rise

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:15 pm
    Export demand buoys prices, but some say dollar is artificial prop.

  • More Stocks May Not Make a Portfolio Safer

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:12 pm
    Not putting all your eggs in one basket is the most basic principle of investing. It also may be the hardest to get right.

  • TD, Lawyer Sued in Ponzi Case

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:10 pm
    Investors contend a high-profile Florida attorney orchestrated a claim-sharing fraud with the help of TD bank's U.S. unit and several accomplices.
 
 
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  • Ron Paul Defends His Plan for Fed Oversight

    By CYRUS SANATI
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:26 pm
    Defending himself against critics, Representative Ron Paul of Texas played down concerns on Friday that his amendment to give Congress sweeping new oversight powers over the Federal Reserve would compromise the central bank's political independence.

  • Hershey Considers a Counterbid for Cadbury

    By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    Hershey is considering bidding for Cadbury, a proposal that would top the $16.7 billion hostile bid from Kraft, people briefed on the matter told DealBook on Friday.

  • Morgan Stanley Reaches Deal on Barclays Loan

    By DEALBOOK
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:24 am
    Morgan Stanley is handing over Crescent Real Estate Equities to Barclays Capital, winning forgiveness of a $2 billion loan that financed its acquisition of the real estate business in 2007.

  • BofA's Ideal Chief: the One Who's Leaving?

    By CYRUS SANATI
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:02 am
    Richard X. Bove, the outspoken bank analyst, believes that the best person to lead Bank of America is the man who's leaving the chief executive post.

  • CF Claims 3 Seats on Terra's Board

    By CYRUS SANATI
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:48 am
    CF Industries announced Friday that all three of its nominees were elected to the board of rival fertilizer maker Terra Industries, potentially ending an 11-month takeover battle.
 
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  • Successfully Executing the Optimal Exit Strategy

    peterh
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:49 pm
    Part 1 of 7: The Challenge In advising business owners during this past year, I have seen, firsthand, how unforgiving the market has become. In one case, rather than wait to sign an LOI, a seller invested in audited financial statements simply to increase the odds of being shortlisted. In another, a business owner accepted the buyer’s premise that a full-price deal required that he stand behind his projections in the form of a significant contingent payment. Is the “unforgiving market” just the recession, or a reflection of a long term reality? “Boom-er Bust” I read daily about the…

  • Are You Overleveraged But Too Undervalued to Sell?

    johnh
    13 Nov 2009 | 10:44 am
    Mezzanine Debt Today’s economy has put many private companies in a tight spot.  Companies end up with too much bank debt as business volume and profits contract.  But lower earnings mean that company owners who would have been ready to sell their companies now can’t do it because they end up with too little after paying off their banks. So, how can you reduce your bank debt, improve your cash flow, and stay tough while you wait for the outside economy and your earnings to recover?  One answer is mezzanine debt. Mezza-what?  Mezzanine debt gets the name because it’s half way between…

  • Transparency in Earnings

    jimz
    19 Oct 2009 | 10:38 am
    Not Just For Big Companies Recently, I was asked to speak to a group of CEOs of mid-sized companies regarding EBITDA and its importance to them as business owners. Several questions from the group centered on what I will loosely call “tax avoidance” and “tax deferral” practices commonly employed by owners of privately held companies. The questions focused upon the impact of these practices on the value of a business. The common theme from the audience was, “buyers understand owners do not want to pay taxes and they are willing to adjust for these practices.” I reminded the group…

  • Business Valuation: Continued!

    leec
    30 Sep 2009 | 2:50 pm
    Another look at “Valuation: Getting the Right Price When Selling Your Business”, an article by Gary Parker. I think Gary has done an excellent job of summarizing the valuation process. However, I feel that he and many others that have written about “valuing” your company have made the explanation too complicated or mysterious. This writing is an attempt to simplify the explanation of this process and to provide a conclusion that hopefully gives potential clients more comfort that professional “intermediaries” like CFA can provide very reasonable estimates of what their company…

  • Management Buyouts: An Optimal Investment and Exit Alternative

    jpb
    21 Sep 2009 | 12:48 pm
    Middle Market investment banking activities felt the effects of the financial crisis.  M&A deal volume for the middle market fell 39 percent in 2008 compared to 2007 and has fallen even further into 2009.  The harsh credit markets have left their mark on the middle market.  The average deal value in Q1 2009 was $64.1 million, down from $93.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2007.  The decrease in average deal size can be accredited to conservative valuations due to the added risk and limited debt funds available.  The incentive for an owner or principals to sell their business has…
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  • Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury: source

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:17 pm
    PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

  • Cautious optimism as job losses slow

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some areas.

  • Black Friday deals may not signal retail comeback

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened but even more bargain hungry customers cross their thresholds.

  • U.S. Q3 seen revised down on widening trade deficit

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:08 pm
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit worsened and companies still aggressively cut inventories, a Reuters survey predicted.

  • Rio's Cloud Peak down in debut, others fare better

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:57 pm
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors bet on growth in the IPOs of a Chinese hotel chain and an online education company on Friday, but were less enthusiastic about a spin-off of mining giant Rio Tinto.
 
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  • Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations (AP)

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pm
    For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.

  • Ex-Vivendi CEO: I made mistakes but never misled (AP)

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:35 pm
    Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks.

  • Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens (AP)

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:19 pm
    Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market. Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. suggested that an economic recovery could be uneven.

  • Small Florida bank shuttered, 124th this year (AP)

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:13 pm
    Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.

  • Americans save more but earn less as rates fall (AP)

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pm
    The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money. Interest rates are sinking to near zero for the first time since last year's financial meltdown, dampening spending as Americans earn less on their bank deposits and investment accounts.
 
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  • GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:29 pm
    Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

  • Publisher says buyer emerges for Ariz. paper

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:08 pm
    The publisher of the East Valley Tribune in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa said Friday that a buyer has made an offer that would keep the paper and its Web site in business.

  • More ethics rules issued for NC treasurer workers

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm
    State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations.

  • Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:38 pm
    Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.

  • UConn: Merger with Hartford Hospital not feasible

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:36 pm
    University of Connecticut officials say a plan to merge the UConn Health Center in Farmington with Hartford Hospital is unlikely to win official approval.
 
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    TARP Results Blog

  • GMAC Hoping Geither Still Wearing "Sucker" Name Tag

    Matt
    27 Oct 2009 | 4:42 pm
    GMAC, already the recipient of $12.5 billion in cash and $7 billion in loan guarantees from the US Treasury is looking to land another $3 to $5 billion from taxpayers that the government would hold as preferred stock, according to the Wall Street Journal. Most of us can appreciate the difficulty of being in the business of providing car loans at a time like this -- fewer people are buying cars (except during the "Cash for Clunkers" period), and those who want to buy cars are less likely to pass the now more rigorous screening process.  Most people are hanging onto cars longer, and,…

  • Car Czar Writes off $20 Billion Given to GM - It's a Start

    Matt
    22 Oct 2009 | 4:29 pm
    Steven Rattner, the man appointed "car czar" by President Obama, suggested at a speech given to the Brookings Institution that the $50 billion in bailout money given to GM is now probably only worth $30 billion.  However, it isn't really $30 billion.  It's more like 1% of $30 billion.The shares of what used to be GM now closed today at about 63 cents per share, less than one-half of their value in May.  The current market cap of what used to be GM (now called Motors Liquidation) is $388 million.  60% of that is $232 million. Let's point out that what the taxpayer…

  • Treasury "Failed" in AIG Bonus Hearings

    Matt
    14 Oct 2009 | 10:27 am
    In testimony today before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the special inspector general for the TARP program gave the Treasury Department -- and Timothy Geithner's management -- a failing grade, according to the Wall Street Journal. "This was a failure of communications, a failure of management," special inspector general Neil Barofsky testified.   Associated Press states that Barofsky testified that "Geithner is 'ultimately responsible' for regulators failing to rein in massive bonus payments..." You can read about the AIG bonus payments at one of our prior…

  • Creating Second Class Banks

    Matt
    13 Oct 2009 | 5:11 pm
    I've struggled over the past few weeks on the issue of the "pay czar", Kenneth Feinberg, of the federal government having the opportunity to structure the compensation of the highest-ranking people in the firms who have received, or will receive, US bailout money.  Europe is also in the process of putting similar limitations in place.After careful deliberation, I must say that this concept -- not just the execution -- is wrong, and for many reasons, the most important of which is that it creates a second-class of company in an otherwise free market environment competing for…

  • Ken Lewis Agrees to Leave Bank of America at Year End

    Matt
    30 Sep 2009 | 9:02 pm
    The public story is that Ken Lewis, Bank of America's CEO, has chosen to retire from the bank at the end of the year.  The underlying story is probably much more salty.Lewis has been with the bank for 41 years, being from all accounts an exemplary executive until the last several years.   He has been at the helm while disaster after disaster struck.  Destruction of shareholder wealth?  Absolutely, as the current stock price has finally climbed back to 1996 prices -- yes, anyone who bought shares in the from 1996 to 2008 has...lost...money.  Taking on business risks that are too…
 
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  • Black Friday Doorbuster Deals

    Alexis Stodghill
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:56 am
    Filed under: News, Coupons, SavingsBlack Friday Doorbuster Deals are designed to get people into stores early in the morning on that fateful day. As you were planning to get to stores early anyway to take advantage of Black Friday 2009 deals, what is the purpose of doorbuster deals? Doorbuster deals are really just another way for stores, such as Target and Walmart, to cut their pricing and get you to spend. So which Black Friday Doorbuster Deals are for you? Let's take a look.At Gamestop: "GameStop is opening at 6am on Black Friday featuring a few doorbuster deals, including console bundles…

  • Health Care Bill Update, Congressional Black Caucus & Oprah: Business News

    Alexis Stodghill
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:32 am
    Filed under: Personal Finance, News, The Economy, Banking, Credit Card, Budget, Education Black Caucus Stalls Finance Overhaul In one of the clearest examples of how the weak economy is overtaking Obama administration priorities, the Congressional Black Caucus forced the House to shelve its revamp of financial-sector regulation for two weeks. [The Wall Street Journal]Oldest Black Newspaper Marks 125th Year With Gala For 1,250 GuestsThe Philadelphia Tribune, the nation's oldest and the Greater Philadelphia region's largest newspaper serving the African-American community, will celebrate its…

  • Funeral Cost Management: How to Bury on a Budget

    Boyce Watkins, PhD
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:25 am
    Filed under: Personal Finance, Dr. Boyce Money Funerals are never fun. They are emotionally draining and you are forced to endure the shock of knowing that your loved one will never be back in your life. In addition to the emotional devastation, you have to deal with the financial burdens of paying for someone to be buried. We all know that funerals are not free or cheap, and the last place you want to be cheap is when it comes to burying the person you love. But there are ways you can keep the cost down. They say you can't take the money with you, but someone who doesn't plan for their death…

  • Unemployment, Bailout Program & Foreclosures: Top News Trends

    Alexis Stodghill
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:32 am
    Filed under: Careers, The Economy, Housing, Mortgage, Banking, Credit Card Activist Calls For Boycott Of Non-Black Owned Beauty Supply Stores Although he has less notoriety and less fame, professor and black activist Devin Robinson has started a national boycott of non-black owned beauty supply stores to send a message. The message he hopes to send is one of equal treatment, one of fair distribution and one that can ultimately pump millions of dollars back into the black community. [Hip Hop Wired]One Million Will Lose Unemployment Benefits In JanuaryOne million people will stop receiving…

  • Black Friday Sales 2009: Get the Most From Leaked Ads and Deals

    Alexis Stodghill
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:35 pm
    Filed under: Personal Finance, Coupons, Savings, Budget The Black Friday Sales for 2009 are almost here! Do you have a plan for getting the most out of Black Friday? For 2009, the sales seem to be better than ever as more and more stores are using the Internet to promote their Black Friday Sales for 2009 weeks in advance of the day. How can you best take advantage of Black Friday 2009 sales? And are the deals in the ads that have been released the best available? Black Voices is here to help you make a plan to help you make the most of Black Friday 2009 sales.First of all, you want to look at…
 
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  • The Christmas credit crunch: Greedy finance firms push interest rate towards 40% - Daily Mail

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pm
    Daily MailThe Christmas credit crunch: Greedy finance firms push interest rate towards 40%Daily MailThe American-owned finance giant said the rises were to reflect the higher risk of certain customers and 'market conditions'. But there are concerns that and more »

  • Finance is key to Copenhagen talks: Norway PM - Reuters

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:02 am
    Finance is key to Copenhagen talks: Norway PMReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The key to successful climate talks in Copenhagen next month will be making sure rich countries fund greener and more »

  • Mass. finance chief criticizes 'risky' budget move - The Associated Press

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:08 am
    WHDH-TVMass. finance chief criticizes 'risky' budget moveThe Associated PressAdministration and Finance Secretary Jay Gonzalez told the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Friday that Wall Street credit agencies recently reaffirmed Massachusetts, unions agree to cost cutsReutersall 76 news articles »

  • US Senate Finance Focuses On China In Treasury Nominee Hearing - Market News International

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:59 am
    Air AmericaUS Senate Finance Focuses On China In Treasury Nominee HearingMarket News InternationalWASHINGTON (MNI) - As the Senate Finance Committee considered the nominations of three senior Treasury Department appointments Friday, the US's policies Grassley: Nominees are lax on complianceGovExec.comAnother Nominee's Tax Troubles Irk Sen. GrassleyWall Street Journal (blog)Grassley Criticizes Handling of Obama NomineesCQPolitics.comIowaPolitics.com (press release) -ISRIA -Reutersall 231 news articles »

  • Russia's VEB prepared to finance AvtoVAZ -Ifax - Reuters

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:12 am
    Russia's VEB prepared to finance AvtoVAZ -IfaxReutersMOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Russian state development lender VEB is prepared to finance the investment programme of Avtovaz (AVAZ. and more »
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  • Refinancing Your Home Loan

    Charles
    18 Nov 2009 | 7:22 am
    Refinancing involves taking out a new home loan to pay off an existing one. Refinancing is done primarily for two reasons: to save money through a lower interest rate, or to exchange a property’s equity for cash. Say you have an adjustable rate mortgage and mortgage rates are beginning to rise. Refinancing (ideally to a fixed rate) would be the most sensible course of action as this would allow the borrower to avoid the high monthly payments associated with higher interest rates, as well as allow the borrower to move to a lower-risk loan. This can be a good idea regardless of what kind of…

  • How to fix bad credit?

    Charles
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:28 am
    People with bad credit often face difficulties in every phase of life when they are looking for any new credit from potential lenders. There are ways to improve the credit ratings and you need to take positive actions and change your attitude towards money. Here are some good tips on the road to debt recovery. The first thing that you need to do is to order a latest credit report from the credit bureau. Look for any inaccurate items on your credit copy and get it fixed immediately with the credit grantor or the credit bureau. You need to take immediate actions because inaccurate items…

  • Credit repair is within your power

    Charles
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:21 am
    A number of people are falling behind in their monthly payments to different creditors because of the rising costs in gas, food and also due to increasing unemployment. With the recent stressed economy, many people are finding hard to make ends meet. They are continuously missing their monthly payments, thereby causing havoc in their credit report. Although credit repair can be quite a challenging job, but it’s not at all impossible as many people think so. There are legal law firms that specialize in credit repair services and improve your credit ratings. If you are getting late on your…

  • Falling into the CIC Triple Advantage Scam

    Charles
    29 Oct 2009 | 7:46 am
    The CIC Triple Advantage Scam has stirred up a scene with regard to faulty credit reports. The company and its other aliases — freecreditreport.com, and creditreport.com, and Experian Free Credit Report — have been extorting money from those who registered on the online services the company offers; mainly, a supposedly free credit check to people who wish have a copy of the report. Little did everybody know that they were in for quite an extremely inconvenient surprise. I am one of the victims who got duped by the CIC Triple Advantage Scam. The biggest mistake I made was not to do…

  • Understanding the Mortgage Forgiveness Act

    Charles
    14 Oct 2009 | 7:50 am
    There are many of us who do not have adequate knowledge about the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act that allows taxpayers to eliminate up to $2 million of mortgage debt on their principal residence in 2007, 2008 or 2009. Mortgage forgiveness is quite a familiar term in the real estate market. Due to a person’s financial problems, when a mortgage lender has agreed to accept less than the full amount of the debt, the difference between the amount payable and the amount accepted is “forgiven”. When the mortgage lender has agreed to waive off a certain portion of the loan, they will send…
 
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  • How much longer can gold rise?

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:25 pm
    As the precious metal continues to soar, naysayers abound. But a few things need to happen before the yellow fever cools off.

  • Toyota, safety group squabble over ratings

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm
    The automaker objects to being left off a list of the safest vehicles, saying the exclusion is 'extreme and misleading.' The tester defends its methods.

  • Give one good gift this year

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pm
    Instead of burying a loved one with lots of smaller, not-so-special gifts, why not pool your resources with other folks to buy a truly memorable present? 9 ideas.

  • What's to hate about Starbucks

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm
    An empire built on airs, the company has begun shunning its own image for hipper garb. But its big new style is decidedly down-market.

  • 13 ways to buy gift cards for less

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:27 pm
    Gift cards, a timeless and easy way to spread your love, are even better when you can nab them for half price -- or less. And the recipients will never know.
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  • Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:27 pm
    The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. The... Barack Obama - Sarah Palin - Fort Bragg - United States - United States Army

  • CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm
    A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department says Charles Hersel was arrested Wednesday in a sting operation at a... Ventura County California - Thousand Oaks California - California - United States - Counties

  • Publisher says buyer emerges for Ariz. paper

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:09 pm
    The publisher of the East Valley Tribune in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa said Friday that a buyer has made an offer that would keep the paper and its Web site in business. Publisher Julie Moreno told Tribune staffers that Irvine, Calif.-based Freedom... Business - East Valley Tribune - Phoenix Arizona - Mesa Arizona - Phoenix

  • More ethics rules issued for NC treasurer workers

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm
    State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations. The rules come after former chief investment officer... Ethics - Business - Treasurer - United States - Society and Culture

  • Beckham has bone bruise but expects to play

    By TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:41 pm
    Los Angeles midfielder David Beckham said Friday he'll need an injection in his right ankle to reduce pain and allow him to play in Sunday night's MLS Cup final against Real Salt Lake. Beckham has a bone bruise in his ankle that's been bothering him for some... David Beckham - Real Salt Lake - Los Angeles Galaxy - Los Angeles - MLS Cup
 
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  • Expect tightening from the FHA

    Post
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    For the past several years, the Federal Housing Administration has been the go-to financing resource for cash-strapped home buyers who can't come up with a big down payment. It has zoomed from barely a 3 percent market share to nearly 30 percent of home-purchase loans. But now, wildly popular...

  • Condos' reserve funds deserve more scrutiny

    Benny L. Kass
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    If you plan to buy into a condominium association -- or if you already own and plan to refinance the mortgage -- you should be aware of the new rules published by the Federal Housing Administration.

  • Real Estate Matters: There's more than the rate to consider in a refinance

    Ilyce R. Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Mortgage interest rates below 5 percent, combined with the recent extension and expansion of the home-buyer tax credits, give buyers a unique opportunity to purchase a home. But if you have enough equity in your property, it may also be a great time to lock in a lower interest rate and refinance...

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    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  • Ohio AG sues credit agencies for public pensions

    STEPHEN MAJORS
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:07 pm
    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The three major credit ratings agencies gave mortgage-backed securities unjustifiably high ratings in return for lucrative fees, losing at least $457 million for five Ohio public employee pension and retirement funds, the state's attorney general alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday.
 
 
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  • Toyota, safety group squabble over ratings

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm
    The automaker objects to being left off a list of the safest vehicles, saying the exclusion is 'extreme and misleading.' The tester defends its methods.

  • How long can Social Security last?

    18 Nov 2009 | 5:12 pm
    At the current rate, the system could be operating in the red in just a few years and exhaust its trust fund by 2037. Meanwhile, reform seems more difficult than ever.

  • Foreclosure or bankruptcy: What to do?

    18 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pm
    If you find yourself behind on your mortgage, either route may seem like the wrong direction. But your choice will have a big impact. Here's how to make the right one.

  • The new money-for-life retirement plan

    16 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm
    Forget the recommended 4% annual drawdown of your nest egg. This strategy creates both guaranteed income and growth potential.

  • The case against retirement

    16 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am
    The Age of Retirement is over, and a new social revolution is afoot: A majority of boomers expect to earn a paycheck in retirement, and that's a good thing.
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  • Treasury prices fall, yields inch off lows

    Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:10 pm
    Treasury prices mostly fell Friday, pushing their yields higher. Yields on short-term bills hovered near their lows of the year.

  • State jobless rate declines, bucking trend

    Robert Gavin, Globe Staff
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:04 pm
    The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped last month for the first time in two years, and job losses slowed - signs the state’s beleaguered job market may be stabilizing.

  • More college-bound students express willingness to help pay burgeoning costs

    Humberto Cruz
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:54 pm
    Listen up, parents, would-be parents, and grandparents who want to help: The best time to start saving for a child’s college education is as soon as Mommy is pregnant. The best way to do it is as a family, with the children contributing what they can.

  • Beverly Hospital, site in Danvers losing jobs

    Robert Weisman, Globe Staff
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:47 pm
    Pressed by growing uncertainty in the health care industry, Northeast Hospital Corp., parent company of Beverly Hospital and an outpatient affiliate in neighboring Danvers, said it has eliminated 22 jobs in an effort to become leaner and more efficient.

  • Microsoft-Pure alliance is no threat to the iPhone

    Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:09 pm
    Remember when Microsoft Corp. seemed unbeatable, like the New England Patriots with a 17-point lead?
 
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  • Hershey bid for Cadbury more likely

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:23 pm
    A $17 billion offer by the Pennsylvania chocolatier -- reportedly being encouraged by its trust -- could start a bidding war with Kraft.

  • CB Richard Ellis Block 37 receiver

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    In a major setback to its urban ambitions,Joseph Freed and Associates LLC lost control of the long troubled Block 37 project just as the first stores prepared to open.

  • Muscle cars pull out of McCormick Place

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:54 pm
    A muscle car show announced Friday it is leaving McCormick Place, but not for Las Vegas or Orlando.

  • Local builders group files for Chapter 11

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:41 pm
    With its membership pinched, the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago.

  • Motorola buys wireless tech unit

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:42 am
    Motorola's Home & Networks division announced Friday its second acquisition this week, buying the iDEN business of a Redmond, Wash.-based technology company.
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  • Complaints against airlines fall sharply

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Critics say it does not reflect better service but the frustration of passengers so fed up they're not filing them. Congress is pushed to adopt a passengers' bill of rights. After hearing Jim Engle of Sierra Madre talk about the headaches he and his wife endured on a round trip from Burbank to Detroit on American Airlines this summer, you might be surprised to hear that the country's airlines continue to get great marks in customer service.

  • Happy feat in strappy heels

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:21 pm
    On a dare, an entertainment reporter steps into the shoes (and sultry zebra dress) of a 'Dancing With the Stars' contestant. In a grueling test of stamina and nerves, she discovers her inner shimmy. Eight hours of practice and an utter lack of common sense have brought me here, poised to descend 19 steep steps to the ballroom floor of "Dancing With the Stars."

  • Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:13 pm
    NEW YORK -- Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market.

  • Candy Spelling stands firm with the nation's most expensive home listing

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:36 pm
    The widow of TV producer Aaron Spelling can afford to be patient for someone to bite at the $150-million asking price for her 56,500-square-foot Holmby Hills mansion. Eight months ago when Candy Spelling, widow of legendary TV producer Aaron Spelling, put her 4.7-acre residence in Holmby Hills up for sale, the $150-million listing price raised more than a few eyebrows.

  • California jobless rate climbs to 12.5%

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:11 am
    Employers added 25,700 workers to their payrolls in October even as the unemployment rate rose from 12.3% in September. Still, the state has the nation's fourth-highest jobless rate. Employers in California added jobs to their payrolls in October, the first signs of good news in the employment market for over a year, even as the state's unemployment rate ticked higher.
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  • Hershey weighs $17bn bid for Cadbury

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:24 pm
    The charitable trust that controls Hershey has encouraged the US confectioner’s management to pursue a $17bn bid for Cadbury, topping Kraft Foods’ hostile $16.2bn offer

  • Barnier set to win EU financial role

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm
    Michel Barnier, former French foreign minister, is set to be put in charge of the EU’s single market, in a contentious move that followed a night of political horse-trading over top jobs in Brussels

  • Arrests made in €10m match-fixing probe

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm
    Police and sport officials have dismantled a criminal ring suspected of unprecedented match-fixing and betting in European professional football

  • A suburban salesman

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm
    The K1 affair: In detaining Helmut Kiener, German prosecutors have provoked much intrigue over the hedge fund operator with big banks as clients but a history of regulatory run-ins

  • Closing credits roll for Oprah

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:05 pm
    A tearful Oprah Winfrey said she had decided ‘after much prayer and months of careful thought’ that the Oprah Winfrey Show would finish in 2011
 
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  • Jon & Kate Plus 8 Legal Battle: Will New Documents Damage Jon's Case?

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:56 pm

  • Lady GaGa Becoming This Generation's Madonna

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:46 pm
    WASHINGTON -- Few music stars have had the immediate impact of Lady Gaga. Over the past year, her debut CD, The Fame, has produced four Number One Billboard Pop Songs chart hits: Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Paparazzi - surpassing the previous record of three charttoppers achieved by Ace Of Base, and Avril Lavigne....

  • Top Super Model Found Hanged

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:23 pm
    PARIS - South Korean model Daul Kim has been found dead in Paris, a spokesman for the South Korean Embassy in the French capital said Friday, confirming a story in the Korea Times. The 20-year-old Kim was found hung in her Paris flat by friends, spokesman Lee Seung Yoo told the German Press Agency dpa, but he denied media reports that police have definitely ruled that she committed suicide....

  • Twilight: The 'Bad 'Moon' Rising

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:23 pm
    Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Chippendale werewolves. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is the further adventures of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), the Romeo and Juliet of the semiliterate vampire romance novels by Stephenie Meyer....

  • How to Cook a Happy, Healthy, Thanksgiving Turkey

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:56 pm
    It's Thanksgiving again, time for good pilgrims to be grateful, expressing gratitude for the year's bounty and blessings. And time for bad pilgrims to eat their weight in the magnificent table spread of holiday favorites....
 
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  • Enforcing Tax Laws Works. Go Figure.

    Smithee
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am
    Earlier this Fall, the IRS was offering an amnesty program for offshore tax cheats to come forward and admit their wrongdoing, thereby getting a more lenient punishment. Nearly 15,000 Americans who knew they were cheating came forward and admitted their bad behavior. From Reuters: While IRS officials were still analyzing the amount of offshore assets declared in the amnesty program, Shulman said, “we are talking about billions of dollars coming into the U.S. Treasury” from the new disclosures. This is not the end of the story. Combining these (perhaps) brave souls to the 4,450…

  • Ben Stein Offers Four Lessons From the Recession

    Flexo
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    The United States must be approaching the end of the recession when economists begin offering their retrospectives. Even if the data are pointing to an end to the recession, in technical terms, the economy is a long way from recovery. Just look around at the people out of work. Even those who have maintained their jobs are finding it difficult to qualify for mortgages, keeping the real estate industry itching for more handouts like the extension to the home buyers’ tax credit. And some economists are not convinced that the worst is over. We may be in the lull of a double-dip recession.

  • Living It Up… At the Library?

    FruGal
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Over the next couple of weeks, six finalists will be auditioning for the opening of “staff writer” at Consumerism Commentary. Each will be providing two guest articles to share with readers. After the six writers have shared their guest articles, readers will have an opportunity to provide feedback before we select the staff writer. This article is presented by FruGal, a consultant for a prominent online educational program. From the time I was a little girl, I can remember making regular trips to my local library. The sights, smells, and sounds are still with me as if it were…

  • Put Your Finances on Cruise Control, But Stay Alert

    Flexo
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    My Honda Civic has an option for cruise control. Unfortunately, most of my driving currently takes place on the New Jersey Turnpike and local highways during rush hour and construction, so I rarely have an opportunity to activate this feature. In the slim occasion I find myself driving on a deserted country road, I activate the cruise control and sit back, letting the car’s computer maintain my speed. I like to imagine cruise control is an auto-pilot device, so I can relax, close my eyes, and wake upon arrival. If you’ve ever driven with cruise control, you’ll know it is not…

  • How To Do Your Holiday Shopping Through Rebate Sites

    V.C. McGuire
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Over the next couple of weeks, six finalists will be auditioning for the opening of “staff writer” at Consumerism Commentary. Each will be providing two guest articles to share with readers. After the six writers have shared their guest articles, readers will have an opportunity to provide feedback before we select the staff writer. This article is presented by VCMcGuire, a regular contributor to the New York Times and other publications. I hate shopping. A lot. I have been known to buy the wrong thing, for the wrong price, just to get out of the store. Buying gifts is the worst.
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  • Doing the ‘Right’ Thing – A Topic That Will Not Die

    JLP
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am
    Just watched this video clip on Larry Winget’s facebook page: Regardless of what the guy does, he’s in deep doo doo. He paid $340,000 (financing $272,000) for a house that is now worth between $120,000 and $140,000. He can afford the payment but is still thinking about walking away since the purchase is no longer in his favor. I wish I had more details regarding his situation but I don’t. That one advisor who talks about the after-tax cost of the mortgage makes some sense in that the true cost of the mortgage is less than this guy thinks it is. Still, using a current value…

  • Addressing a Dave Ramsey Fan’s Comment

    JLP
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm
    My old Dave Ramsey posts regarding comparisons between the 15-year and 30-year mortgage still receive comments from time to time. This afternoon I noticed the following comment (on this post) that I want to address: In the comparison above the amount in savings is only listed for the 30 year mortgage. Where does this number come from? Multiplying $458 times 180 (months) come to $82440. Nonetheless, one really important peice is missing. If I am in the 15 year category, and I just paid off my last payment of $1696. How’s about I save $1696/mo for 15 years and then let’s compare savings…

  • Advice for a Reader with a Really Bad Car Loan

    JLP
    12 Nov 2009 | 8:15 am
    I received this email yesterday: Hello, I am recently divorced and I recently filed bankruptcy and discharged. I needed transportation so I had to take what I could get under my circumstances. This is what I got which is not too good, but I needed something. Loan $23,108.93 APR 19.50% 72 months Payment $546.84 which will make my total of payments $39,372.48 Should I double (or more) up on payments and try to get this paid off sooner? Should I make my payments for awhile (2 years) to build up my credit and then try to get a better loan? Should I put the extra money into some type of account to…

  • Taxation of Dividends

    JLP
    11 Nov 2009 | 11:47 am
    BG left the following comment on one of my previous posts: “JLP won’t like me saying it, but even the ultra-rich play this game where their “income” (dividends & investments make up the majority of their income) is only taxed at 15%, whereas I’m in the 25% bracket. That is their gain, my loss.” The reasoning for this is simple: dividends are taxed at the corporate level and again at the individual level. That’s why they are taxed at a lower percentage at the recipient level. If the “ultra rich” are getting all of their income from dividends and…

  • Some Pleasant News: The Social Security Wage Base Is Not Increasing for 2010

    JLP
    11 Nov 2009 | 9:39 am
    I was doing some work on the family budget for 2010 and looked up income subject to Social Security taxes in 2010 on the SSA website. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the income subject to social security taxes is not increasing in 2010. That means the amount subject to social security taxes is going to stay at $106,800, leaving the maximum an individual pays into social security at $6,621.60 (twice that when the employer’s amount is included). Of course, this also means that recipients are not getting a raise this year.
 
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  • Effect of Foreclosure, Short Sale, and Bankruptcy on Your Credit Score

    Nickel
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm
    Have you ever wondered what kind of impact a foreclosure, short sale, or bankruptcy would have on your credit score? Well, wonder no more… According to a recent report from VantageScore Solutions, which is a credit scoring company created by the “big three” (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion), here’s what you can expect: Short sale = 120-130 points Foreclosure = 140-150 points Bankruptcy = 355-365 points Apparently loan modifications, where late payments and penalties are rolled into the mortgage balance, can actually have a small beneficial impact on your credit…

  • DIY Garage Kayak Racks: Fast, Frugal, and Effective

    Matt
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    Today I want to share with you one of my recent home projects… Frugal and effective DIY garage kayak racks. As I’ve continued down the path of voluntary frugality, I’ve gotten more and more interested in DIY projects of all kinds. Whether or not you’re handy around the house, most frugal homeowners eventually jump on the DIY bandwagon. Benefits of doing it yourself You control the quality. When you do it yourself, you’re in complete control of the quality of workmanship. I know some folks are very particular, and others who just want to hurry up and get it done.

  • Lending Club $25 Bonus Reminder

    Nickel
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    This is just a quick note to remind you that the good folks at Lending Club are still offering a $25 signup bonus just for opening a Lending Club account. Here’s how it works… 1. Visit Lending Club using a link in this post 2. Open and activate a lender account 3. The $25 will be automatically deposited in your account shortly thereafter That’s it. Note that there are some eligibility requirements for opening a Lending Club account (must be 18, certain states excluded, etc.), but those should quickly become apparent when you click through. *Note: The signup page won’t…

  • Coupons are a Waste?

    Nickel
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:53 am
    I recently ran across an interesting letter to the editor in Time Magazine, and thought it would make good fodder for discussion. For background, this letter was written in response to an article by Joel Stein titled “The Week of Living Cheaply.” Here’s an excerpt from the letter: “Coupons are the worst kind of junk mail and a terrible waste of paper in our green economy — never mind the time waster they are in the saving, sorting, filing and waiting at the checkout counter. Think of the p.r. coup for the company that announces, “No more coupons!” I,…

  • How to Save Money on Pet Care

    Laura
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:22 am
    Last month was a bit of an adventure with our seven year old cat. He ran away (something he’s never done) and we were worried sick. Once we got him back, we spent some money on keeping him healthy. In addition to taking him to the vet for a check up, we also got him updated on his rabies shot. I couldn’t have imagined the true costs of being a pet owner when we first adopted him. I thought it would be cheap and easy to take care of an animal, but that’s not always the case. If you’re thinking of adopting a pet, please read this article. It’s my hope that pets get…
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  • CurbedWire: A Tree Grows in Westwood (on a Roof), Granite Park Place Party

    Curbed Los Angeles
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:24 pm
    WESTWOOD: A Curbed family member passes on a photo of a palm spotted atop a building south of Wilshire, east of Veteran--it appears to be growing out of roof of a multi-level apartment complex. Also, giant hands are hovering... ...

  • EaterTastings: Soho House Loses Plan For Pool, Silverton Likes Burgers, Bouchon Opens In BH

    Curbed Los Angeles
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:20 pm
    The latest dish from Eater LA, Curbed's hedonistic eating and drinking blog... WEST HOLLYWOOD: Eater updates us on the incredibly slow progress of Soho House (pictured) atop the Luckman Building on Sunset (and after plenty of neighbor opposition). According to... ...

  • Police: Gang Was Killing People For Fat, Attempting To Sell It To Cosmetic Companies [Dubious]

    Consumerist
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:18 pm
    Police in Peru say that they've caught a group that was allegedly killing people and harvesting their fat to sell to Europeans who wanted it for cosmetics. The Independent points out that human fat is readily available from liposuction, should anyone want it, and that it doesn't really do anything special for your skin. Police however, maintain that they've busted just one of several "international criminal network[s] trafficking human fat". "We have broken up a criminal organisation dedicated to trafficking bodily fluids and human fat," said local police commander Angel…

  • How would you help this 25-year-old woman with her budget?

    CreditBloggers
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:06 pm
    Ramit Sethi of the terrific blog I Will Teach You Yo Be Rich has a semi-regular feature called The Money Diaries in which he posts a diary written by an anonymous person who has personal finance problems. They are an... ...

  • The Top 100 Safest US Banks

    Trader's Narrative
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pm
    Guest post by Robert Prechter The following article is an excerpt from Robert Prechter’s Elliott Wave Theorist. For more information from Robert Prechter on bank safety, download his free report, Discover the Top 100 Safest U.S. Banks. Perhaps the single greatest reason for the unbridled expansion of credit over the past 50 years is the existence of [...] ...
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  • Did Semitool CEO have to say goodbye to planes for deal to happen?

    Michelle Leder
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:07 am
    Earlier this week, Applied Materials (AMAT) announced that it was acquiring Semitool (SMTL) in a $364 million all-cash deal. As we’ve footnoted before, Semitool had an interesting side-deal with CEO Ray Thompson that had the company leasing several planes and an aircraft hangar from separate companies owned or controlled by Thompson. Given Semitool’s size, the arrangement, which in 2006 had the company paying Thompson $3.2 million, seemed a tad excessive. Fast forward to yesterday, and this SC 14D-9 filed. Here’s the relevant part: Semitool leases two airplanes and an…

  • Lehman’s bankruptcy slideshow…

    Michelle Leder
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am
    Yesterday, there was a hearing in New York over the Lehman bankruptcy where Lehman CEO Bryan Marsal, who we’ve written about several times over the past year (see here and here). The big headline out of yesterday’s hearing was Marsal’s statement that claims against Lehman could top $1 trillion since the number of claims already top 64,000 and are valued at $824 billion. The other big headline is that a reorganization plan would be in place by the end of March 2010. As part of yesterday’s hearing, Alvarez & Marsal presented this slideshow which was filed as an 8K…

  • The Saga Continues at Boston Scientific Corp.

    Sonya Hubbard
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am
    When we posted on Nov. 12 about the flurry of margin calls at Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX), there was no way to know that the pace of involuntary stock sales would continue. As a historical recap:  Michelle noted in her post last week that company co-founders Peter Nicholas and John Abele sold off over 30 million shares of BSX stock last fall; they sold millions more shares of the stock earlier this year. Fast forward to this month….  Between Nov. 5 and the evening of Nov. 12, Nicholas sold 750,000 shares of company stock involuntarily due to margin calls.  (The sales are documented in…

  • Overstock’s odd filing…

    Michelle Leder
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:54 am
    This morning, a certain sub-sector of the financial blogosphere is abuzz over the press release that Overstock.com (OSTK) put out late yesterday announcing that they had fired its outside auditor, who had just been hired earlier this year, and were filing an “unreviewed” 10-Q. Here’s a snip, which starts with a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche: ll things are subject to interpretation; whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.” — Friedrich Nietzsche. Although PwC had given us eight years of fine service, after we filed our 2008…

  • Denbury stretches limits of Powerpoint…

    Michelle Leder
    16 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am
    Earlier this month, Denbury Resources announced that itplanned to buy Encore Acquisition (EAC) in a $4.5 billion deal (according to the press release) or $3.25 billion deal (according to the WSJ). We’re not sure which number is more accurate, but we do know that the Powerpoint presentation that Denbury filed as part of an 8K on Friday, stretches the limits — and no doubt, most people’s patience. We don’t think we’re being overly fussy here, but it just seems that when a Powerpoint starts to approach the size of a 10-Q, there’s something very wrong here.
 
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  • Lions, Lambs & Then Turkeys

    Charles E. Kirk
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:36 pm
    This week we started like a lion, but ended like a lamb. Or, should I say turkey instead? For the week, only the Dow was able to show its strength by posting a gain of +0.46% while the the S&P 500 fell -0.19%, Nasdaq -1.01%, and the Russell 2000 -0.27%. To make the big money since last Friday being long silver (AGQ), gold (UGL), agribusiness (MOO), drugs (PPH), regional banks (KRE) and solar energy (TAN offered the best returns. Read more of my weekly wrap.

  • Live Chat With Rennie Yang

    Charles E. Kirk
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am
    Rennie Yang from Market Tells will be here at 11:AM EST to take our questions. To attend, please visit the following link: Live Chat With Rennie Yang One of my daily must-reads is Rennie's morning report where he shares statistical data derived from tracking numerous indicators on the market for possible "tells" for the next trading day and beyond. So, it is with great pleasure to have him here for a live chat and we hope you will join us today!

  • November Expiration Day

    Charles E. Kirk
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:54 am
    Good morning. Futures point lower again as the dollar continues to improve, overseas markets were down and Dell's disappointment set a negative bias. As expected it is a slow news day, but some of the more noteworthy headlines include an expansion in the Fed's balance sheet, House panel OKs plan to open Fed policy to an audit and Greenspan & Volker step up to fight the measure, the Bank of Japan kept interest rates near zero and raised its economic assessment, calls for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's resignation continue, Fed's Fisher sees need to break up big banks, problem mortgages…

  • Monkey Business

    Charles E. Kirk
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm
    The tight uptrend channel was finally broken today as the market filled Monday's gap and then found support at Friday's afternoon lows: Like most trading days of late, most of the interesting action occurred within the first 30 minutes of trading. From the start, small caps were under pressure again as the Direxion Small Cap Bear 3x (TZA) jumped from the opening bell but trading soon leveled off as pre-options expiration trading took over. With a little bit of sideways activity tomorrow I'm sure we'll probably start hearing chatter of yet another head and shoulders pattern which you can see…

  • Jobless Claims & The Dollar

    Charles E. Kirk
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:50 am
    Good morning. Futures are lower as markets overseas fall under sell pressure and the U.S. dollar sees a rebound. Weekly jobless claims were inline with expectations. Top headlines include news that the bailout program could be extended, Fed officials play down impact of weak dollar, Fed's Bullard says shrinking reserves key to exit, the financial services committee approved a proposal that would empower government regulators to break up large financial firms, Obama urges ratification of South Korean free trade pact among other things, OECD doubles its 2010 growth forecast, Blackstone to…
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  • Handling the Stress of Trading

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pm
    One of the most common questions I get from traders is how to deal with the stress of work. Here are some posts that might get you started; I'll follow up with a post on the topic this weekend:* Using Biofeedback to Help Trading Performance* A Dozen Thoughts on Trading Stress and Emotion* Stress and Coping in Trading* Stress and Trading Performance.

  • Two Reasons I Like Volume Bars in Market Charts

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am
    Here is the day's trade in the ES futures, with each bar representing 50,000 contracts traded. I find this to be a useful perspective on markets for several reasons:1) The bars draw faster in busy market periods and slower in low volume periods. Because I look for trade ideas by comparing successive bars on the chart, this has the natural effect of slowing me down when markets are thin and keeping me involved when markets are moving.2) The bars separate the effects of volume on volatility. Because each bar represents the same volume traded, we can see markets gain and lose volatility through…

  • Midday Briefing for November 20th: Range Trading Near the Lows

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:09 am
    Here's an update to this morning's chart. You can see that we've neither taken out the overnight lows nor sustained an upmove into yesterday's range. Rather, we're trading within the overnight range as trade slows down ahead of a holiday. A nice tell that we'd have trouble sustaining the downside has been firmness of major currencies against USD and firmness among commodities. Once again, this appears to be a stock market correction, but not necessarily a revaluation of risk assets more broadly..

  • Morning Briefing for November 20th: Watching Price Levels

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:04 am
    In overnight trade we've broken below yesterday's lows in both the ES (top chart) and euro (bottom chart) futures. In a valid breakout, we should not re-enter the prior trading range with any meaningful volume. This morning, I'm watching to see if yesterday's support becomes resistance for today's trade. Thus far, as I write, we are back in yesterday's range in ES, but not in the euro. Failure to sustain trade below yesterday's ES low around 1086 would target yesterday's pivot level (see recent Twitter post for pivot and other price targets) to the upside..

  • Simulation and Making Sound Trading Decisions

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:41 am
    My recent post described how traders can use information within the bars of Market Delta footprint charts to make short-term trading decisions. I notice that the newest version of Market Delta supports trade entry and management from the chart itself; it also includes a simulation module that enables traders to practice making trading decisions from the chart data. Let's go back to the chart from yesterday morning's post. If you look at the last three bars of that chart, you'll see that we've consolidated in a tightening range after having moved steadily lower through the early morning hours.
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  • Oprah and her Minge are retiring

    theStockMasters Staff
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pm
    Happy Friday Masters. With the announcement by Oprah today that she is retiring, it's a good time to post the Southpark Episode, 'A million Little Fibers'. Enjoy:   read more

  • GameStop Shares Thrive Despite Short Interest (GME)

    theStockMasters Staff
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:07 am
    GameStop (NYSE:GME) shares have been on a tear since Thursday, now up 5.6% in two trading sessions.  The Street was pleased GameStop's Q3 earnings call but as the share price rises the short float is also alive.  read more

  • Friday Fun: Kevin Spacey and the Star Wars Auditions

    theStockMasters Staff
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:24 am
    Spacey as Christopher Walken trying the get the part as Han Solo.  Unbelievable.  He also does the late Walter Mattau auditioning as as Obi Wan Kenobi. Enjoy and happy Friday Masters. read more

  • iRobot Developing a Healthcare Bot?

    theStockMasters Staff
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pm
    One of the only stocks up today, iRobot Corporation (Public, NASDAQ:IRBT) is showing serious strength in the face of today's downturn. Not a lot of news to report on iRobot today, but last month they announced that Colin Angle, iRobot’s chairman and chief executive officer, will discuss the role of robots in the future of healthcare during a presentation at the TEDMED conference in San Diego, Calif. read more

  • Microvision Shares Fell 20% Today (MVIS)

    theStockMasters Staff
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm
    Microvision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS) shareholders are feeling the pain with today's 20% drop in share price thanks to the company offering to sell 6.7 million shares of stock at $3 each in an effort to raise about $21.5 million. read more
 
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  • ETP Utility and Silliness

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am
    First utility. IndexIQ is coming out of the gate as a bit of an enigma. The new Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) at first glance seems odd to me. There have been several articles already that have ripped it up for not really being an arbitrage product and I will say I don't get why shorting the broad market against long positions in takeout targets is the best way to go but clearly they did not get a crappy result from the backtest and decide "well even though the backtest is lousy we'll run with it anyway."But that is not what I wanted to talk about. IndexUniverse has reported that IndexIQ has…

  • Risk Assets And Other Greenback Fun

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:06 am
    Yves Smith from Naked Capitalism had a particularly meaty post earlier in the week about the current affairs of the US dollar. Of most interest was the following one-liner;But one difference this time is now the dollar, rather than the yen, looks like the best funding currency, and the dollar is a deeper market, so the scale of potential damage is much greater.The size of currencies has come up a couple of times during this event in terms of certain countries (like Iceland and Switzerland) simply not being big enough to bail out their banks if they needed to. This context though is new, to…

  • Death Blow ETFs

    18 Nov 2009 | 11:21 am
    Kelly Capital launches 100x leveraged ETFs | ETF ExpressI'm trying to be the first to coin the term Death Blow ETFs. LOL. Read the link above, these things are 100X levered. The symbols are SINK and SOAR. Death Blow ETFs, you (may have) heard it here first.

  • What Was I Saying?

    18 Nov 2009 | 5:19 am
    The other day I made a passing reference to the fact (hope?) that there would be some new ETP launched as the year winding down was a busy time. Well there have indeed been several interesting product launches that we can talk about.First up is First Trust with the Smart Grid Infrastructure Fund (GRID)--the symbol is GRID; nice. As an amusing anecdote before talking about the fund I was asked to go on CNBC for a segment about Smart Grid stuff a few weeks ago but had to decline because about all I could have said was that I think a smart grid is better than a dumb one; ahem.Anywhoo GRID is an…

  • "Its Not Obvious To Me That There Is Any Large Misalignment Currently"

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am
    Sweet Fancy Moses.I am not a big fan of the word bubble as I think it gets overused. Not everything that goes up a lot and then goes down a lot is a bubble. In all likelihood the best time to really assess whether something is a bubble or not is well after the fact. That does not mean you can't assess when something is better to sell but declaring bubble or not is not easy and I don't believe relevant.However Ben Bernanke's comments yesterday essentially saying there are no bubbles would seem to be very misguided or poorly planned or something--something that is not right.The folks on CNBC…
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  • Son of Pine Gate

    Stephen Lubben
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:55 am
    As Credit Slips readers may know, a group of key Philadelphia newspapers are currently in chapter 11. The debtor that owns the papers owes its secured lenders north of $290 million. It wants to sell itself under a plan to a group of buyers that include some insiders. The deal will net the lenders $36 million. You'll be shocked to learn the lenders are not fond of the proposed plan.But when the debtor sought approval of bidding procedures that denied the lenders a right to credit bid under §363(k) or exercise their right to an "1111(b) election," under the theory that the…

  • Lehman & Barclays

    Stephen Lubben
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:31 am
    Lehman has sued Barclays over the incredibly rushed sale of Lehman's key brokerage assets to Barclays a year ago. No doubt the financial industry crowd will use this to further promote their argument that chapter 11 does not work for large financial firms, thus supporting the need to reinvent the wheel create a new "resolution authority."This, of course, ignores the degree to which the financial community created the Lehman mess, by both undermining chapter 11 through the reckless expansion of the derivative safe harbors in 2005 and by the general refusal to work with the…

  • Repeal the Safe Harbors?

    Stephen Lubben
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:28 am
    Today I'm speaking (along with my co-blogger, Adam) at the ABI's conference on chapter 11 reform at Georgetown. I'll be making the case for the repeal of the derivative safe harbors in the Code -- my paper can be found here. I should point out that I suggest that the repeal should be accompanied by corresponding changes to the Code, like allowing "mark to market" collateral provisions to persist despite the automatic stay, giving the debtor the burden of going to court to stop them if they are inappropriate, so my position is not quite as extreme as it might seem at…

  • Modification Scams

    Katie Porter
    12 Nov 2009 | 4:28 am
    While the loan origination fraud is largely shut down, the foreclosure crisis has spawned a whole new consumer fraud in the form of foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams. These companies offer to help consumers get a loan modification or to fend off a foreclosure in return for high, upfront fees. A great insider view of how these companies profit on the backs of desperate consumers is available in the receiver’s report in U.S. Foreclosure Relief, which was shut down in response to enforcement action by the Federal Trade Commission and the Missouri and California State Attorneys…

  • Senate Hearing on Medical Bankruptcies (Oct. 20, 2009) (Pottow)

    John Pottow
    11 Nov 2009 | 8:10 pm
    Yes, I went back to D.C. for more congressional bankruptcy brouhaha, this on the rising incidence of medical bankruptcies.  C-SPAN decided to broadcast the proceedings in all their glory.  Sen. Franken (D-MN) was armed with statistics on Swiss medical bankruptcies -- very well prepared, I must say.  Here's the video.  Hearing Ms. Burns' story about losing her son to cystic fibrosis -- and then her financial life -- was gut-wrenching.  The good news is that Sen. Whitehouse (D-RI) seems motivated to pursue his bill and is gathering increasing support.  For those wanting more…
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  • GM Customers Give Back

    Matthew DeBord
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:23 pm
    Their cars, that is. General Motors is updating the world on how many buyers have returned their vehicles under the company’s “May the Best Car Win” 60-day satisfaction guarantee. And the number is [drumroll]...193. Out of 220,000 cars sold so far, in the month since the program debuted. Doesn’t sound like a lot, does it? Autoblog’s Chris Shunk takes a closer look: “[W]while 193 appears to be fairly insignificant when compared to overall sales, it also represents 30 percent of the 653 people who actually opted for the 60-day option in lieu of a $500 discount. While some would say…

  • Ron Paul Wins Lifelong Fight, Now May Be Forced To Vote Against Everything He Believes

    Chadwick Matlin
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:12 pm
    Ron Paul has finally won. Buoyed by a crappy economy, a distrustful public, and a nervous legislature, he has convinced his colleagues to audit the Federal Reserve. His bill calling for more transparency at the Fed has, for all intents and purposes, cleared the financial services committee. And from here on it’s in good shape. The bill has massive support in the House—the majority of the chamber has signed on as co-sponsors—and 30 co-sponsors in the Senate. It’s an epochal development in the relationship between the government and the country’s quasi-governmental central bank. A man…

  • Wonk Watch 11.20.09

    Matthew McKnight
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:59 pm
    Paul Krugman attacks the "deficit squeamishness" of the Obama administration again. The issue, as he understands it, is that government officials "don’t trust the demand for long-term government debt, because they see it as driven by a 'carry trade,' " which, as TBM explained this week, is when players borrow cheaply in the short-term and use that money to buy long-term bonds. The fear is that long-term interest rates may rise, resulting in losses for those doing the carry trade, forcing them out and crashing the Treasury market. But as Krugman says, "The whole problem right now is that the…

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  • Word of the Week

    Caitlin McDevitt
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm
    A government report released this week said that the New York Fed mishandled last year’s bailout of American International Group (AIG). According to the report, the Fed “refused to use its considerable leverage” in negotiations over how to handle the beleaguered insurer’s obligations to various trading partners. Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the TARP, accused the Fed of giving a “backdoor bailout” by allowing these partners to get paid in full. What’s a backdoor bailout? Well, a lot of the money that the government handed over to save AIG ended up going…
 
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  • Most expensive home in the U.S. plans to stay that way

    Lauren Beale
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:32 pm
    The list of the world's most expensive homes was published this week at Forbes.com, and Candy Spelling's Holmby Hills estate, dubbed the Manor, remains the leader among U.S. residential properties at $150 million. At only eight months on the market, it's still a youngster as listings in this price range go, so don't expect a $149-million discount any time soon. More details are included in my story at latimes.com. One side note not included in the story is that the 56,500-square-foot French chateau was originally called  L'Oiseau (meaning the bird) for…

  • Mini review: 2010 Bentley Continental GT Supersports

    Lauren Raab
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:51 pm
    There are many ways in which the Bentley Continental GT Supersports is appalling.  There is the price, of course: $274,000.  There’s the fact that when you roll down the windows and turn up the mega sound system, traffic helicopters fall out of the sky. There’s the absolutely unavoidable truth that, in the interests of extracting a total of 241 pounds out of the car, Bentley engineers have removed the Continental GT’s lovely front seats and replaced them with cruel Sparco carbon-fiber racing seats that feel as if you are reposing in the jaws of an upholstered crescent wrench.

  • A second look at those housing starts

    Alex Lazo
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:40 pm
    It’s Friday and it’s slow, so let’s dig a little deeper into those housing-starts numbers that got investors running scared this week. If you will recall, the Commerce Department reported that housing starts unexpectedly fell 10.6% to a seasonally adjusted 529,000 annual rate in October compared with the previous month. That was a 30.7% drop from October 2008. Analysts said the drop probably had to do with trepidation from the building industry in October as uncertainty remained over whether Congress would extend its $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers beyond its Nov. 30…

  • How Twitter plans to make money

    Alex Pham
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:57 pm
    A $1-billion valuation creates big expectations, especially when the company doesn't yet have a clear plan for how it plans to generate cash. That's certainly the case with Twitter, the microblogging site that boasts tens of millions of users (including this reporter) but not much in the way of revenue. To mollify skeptics, Twitter's chief operating officer, Dick Costolo, dropped a few crumbs this morning about how his company plans to make money. The short answer: ads. To read more, click here. -- Alex Pham

  • Gold market disconnect: Record prices, but not demand

    Tom Petruno
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm
    Gold remains in a powerful bull market as measured by prices in the futures market, where speculators can run rampant. But third-quarter supply and demand data from the World Gold Council show that the surge in the metal’s price to record highs ($1,146.40 an ounce as of Friday) hasn’t been accompanied by record demand for the real thing. The recent peak in demand for physical gold, in fact, was in the third quarter of 2008 -- before the financial-system meltdown accelerated. The World Gold Council’s report on supply and demand in the quarter ended Sept. 30 put total global demand for…
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  • What the Heck is Going on During Mondays Lately? Always Up

    TraderMark
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:53 am
    I've noticed Mondays have been very strong lately; the past few weeks government officials worldwide reiterated stimulus, money printing, and more stimulus - first in the G20 (2 weekends ago) and then in Asia (last weekend).  But then I thought back and it seemed like every Monday we seem to walk in to things that hammer the US dollar, and the market soars.  So I thought I'd look a bit closer.  Whatever (or whomever) is doing this, seems to love marking the markets up on Monday.  Just by chance?  Or am I data mining?  If the pattern holds you should be buying…

  • NYT: With FHA Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas; Barney Frank Pushes for Permanent Higher Limits - Approaching $1 Million

    TraderMark
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:45 am
    Let me take you back to a time... a simpler, gentler era known as 2006.  Money was easy, banks were giddy with their chance to throw dollars in every direction. Let me take you forward 3 years.  Replace the words 2006 with 2009, and banks with US taxpayer.  We not only have forgotten the lessons of 20, 50, 80 years ago.  We've forgotten the lessons of 1 year ago.  But not to worry, I'm sure it will work out better this time around.  I just want you to remember these people when you are asked to pony up taxdollars to fund FHA (although it won't be a bailout since…

  • Bookkeeping: Cutting Back Perfect World (PWRD) on Break of Support

    TraderMark
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:08 am
    Speaking of a narrowing of the market, about 4 weeks ago many of our positions began breaking below key moving averages ... we mechanically began culling them and moving into cash.  Then within a week the large caps broke down (just for a week mind you) and the S&P 500 broke the 50 day moving average - right before Halloween.  We also had 6 intraday reversals in a 2 week period.  3, 5, 7 years ago this would of led to a larger move down.  Instead we did a 180 degree turn at the beginning of November and went straight up in now taken for granted, rocket ship style.

  • "Houston, We Have a (Russell 2000) Problem"

    TraderMark
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:40 am
    Since that surge on Monday this market is really scuffling and providing very little opportunities from either the long or short side unless you are an extremely short term oriented daytrader sort.  We're essentially in a holding pattern circling the airport... it is just unclear if this is the correct airport. I want to show quite an interesting divergence, one we have been talking about for 6 weeks.... and that is the lagging nature of the small caps versus the large caps.  While the DJIA, S&P 500, and NASDAQ get all the publicity, the Russell indexes are quite important and…

  • Tim Geithner Under Fire (Videos)

    TraderMark
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm
    Rough day at the office for Tim Geithner 2 very interesting videos - whatever side of the aisle you are on, it sure is interesting to watch.  Please note, I did NOT write these titles for the videos - they are from the youtube user. I have never seen Geithner so agitated... I almost felt sorry for him.  Almost.  Then I remembered who was the head of the New York Fed the past few years.  Frankly it sounds like the stuff you hear on the playground in 4th grade ... but I must admit, highly entertaining. Video 1 - Congressman asking Tim to resign (6 minutes, you can skip right…
 
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  • Vonage - Shame on You - And Now You're Paying For It

    17 Nov 2009 | 7:42 pm
    In 2008, I wrote this article chastising Vonage for a horrific experience I had in attempting to cancel my account. Well, lo and behold, Vonage disclosed this week that it would pay $3 Million to settle an investigation of its business practices in 32 states. As part of the settlement, Vonage agreed to provide refunds to affected customers and to change its business practices.What NOT to do as a businessIt's really unfortunate that it takes legal action in order to get a company to do the right thing - or to just stop being evil, really. Perhaps that's why we're so litigious here in the US,…

  • Fast Moving ETFs Week Ended 15-Nov-2009

    15 Nov 2009 | 7:28 pm
    Each week, I like to publish the past week's hottest ETFs to share some new trends and niche ETFs out there (check out this full ETF List of 787 and counting - every exchange traded fund I could find) and give investors some new investing/diversification ideas. Last week, Real Estate, Tech and Emerging Markets led the way in an overall up week for equities. I made sure to include both conventional and leveraged ETFs in this week's hot list:Hot List Leveraged ETFsDRN - Direxion Daily Real Estate 3x - Up 19% - This 3X Return Real Estate Fund was the hottest ETF from last week, up an astounding…

  • New Gold Miners "Juniors" ETF Launches: As Volatile as it Gets

    11 Nov 2009 | 7:32 pm
    Van Eck has launched a new ETF focused solely on smaller sized gold miners and explorers than the predominant gold miners ETF GDX. This new Juniors ETF will trade under the ticker GDXJ. According to Investors Business Daily, here are some key stats:63%, of the components are based in Canada, followed by the U.S. with 22%, Australia 11%, South Africa 2%, China 1% and the U.K. 1%expense ratio of 0.60%GDXJ's underlying index spiked 92.4% this year through Oct. 30. Compare that performance with the gold bullion ETF GLD at 19% and GDX at 24% over that same period. This is because of the…

  • Fast Moving ETFs - Last Week's Hottest (08-Nov-2009)

    8 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm
    Each week, I like to publish the past week's hottest ETFs to share some new trends and niche ETFs out there and give investors some new investing/diversification ideas. Last week, emerging markets and commodities continued to show strength while the S&P500 ended with week with a respectable gain of 3.2%. I've made sure to include both some leveraged ETFs with their outsized gains (but take note of leveraged ETF risk of value destruction over time due to daily rebalancing) as well as non-leveraged traditional sector ETFs.Hot List Leveraged ETFsEDC- Direxion 3X Emerging Markets - Up 17% -…

  • Launch of a Risky and Perhaps Very Profitable Emerging Markets ETF

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:37 pm
    What do you get when you mix India with Small Cap Stocks? Well, that would be the Market Vectors India Small-Cap ETF according to this week's BusinessWeek print copy. If a broader emerging markets ETF for small caps is any barometer, the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF (EWX) is up 80% YTD. Compare that to 59% for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM) a comparable proxy for emerging markets stocks (refer to this list of all Emerging Markets ETFs) and 18% for the S&P500 (SPY).Of course, with massive returns like this comes greater volatility and risk of implosion. If you…
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  • Why is gold marching higher? Ask the central bankers

    Connie Madon
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    The rally in gold just doesn't want to quit. You are probably wondering what is going on. Central banks around the world hold gold reserves. Periodically, they buy or sell gold, depending on how they view world markets. Right now, central banks are net buyers, the first time since 1988. A weak US dollar is the main stimulus for central bankers' gold purchases. India just bought 200 metric tons from the International Monetary Fund. Central bankers in Mexico, Russia, the Philippines, all have increased their gold purchases.Continue reading Why is gold marching higher? Ask the central bankersWhy…

  • ECB Trichet's comments show central banks' delicate balancing act

    Joseph Lazzaro
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:40 pm
    Filed under: International markets, Indices, DJIA, Financial CrisisEuropean Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet jolted the markets Friday with the announcement that the ECB will gradually withdraw the emergency cash injections it has added to the financial system, in order to prevent an acceleration in inflation."Not all our liquidity measures will be needed to the same extent as in the past," Trichet said at a conference in Frankfurt Friday, Bloomberg News reported. "Any non-standard measure whose continuation would pose a threat to the achievement of price stability must be undone…

  • Ann Taylor out of style with investors after Q3 report

    Steven Mallas
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pm
    Filed under: Earnings reportsI was wrong about Ann Taylor Stores Corp. (ANN). Thought it might make a possible earnings trade. Well, Q3 earnings are out, and it looks like the market has given a thumbs down to my thesis. At the time of this writing, shares were off by almost 4%. It's funny, because Ann Taylor has done so well in 2009 as a stock that one could have supposed that a wide earnings beat would serve as a catalyst for capital appreciation. The retailer made 20 cents per share on an adjusted basis. According to my earnings preview, 6 cents was the analyst number. I mean, come on,…

  • Ken Lewis' successor could be... Ken Lewis?

    Zac Bissonnette
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Filed under: Bank of America (BAC)In the past, I've covered Rochdale Securities analyst Dick Bove's inane ramblings about how fantastically awesome Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) CEO Ken Lewis is. Last month he called Mr. Lewis "phenomenally good" and his notes to investors are beginning to have more in common with 12-year old girls' Valentines to Zac Efron than conventional research.But he has outdone himself this time. While Bank of America's chairman of the board goes on a cruise instead of devoting all his energy to finding a successor, Mr. Bove has found the solution to replacing Ken Lewis:…

  • Newspaper ad revenue of 28%, 8 quarters of double-digit drops

    Tom Johansmeyer
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm
    Filed under: Newspapers, New York Times'A' (NYT), Gannett Co (GCI), Media WorldWe've put three quarters behind us in 2009, and the most recent one was merely another miserable step downward for the beleaguered newspaper industry. Total ad revenue plummeted in the third quarter to $6.4 billion for the print jockeys, a decline of 28%. This info from the Newspaper Association of America drives home the notion that conditions will only worsen for the newspaper industry. So, if you're hoping those shares of New York Times Company (NYT), Gannett (GCI) and Washington Post Company (WPO), holding your…
 
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  • Stocks decline in early trading as dollar rises

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks fell in early morning trading Friday as the dollar continued to strengthen, and after a week of mixed economic reports.

  • Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    NEW YORK (AP) - Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market.

  • Stocks fall in early trading as dollar rises

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market lost ground for a third straight day as investors grew increasingly uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.

  • Stock futures point to lower opening

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are set to continue their slide when the market opens Friday as the dollar strengthens further, and after a week of mixed economic reports. Futures are lower.

  • Stock futures point to modestly lower opening

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are set to continue their slide when the market opens Friday as the dollar strengthens further, and after a week of mixed economic reports. Futures are modestly lower.
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  • Is It Time to Jump Back Into Stocks?

    15 Oct 2009 | 2:31 pm
    Now that the Dow has remained above the psychological 10,000 mark for two consecutive days, many investors may be wondering whether it's time to dive back into the market. Here are a few key points to consider before adjusting your portfolio.

  • Harrods to Sell Gold Bars

    15 Oct 2009 | 10:42 am
    Glittering bait for the well-heeled shopper: Harrods department store has added gold bars to its merchandise line.

  • Dow 10,000: Enjoy It While You Can

    15 Oct 2009 | 10:16 am
    Dow 10,000 has arrived, so pop out the champagne, but be wary. Breaking the key psychological level of Dow 10,000 is one thing. Holding onto those gains is quite another.

  • Soros to Invest $1B in Green Energy

    13 Oct 2009 | 3:08 am
 
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  • Agriculture futures mostly fall, livestock higher

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    CHICAGO (AP) - Agriculture futures were mostly lower early Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

  • Gold up

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    NEW YORK (AP) - Gold for current delivery closed at $1,146.40 per troy ounce Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up from $1,141.40 late Thursday. (PROFILE (WS SL:BC-US--Closing Gold; CT:f; (REG:EURO;) (REG:BRIT;) (REG:SCAN;) (REG:MEST;) (REG:AFRI;) (REG:INDI;) (REG:ASIA;) (REG:ENGL;) (LANG:ENGLISH;)) )

  • Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Agriculture futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

  • Oil moves down near $77 amid economic uncertainty

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Oil prices edged down toward $77 a barrel on Friday after a drop in many stock markets and amid concern about the strength of the global economic recovery.

  • Oil hovers below $78 as traders eye US dollar

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices hovered below $78 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors eyed a volatile U.S. dollar and mixed economic data.
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  • The October MF report | Advantage zyaada

    zyakaira
    9 Nov 2009 | 3:49 am
    The Data is courtesy http://amfiindia.com (AMFI) October turned out to be buoyant for the entire economy with retail and auto sectors reporting a 30% + uptick in sales and mutual funds also adding a neat INR 20000 Crores or $4.33 billion. However individual fortunes were mixed as some fund houses managed to lose in Assets under management in the cracker season. UTI MF grew further by INR 3260 Crores or $720 million, and even Tata MF growing by INR 2500 Crores or $550 million. A small player like Kotak grew its corpus by INR 1350 Crores or $ 300 million. It is definitely a market whose time…

  • What China might learn from India | Advantage zyaada

    zyakaira
    27 Oct 2009 | 12:21 am
    A First rough draft  I hate writing influencing stuff for these ‘namakool’ government people..a true laissez faire capitalist as bollywood would say today – but much as I like to disappoint wooden leg intelligentia (sorry Saugata, not you) and unfortunate colleagues who cannot see the depth and incisiveness of my decisions ( only some times, as most of my followers and poachers would attest from the last 15-20 years, i have quite some intellectual property when it comes to establishing the kingdom’s fine traits and setting up the next wins.  Well, this introduction…

  • Dual Listing requests and other cultural ‘absurdities’

    zyakaira
    25 Oct 2009 | 2:41 am
    Global businesses must have more of these war stories. We will see them again. If only that European and now African businesses are using recessionary conditions and development as excuses to bring down their hammer on the world. For this, they are using parochial and hithertho untenable institutions / policies that were at the root of all the misdemeanours of socialism and then for some of the backwardness of France, Western Europe and the black Continent that they successfully colonialised 200 years ago. MTN is not the onl one from South Africa. There is going to be more than one Dubai…

  • Let’s see some Temasek muscle

    zyakaira
    24 Oct 2009 | 8:23 pm
    India WSJ reports today that Temasek is planning to add to its investments in India and China. Temasek recently completed its bond issue of $1.5 billion (Bloomberg). As of 2007 itself, Temaseks holdings in India included a 5% stake in Airtel and amounted to over 4% of its global portfolio at over $3 billion. It would have risen further in Dollar terms today with SGD having appreciated to 1.394 SGD to USD from 1.71 levels then. They began in India (2004) with a 9% stake pick up in ICICI Bank, then at its vaunted peak, and 7.7% in Matrix Labs. They also bought a 5% stake in Apollo Hospitals and…

  • Dual Listing – A Cultural Gap?

    zyakaira
    24 Oct 2009 | 9:47 am
    Global businesses must have more of these war stories. We will see them again. If only that European and now African businesses are using recessionary conditions and development as excuses to bring down their hammer on the world. For this, they are using parochial and hithertho untenable institutions / policies that were at the root of all the misdemeanours of socialism and then for some of the backwardness of France, Western Europe and the black Continent that they successfully colonialised 200 years ago. MTN is not the onl one from South Africa. There is going to be more than one Dubai…
 
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  • The SBA Throws a Party, but Some Innovative Thinkers Don't Show Up . . .

    admin
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am
    As a regular reader of all-things-Mercantile, you've probably noticed I've been busy putting forth countless ideas to help America's small businesses grow better, smarter, and faster. I've been advocating for the most important employer in our economy for several years (the small business owner), but things have really heated up over the last few months. The Small Business Administration (SBA), for instance, has probably been mentioned more times in the media in the past year than it has cumulatively in my lifetime. And while some of my real-world suggestions have finally…

  • SBA 504 Experts Need YOUR Help with YOUR Bank . . .

    admin
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:21 am
    If you've read this blog for any length of time, you know that MCC is still lending. We've continued to provide financing for owner-occupied commercial property (our specialty) while other lenders have been pulling back and hunkering down. That said, I'll be the first to admit that things have gotten tougher in our industry. Yes we're closing loans, but we're also working twice as hard to get them done. I bet you're seeing the same in your business, even if you're in a different industry - - twice the work for the same result. In response to this tougher…

  • SBA 504 Loan Experts Say Friday the 13th Not All Bad . . .

    admin
    13 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm
    Today, I thought I'd give you some history on Friday the 13th and demonstrate that it's not always a “spooky,” backwards day. Here are some facts I learned about the origin of Friday the 13th: (more…)

  • Let's put things in perspective today . . .

    admin
    11 Nov 2009 | 1:12 pm
    We are still facing some pretty tough times, economically speaking. Some days it seems like it will never end - - that we'll never hear some genuinely "good news" on the TV or the radio. But let's think about things a little differently today. I probably don't have to remind you that it's Veterans Day, but you might need a little prompting to stop and think about the weight of this Holiday (I know I need a little push to slow down every now and then). Men and women who have gone before us made sacrifices and gave their lives in order to preserve the freedoms we…

  • Happy Halloween from the SBA 504 Experts

    admin
    30 Oct 2009 | 9:21 am
    If you haven't figured out by now that the MCC Family is a fun bunch of people, you must be new to this blog and/or our marketing. We play just as hard as we work (and our Clients can tell you just how hard we work!). Here's a picture of our crew in costume earlier today:] (To see more photos from our day of Halloween fun go to our Flickr page) Later on, we're doing a “family potluck” and then we'll have all our kids come by for some trick-or-treating. Halloween's a fun time for us, and I wanted to share it with you. If you have any fun Halloween traditions or…
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  • Would You Buy a Jumbo CD from a Mexican Bank?

    Andrew Freiburghouse
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:31 am
    Mexico’s richest man, one of the richest men in the world, Carlos “Slim” Helu, was on CNBC the other day claiming that Mexico’s banks and overall financial system are in excellent shape, especially when compared to the still troubled state of many American banks. Meanwhile, three of the four biggest banks in the world are headquartered [...]

  • Bank Rates Need Rethinking with New Inflation Numbers

    Richard Barrington
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:02 am
    As expected, October’s inflation number represents something of a turning point for the inflation environment. Depositors now need to watch closely to see how savings account rates, money market rates, and CD rates respond. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October of 2009 increased by 0.3%. That’s a fairly normal monthly increase for inflation, but it is [...]

  • Savings Accounts, CDs, and Millionaires

    Andrew Freiburghouse
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am
    Investopedia has a nice piece up right now about how to save a million dollars. Tips include: – Stop spending on useless stuff. – If you deserve a raise, make sure you get it. – Don’t overpay your income taxes. Money-Rates provides readers with the ability to quickly find the best CD rates, best savings account rates, best money [...]

  • Bank Rate Watchers Should Keep An Eye On This Week’s Inflation Number

    Richard Barrington
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:07 am
    The Consumer Price Index for October will be released this Wednesday, and it could mark the beginning of the end for the spate of deflation the U.S. has experienced for much of the past year. For bank rate watchers, wondering when savings account interest rates and CD rates will start to rise, inflation remains a [...]

  • Will Big Banks Really Be Broken Up Into Bits and Pieces?

    Andrew Freiburghouse
    12 Nov 2009 | 11:34 am
    Not sure if you’ve been following the latest bank hearings–there have been so many of them over the past year, who could begrudge you for missing out–but these bank hearings may be bigger than most. The Senate is dicussing what to do about the “too big to fail” big banks and too big other companies that [...]
 
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    New Rules of Investing

  • Don Narcisse, Ponzimonium, and Professional Athlete Investors

    Zack Miller
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:57 am
    Don Narcisse was the Warren Buffett of Canadian Football.   His performance numbers over a long career speak for themselves.  A small receiver (5′9″), Narcisse began his career in the CFL with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1987 after being cut from the St Louis Cardinals.  The rest was history. Here are some of his stats after a 13-year football career: 216 games, 919 receptions, 75 touchdowns, 12,366 yards 8 – 1000+ yard seasons, 2 – 900+ yards seasons 34 – 100+ yard games Led CFL in receptions (123) – 1995 With numbers like this, he is first,…

  • Murdoch on Sky News on the WSJ.com

    10 Nov 2009 | 2:06 am
    Interesting interview with Rupert Murdoch himself on the WSJ.com, Google, and premium content. Here’s TechCrunch’s take on what Murdoch has to say: Murdoch told his own Sky News that he might start blocking Google and other search engines from giving searchers full access to articles on the Wall Street Journal’s website, WSJ.com. Asked whether he realized that Google was sending his news site a ton of traffic, Murdoch responded, “We’d rather have fewer people coming to our Websites, but paying.”

  • Insiders vs. Outsiders: Why Raj Rajaratnam is no Martha Stewart

    26 Oct 2009 | 5:45 am
    Martha Stewart was a billionaire in 2001.  She floated her own media firm, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, on the New York Stock Exchange in 1999 and witnessed her stock price double just on the first day it began trading.  Her T.V. shows combined with magazines and a home furnishing line were just hitting their stride.  She was the queen and dominated the smart, simple and fresh themes that she presented in her suggestions for lifestyle, cooking, and organization. Unfortunately, calamity stuck and Stewart went from champ to chump literally over night.  According to the U.S. Securities…

  • kaChing goes kaching with new money management fxn

    Zack Miller
    19 Oct 2009 | 5:53 am
    kaChing announced yesterday (rather quietly — strange) that they have indeed — after months of discussion — launched their investment management arm.  What that means is that investors can open up an Interactive Brokers account to mirror the activities of portfolio managers on kaChing. From board member Andy Radcliffe who posted on kaching’s blog yesterday: We now enable you to “invest like a Genius” in your real brokerage account.  On kaChing, a Genius is an investor who, not surprisingly, earned an Investing IQ greater than 140, built a track record over more…

  • Where the Wild Things aren’t: mass affluent leaving brokers

    Zack Miller
    15 Oct 2009 | 7:56 am
    Interesting data regarding mass affluent investors coming out of the Spectrem Group, as reported by Investment News today. According to the study: only 22% of mass affluent investors — those with a net worth of $100,000 to $1 million — now rely on a broker as their primary financial adviser, down from 30% just one year ago. Independent advisors picked up some of these defectors as clients, but most just appear to be going it alone. This shift represents the first time in the eight years that Spectrem has tracked this data that brokers were not the primary option for mass affluent…
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  • SFO - Stocks, Futures and Options Magazine

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:20 am
    The magazine is a place for active traders to find consistently useful and cutting-edge articles on markets, trading strategies and technical methods, as well as economic and regulatory issues. The focus on global and national news, commentary and methodologies in both equities and derivatives markets offers information readers can use to shape their personal investing styles and make the most of market opportunities. The content within the high-quality pages of SFO can't be found anywhere else.Request Free!

  • How Organizations are Implementing Document Management Strategies to Help Drive Business in a Tough Economy

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:20 pm
    In an economic climate that daily seems to underscore nature's law that only the fittest survive, what are some of the actions companies are taking to stay competitive? The majority of survey respondents indicate that the top two moves they are making include reducing operating expenses (51%) and improving cash flow (20%). More effectively controlling and managing document processes, can help meet these objectives. This survey report investigates how respondents and their organizations are leveraging five document management activities – internal and outsourced - to reduce costs and reach…

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    18 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm
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  • Tempers Flare In Clash Over Fed Secrecy As Grayson Reminds Watt: "The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions"

    DailyBail
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am
    Email Video To A Friend HR 1207 Audit The Fed Video: Alan Grayson Clashes With Fed Apologist Melvin Watt -- House Financial Services Hearing -- Aired November 19, 2009 Watch Grayson slams the Fed and the Watt amendment, and then Watt himself takes the mic and angrily chews out the 75% of the American people who support a Federal Reserve audit, plus Paul and Grayson for daring to question the great B-52 and his central banking wisdom. "A vote for the Watt amendment is a vote for more secret bailouts." "The Federal Reserve is more secretive than even the CIA!" Earlier: Ron Paul Exposes The Watt…

  • Ron Paul Slams The Watt Amendment: "The American People Are Sick And Tired Of Secret Government"

    DailyBail
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:50 am
    Email To A Friend HR 1207 Audit the Fed Video: Ron Paul Attacks the Watt Amendment -- House Financial Services Committee -- Aired November 19, 2009 -- Runs 5 Minutes Watch "This is the bill that would allow the American people to win" "Who's benefiting and where are the trillions of dollars going?" "We live in an age where the American people are sick and tired of secret government and government out of control, and Congress passing TARP funds...and now that the people have found out that this is going on at the Federal Reserve, they're demanding to know details!" See our earlier story:…

  • HR 1207 Audit The Fed Update: Transparency Wins Another Round

    DailyBail
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:48 am
    Though a substantial victory, it's still just another step in a battle that will not end until Banks Obama signs the legislation, which he likely will not do unless its cleverly attached to another bill whose passage he deems crucial. A quick explainer: the Watt amendment was defeated; Paul and Grayson attached the language of HR 1207 to the comprehensive bill on financial regulation and it was approved 43-26. From the WSJ WASHINGTON -- A key House panel on Thursday approved an amendment offered by Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas) to give federal watchdogs massive new authority to audit the Federal…

  • Daily Bail Exclusive With David Walker: "Young People Wake Up, Ignorance And Apathy Make For A Toxic Mix"

    DailyBail
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:08 pm
    David Walker is the former Comptroller General of the United States (the nation's top independent accountant), and is the current President and CEO of The Peterson Foundation, a group we've highlighted several times, and whose founder Pete Peterson is a multi-decade champion of fiscal responsibility, and a former Wall Street CEO (Lehman Brothers and The Blackstone Group and Chairman of The New York Fed from 2000 to 2004). From the Peterson Foundation mission statement: Our mission is to increase public awareness of the nature and urgency of key economic challenges threatening America's future…

  • Mobilize.Org And The Peterson Foundation -- Democracy 2.0 Summit

    DailyBail
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:51 pm
    We're here in Chicago to participate and cover the 3-day event.  Our thanks to Mobilize CEO Maya Enista for her help in securing our attendance.  Former Comptroller General of the United States and current President of the Peterson Foundation, David Walker kicks off the event tomorrow morning with the keynote address, and we hope to get him on camera afterwards. An event schedule is available here, where you can watch a live webcast of Walker's speech at 9:15 AM Wednesday morning. PLEASE email, facebook, re-tweet, share and take our stories with you when you leave.  Our only…
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  • Bare branches

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:07 am
    China is a country of hyperbole - but stability and growth? Don't count on it, says Bill Bonner.

  • A masterful riesling

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am
    This staggeringly serious wine and contains more beauty within its core than any white Matthew Jukes has tasted this year.

  • The first ever Lexus supercar

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am
    The LFA is the first Lexus supercar. Described variously as 'bonkers', 'scary' and 'weird', it has been a decade in the making

  • Where to stay in the Arctic

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:45 am
    Iceland's Hotel Ranga is the perfect place to see the Northern Lights. Or for a more energetic trip, try a husky safari in Norway's Svalbard.

  • When will politicians catch up with economic reality?

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:09 am
    It is now almost two years since the credit crunch struck. Yet to listen to the political debate, you'd think nothing much had changed, says Matthew Lynn.
 
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  • Guest Post: Global growth becoming less US-centric

    Angus Robertson
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:53 am
    Guest Post by Oxford Analytica The OECD yesterday forecast world growth of 3.4% in 2010. The OECD’s baseline forecast projects a world in which the US household savings rate is unchanged from 2009 and consumer growth picks up by 1.3%. As global trade growth recovers, some reversion to pre-crisis current account dynamics is on the cards. This reversion is only partial, and would not materialise at all under plausible alternatives to the baseline scenario. Reversion to mean? On the back of recovering global trade, patterns of current accounts in 2010 recall pre-crisis norms: The US…

  • Big Pharma under pressure as drug patents expire and pipeline slows

    Angus Robertson
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:11 am
    Increasing exposure to patent expiries and downward trends in pipeline quality continue to underpin Moody’s negative outlook for the industry, though the outlook for generics is more positive. Excerpts from Moody’s latest Global Pharmaceuticals Firms Industry Outlook: Companies have taken measures to alleviate these pressures – mainly through acquisitions; M&A strategies are expected to remain a key feature of the industry, albeit to a lesser extent than in the past 12 months. Although the implications of US healthcare reform are still in flux, we currently do not believe…

  • Fitch sees brighter 2010 outlook for US retail, consumer products sectors

    Angus Robertson
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am
    Fitch has a slightly more positive view than Standard & Poor’s of the prospects for US retailers and consumer products companies. We featured S&P’s outlook earlier this week, in which S&P said that industries that depend on discretionary consumer spending may not rebound anytime soon. Fitch says it expects increased stability among retailers as cash flow improves and sees 2010 as a turning point for consumer products companies. Key points from Increased Stability Expected in 2010 for U.S. Retail due to Improved Cash Flow & Liquidity Some Negative Rating Outlooks…

  • South Korea Emerging from Downturn Faster Than Peers

    Angus Robertson
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:49 am
    Research Recap has highlighted the relative strength of South Korea’s economy and its manufacturers during the economic downtown, so we thought it would be helpful to take a deeper look at the country.  The Economist Intelligence Unit is now estimating the country’s real GDP growth in 2009 at 0.6%, compared with an expected contraction of 1% previously estimated. By special arrangement with the EIU we are pleased to offer complimentary access to the EIU’s latest Country Report South Korea. Highlights: The green shoots of South Korea!s economic recovery, which began to…

  • Kraft remains in pole position for Cadbury despite Hershey/Ferrero rumors

    Angus Robertson
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:09 am
    Analysts are mostly skeptical about the likelihood of Hershey (HSY) and Ferrero mounting a successful joint bid for Cadbury (CBRY) to thwart Kraft’s (KFT) pending bid for the company. However, the threat of a rival bid may be enough to coax a slightly sweeter offer from Kraft. Both Bloomberg and Reuters offer good summaries of analyst opinion and FT Alphaville weighs in with a JP Morgan analysis arguing that it is difficult to see how the financing would work for Hershey without it either almost doubling its existing equity (and convincing shareholders to buy it), or losing its…
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  • Stock Trading Tips & Market News – 9 November

    Stock Market Guru
    8 Nov 2009 | 8:33 am
    Today’s Stock Market Sensex & Nifty (Cash and Options) Free Trading Calls Stock Market Pre-opening Outlook: On friday, indian stock market opened with a 50 points gap and was trading flat between 4800 to 4820. But after mid session market showed some selling pressure after EU markets opened flat and traded in negative zone. Nifty [...]

  • Stock Trading Tips & Market News – 5 November

    Stock Market Guru
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:07 am
    Today’s Stock Market Sensex & Nifty (Cash and Options) Free Trading Calls Stock Market Pre-opening Outlook: Yesterday was really the worst day for day traders especially in Nifty. Personally i also had lost few bucks in bounce back after really strong selling pressure till mid session. Nifty was opened 50 points down after following all [...]

  • Sectorwise Shares To Outperform Market – Oct 2009

    Stock Market Guru
    4 Nov 2009 | 3:50 am
    Since March 2009, Indian stock market has gained almost 90% and which is heighest when compared to all global markets. But after such huge gains some pain shuold be expected in market. I have given alert to my donated clients in september 2009 that don’t hold long after diwali. See exactly after new year trading, [...]

  • Stock Trading Tips & Market News – 3 November

    Stock Market Guru
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:44 am
    Today’s Stock Market Sensex & Nifty (Cash and Options) Free Trading Calls Stock Market Pre-opening Outlook: On friday, Indian market opened with really high gains of 70 points due to major support from global market as US growth digits came quite positive and Dow Index closed with 200 points gains. All EU and Asian markets [...]

  • BSE & NSE Day Trading Tips, Stock Market News – 17 August

    Stock Market Guru
    16 Aug 2009 | 8:49 am
    Today’s Stock Market Sensex & Nifty (Cash and Options) Free Trading Calls Stock Market Pre-opening Outlook: On friday, Market opened flat with negative biased and was trading in 4560-4610 range for whole day. EU markets also opened very flat with some positive move. But US markets were opened very weak which dragged EU market in [...]
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  • Hedge Fund Lone Pine Reduces UK Exposure

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:01 am
    On Wednesday we took a look at Lone Pine’s holdings in the US and today we are going to follow that up with an update on their UK positions. We last looked at Lone Pine’s UK holdings back in August. Since then, most of the action has been in one direction: Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine has been selling out of UK companies. There are no new positions and only one increased position to report. Of course we don’t know why Mandel has been reluctant to make new acquisitions in the UK. However, it is worth remembering that the UK was one of the countries hardest hit by the banking crisis and…

  • Lone Pine Didn't Sell Vistaprint (VPRT) After All: Amended 13F Filing

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:41 am
    Just a few days ago, we started our 13F analysis series where we detail the position changes of prominent hedge funds. We covered the portfolio of Stephen Mandel's Lone Pine Capital and noticed that their newly acquired stake in VPRT was now gone. We found it a bit curious but nevertheless moved on with our hedge fund portfolio tracking.Fast forward to today and we see that Lone Pine has just amended their 13F filing with a supplement. The only position listed on the amended filing? Yep, you guessed it: Vistaprint (VPRT). It seems they made an error in reporting their initial 13F and forgot…

  • PIMCO's Bill Gross: Investment Outlook December 2009

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:55 am
    Entitled 'Anything but 0.01%,' here's the latest market commentary from bond vigilante Bill Gross of PIMCO. His December 2009 missive focuses on where to put your money in an environment where re-risking seems to be back in vogue as cash on the sidelines attempts to find positive returns to make up for potential losses a year ago. He seems to draw attention to the fact that the risk of bubbles is also on the rise.As we posted on Twitter a while back, "PIMCO's Total Return fund essentially IS the bond market now, $186 billion AUM in Bill Gross' fund now; insane." So, at the very least, it's…

  • What We're Reading ~ 11/20/09

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:50 am
    Exclusive interview with Jim Rogers [Wall St. Cheat Sheet]Common elements of success in trading [The Kirk Report]Tsunami unfolding in commercial real estate [Clusterstock]Is gold the next bubble? [The Economist]Eight investing lessons from The Greatest Trade Ever [Wall Street Journal]The hard fall of hedge funders [NY Magazine]Joe Cada, youngest World Series of Poker winner hopes to transition to stock market [Bloomberg/Youtube]Series of George Soros lectures [FT.com]

  • Hedge Fund Harbinger Capital Sells New York Times Shares (NYT)

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm
    Philip Falcone's hedge fund firm Harbinger Capital Partners recently filed an amended 13D and a Form 4 with the SEC, updating their stake in The New York Times Co (NYT). Due to activity on November 17th, 2009 they are now showing a 14.64% ownership stake in NYT. They now hold 21,038,434 shares and this is a decrease from their previous position. On November 17th they sold 2,500,000 shares at a price of $9.00 per share, bringing them to their share total to the amount listed above.This is not the first time that Harbinger has decreased their stake, as we previously covered them selling shares…
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  • Private Equity and the Next Credit Crisis

    Tamela Rich
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:25 pm
    My September Book Lust column included a preview of Josh Kosman’s book, The Buyout of America: How Private Equity Will Cause the Next Great Credit Crisis, which was released this month. Monday I heard Kosman interviewed by Fresh Air’s Terry Gross (on NPR affiliates everywhere). FASCINATING STUFF, including: How interest tax deductibility allows private equity (PE)  firms to dodge about $70b in federal taxes Why you can’t buy a two-sided mattress any longer Why PE  likes the hospital industry (and what it could mean to you if your local provider is bought by PE) PE firms…

  • Low-Jargon Financial Blogs & Newsletters

    Tamela Rich
    16 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm
    I write blogs and newsletters for attorneys, advisors and accountants. These professionals often need to provide complex information without making their clients’ eyes glaze over. Professionals  with compliance/malpractice concerns  too often navigate the middle of the road where nothing meaningful is communicated. Some admit they hope readers will pick up the phone and call for clarification “on the clock.” Bad strategy. Everyone faces this challenge of writing thorough-yet-understandable communications  from time to time. Here are writing tips for newsletter or blog…

  • Brains Need Stories

    Tamela Rich
    8 Nov 2009 | 7:53 pm
    Evidently story-loving is a function of our brain’s development. We’re biologically wired for them. In a Washington Post story I learned: “Roughly around age 4, psychologists say, a child develops a ‘theory of mind.’ The child suddenly grasps that other people have feelings, thoughts, just like the child’s own. From this great mental leap comes a secondary, almost accidental talent: We can get inside the heads of people whom we never actually meet except in stories. This is why fiction works. Huck Finn and Harry Potter seem real enough.” Is this why…

  • SPAM Tweetup

    Tamela Rich
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:36 pm
    Looking forward to seeing anyone who wants to talk about SPAM in Charlotte Weds, November 11 at 11:30 : Who decides when spam is officially SPAM Making sure you’re not mistaken for a spammer Best practices for email marketing (including newsletters) How to handle spammers By nature, a tweetup is informal, so drop in at Mama Ricotta’s and meet some great tweeple. Not tweeting yet? This group might convince you to give it a twhirl.

  • Working with a Ghostwriter

    Tamela Rich
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:01 pm
    Used to be the word “ghostwriter” conjured images of a wily hack with a battered Olivetti sitting at a Hollywood swimming pool coaxing confidences from a star. Lately the word has gotten traction in the music world (evidently lots of rappers use them). Politicians have always used ghosts — a recent Christian Science Monitor story estimated 90% of politicians’ books are “heavily ghostwritten.” Now businesspeople are convinced they need to be content producers to drive search engine results and keep their names top of mind with customers. This makes my job as…
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  • Central Asia's Most Precious Resource - Water, Not Oil

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    In every drop of water there is a grain of gold. - Aral proverb Since the 1991 collapse of the USSR, foreign investors have looked at the former Soviet space as a land rich in underdeveloped resources waiting for Wester

  • The Hidden Costs of Energy Production: $120 billion a year +

    18 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Yes, $120 billion a year: That’s the final tally of the negative effects of energy production and use. And thats just a partial estimate, because it doesn’t include damages from climate change, harm to ecosystems, effects of some air p

  • Big Oil - A Look at The Worlds Most Powerful Companies

    16 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    The term "Big Oil," which initially was coined with derisive and derogatory connotations, has since come to designate those proverbial Titans and veritable leaders of the oil industry, now, once again, being dutifully appreciate

  • Turkey and Russia - Tender Relations Over Nuclear Power

    13 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    The recent announcement of a stay of execution on three of the clauses of the legislative framework for the building of Turkey’s first ever nuclear power plant has reinforced doubts about the viability of the project and threatens to strain Turke

  • What Is The Future of Oil? Are Alternatives Ready to Take up the Gauntlet!

    12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    What is the actual, fact based truth about the future of oil? Is oil already well on its way out of our lives? An ancient and outdated dinosaur, running dangerously low with the needle almost on empty? Or have recent discoveries of new oil around the g
 
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  • BYD Co (1211) : Chart Review as of November 18, 2009

    iam802
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:35 pm
    1. BYD has a bearish cross back in November 10. 2. Currently, support can be found at $66.80 based on the Chikou Span support. 3. Price is still above the kumo level which suggests that the uptrend is still intact and may be supported. 4. Stochastics shows that it is approaching oversold territory. Will there be a rebound from here?

  • Sinovac Biotech Ltd (SVA) : Review of My SVA Trade

    iam802
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:37 pm
    I was looking for a play on H1N1 and found an entry in SVA. This trade was done with a shorter time frame in mind, hence I did not use the usual Ichimoku trend trading techniques. One of the key things that I have done is to always have a stop-loss or trailing stop in place. In this case, my stop was taken out on November 13 when the price goes below the high of the previous day and the trading range is getting smaller (a sign that a reversal is coming or it could just be profit taking before earnings announcement). Trade entry: - Date : Oct 22 - Price : 7.56 - Reason : Bounced off support at…

  • Palm Inc. (PALM) : Ready for a bullish swing play

    iam802
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:08 pm
    PALM just had a few indicators lined up for a possible bullish swing play. As we can see on the chart : 1. Stochastic has just crossed the 20% line 2. Force Index is showing signs of bullishness 3. Palm has moved up from its consolidation below 11.62 and has crossed the Tenkan sen. 4. At this moment, the bullish trend has not been developed yet as there is no Tenkan sen – Kijun sen cross.

  • SPX : Double Top (M forming?)

    iam802
    12 Nov 2009 | 8:28 pm
    Looks like SPX is beginning to start forming the letter M on the charts. Still too early to tell. And little has changed during the last few trading days. 1. SPX has yet to break through 1100. 2. Double Top seems to have form. 3. Possible support at 1072 based on kumo. Note: RUT forms a double top first couple of weeks back. RUT is more volatile and with the double top, it suggests risk aversion moving forward.

  • Netgear Inc. (NTGR) : Bullish Breakthrough

    iam802
    12 Nov 2009 | 7:53 pm
    Netgear has a bullish breakthrough yesterday. From the chart, we can see that there seems to be a cup-and-handle formation with successful breakout. Using Ichimoku, we can clearly see how 19.47 was resisted around 3 times. And when the price level breaks through that level, we can see that the Chikou Span (identified by the green line) shoots up without any resistance ahead. Tenkan sen and Kijun sen also had a bullish crossover above the kumo which will make this signal even stronger.
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  • RIMM December Trade

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    These are the types of trades we provide in our members area. If you liked this actionable trade please join today RIMM has been bouncing around between 200 day moving average and Aprils earnings gap it created sometime back. It seems to breakout on stronger volumes only to get  pummeled by short sellers. This stock is in the clutches of bears and they are not about to give it up anytime soon. Its a tough stock to handle. So the question arises how do you trade RIMM ? Here is a rarely used option strategy that we can safely employ with reasonable outcomes if RIMM stays within a range bound…

  • Stock Market charts

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    RUT finally slicing through 50 day Moving average. A close above 600 is bullish for the overall market  in general/ Small caps have been lagging in this rally. Please click on charts to enlarge. PCLN a nice bull flag may lead to higher prices AAPL breaking out from base at 205 may lead to higher highs. GS the laggard in all of this. Weak dollar, weak banks. Avoiding would be best for now unless it closes above its 50 day MA. Share and Enjoy:

  • RIMM Trade

    admin
    RIMM has been battered down by short sellers and it went down to 55 and swiftly bounced and is now coming up nicely in a channel. It had few hurdles along the way closing above 60 and still has to get over 200 day moving average at 65. That is a key area where short sellers live and thrive. So knowing and keeping that in mind to take defensive actions here is the RIMM trade [Content protected for Gold members only] Share and Enjoy:

  • AMZN freeTrade

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    AMZN proved to be resilient in this last sell off. Stock never budged. We closed the old positions for a loss and will recoup some of the losses in this month if AMZN stays above 115 till December expiration. AMZN has not closed its gap yet. Instead AMZN formed a promising bull flag and than broke out from the flag formation (which is a bullish sign) and the expectation is the momentum will flow to the upside. How far it will go no one knows.  Here is the chart of AMZN please click to enlarge. So how do we trade AMZN here ? There are several ways. But here is the trade that I like   : Sell…

  • Back in the saddle again?

    admin
    IF you are not an Aerosmith fan you don’t know what I am talking about here. Its a great song. Listen to Classic FM stations you will know what I mean. Anyways we had a nasty sell off  in the Stock market and it it made us feel very vulnerable due to the ravages of the market. It wiped out $10,000 of  my own account value in just few days, its not a loss, but a draw down. Its painful. If you felt the same pain, I am with you. There was not  much you can do. Well you can but it gets complicated. The good news today was that GDP rose for the first time since President Obama took office…
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  • Environmental Retrofitting and What it Means to Greenscape

    Tyler Harbottle
    9 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm
    Last week Greenscape Capital Group announced an LOI to acquire 100% of the environmental consulting firm Green.Switch Capital.  Today, anyone who receives email updates from Greenscape, received the following letter from Greenscape Director and Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner, Michael Hofer. Michael addresses the environmental audit and retrofitting industry and explains how companies can benefit from engaging in it. Good morning everybody. As you likely have noted, Greenscape is making exceptional progress corporately and fundamentally. Since IPO, we have issued the following…

  • Greenscape Announces 100% Acquisition of Environmental Consulting Group

    Bryan
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Greenscape acquires Green.Switch: Bryan Slusarchuk, the CEO and Director of Greenscape Capital Group Inc., and Ryan Skomorowski, the CEO of Green.Switch Capital, sign a Letter of Intent in Vancouver November 4, 2009. Greenscape Capital Group Inc. (TSXV: – GRN) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the “LOI”) to acquire 100 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of Greenswitch Capital Ltd. (“Green.Switch”) via a share transaction based on Earnings Before Income Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”). About Green.Switch: Green.Switch is a…

  • An Update from the Greenscape Portfolio Companies

    Bryan
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am
    Greenscape, in addition to its eco-consultancy operation which assists multiple companies in a wide range of industries seeking to green their operations, has equity ownership interests in four companies. Greenscape will provide regular updates to shareholders on the fundamental progress on these holdings. The News: Greenscape Capital Group Inc. (TSXV: – GRN) is pleased to announce the following updates from its portfolio of companies. SheFinds Media (“SheFinds”) Shefinds has recently signed an agreement with Bank of America, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, serving…

  • October Roundup for Skanderbeg Capital

    Tyler Harbottle
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:34 am
    By Tyler Harbottle – Online Communications, Skanderbeg Capital October was a very exciting month for Skanderbeg Capital.  I thought it prudent to provide a quick rundown on what made this month so successful for us. Gold Coin Gold Property Nova gets a big cash refund In late September Nova Uranium (with proposed name change to Secova Metals) announced its 100% acquisition of the Gold Coin gold property in Arizona.  Preliminary evaluation of the property shows some great potential with low-cost, surface bulk tonnage and a very favorable setting. Not long after the announcement of this…

  • Former BC Green Party Leader Joins Greenscape Capital Group

    Tyler Harbottle
    28 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am
    The News: Greenscape Capital Group Inc. (TSXV: – GRN) announced today that former British Columbia Green Party leader, Christopher Bennett, has joined the Greenscape Capital team as a new senior advisor.  Bennett will work closely with the Greenscape Capital executive office to offer his unique green counsel and expertise as the company grows into 2010 and beyond.  He will be nominated, at the upcoming November Annual General Meeting, for appointment to the Greenscape Capital Board of Directors. Bennett has worked extensively with corporate CEOs, politicians and government officials both…
 
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  • Ron Paul Defends His Plan for Fed Oversight

    By CYRUS SANATI
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:26 pm
    Defending himself against critics, Representative Ron Paul of Texas played down concerns on Friday that his amendment to give Congress sweeping new oversight powers over the Federal Reserve would compromise the central bank's political independence.

  • Hershey Considers a Counterbid for Cadbury

    By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    Hershey is considering bidding for Cadbury, a proposal that would top the $16.7 billion hostile bid from Kraft, people briefed on the matter told DealBook on Friday.

  • Morgan Stanley Reaches Deal on Barclays Loan

    By DEALBOOK
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:24 am
    Morgan Stanley is handing over Crescent Real Estate Equities to Barclays Capital, winning forgiveness of a $2 billion loan that financed its acquisition of the real estate business in 2007.

  • BofA's Ideal Chief: the One Who's Leaving?

    By CYRUS SANATI
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:02 am
    Richard X. Bove, the outspoken bank analyst, believes that the best person to lead Bank of America is the man who's leaving the chief executive post.

  • CF Claims 3 Seats on Terra's Board

    By CYRUS SANATI
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:48 am
    CF Industries announced Friday that all three of its nominees were elected to the board of rival fertilizer maker Terra Industries, potentially ending an 11-month takeover battle.
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  • Need Help And Tips About Credit Score - Find Them Here.

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    19 Nov 2009 | 11:47 pm
    The credit score, or another term for FICO score, is the score that determines whether you are eligible for getting those credits or loans you seek. There are three main agencies that determine the score by way of statistical calculation. This score may be also called the level of individual credit worthiness. The credit score is not hard to get as the bureaus offer it either for free or for a minimal charge. Nowadays each of the three bureaus applies their own formula for calculating your credit score. Different variables influence the result. Thus, the score naturally differ from agency to…

  • Looking For Knowledge And Tips About Credit Score — Read This Post .

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    19 Nov 2009 | 7:20 am
    Imagine you need a loan, like a home loan or any other one. Before you even try going to a lender, like a bank or a credit cooperative, you need to find out your credit score which will help you and the lender determine whether you are eligible for a credit and if yes, at what interest rate. If you need to get your credit score you really should refer to web, where many a company will offer you to get a credit report containing your credit score for free. What they offer is not only the access to your financial data throughout all your life, but you will see your credit score chart. This…

  • Factors To Determine The Exact Credit Score.

    admin
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:45 am
    A credit score plays significant role in every consumer life since it helps to determine whether this or that consumer can apply for a credit. In reality, most of us never check our credit scores unless we are going to apply for a loan. The scoring is usually done by credit companies and this information is used by lenders to understand how much of a risk it is to loan money to you. A consumer should know that there are several factors that are used to determine the exact credit score. Firstly, your payment history. In case your payment history contains such records as missed or late payments…

  • Things To Remember When Taking A Credit.

    admin
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:24 pm
    When you decide to take a credit no mater if to buy a car or a house or something else, it may help you to have some benefits or it will cause some problems. Your past deeds may greatly influence upon your credit score. You should know that there are some important things that determine your credit rate score. First of all, if you are always applying for a credit and get more and more credit cards, it may have a negative impact upon your credit score. Besides the creditors appreciate stability and if you have a lot of loans, you may seem for them very risky financially. Moreover, you should…

  • Protect Your Credit Score Following These Tips.

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    15 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm
    It is well-known fact that the students nowadays have to pay great amount of money for their education, and this sum is constantly growing. That’s why more and more people try to get loan for their education. According to some statistics, over two third of the former students have a debt of this type of loan. And further this figure grows. This means that the graduates start their working career having debt. All this is depicted in their credit score for sure. And to the best of our knowledge, the debt significantly decreases your credit score. Besides, as the cost for education grows,…
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  • Interview with Members : greenhoney

    iam802
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pm
    This week, we are very please to introduce greenhoney …. Investideas: You have a very special nick. Why are you using this nick and what does it mean ? Its that since I am attracted to renewable energy solutions, I figured greenhoney would be a suitable nick for me InvestIdeas: What can you tell us about your background Well, I am a veterinarian working in a private practice and while studying, I was exposed to livestock farming and thus gained a few insights into into this industry. I came from a very conservative background in terms of investing. Nonetheless, the 97 crisis is still…

  • Interview with Members : cif5000

    iam802
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:31 pm
    Investideas: You have a very special nick. Why are you using this nick and what does it mean ? Many years ago, when internet and email were becoming necessities, I was thinking of a user name to register for a yahoo mail. At that time, I was a gambler. I fantasized about winning $5,000 in a day from the casino that I frequented. It was run by Conrad International. My house mate added the word Finance at the back, trying to sound professional, and so I got “cif”. What can you tell us about your background ? I studied biotechnology in school and I started my employment with a pharma…

  • Interview with Members : b0rderc0llie

    iam802
    10 Nov 2009 | 1:43 am
    Interview with b0rderc0llie Investideas: You have a very special nick. What is b0rderc0llie? Border collie is a type of dog breed:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Collie InvestIdeas: How long have you been investing / trading ? When I was 21 years old, my grandpa gave me some shares and told me just to keep it. It was a sizeable amount, but I was not really interested in money at that time, and I had no knowledge of finance, so I just let it be. I was studying computer science and was interested in the theoretical stuffs like algorithms and articifial intelligence. The engineers build…

  • Winston’s Investment Blog : TOL as of Nov 8, 2009

    iam802
    9 Nov 2009 | 12:31 am
    TOL as of November 8, 2009:- 1) Gold – The short-term players are doing a momentum trade. They think that they are smart enough to get out before the trend turns. Do you think a Stop would be able to protect them when it gaps down? Remember Oil when you were buying at US$150 ? Still vested in some gold coins to be used in emergency only. 2) Oil – Does not look too strong to me but at least it’s more useful than gold. 3) Other Commodities – What will cause a sharp correction on Commodities? Sharp rise in USD? And what would cause a sharp rise in USD? Sharp drop in…

  • Interview with Members : Kennynah

    iam802
    31 Oct 2009 | 7:08 pm
    Interview with Kennynah Background a) Formerly in the Info Communications and Telecoms and Government Defence sectors b) Currently, specializing in Human Resources Headhunting (so, PM me, if you want to discuss career opportunities ) c) Invests mainly in US Equities and Derivatives InvestIdeas: How long have you been investing / trading ? Kennynah: I started my trading adventure in 1988. With a small pooled capital among school mates, I was “volunteered” to trade the commodities market, specifically Pork Bellies. The only primary extra-curricula lesson we all learned, was that the…
 
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  • Need Working Capital? The Ice Man Cometh

    Nic Perkin
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:45 am
    November 17th marks the one-year anniversary that The Receivables Exchange went live - the first day that accounts receivable were traded electronically in a transparent, real-time, online marketplace. Business history is filled with these moments, a myriad of different instances when the advent of some new technology facilitated behavioral change that resulted in a paradigm shift of how people conduct business. Last month, the Exchange did more volume in a single month than eBay did in its entire first year of operations. At our current levels, we are already on track to do more volume this…

  • Burn Me Once, Shame On Me. Burn Me Twice…

    Amanda Potashner
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:35 am
    CIT's future is uncertain. Liquidity remains the No. 1 challenge for businesses - clearly, now more than ever - even if you're not a CIT customer. Even if your cash flow hasn't been interrupted, do you really want to wait to see if - and when - it will be? If not, what's your next move? If you're like most companies, you're exploring your options. A reliable, diversified source of liquidity that by its very model provides protection by eliminating the risk of one source of funding almost seems to be too good to be true (at least that's what our customers tell us!).

  • Standing in the Wake of CIT Bankruptcy Filing

    Laurie Azzano
    2 Nov 2009 | 4:27 am
    After months of efforts to stay afloat, CITs filing for bankruptcy yesterday sent shockwaves through the small and midsize business community, particularly retailers and manufacturers. Thousands of retailers and manufacturers are seeing their single source of liquidity evaporate before their eyes. Yesterday's filing underscores the fact that companies can no longer rely on one primary source of liquidity. It is imperative that they have broad access to competitively-priced capital. The Receivables Exchange stands ready to provide a diversified source of liquidity to help CIT customers…

  • What’s Next For CIT? Hurry Up and Wait…

    Amanda Potashner
    29 Oct 2009 | 1:51 am
    The only thing we know for certain with the unfortunate CIT situation is that we remain in a wait-and-see situation as to whether the CIT restructuring will happen in or out of court. CIT has faced potential fallout since July and this latest $4.5 billion addition to credit facility comes in the 11th hour before the debt-exchange offer expires (and the vote for prepackaged bankruptcy should that fail). They are trying to shorten the length of time should they file for Chapter 11 with a prepackaged plan. Regardless, they will need to use these funds to finance existing debt coming due as a…

  • CIT Amends Terms as Clock Ticks Away

    Amanda Potashner
    26 Oct 2009 | 8:05 am
    Scrapping for survival, CIT Group, the century old commercial lending giant that lends to nearly 1 million of the nation's small and mid-size companies, is in the 11th hour as they continue to try to build bondholder support for its debt-exchange offer or prepackaged bankruptcy plan, going so far as to warn its bondholders last week, that without one of these 2 plans it would be forced to liquidate.Many have criticized the restructuring plan - why? At this point they are still struggling to gain bondholder support as the deadline for the debt exchange and pre-package plan draws near. CIT…
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