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abnormalreturns.com - 1/10/2009
Friday links: contango conditions
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Contango in the oil markets makes storage a profitable venture. ( WSJ.com ) Long equity is also long volatility. ( Market Movers ) Gold sentiment is getting a bit extreme. ( Barrons.com ) Equity sentiment is perking up as well. ( Bespoke ) Hedge funds lost 18.3% in 2008 according ...
ritholtz.com - 1/13/2009
The Terrible Lessons of TARP
— ritholtz.com — With the government now debating the release of the second half of the TARP funds, perhaps now... is as good a time as any to look at how successfully spent the first $350 Billion dollars were. The evidence is not very favorable. What I can say ... (more) The Terrible Lessons of TARP

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marketwatch.com - 1/14/2009
Crude super contango puts more oil in storage, signals price rise
— marketwatch.com — Intraday data provided by Interactive Data Real Time Services , a division of Interactive Data Corp. and... subject to terms of use . Historical and current end-of-day data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data . More information on ... (more) Crude super contango puts more oil in storage, ...

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house.gov - 1/10/2009
House Financial Services Committee
— house.gov — Washington, DC - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) today introduced H.R. 384, the TARP... Reform and Accountability Act to amend the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization ... (more) House Financial Services Committee

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