MyProps.org - Finance: Newest RSS Feed http://myprops.org/Links/Category1.aspx?t=5 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:27:04 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Inquiring minds are watching The Geography Of A Recession, a time lapse unemployment visualization from the start of the recession until now. Click on the link to play. This is undoubtedly my shortest post ever. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post ListMike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm ... http://myprops.org/content/Time-Lapse-Unemployment-Visualization/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:15:42 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Nick Calamos, chief investment officer of Calamos Asset Management who helps run the Calamos Convertible Fund, and Dan Brady, options trader at Entropy Capital LLC, talk with Bloomberg's Matt Miller about U.S. stock and bond markets and the economy. (Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Calamos-Sees-New-Leadership-From-Technology-Stocks-Video/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:14:24 GMT Discussing Timothy Geithner's defense, with Lurita Doan, former GSA administrator; Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal editorial board; James Pethokoukis, Reuters Money & Politics, and Mark Walsh Sirius Radio show host. (CNBC) General Services Administration - Lurita Doan - Stephen Moore - United States - GSA http://myprops.org/content/Video-Goldman-Shareholders-Revolt/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:12:00 GMT Gold, Geithner, Roubini, the Fed, Housing Schiff Report Video Blog 11/20/09 From: SchiffReport Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 08:06 More in News & Politics http://myprops.org/content/Gold-Geithner-Roubini-the-Fed-Housing-video/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:59:34 GMT Picks of the Week: Intel, RIM, Wells Fargo http://myprops.org/content/Picks-of-the-Week-Intel-RIM-Wells-Fargo/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:47:05 GMT It's pretty clear that without tungsten, a lot of things in this world will - literally - grind to a halt. Now let's ask, where's the world's tungsten? Here's a recent pie chart of world tungsten reserves. In addition to its large reserve base (57%), China presently controls about 75% of the world's output of tungsten. Characteristically, China's national resource policy is to ensure that the long-term needs of its own industrial base are satisfied. In the past three years, the Chinese ... http://myprops.org/content/China-Owns-the-Heavy-Stone/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:43:55 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Benjamin Stretch, an analyst at Macquarie Capital USA Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about the likelihood of a joint venture between General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp. that would combine NBC Universal assets with Comcast's. (Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Stretch-Says-Comcast-Wants-NBC-for-Cable-Networks-Video/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:41:08 GMT Nov. 20: Korean car maker Kia began production this week at a non-union plant in a struggling Georgia textile town, bringing much-needed jobs to an area where unemployment tops 12 percent. NBC's Thanh Truong reports. (Nightly News) Georgia - United States - NBC - Kia Motors - NBC Nightly News http://myprops.org/content/Video-Buh-buy-American-Textile-town-welcomes-Kia/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:23:09 GMT You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell. Fri. Nov. 20 2009 | 6:40 PM [05:56] http://myprops.org/content/Lightning-Round-170869/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:38 GMT CNBC's Bill Griffeth looks ahead to next week's top business and financial stories. Fri. Nov. 20 2009 | 6:02 PM [01:18] http://myprops.org/content/The-Week-Ahead-783411/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:19 GMT CNBC's Maria Bartiromo discusses the day's top business and financial news, and looks ahead to tomorrow's Closing Bell. Fri. Nov. 20 2009 | 6:00 PM [02:08] http://myprops.org/content/Marias-Market-Message-513382/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:00 GMT Nov. 20 - Ford Motors is planning on investing more than $2 billion in Brazil. http://myprops.org/content/Video-Ford-bets-on-Brazil/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:11:19 GMT Nov. 20 - The Nasdaq finished lower for the first time in three weeks on worries the technology sector may signal a pause in the global recovery. http://myprops.org/content/Video-Tech-worries/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:55 GMT Nov. 20 - Dell disappoints while HP had stronger preliminary results earlier in the week. Still, road to recovery won't be smooth. http://myprops.org/content/Video-HP-outpaces-Dell/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:28 GMT Nov. 20 - Sacrifice is familiar for members of the armed forces and their spouses, but Maritza Lee feels that losing large amounts of money on a house should not be one of them. http://myprops.org/content/Video-Route-to-Recovery-Military-homes/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:07 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Brian Marshall, an analyst at Broadpoint AmTech Inc., talks with Bloomberg Television about Apple Inc.'s marketing strategy for its iPhone. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Marshall-Discusses-Apples-iPhone-Marketing-Strategy-Video/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:09:29 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Paul Dergarabedian, who analyzes the film marketplace for Hollywood.com, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller about the success of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." Dergarabedian also discusses "The Blind Side" and "Planet 51," and the outlook for this weekend's box office sales. (Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Dergarabedian-Says-New-Moon-Drawing-Teen-Girls-Moms-Video/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:09:09 GMT The Fast Money team take a look at recent stock moves. (CNBC) CNBC - Fast Money - Business - Economic - Investing http://myprops.org/content/Video-Quicker-than-the-Ticker/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:58:42 GMT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Nov. 20, 2009 For more info contact: Still Productions Bill Still thesecretofOZ@gmail.com The Secret of Oz Banned on Amazon After being on Amazon.com for only three days, the new film on the economy, "The Secret of Oz" has been banned by Amazon.com. "You may no longer sell on our site," said Amazon.com in an email to Still Productions at noon today. "This came completely out of the blue without warning, and without any ... http://myprops.org/content/The-Secret-of-Oz-Banned-on-Amazon/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:50:35 GMT Lawmakers will assemble on Capitol Hill Saturday night for yet another key vote on health care legislation. WSJ health reporter Janet Adamy says that just like last time, Democrats are in a race against time to secure the votes to move the bill through. http://myprops.org/content/Yet-Again-Health-Bill-Faces-Key-Vote-video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:49:40 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Jerome Kenney, a senior adviser at BlackRock Inc. and former vice chairman at Merrill Lynch & Co., talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller about funding for Ivy League athletics. Kenney also discusses Yale University's Kenney Center, a three-story athletic building financed with donations from his family that will be dedicated tomorrow before Yale's football game with Harvard. Kenney earned his bachelor's degree from Yale and played on the university's football team. ... http://myprops.org/content/Video-Jerome-Kenney-Discusses-Funding-Ivy-League-Athletics-Video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:48:40 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Eduardo Martinez, senior economist at Moody's Economy.com, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller about the California labor market. California, Delaware, South Carolina and Florida registered record rates of unemployment in October as weakness in the labor market stretches from coast to coast and limits the economic recovery.(Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Martinez-Says-California-Manufacturing-Jobs-Wont-Return-Video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:48:22 GMT A look ahead of next week's housing data, with Rob Stevenson, Fox-Pitt Kelton analyst. (CNBC) Fox Broadcasting Company - CNBC - Real estate - Business - Residential http://myprops.org/content/Video-Analyze-This-637437/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:25 GMT Why Brooklyn Industries Manufactures in China http://myprops.org/content/Why-Brooklyn-Industries-Manufactures-in-China/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:33:48 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Michele Steele reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks fell, joining a global retreat, as earnings at Dell Inc. and D.R. Horton Inc. trailed analysts' estimates and concern grew that European Central Bank policy makers will phase out economic stimulus measures. The dollar rose and two-year Treasury note yields fell to the lowest level of the year as investors sought safer assets. (Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-U.S.-Stocks-Fall-as-Dell-D.R.-Horton-Trailed-Estimates-Video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:10 GMT A look at who will be the winners during increased financial regulation, with Dick Bove, Rochdale Securities analyst. (CNBC) CNBC - United States - Business - Recreation and Sports - Economic http://myprops.org/content/Video-Regulation-Fallout/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:25:12 GMT 2010 should get off to strong start, but expect a challenging second half of the year, says John Canally, economist for LPL Financials. He tells Kelsey Hubbard we could see a renewed slowdown in the economy. http://myprops.org/content/Forecast-for-2010-video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:44 GMT At the Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in Bangalore, Dr. Devi Shetty and his fellow cardiologists perform about 600 operations a week. They're making heart surgery affordable to some of the poorest people in India. WSJ's Geeta Anand reports. http://myprops.org/content/India-Brings-Heart-Surgery-to-the-Masses-video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:21 GMT Jordan Wimmer's latest claim against her former boss is that she was one of three "Mark's Angels" hired to lure millionaire investors to his fund, Nomos Capital. Among the allegations she's brought so far: He made her watch a lapdance, he talked a lot about his Asian fetish, and he was demeaning to her, making fun of her hair color and intelligence. Now, she says, Mark Lowe also used to brag about her and the other two "Charlie's Angels" when he introduced them to ... http://myprops.org/content/Blonde-Suing-Hedgie-Was-One-Of-Three-Marks-Angels/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:08 GMT And here they come. Victims of Scott Rothstein's alleged $1 billion Ponzi scheme are looking to get their money back, and the lawsuits are piling up. Some, like businessman Todd Snyder, are going after Rothstein himself. Snyder says he put in $2 million to buy part of Rothstein's purported $500 million settlement with Dole Food, according to the Miami Herald. Others are looking beyond the still-free south Florida lawyer. A major lawsuit announced today takes aim at Toronto Dominion (TD) ... http://myprops.org/content/Scott-Rothstein-Victims-Sue-TD-Bank/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:15:53 GMT Nov. 20 - Reuters West Coast bureau chief Mary Milliken says LA has seen a rise in car commercials production, a hopeful economic sign. http://myprops.org/content/Video-Light-at-end-of-the-recession-tunnel/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:14:32 GMT Post by batshwing: Consumer Price Level up DESPITE: 18-Nov-09 12:01 pm 1) Highest unemployment in decades 2) Highest savings rate in decades 3) Highest outstanding consumer debt contraction rate in decades 4) Highest debt default rates in decades 5) Greatest deflation fears in 80 years 6) Highest bank failure rate in decades 7) 500 Trillion in world-wide derivatives notional ("=the Tsunami which never washed ashore") 8) 50% of mortgages under water prediction 9) ... http://myprops.org/content/Consumer-Price-Level-up-DESPITE-585396/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:06:45 GMT Prices have dipped, but some sellers are certain their nine-figure properties will attract buyers. http://myprops.org/content/Forbes-Worlds-most-expensive-homes/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:37 GMT Via the tentacled ones: Main Points EURUSD ST- The volatile consolidation continues.Clear signs of tiredness, but won't actively look for a broader downside correction until (if) 55-dma at 1.4767 breaks on a close basis. USD Index- Same respect of 55-dma, particularly with the USD -ve seasonals. A close above the 55-dma needed to call for a broader turn, stands at 76.15, if achieved would be serious. Gold- Consolidates against the highs. Broader position squaring may cause it to ... http://myprops.org/content/Weekly-Charts-And-Trends/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:38 GMT Investors will hear a lot about housing next week, with data on existing and new home sales coming. Hewlett-Packard will release results, and a gauge of holiday season sales will come on Black Friday. Stacey Delo reports. (Nov. 20) http://myprops.org/content/U.S.-Week-Ahead-Housing-Data-Holiday-Sales-video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:51 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Deborah Cunningham, chief investment officer for taxable money markets at Federated Investors Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller about Federal Reserve and European Central Bank monetary policy and the outlook for global interest rates. Cunningham also discusses the Fed's consideration of the use of reverse repurchase agreements to drain the record amount of cash it has added to the financial system. (Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Cunningham-Says-Bernanke-Trichet-On-the-Same-Page-Video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:04 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Kevin Hassett, director of economic-policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and a Bloomberg News columnist, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton about a Republican lawmaker's call for U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to resign. Hassett also discusses the potential impact of U.S. tax policy on the dollar and bond markets, and Federal Reserve monetary policy. (Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Hassett-Says-Geithner-Reneging-on-Duty-Should-Resign-Video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:58:45 GMT Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term will be the subject of a Senate Banking Committee hearing next month, the panel's chairman said Friday. http://myprops.org/content/Senate-panel-to-consider-Bernanke-nomination/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:37 GMT I posted the following comment to Cory Doctorow's BoingBoing post Competition and Google Book Search: Cory, Google is not perfect but the attacks on them for attempting this seem to me to be demonizing the wrong party. The problem is copyright law--a state legal system. The state is, as usual, to blame. Why some people are trusting the same state that foists IP law on us to protect is us mystifying. In attacking Google they are allying with the state (see my post Google Digital Library Plan ... http://myprops.org/content/Leftist-Attacks-on-the-Google-Book-Settlement/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:24 GMT Betting on China's growth, with Burton Malkiel, Princeton University economics professor. (CNBC) Princeton University - Burton Malkiel - United States - New Jersey - Education http://myprops.org/content/Video-ETF-Tracker/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:08 GMT A look at whether the world's largest cruise liner will face choppy waters as consumers remain cautious, with Richard Fain, Caribbean chairman/CEO. (CNBC) CruiseShip - Caribbean - cruise - Travel - Recreation http://myprops.org/content/Video-Royal-Carribeans-Floating-Oasis/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:35 GMT Innovation Goes Downtown http://myprops.org/content/Innovation-Goes-Downtown/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:45:41 GMT The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.(Nov. 20) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Nov.-20-Dollar-Pushes-Stocks-Lower-Yet-Again/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:41:32 GMT The Wall Street Journal reports that Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion competing bid for UK candy company Cadbury. http://myprops.org/content/Report-Hershey-may-launch-bid-for-Cadbury/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:48 GMT As explained in Andrew Ross Sorkin's Too Big to Fail, Morgan Stanley received a $9 billion investment from Mitsubishi UFJ in the fall of 2008 that kept the firm from collapsing. The payment was supposed to be wired electronically, which is how most large banking transactions are done. But because it needed to be made on an emergency basis on Columbus Day, when banks in the US and Japan were closed, Mitsubishi cut a physical check. Sorkin, on his book blog, says that this may have been the ... http://myprops.org/content/Behold-The-9-Billion-Check-That-Rescued-Morgan-Stanley/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:39:55 GMT From the FDIC: Central Bank, Stillwater, Minnesota, Assumes All of the Deposits of Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, FloridaCommerce Bank of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. ... As of August 28, 2009, Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida had total assets of $79.7 million and total deposits of approximately $76.7 million. ... The ... http://myprops.org/content/Bank-Failure-124-in-2009-Commerce-Bank-of-Southwest-Florida-Fort-Myers-Florida/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:09 GMT What happened yesterday? The Dow sold off 93 points. Investors had been hesitating. There's supposed to be a recovery going on. But the latest news is unsettling. Housing and employment numbers are weak. What's going on? Maybe this recovery is not a sure thing after all. "Record numbers late on US loans," says a headline in The Financial Times. The story is easy to understand. People without jobs can't make mortgage payments. So, payments are late on 1 of every 6 FHA mortgages. Mortgage ... http://myprops.org/content/Real-Recovery-Hallucinations/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:27:57 GMT Ordinary shareholders of Goldman Sachs should be worried about the Wall Street Journal report that major shareholders of Goldman Sachs have been putting pressure on the firm to cut down on its compensation. The Journal didn't explain who these major shareholders might be. But we can imagine they are professional money managers whose interests diverge markedly from retail investors in the investment bank. Individual investors who are saving for retirement often plan to hold stock for the ... http://myprops.org/content/Whining-Goldman-Shareholders-Might-Be-Hurting-Individual-Long-Term-Investors/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:20 GMT Discussing improved trade relations and the wide-ranging benefits, with Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Egyptian minister, trade/industry. (CNBC) Egypt - Africa - History - Society and Culture - Ancient http://myprops.org/content/Video-Investing-in-Egypt/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:52 GMT Discussing the company's future growth, with Vittorio Colao, Vodafone CEO. (CNBC) Vodafone - Vittorio Colao - IPhone - Apple - Mobile phone http://myprops.org/content/Video-Vodafones-Vision-for-Growth/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:34 GMT The USDA loan program is suddenly gaining steam, reports CNBC's Diana Olick. (CNBC) United States Department of Agriculture - CNBC - Business - Financial Services - United States http://myprops.org/content/Video-Realty-Check-USDA-Home-Loans/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:16 GMT CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets, and looks ahead to where oil is likely headed next week. Fri. Nov. 20 2009 | 4:00 PM [02:42] http://myprops.org/content/Oil-Next-Week-139833/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:13:04 GMT The News Hub panel discusses Ron Paul's continuing efforts to gain transparency from the Federal Reserve, plus Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney offers early travel tips. http://myprops.org/content/PM-Report-Ron-Pauls-Fed-Battle-video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12:41 GMT At this workshop, Macy's parade chief John Piper serves up a Thanksgiving smorgasbord with old and new friends for this year's parade. Ted Shaffrey reports. (Nov. 20) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Whats-New-at-the-Macys-Parade-905388/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12:10 GMT A look at the dramatic shift in the Baltic Dry Index, with Amrita Sen, Barclays Capital and Jon Chappell, JP Morgan. (CNBC) Baltic Dry Index - CNBC - Baltics - Economics - Society and Culture http://myprops.org/content/Video-Shipping-Shift/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:19 GMT (CNBC) Video - Business - Business Services - Arts - AudioVisual http://myprops.org/content/Video-CNBC.com-Market-Wrap/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:58 GMT Discussing the state of the game, with Tom Condon, CAA Sports. (CNBC) NFL - National Football League - Tom Condon - sport - Football http://myprops.org/content/Video-The-Future-of-the-NFL/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:39 GMT Investment banking profits have not translated to new jobs on Wall Street or even Main Street in New York and the rise in unemployment in California, with CNBC's Bertha Coombs & Jane Wells. (CNBC) Wall Street - NewYork - New York City - CNBC - United States http://myprops.org/content/Video-State-of-the-States-New-York-California/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:20 GMT CNBC's Brian Shactman breaks down what's driving the health care sector higher. (CNBC) Business - Health care - Investing - Stocks and Bonds - Equities http://myprops.org/content/Video-Stock-Market-Bright-Spots/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:01 GMT Insight on the non-payment of dividends from it's joint venture with Verizon Wireless, with Vittorio Colao, Vodafone CEO. (CNBC) Vittorio Colao - VerizonWireless - Vodafone - Business - Wireless http://myprops.org/content/Video-Dividend-Over-a-Dividend/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:42 GMT Now that the spin-off of DirectTV has been approved, insight on what that means for the future, with John Malone, Liberty Media chairman and CNBC's David Faber. (CNBC) Liberty Media - DirecTV - John C. Malone - John Malone - Arts http://myprops.org/content/Video-John-Malone-One-on-One/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:24 GMT Sen. Kaufman takes on the windmills again, this time sending a much more sternly worded letter to Mary Schapiro to finally step away from the game of taxpayer funded Solitaire, and instead of waiting for twitters and bloggers to hand her agency cases of insider trading on a silver platter, to finally do something proactive, before her thoroughly discredited agency comprising of what are apparently some of the most inept government workers in existence, is responsible for not only the biggest ... http://myprops.org/content/Sen.-Kaufman-Urges-SEC-To-Work-Quickly-On-Uncovering-Possible-High-Frequency-Market-Manipulation-And-Systemic-Risk/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:58:45 GMT The expensive stimulus procedure intended to save the economy from its depths has hardly worked. Perhaps it seemed at first like a simple nip and tuck. the rising market has at least made things look a little better. However, the operation actually came by way of extracting many of the economy's critical organs - jobs, the financial health of the nation, the integrity of the US dollar, and so forth - basically the ones necessary to keep it alive.   Recovery Attempt has Castrated ... http://myprops.org/content/Recovery-Attempt-has-Castrated-the-Economy/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:58:17 GMT Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. Global Investors, tells MarketWatch's Laura Mandaro that it's possible for gold to top $2,300 an ounce. http://myprops.org/content/Whats-driving-gold-higher-video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:57:31 GMT For anyone waiting for the next Global Warming setback (or just ammunition to fire at the Climate Change greenies), some recent hacking into computers at the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit might do the trick. An email chain between "prominent scientists" allegedly reveals a conspiracy to exaggerate the data behind Global Warming and conceal evidence to the contrary. Telegraph.co.uk: Here are a few tasters. (So far, we can only refer to them as alleged emails because - ... http://myprops.org/content/EMAIL-LEAK-Global-Warming-Researchers-Caught-Doubting-Their-Own-Claims/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:53:51 GMT Healing Chile's Malaise http://myprops.org/content/Healing-Chiles-Malaise/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:01 GMT UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, is hiking 2010 rates for ground packages by an average of 4.9 percent. http://myprops.org/content/UPS-sets-new-rates-for-2010/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:43:26 GMT At 2PM Eastern, CIT's CDS auction was priced at a final recovery of 68.125. This was over 2 bps lower than the inside midpoint market announced earlier. Going into the auction, there was $728.98 billion of open interest, indicating that basis traders were a dominant force and eclipsed correlation desks' influence in the auction. The 13 participating dealers submitted $4.5 billion worth of limit order, with an average bid of 65.66, just 3.6% away from the final settlement price, indicating that ... http://myprops.org/content/CIT-CDS-Auction-Final-Recovery-Closes-At-68.125/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:51 GMT By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns. A reader at Naked Capitalism asked us to respond to a recent article from the Christian Science Monitor asking Does US need a second stimulus to create jobs? Marshall Auerback has already done some heavy lifting - and taken all of the heat in the comments. He says emphatically yes. Now I want to take a crack at this. My short answer is no. But before I go into this, as an aside, I wanted to mention Marshall's new smiling, happy picture up at the ... http://myprops.org/content/Stop-the-madness-now/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:39:49 GMT General Motors says it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December. The AP's Sandy Kozel reports.(Nov. 20) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Opel-Smuckers-Dell/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:37:57 GMT JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped a clause from its credit card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration. http://myprops.org/content/Chase-drops-arbitration-from-card-contracts/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:50 GMT It sounds as though the embattled Connecticut Senator is realizing that being a Fed-skeptic, or Bernanke-critic is good business. (via Yves Smith) Join the conversation about this story » See Also: Chris Dodd Wants To Help: Be Afraid!4 Reasons Chris Dodd's Fed Proposal Is DumbBen Bernanke's Fed Tries To Reinvent Itself As A Pro-Consumer Watchdog http://myprops.org/content/Chris-Dodd-Dont-Be-So-Sure-Bernanke-Will-Get-Re-Confirmed/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:32 GMT Wal-Mart's ex-CEO and Juniper Network's founder sell some shares says Barrons.com's John Kimelman. http://myprops.org/content/Some-Recent-Insider-Sales-video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:59:17 GMT Electric sports car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. http://myprops.org/content/Electric-car-maker-Tesla-seen-going-public/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:57 GMT Not long ago, low-interest student loans were easy to come by. But the downturn and ensuing credit crunch put an end to that. Consumer advocates see nothing wrong with schools that offer to help finance their students' educations. It's rates as much as 10 percent higher than federal student-loan rates that have them worried. http://myprops.org/content/Newsweek-Students-increasingly-hit-by-high-interest-loans/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:43 GMT (This guest post originally appeared at the oil drum, and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License) One of the features of many models that are used to predict future events is that they focus on target years. Decadal years are the most common target years, so that whether talking of climate or the amount of oil or natural gas available, models focus on, for example, the amount that will be available in 2030. The problem with this approach is that ... http://myprops.org/content/Sadly-CERAs-Optimism-Over-Oil-Production-Is-Total-Nonsense/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:23 GMT Last month, a Hong Kong apartment set a record. It sold for $56.6 million, which works out to $11,350 per square foot - the highest price ever paid for a pad in China. The buyer may have just needed a roof over his head. More likely, he is bullish on China. We are too, in the sense that we expect the Middle Kingdom to mature in wealth and power in the 21st century. But here's a better bet: that China will blow up before it grows up. China is a country of hyperbole. There's scarcely anything ... http://myprops.org/content/Bare-Branches/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:12 GMT Now that the spin-off of DirectTV has been approved, insight on what that means for the future, with John Malone, Liberty Media chairman and... Fri. Nov. 20 2009 | 2:49 PM [04:19] http://myprops.org/content/John-Malone-One-on-One/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:36 GMT Next week's holiday-shortened week may tamp down trading volume, increase volatility, and make it tougher for Wall Street to recovery, Barrons.com's Bob O'Brien suggests. http://myprops.org/content/Stock-Rally-Shows-Signs-of-Flagging-video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:49 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Vincent Reinhart, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman about the outlook for the U.S. labor market. Reinhart, a former director of the Federal Reserve's Division of Monetary Affairs, also discusses Fed policy. (Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Reinhart-Sees-Low-Profile-Fed-With-Unemployment-High-Video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:12 GMT Maybe Goldman Sachs (GS) really does do "God's work." Sure, the $500 million philanthropic commitment this week to help struggling small businesses was nice. And "Vampire Squid" CEO Lloyd Blankfein's financial crisis apology represented a new tact for the succesful but maligned firm. But this may be the most humbling: Goldmanites will be taking out the trash: [AP via Cityfile] The Salvation Army plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across the city this Thanksgiving ... http://myprops.org/content/300-Goldman-Sachs-Employees-Will-Volunteer-As-Trash-Haulers/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:35:19 GMT This sounds familiar . Felix Salmon: What are the consequences of allowing multi-billion-dollar systemically important multinational corporations to report their assets using proprietary mark-to-model tools involving discredited Monte Carlo simulations? I think we all know the answer to that one. But unbelievably, after such shenanigans contributed enormously to the greatest financial meltdown in living memory, the SEC is now set to allow more or less exactly the same thing in the oil ... http://myprops.org/content/The-SEC-Lets-Oil-Companies-Use-Fantasy-Mark-To-Model-Numbers-To-Report-Their-Holdings/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:35:06 GMT Insight on the states at risk for following in California's footsteps, with Susan Urahn, Pew Center on the States managing director. (CNBC) California - CNBC - Business - Arts - Performing Arts http://myprops.org/content/Video-The-Next-California/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:51 GMT Insight on whether 2010 will be the year the industry regains ground, with Chris Kundro, Lacross Global Fund Services. (CNBC) Hedge fund - Business - Investing - Funds - Information and Service Providers http://myprops.org/content/Video-Hedge-Fund-Outlook/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:32 GMT Due to numerous external inquiries and complaints, we would like to solicit reader input from those traders who were impacted by the ICE's cancellation of 12,000 DXY contracts voided on November 3rd (8,000) and also today on November 20th (4,000). As a reader submits: Talking to ICE, all of these trades in question involving these spike highs were busted (ICE would give no explanation as to why the trades were busted, written or verbal). Thus, we just spoke to our attorneys and are ... http://myprops.org/content/Were-You-Affected-By-Todays-ICE-DXY-Order-Cancellation-Let-Us-Know/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:06 GMT Submitted by Doug Hornig, Senior Editor of Casey Research I have always depended on the kindness of strangers," said Blanche DuBois, in the final words of the play A Streetcar Named Desire. Well, don't we all. Many citizens probably still cling to the old saw that public debt doesn't matter because "we owe it to ourselves." Wrong. Debt always matters. And as for whom we owe it to, it is a lot of kind (or, at least, not yet unkind) strangers. As recently as 1970, foreign holders of U.S. ... http://myprops.org/content/Guest-Post-What-If-They-Stop-Buying-Our-Debt/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:51 GMT (MarketWatch - Myra P. Saefong) Gold "may reach levels previously thought of as crazy - $5,000 an ounce or even $10,000, with plenty of volatility along the way, including pullbacks," said Patrick Kerr, managing director at Amerifutures Commodities & Options. He also predicts that those incredible prices are a possibility as early as the end of 2010. "If not, then soon after." And why not? "Central banks . have begun diversifying away from fiat currencies and buying gold . ... http://myprops.org/content/Gold-may-reach-levels-previously-thought-of-as-crazy-5000-an-ounce-or-even-10000/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:32 GMT From Globe St.: Values Off 43% From 2007 Peak Prices nationwide have fallen 42.9% from their October 2007 peak, according to the latest Moody's/REAL Commercial Property Price Index report issued Thursday, while Real Capital Analytics says total transaction volume for 2009 will be the lowest of the decade. The November Moody's/REAL report ... covers transactions through Sept. 30 ... September's index represented a 3.9% value decline compared to August. ... "Further price declines are ... http://myprops.org/content/Moodys-CRE-Prices-Off-43-percent-from-Peak/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:26 GMT Baltimore - (TFN): Hallelujah, the markets work! You have no idea how happy I was this morning when I opened the Wall Street Journal and found an article detailing Goldman Sachs shareholder anger at the recent bonus payouts. Now, I don't care who makes what. That's between bosses and their worker bees. But I do get a little peeved when Uncle Sam tries to tell some worker he can't get paid per his contract. Before you go shouting about how Washington saved Wall Street and therefore we, as ... http://myprops.org/content/Capitalism-is-alive-and-well/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:23:46 GMT Debating whether shareholders have a right to be upset over bonuses, with Nomi Prins, Demos and Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute. (CNBC) CNBC - Business - Video - United States - Arts http://myprops.org/content/Video-Goldman-Investors-Bash-Bonuses/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:23:24 GMT Another troublesome sign for the recovery is the unemployment rate rising in 29 states last month. CNBC's Scott Cohn has the details. (CNBC) Unemployment - Business - Recreation - CNBC - Picture Ratings http://myprops.org/content/Video-Unemployment-Rates-Rise-in-29-States/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:59 GMT What to expect from the dollar in the weeks ahead, with Michael Woolfolk, BNY Mellon and Brian Kelly, Kanundrum Research. (CNBC) Bank of New York Mellon - United States - Business - Michael Woolfolk - Pound sterling http://myprops.org/content/Video-Whats-Next-for-Us/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:41 GMT It's another sunny day of Indian summer here in Baltimore. here's some fitting news: The "audit the Fed" bill is alive and kicking. As we reported earlier this month, Ron Paul's popular proposal of HR 1207 was gutted by Mel Watt, a congressman firmly tucked in the pocket of the American banking industry. In typical political form, Paul and Congressman Alan Grayson took the language of the original "audit the Fed" bill, turned it into an amendment of a different bill about to come to vote and ... http://myprops.org/content/HR-1207-Dies-Yet-Audit-the-Fed-Lives-On/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:17:15 GMT Mad Money host Jim Cramer gives his take on the markets. Fri. Nov. 20 2009 | 2:32 PM [04:38] http://myprops.org/content/Stop-Trading-Listen-to-Cramer-733482/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:36 GMT Debating whether shareholders have a right to be upset over bonuses, with Nomi Prins, Demos and Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute. Fri. Nov. 20 2009 | 2:13 PM [04:40] http://myprops.org/content/Goldman-Investors-Bash-Bonuses-415341/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:21 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Begleiter, who headed corporate strategy at Bear Stearns Cos. before its 2008 collapse, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton and Lori Rothman about playing in the World Series of Poker and parallels between Wall Street and poker. Begleiter earned $1.59 million at the World Series of Poker's main event on Nov. 10 with a sixth-place finish. Joe Cada, 21, became the youngest champion claiming the $8.55 million top prize in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Begleiter-Sees-Parallels-Between-Wall-Street-and-Poker-Video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:14:49 GMT Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Arthur Henderson, an analyst at Jefferies & Co., talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman about his investment strategy for U.S. health-care stocks. Henderson also discussses health-care legislation now moving through Congress. (Source: Bloomberg) http://myprops.org/content/Video-Jefferiess-Henderson-Recommends-WellPoint-Humana-Video/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:14:30 GMT Libertarian Press owns the rights to Omnipotent Government by Mises, and we couldn't strike a deal to publish it ourselves, so we did the next best thing: we designed a great cover for it and ask them to do a special print run. This is an amazing work by Mises, better than Road to Serfdom by Hayek and probably the most ant-Nazi book ever published, especially because he rightly examines the essential socialism behind Hitler's regime. http://myprops.org/content/Omnipotent-Government-Fantastic-New-Look/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:14:06 GMT A McDonald's in Manhattan's posh Chelsea neighborhood is the first in the nation to undergo a sleek, European-style makeover that has already debuted in London and Paris. CNBC.com's Brooke Sopelsa has the story. (CNBC) Paris - London - Manhattan - McDonald's - France http://myprops.org/content/Video-McDonalds-Goes-Upscale/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:57 GMT A look at the strategy behind pop-up stores, with Eric Beder, Brean Murray, Carret & Co. associate director of research/senior vice president. (CNBC) Vice president - United States - History - Business - Wallace Henry Agard http://myprops.org/content/Video-Pop-Up-Stores/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:29 GMT