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A Golden Double-Edged Sword
hf-implode.com — "This week's ISM Manufacturing Index indicates that the services sector contracted quite strongly. The BLS report issued... on Frday, however, claims that 86,000 jobs were added in the sector (52,000 of which are purely temporary jobs). The number of Americans in the category Persons Not in the ... (more) A Golden Double-Edged Sword
Chicago Cannibalization: Mayor Daley's Budget Eats 75% of a 75 Year rainy Day fund in One Year
Chicago Cannibalization: Mayor Daley's Budget Eats 75% of a 75 Year rainy Day fund in One Year
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com — A year ago Mayor Daley rammed though a parking meter deal that was supposed to provide a... "rainy day" fund for Chicago for the next 75 years. In September, snags appeared prompting the Chicago Sun Times to write Daley losing confidence in parking meter ... (more) Chicago Cannibalization: Mayor Daley's Budget Eats 75% ...
Moody’s Links Option ARM, Subprime Performance
hf-implode.com — " More than $200bn of outstanding pay-option adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) originated and securitized from ‘04-’07, according to... market commentary by Moody’s Investors Service this week" (more) Moody’s Links Option ARM, Subprime Performance
TradeStation Hedge Fund Incubation Services
TradeStation Hedge Fund Incubation Services
richard-wilson.blogspot.com — TradeStation Hedge Fund Incubator TradeStation Group Inc. Chairman, CEO and President Salomon Sredni believes his company's prime... brokerage division can help create the hedge funds of tomorrow. TradeStation announced the launch of the prime brokerage division in September, and Sredni ... (more) TradeStation Hedge Fund Incubation Services
Huntsman Options Trading Explosion (HUN, DD)
vsinvestor.com — Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) is seeing a surge in options activity. There have been 30,698 calls traded,... 15X average, and implied volatility is spiking 44% on rumors that Dupont (NYSE: DD) is looking at a possible $18 offer for shares of the ... (more) Huntsman Options Trading Explosion (HUN, DD)
Moody’s Links Option ARM, Subprime Performance
Moody’s Links Option ARM, Subprime Performance
housingwire.com — More than $200bn of outstanding pay-option adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) originated and securitized from ‘04-’07, according to market... commentary by Moody’s Investors Service this week. This sector shows “dismal” performance, with more than 40% of ... (more) Moody’s Links Option ARM, Subprime Performance
Recent vintage Alt-A RMBS delinquency rates continue to rise
hf-implode.com — "Standard & Poor’s October performance report shows just how poorly recent vintage “not-quite-prime” Alt-A residential mortgage-backed securities... are performing in absolute terms and relative to earlier vintages." (more) Recent vintage Alt-A RMBS delinquency rates continue to rise
Best Penny Alerts-Review
Best Penny Alerts-Review
docstoc.com — If you are seriously looking to invest in the penny stock market and ACTUALLY make profit, then... this will be the most important website you will ever read. (more) Best Penny Alerts-Review
Best Penny Alerts - Stock Trading Service
Best Penny Alerts - Stock Trading Service
slideshare.net — If you are seriously looking to invest in the penny stock market and ACTUALLY make profit, then... this will be the most important website you will ever read. David Roy have spent around 7 years and developed a secret system which analyzes multiple factors for determining when a stock is about to ... (more) Best Penny Alerts - Stock Trading Service
Dividends: On the Rise Again?
businessweek.com — Companies like AT&T;, Wal-Mart, and Progress Energy may hike dividends as a rebounding economy boosts cash available... for payouts (more) Dividends: On the Rise Again?
10 dividend stocks for your nest egg - MSN Money
10 dividend stocks for your nest egg - MSN Money
articles.moneycentral.msn.com — By Barron's The whipsawing of share prices over the past two years has left many investors anxious... and uncertain. For the young, there's plenty of time to recover from big stock losses. But for anyone who recently retired or plans to do it soon, the ... (more) 10 dividend stocks for your nest egg - MSN Money
Weekly Links: December 5, 2009
Weekly Links: December 5, 2009
dividendsvalue.com — Each Sunday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable... articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it’s where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the ... (more) Weekly Links: December 5, 2009
Former Guantanamo detainee now al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula's Mufti
Former Guantanamo detainee now al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula's Mufti
longwarjournal.org — Ibrahim Suleiman al Rubaish, al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula's Mufti. A former Guantanamo detainee has emerged as... a leading ideologue and theologian for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – one of the strongest al Qaeda affiliates ... (more) Former Guantanamo detainee now al Qaeda in Arabian ...
Taylor Swift Stock Index Outperforms the Stock Market
stockerblog.blogspot.com — Taylor Swift is the famous country singer, winner of 40 awards, and made more famous by the... incident with Kanye West at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. But she is successful for another reason. Taylor is connected to a lot of publicly traded ... (more) Taylor Swift Stock Index Outperforms the Stock Market
The Public Choice of the Ancient Hebrews
econlog.econlib.org — (December 4, 2009 12:18 AM, by Bryan Caplan) I just finished Richard Friedman's Who Wrote the Bible? ... It's a classic popularization of the Documentary Hypothesis, which claims that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) is actually a ... (more) The Public Choice of the Ancient Hebrews
High and Low Finance - A Primer on Why  Many Home Loan Modifications Fail
High and Low Finance - A Primer on Why Many Home Loan Modifications Fail
nytimes.com — Homeowners sought help avoiding foreclosure at an event in Daly City, Calif., in October.... (more) High and Low Finance - A Primer on Why Many Home Loan ...
Line in the sand
Line in the sand
highchartpatterns.blogspot.com — The line in the sand was drawn for many commodity stocks today. Take a look at these... levels: ANR bounced on the trend-line today. If you're a bull, you want this to hold: The 50 SMA stopped the bleeding on BTU. Through this level and next stop is the trend-line at 40, and if that doesn't ... (more) Line in the sand
Tom Brokaw Involved in Fatal Car Accident
Tom Brokaw Involved in Fatal Car Accident
cbsnews.com — Former Anchor and Wife "Saddened" By Loss of Life After Woman Thrown From Vehicle and Killed... (more) Tom Brokaw Involved in Fatal Car Accident
Food For Thought Going Into The Weekend
Food For Thought Going Into The Weekend
portfoliotilt.com — The full analysis of Friday's session will be available later this weekend, however I wanted to provide... you all with one chart to examine during the "break". Friday's session was wild to say the least, but lets step back and see how it looks within the broader trend. (more) Food For Thought Going Into The Weekend
Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week Ending Dec. 4, 2009
Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week Ending Dec. 4, 2009
securitiesdocket.com — Here is the weekly summary for Securities Docket’s Web Watch (”This Week’s Best Blog Posts and Columns”):... Of Telephones and Corruption in Latin America: How a Bribery Case Involving a Florida Company Contributed to the Fall of the Government in Honduras (Gregory Paw) Pepper Hamilton | ... (more) Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week ...
Mixed Sentiment on BAC Pits Bulls Against Bears
philstockworld.com — Today’s tickers: BAC, XRX, XLF, CAR, XLU, BIG, SLM, TTWO, MRVL & TSN BAC - Bank of... America Corp. – Investors employed two contradictory option strategies in the February contract on Bank of America today. One trader initiated a large bearish risk reversal while the other put ... (more) Mixed Sentiment on BAC Pits Bulls Against Bears
Top Day Trader Alerts (SWHC, RGR, TTWO, BAC, MRVL, BRCM, TXN, FACT, JAVA)
247wallst.com — These are this morning’s top day trader and active trader alert stocks. We have more detailed volume... data and analysis on each stock story via a link over to VSInvestor.com: Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) is off 12% on earnings ... (more) Top Day Trader Alerts (SWHC, RGR, TTWO, BAC, MRVL, BRCM, ...
Take-Two’s Bad Quarter Causes Investors to Double Take
Take-Two’s Bad Quarter Causes Investors to Double Take
blog.ockhamresearch.com — It was not long ago that Take-Two Interactive Software ( TTWO ) seemed to be on top... of the world with one of the most successful video game launches in history for the fourth edition of its Grand Theft Auto franchise.  The highly anticipated release of the game brought Electronic Arts ( ... (more) Take-Two’s Bad Quarter Causes Investors to Double Take
The NotMakingThisUp Interview with Alice Schroeder
jeffmatthewsisnotmakingthisup.blogspot.com — Editor’s Note: . We had the opportunity to interview author Alice Schroeder as the paperbook version of... her best-selling, and eye-opening, "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life" was hitting stores. We emailed more than a ... (more) The NotMakingThisUp Interview with Alice Schroeder
My Comments on the Trader Tax
investingwithoptions.com — There is a bill being drafted by Representatives DeFazio (Ore.) and Perlmutter (Colo. ) called the “”Let... Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act.” This legislation would charge a percentage tax to help fund the cost ... (more) My Comments on the Trader Tax
Employment Report
Employment Report
angrybear.blogspot.com — The BLS just wished the Obama administration a very merry Christmas with a very encouraging employment report.... It was still a report that things are worsening at a lesser rate as far as employment was concerned, but other employment reports were ... (more) Employment Report
The jobs report: You have to admit, it's getting better
curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com — The unemployment rate is down to 10%. Payroll employment, a more reliable month-to-month indicator, was "essentially unchanged."... That's Bureau of Labor Statistics lingo for 11,000 fewer jobs than the month before. So the number is still negative, but ... (more) The jobs report: You have to admit, it's getting better
Seasonal Retail Hiring, Employment-Population Ratio, Part Time Workers
Seasonal Retail Hiring, Employment-Population Ratio, Part Time Workers
calculatedriskblog.com — Here are a few more graphs based on the employment report ... Seasonal Retail Hiring Retailers are... hiring seasonal workers at slightly above the pace of last year ... Typically retail companies start hiring for the holiday season in October, and ... (more) Seasonal Retail Hiring, Employment-Population Ratio, ...
Employment Report: 11K Jobs Lost, 10% Unemployment Rate
Employment Report: 11K Jobs Lost, 10% Unemployment Rate
calculatedriskblog.com — From the BLS : The unemployment rate edged down to 10.0 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll... employment was essentially unchanged (-11,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Click on graph for larger image. This graph shows ... (more) Employment Report: 11K Jobs Lost, 10% Unemployment Rate
Employment News Still Bad, But Better than Expected
delong.typepad.com — The BLS says: "nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-11,000)..."... (more) Employment News Still Bad, But Better than Expected
Freaky Friday Potpourri: The Rubber Meets the Road
Freaky Friday Potpourri: The Rubber Meets the Road
minyanville.com — It's Festivus Friday in the 'Ville and that means one thing; time management! One would think that... after six major events--this being the seventh--hosting upwards of 500 people would be old hat. It may be for some but when you stop trying you start ... (more) Freaky Friday Potpourri: The Rubber Meets the Road
Morgan Stanley Looks to Restructure CMBS
hf-implode.com — " A real-estate fund managed by Morgan Stanley is trying to restructure a $1 billion securitized mortgage... on five resorts it bought in 2007 in the latest example of a bad commercial-property bet made by the firm." (more) Morgan Stanley Looks to Restructure CMBS
US banks premature in reducing provisioning for bad loans
hf-implode.com — "There are some interesting tidbits in Moody’s latest quarterly report on the US banking system, notably that... US banks are premature in reducing provisioning for bad loans, and the charge-off trend now shows that the erosion of commercial real estate surpasses that of residential real estate." (more) US banks premature in reducing provisioning for bad loans
Capital One Warrants Netted $146.5 Million in Treasury Auction
hf-implode.com — " Capital One Financial Corp. warrants held by the U.S. government’s bank bailout program sold for $146.5... million in the first auction designed to reward taxpayers for helping rescue the financial system." (more) Capital One Warrants Netted $146.5 Million in Treasury ...
Today Should Be a Breakout or a Key Reversal
Today Should Be a Breakout or a Key Reversal
minyanville.com — Editor's Note: This article was written by Richard Suttmeier chief market strategist at ValuEngine.com which is a... fundamentally-based quant research firm in Princeton New Jersey that covers more than 5 000 stocks every day.The Dow remains positive but ... (more) Today Should Be a Breakout or a Key Reversal
Bank of America Raises $19 Billion in New Equity
Bank of America Raises $19 Billion in New Equity
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com — Bank of America sold more than $19 billion of equity on Thursday amid strong investor interest as... it races to shed government regulatory curbs that have bedeviled its search for a new chief executive. (more) Bank of America Raises $19 Billion in New Equity
Why Did Bank of America Pay Back the Money?
baselinescenario.com — Everybody knows by now that Bank of America is buying back the $45 billion of preferred stock... that the government currently owns. While the reason why they are doing this is obvious, I’m going to pretend it isn’t for a few paragraphs. Buying back stock costs money — real ... (more) Why Did Bank of America Pay Back the Money?
Bank of America Securities Sale Raises $19.3 Billion
hf-implode.com — " Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. lender, raised $19.3 billion selling securities at $15 apiece... in the biggest sale of stock or preferred shares by a U.S. public company since at least 2000." (more) Bank of America Securities Sale Raises $19.3 Billion
Unemployment Rate Falls to 10%
online.wsj.com — U.S. job losses in November posted the smallest drop since the start of the recession and the... unemployment rate unexpectedly declined, a sign the labor market is finally healing as the economy recovers. Nonfarm payrolls fell by just 11,000 last ... (more) Unemployment Rate Falls to 10%
How utilities are just like banks
How utilities are just like banks
ftalphaville.ft.com — As we've reported before, UK natural gas prices are destined to stay low for the foreseeable future... as a slew of liquefied natural gas cargoes, unwanted elsewhere, is redirected to British shores. Most cargoes will have originally been intended for ... (more) How utilities are just like banks
Sun-Oracle EU Block May Have Flaws (JAVA)
vsinvestor.com — Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) is soaring early this morning. Reuters ran a headline last night that... an activist lawyer sees a flaw in the EU case and on a NYPost report that Larry Ellison may be willing to create a separate unit to appease ... (more) Sun-Oracle EU Block May Have Flaws (JAVA)
Take-Two Taking It Hard (TTWO)
vsinvestor.com — Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) is getting clipped. For the quarter that just ended, Take-Two said it... would have revenue of $325 million to $35o million and it said EPS for the quarter that just ended was $0.05 to $0.10. Take-Two ... (more) Take-Two Taking It Hard (TTWO)
BofA To Set Volume Leaderboard (BAC)
vsinvestor.com — Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is going to probably have either record trading volume today or... at least something close to it. It won’t be known for some time whether the volume will beat the dog days over the last year, but the ... (more) BofA To Set Volume Leaderboard (BAC)
Marvell Taking out 52-Week Highs (MRVL, BRCM, TXN)
vsinvestor.com — Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) is getting a real boost. The communications chip maker (ergo designer,... fabless) soared in after-hours trading after the company beat earning. It also raised guidance to $0.33 to $0.39 EPS on revenue of ... (more) Marvell Taking out 52-Week Highs (MRVL, BRCM, TXN)
Smith & Wesson Shoots Self in Foot (SWHC, RGR)
vsinvestor.com — Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) got clipped after earnings last night as the company’s revenue... expectations are indicating that the flurry of gun buying may be coming to an end or at least not running at the same pace as what ... (more) Smith & Wesson Shoots Self in Foot (SWHC, RGR)
Facet Buyout Boost Disappoints (FACT, BIIB)
vsinvestor.com — Facet Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: FACT) closed at $17.23 yesterday. Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) has raised its offer... to a final and best offer price of $17.50 per share. The stock traded down 2.8% to $16.75 in the after-hours session on over ... (more) Facet Buyout Boost Disappoints (FACT, BIIB)
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (APD, AKAM, FSLR, MA, MHP, MCO, NFLX, SVNT, UA, V)
247wallst.com — These are this Friday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls:... Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE: APD) Started as Outperform at William Blair. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Raised ... (more) Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (APD, ...
Bernanke Will Get His Second Term
Bernanke Will Get His Second Term
247wallst.com — Several Senators cuffed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke around during hearings today. Chris Dodd, who runs the Senate... Banking Committee in whose presence Bernanke appeared, gave the world assurances that the Fed chief would be reappointed for a second ... (more) Bernanke Will Get His Second Term
Opening Bell: 12.04.09
Opening Bell: 12.04.09
pheedcontent.com — Goldman bonuses to be in shares amid effort to quell public anger (FT) They're mulling over the... idea but if any haters like it, please speak up: "Senior executives including Mr Blankfein could be awarded all their annual bonus in company stock, ... (more) Opening Bell: 12.04.09
Wells Fargo Will Repay Asinine TARP Money One Day
Wells Fargo Will Repay Asinine TARP Money One Day
pheedcontent.com — Wells Fargo doesn't much care what the government thinks. It heard about Bank of America paying its... TARP money back, all $45 billion. But John Stumpf, Dick Kovacevich & Co. don't much care about that, either. They'll pay their TARP money back ... (more) Wells Fargo Will Repay Asinine TARP Money One Day