Week Ahead: Bear Market Wake Up Call
January 05, 2009
from Wall Street Greek
Gloomy Earnings Prospects Hold Key To Stock Buying
January 02, 2009
The consensus estimate of earnings for the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index (^GSPC) for 2009 is currently about $83. The index itself is currently standing at about 904. That means the market is trading... Read More
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Gloomy Earnings Prospects Hold Key to Stock Buying
January 02, 2009
The consensus estimate of earnings for the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index for 2009 is currently about $83. The index itself is currently standing at about 904. That means the market is trading on only... Read More
from Jutia Group
GMAC: A Sign Of The Times
December 31, 2008
The Treasury Department said Monday that it will provide $5 billion to GMAC Financial Services LLC, the ailing financing arm of General Motors Corp., from the $700 billion bank rescue program. GMAC... Read More
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GMAC: A Sign of the Times
December 31, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said Monday that it will provide $5 billion to GMAC Financial Services LLC, the ailing financing arm of General Motors Corp., from the $700 billion bank rescue... Read More
from Jutia Group
For The U.S. Economy In The New Year, The Pain Will Precede The Promise
December 29, 2008
If there’s a proverb that captures the outlook for the U.S. economy in the New Year, it’s the one that says: “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” Regardless of any formal announcement of whether or... Read More
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Why Crude Oil Will Present Investors with a Golden Opportunity in 2009
December 29, 2008
Oil prices have fallen 70% since hittinga record $147.27 a barrel in July, which means in just five months, crude has given up all the price gains it made in the past four years. After such a wrenching... Read More
from Jutia Group
For the U.S. Economy in the New Year, the Pain Will Precede the Promise
December 29, 2008
If there’s a proverb that captures the outlook for the U.S. economy in the New Year, it’s the one that says: “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” Regardless of any formal announcement of whether or... Read More
from Jutia Group
Banks That Got $188 Billion in Bailout Money This Year Paid Out $1.6 Billion to Top Execs Last Year
December 24, 2008
The 116 banks that are receiving billions in taxpayer-provided bailout money this year actually paid out $1.6 billion in compensation and benefits to their top executives last year – even though the... Read More
from Jutia Group
Banks That Got $188 Billion In Bailout Money This Year Paid Out $1.6 Billion To Top Execs Last Year
December 23, 2008
The 116 banks that are receiving billions in taxpayer-provided bailout money this year actually paid out $1.6 billion in compensation and benefits to their top executives last year - even though the... Read More
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The Cost Of Banks
December 19, 2008
Consider that one year ago Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) paid US$100 billion for ABN Amro. That seemingly impossible amount would now buy: Citibank (C) $22,5 billion (74% down) Morgan Stanley (MS) $10,5... Read More
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All Aboard! Opportunity In The Railroads?
December 18, 2008
In the transportation business, the primary concern has been fuel costs for the past two years. This fate has changed. With a renewed focus on volume strength (level of material shipped around the... Read More
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Fed To Cut Rates Today, But Does Anyone Really Care?
December 16, 2008
With the economy in a tailspin, the U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers will today (Tuesday) almost certainly cut the benchmark Federal Funds rate from its current 1.0% to 0.5%. So the question no longer... Read More
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Weekly Planner: Heading to Zero
December 15, 2008
from Wall Street Greek
Fed May Cut Rates Again As Policymakers Meet
December 15, 2008
After U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers meet today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday), most experts expect a half a percentage point cut in the benchmark Federal Funds Rate - which is already 1.0%. That... Read More
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Global Oil Demand: Are You Ready For Gasoline Under $1 A Gallon?
December 13, 2008
When I started driving, gasoline still contained lead and regular was selling for 29 cents a gallon. My father remembers 10 cents a gallon. While it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever see those prices again,... Read More
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Global Investing Roundups
December 12, 2008
South Africa Cuts Interest Rates; BlackRock Cans 500; Empire Co. Posts 13% Profit; KB Toys Files for Bankruptcy; Citi and UBS to Buy Back $30 Billion in Securities; Bank of America to Cut 35,000 Jobs... Read More
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Global Investing Roundups: BofA, Citigroup, UBS, BlackRock
December 12, 2008
South Africa Cuts Interest Rates; BlackRock Cans 500; Empire Co. Posts 13% Profit; KB Toys Files for Bankruptcy; Citi and UBS to Buy Back $30 Billion in Securities; Bank of America to Cut 35,000 Jobs... Read More
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Bank Of America To Eliminate 35,000 Jobs
December 11, 2008
Bank of America Corporation (BAC), the third-largest U.S. bank, said it is working on a plan to eliminate 30,000 to 35,000 positions over the next three years reflecting the pending merger with Merrill... Read More
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Bank of America to Eliminate 35,000 Jobs
December 11, 2008
Bank of America Corporation (BAC), the third-largest U.S. bank, said it is working on a plan to eliminate 30,000 to 35,000 positions over the next three years reflecting the pending merger with Merrill... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
Bank Of America To Hack 35,000 Jobs Over Next 3 Years
December 11, 2008
Thought we might get through one day without another major company announcing a significant, economy-crippling number of layoffs? Wrong! After the bell, Charlotte, NC-based Bank of America, or BofA... Read More
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The once booming business of private equity faces an uncertain future. What’s not uncertain, however, is that many private equity deals are imploding from the weight of leveraged debt and greed.... Read More
from Jutia Group
US 3-Month T-Bill Yields Plunge Below 0%
December 10, 2008
Demand for the relative safety of short-term government debt prompted investors Tuesday to buy up $32 billion in new three-month bills (UST3MO) (usually considered as a risk-free benchmark return on... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
What a Difference a Year Makes!
December 09, 2008
This was forwarded in an email to us today and should give some perspective to what the financial services industry has been through in the last year or so. Admittedly, these figures are a few weeks... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
Global Investing Roundups
December 09, 2008
Tribune Files for Bankruptcy; Dow Cuts 5,000 Jobs; Pay Cut for Morgan Stanley Execs; Sen. Reid Scolds Thain’s Bonus Request; AB InBev to Cut 1,400 U.S. Jobs; China Offers Petrobas $10 Billion Loan;... Read More
from Jutia Group
Global Investing Roundups: Tribune, Dow Chemical, Thain’s Bonus Request
December 09, 2008
Tribune Files for Bankruptcy; Dow Cuts 5,000 Jobs; Pay Cut for Morgan Stanley Execs; Sen. Reid Scolds Thain’s Bonus Request; AB InBev to Cut 1,400 U.S. Jobs; China Offers Petrobas $10 Billion Loan;... Read More
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Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain Says He Deserves $10 Million Bonus
December 08, 2008
He’s not going to get it, but I can’t get over the fact that Merrill Lynch (MER) chief John Thain actually thought he deserved a $10 million bonus for the year. Apparently, a few months ago it was... Read More
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Three Good Reasons To Look At Defense-Related ETFs
December 08, 2008
Democrats are in the house and investors and exchange traded funds (ETFs) focusing on defense and military contractors need to be examined, because there are compelling arguments on both sides as to... Read More
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Three Ways to Know When the Credit Crisis Hits Bottom
December 08, 2008
"Have we seen the worst from the financial sector?" The question - a very good one - came from an audience member following my global investing presentation at the Agora Wealth Symposium in Vancouver,... Read More
from Jutia Group
Fed Looking At Another Rate Cut, While Treasury Has New Plan For Housing
December 08, 2008
With the benchmark Federal Funds rate already down to 1.0%, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben. S. Bernanke has only so much room for another cut (although many economists are predicting an additional... Read More
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