Another Day, Another Questionable Yahoo Story Rocks the Stock

The stock seesaw for Yahoo–fueled this time by a story in The Wall Street Journal claiming that former AOL CEO Jon Miller was seriously buttonholing private equity firms for money to buy the Internet giant–continues. Yahoo shares rose seven percent due to the report, to $11.50, up 76 cents. Unfortunately for everyone but stock [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 09:53:38

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Credit Suisse Group (NYSE:CS) - The common stock is attractively valued, despite challenging market conditions. Free research report for 3Q 08 results.

In 3Q 08, Credit Suisse Group’s (Credit Suisse) net revenues declined y-o-y, with non-interest income falling well short of our expectations ... report free of charge with free to view access to institutional-quality research on 400 companies ... markets, which eroded trading income and led to higher provisions for credit losses. Nevertheless [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:09:03

Global Investing Roundups Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Consumer Confidence Climbs; Home Prices Record Plunge; Troubled Banks on the Rise; Oil Falls 7%; Slim’s Bank Buys Citi Stock; D.R ... for” 2009, a Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) report said. Source: Global Investing Roundups Wednesday ... , according to the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price index, which posted a 16.6% drop for the three [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 13:12:23

Research Oracle roundup for 23 December 2008

News Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) signed an agreement to acquire Nokia Oyj’s (Nokia) ... our target price in our next update report. We maintain our current HOLD rating for the European stock [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 18:52:58

Debt and Ad Shifts Putting Media Companies Under Pressure

Strong cash flow and fat profit margins usually insulate the media industry during times of economic stress, ... Credit Encyclo-Media” report, Fitch said higher-than-usual debt levels and depressed stock prices are exerting financial pressure in the current cycle, with some companies facing greater credit risk [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 12:14:21

Four at Four: Philadelphia Wins. Everyone Else Loses.

Once again, the last half-hour of trading resembled a food fight, with stocks flying in every direction, ... that follows it. Sometimes, a bad report is offset by a strong defense of a company’s position [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 12:10:00

Currency Derivatives at BSE

CURRENCY DERIVATIVES AT BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange Limited) ... Future in Indian Market. The Committee submitted its report on Exchange Traded Currency Futures on May ... discovery, elimination of counterparty credit risk, access to all types of market participants [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 18:28:00

Latest News in Goverment Grants and Debt Relief - Jan 06, 2009

Obama supports $300-billion tax-cut plan - Globe and Mail 6 Jan 2009 at 4:29am Fake Name from Canada writes: ... As the global financial crisis deepens, Report on Business writers examine and explain the turmoil in credit and stock markets. Here, we answer your questions daily, with the most recent at the top [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:26:07

Dow Zooms to Record Gain Yesterday on Reports The Government Will Reveal Banking Bailout Plan Details Early Today

U.S. stocks yesterday (Monday) staged their biggest rally since the Great Depression – with the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring an all-time ... from the major financial nations to cooperate in getting the credit markets functioning again [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 14:52:53

MortgageNewsClips: MUST READ: Forced To Lend, MUST READ pt 2, Reverse Slow Down, OTS Review, CSFB Bonuses Lump of Coal, Tax Break Cause Bubble?, John Mauldin, Bailout Chart, Bond Bubble, Obama’ Fed Pick, ZIRP and Ben, Walk Away, Sheila Bair, Extreme Makeover in Reverse

Today’s MUST READ:  Forced to lend? ... -logo     OTS Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2008 ———— Lump of coal in your stocking? - Credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 00:51:15

Stock Market News for September 30, 2009 – Market News

An unexpected drop in consumer confidence sent U.S. stocks lower Tuesday, as signs of stabilization in housing and Walgreen’s solid earnings failed to convince investors about the strength of an economic recovery.  Although stocks rose slightly after the opening bell, the early morning release of the confidence report took the Street by surprise and signaled the American consumers are not as hopeful about an economic turnaround. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 14:05:23

Debbie Downer Is Alive And Depressed In New York City

You haven’t heard from me because I spent half the day with travel delays –it’s cold and rainy in NYC, ... Housing Report. The heads — Bob Shiller wants to see us trade real estate securities like stocks, thinks ... a financial physician that the government should subsidize. (Reality check: the government does provide [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:45:48

It begins.

I made a lot of money in the stock market today. The reason is because people realized Alcoa was *probably* going to report dreadful earnings, ... in the historic credit freeze and collapsed steel market (Alcoa sells steel!). The estimates were ... to report in the S&P 500 earnings season. They are something of a barometer for the flighty, never [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:04:45

Leadership Holds Support

SUMMARY: - Jobs roughly within expectations, but stocks cannot hold an early bump higher, test back further ... not swallow the jobs report. The jobs number was almost dead on expectations. At 524K it was high, but lower than the 600K to 700K whisper number fears that the ADP report stoked with its 600+K survey [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 16:29:50

DEBT DEFAULTS

DEBT DEFAULTS With the performance of the stock market over 2008, ... interest-bearing investments are safer, there are still risks. A report entitled “Default and Recovery Rates of Canadian Corporate Issuers, 1989-2007” was published last year by Moody’s Credit Research [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:04:18

Citron Comments on Apollo Part 2 - Revenge of the Analysts

stock ticker: APOL Citron is fascinated by the analysts’ quick responses to its Apollo report, which focused on the business risk revealed in the recent lawsuit by a group [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:24:54

Latest News In Stock Market Investment Research - Nov 21

Clinton on track for secretary of state post: reports 21 Nov 2008 at 5:34am NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y ... Fuel Gauge Report. Prices edged down two cents to $1.99 a gallon on Friday. Gasoline sold for $2.86 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 12:55:38

Links: 2009-01-15

This will be a bit longer of a preamble. Despite my bearish calls, I am feeling a bit tense about all of this market turmoil ... . bank-stocks-2009-01-15 I happen to think JPM (JPMorgan Chase) had a rather nice earnings report ... concerned we could see another nationalization or bankruptcy here in short order. You should be under [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:46:29

Reading the Redemptions Rebound

Geoffrey Rogow and Kejal Vyas report: The redemptions rebound may not create a new market rally, ... of redemptions. With the stock market in free fall thanks to a global economic and credit crisis, and banks ... stable corporate holdings and the lowest fee structures. “We’ve seen some meaningful flows [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 09:08:00

Latest News In Stock Markets Investment Research - Jan 09, 2009

UBS closing offshore accounts of U.S. customers: report 9 Jan 2009 at 5:44am LONDON (MarketWatch) ... U.S. customers may have hidden around $18 billion in undeclared UBS accounts, the report added [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:02:49

Toyota to Slash 2009 Sales Outlook, Cut Costs

Toyota Motor Corp. (ADR:TM) may not need a government bailout, but it’s hurting badly ... its dividends at 140 yen,” Morgan Stanley (MS) analyst Noriaki Hirakata wrote in a report. “Thus ... on by a whirlwind of job losses, devalued property, lack of credit and falling stock markets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 13:30:50

FDI: The Rise & Fall (& Policy)

Two headlines to consider: 1. “Foreign direct investment in China rises 23.6% in 2008” (MarketWatch) 2 ... into the financial sector, China attracted $40.65 billion in investment, a rise of 63.4%, the report cited ... on company credit and profits may continue to discourage investment. The CSI 300 stock index [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:18:20

Friday morning links

TOP STORIES Vast Bailout by U.S. Proposed in Bid to Stem Financial Crisis - NY Times SEC bans short-selling of 799 financial stocks - AP Fed to Help Meet Fund Redemptions, Buy Agency Debt - Bloomberg Citigroup considering bid for WaMu: report ... bank, borrows to aid market - AP INTERNATIONAL Central Banks Add $71 Billion to Ease Credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 12:51:00

Stocks fall as investors ponder Obama presidency

NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent stocks plunging Wednesday as investors again anxious about recession began questioning what ... Department's October employment report, to be issued [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 19:38:15

Roubini Warns of Possible Systemic Meltdown, "Severe Global Depression"

Nouriel Roubini has been almost freakishly accurate in calling the progression of the credit crisis, ... of holding of other hedge funds. At a minimum, they report losses to investors, some of whom will want ... -term systemic financial meltdown as day after day stock markets are in free fall, money markets [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 02:35:58

Worrying about the banking system

Worrying about the banking system Delicious Digg Facebook reddit Technorati Michael Pettis | Sep 23, 2008 While Monday’s stock market, ... as the transaction goes – the bonds were merely temporarily “parked” – both banks get to report higher trading [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 13:16:17

“A Main Street Recovery Program.” Proposal based on a $900 billion FLOOR

The progressive Institute for America’s Future has created “A Main Street Recovery Program” to restore economic growth in our country ... competitiveness.” In their report they point out what most of us already recognize by stating that “ ... by a credit freeze and stock market collapse, has erased over $10 trillion in paper value [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 05:22:24

Stock Market Dictionary - R

Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the stock has rights ... who accumulate 5% or more of the outstanding shares in the target company must report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:48:00

Reverse Convertible Notes: A Real Safe Haven

Traditionally safe dividend stocks have been whacked along with everything else by this credit crisis, ... or so publicly traded companies that report dividend information to the S&P, 138 decreased their dividends [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 12:55:14

November's Spending Nose-Dive

November’s Spending Nose-Dive By Alan B. Krueger Alan B. Krueger is an economist at Princeton. Update | 5:24 p.m ... appreciation and borrowing. The drop in house values and stock prices, and the freezing up of credit ... of sources, most importantly the Census Bureau’s monthly advanced retail sales report [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:11:54

The Valley's Proponents Become Its Critics in Hard Times

Friday's stock market roller coaster was one to remember ... 100. In between bites and conversation, I'd pass along a report: "Down 200. Down 100. Even. Up 50 ... personal financial accounts and 401ks, banks have gotten wobbly, and credit has gotten unstable, many [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 23:04:36

Financial stocks hit new lows despite U.S. cash infusions

If the government’s financial-system rescue plan was supposed to give investors comfort about holding stocks of banks, ... . But that obviously isn’t making shareholders feel better about the credit card giant’s prospects ... that Goldman will report its first quarterly loss since came public in 1999. Meanwhile, Newport Beach [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:26:16

The Global War on Terror Report Card

TomDispatch.com. posted October 21, 2008 3:23 pm Tomgram:  [ ... of a report card on Bush’s economic policies. In other words, the Yale legacy student with the C average ... by an insurgent stock market heading into chaos, killer squads of credit default swaps [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 15:27:09

Crime doesn’t pay…

sourceFor many of us, the stock market debacle of 1929 conjures images of devastated investors leaping from upper-story windows; ... today.As the Financial Times reports, corporate fraud is spiking:Fraud is closely correlated with the business cycle… As the downturn deepens and companies struggle for credit, the more managers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:31:49

OPEC and Friends Want Oil Prices to Behave Like a Hot Air Balloon, Not A Bubble

Here is a line of thinking that I have heard several times recently - oil prices have increased so rapidly recently that the market has become overheated and will pop like a bubble. Comparisons to Dutch tulips, Dot Com stocks, and housing ... that I have been interested in energy as a study topic, I have heard or read hundreds of reports [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 00:55:33

Gold Mining Stock for Nano-Investors?

Animas Resources: My First Resource Stock Recommendation in 8 Years Dear Nanotechnology ... metals mining share component in their portfolio. This letter contains our research report [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 22:53:05

Allied Irish: Too Good to Be True?

Allied Irish Banks PLC (AIB) is Ireland’s largest bank, and in the last two years the company’s shares have been on a relentless march downwards ... has faltered in the global credit crisis. However, as bad as the stock performance has been, AIB still looks ... on equity ((ROE)) of over 15% year after year, with its most recent reporting being over 20 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:06:31

Penny Stocks That Are Set to Explode

Get Ridiculously Wealthyas Tiny Stocks ExplodeHow you can turn just $200 into $1.2 million, or MORE! ... in this for-your-eyes-only report, I'm going to show you how you can turn $200 investments [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:45:00

Words from the (investment) wise August 30, 2009

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (August 24 – 30, 2009) Stock markets, in general, again logged gains last week as pundits perceived economic data to be better than expected. But the recovery path is not home and dry yet, as shown by declines in crude oil, a number of emerging stock market indices, small cap indices and high-yield corporate bonds. All said, risky assets displayed some fatigue despite positive economic reports. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-30 13:00:46

Taking Stock in MFC:

“I believe I had my first Coca-Cola in either 1935 or 1936 ... Annual Report of Manulife Financial (MFC). At the time I was just beginning my mentorship under a great [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 02:15:29

Stocks fall as retail sales show steep drop

NEW YORK (AP) -- Volatility battered Wall Street again Wednesday after a disappointing retail sales report reminded investors that country is either ... percent, to 1,722.99. The government's report that retail sales plunged in September by 1.2 percent ... Department report is sobering because consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 16:06:23

Not So High On the HOG

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) stock has been crushed over the last three months losing more than 60% of its value ... subprime loans”. An industry report states [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 20:04:52

Over 50% of Mortgage Mods Fail Within 6 Months

The stock market is staging a very peppy rally on the hopes for the Obama infrastructure plan and the auto bailout, ... recent mortgage reports,” Dugan said. “Credit quality continued to decline across the board ... . We have long advocated mortgage modifications as a remedy that banks used fairly freely in the stone ages [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 17:21:49

Stock Market Dictionary - I

IFifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is the third preferred bond of the company. I.B.E.S ... AssociationI.T.S.See: Intermarket trading systemIBC's money fund report averageReport giving the average yield [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:40:00

Japanese stocks gain on optimistic view of US economy

Japanese stocks gain on optimistic view of US economy Japan stocks continued to gain Tuesday morning as investors become optimistic about a massive U ... , thieves and foreign agents, according to a new report from a panel of leading government ... ' from banks, governments Ad forecaster expects mild recovery in Q3 of 2009 Credit card interest rates [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 04:42:16

Latest News in Stock Funds Markets - Dec 24, 2008

China Stocks Lure BlackRock, Mobius on Stimulus Plan (Update2) - Bloomberg 24 Dec 2008 at 2:50am Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) ... York before a report forecast to show that U.S. inventories rose for a third week as demand ebbs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 17:22:21

Wednesday morning headlines

Credit crisis worsening?: That's the prevailing drumbeat - and it's one reason stocks keep sagging (though the Dow is recovering a bit this morning) ... looking at Rocky's wife: One of the questions, the LAT reports, is whether Michelle Delgadillo paid taxes [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 16:20:41

Real Estate Report: Industry took its share of lumps in 2008

Don't be surprised if Santa puts coal in the real estate industry stocking this season. Between the credit crunch and the economic slide, the property market has gotten a nasty surprise ... . BIGGEST BOOM Apartments While the credit crunch has quashed most new commercial projects, apartment [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 17:36:00

Getting Naked

Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention because this is an important topic. What’s the likelihood that public companies are being destroyed by millions of shares of stock that don’t exist? Today, the SEC held a hearing about short-selling, which is essentially betting that a company’s shares are overvalued. Georgetown finance professor James Angel explained the benefits on the Marketplace Morning Report : AMY SCOTT: Angel says short-sellers provide a service. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 19:21:56

The 11 Blunders of Hank Paulson

James Pethokoukis is the money and politics blogger for U.S. News & World Report, where he writes the monthly Capital Commerce magazine column ... Paulson has done or endorsed has worsened the credit crisis and sent stocks reeling.” [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:12:43

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