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Daily Archives: April 9, 2009

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TARP Revisit: Were Life Insurers On the Brink? (MET, PRU, HIG, LNC, GNW, AIG)

Posted: April 9, 2009 at 5:08 am

There is one question that keeps making the rounds after the news of yesterday's TARP bailout money inclusion being offered to life insurers.  Are these really close to falling into ...
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No Auto Industry Recession In China (GM)(TM)(HMC)

Posted: April 9, 2009 at 4:56 am

If only US car companies could do all of their business in China. The economy there must be better than has been reported. In March, a record 1.1 million light ...
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Acer Heats Up PC Wars

Posted: April 9, 2009 at 4:43 am

Acer has decided that the way to get share from competitors and increase sales in a recession is to go down market and sell PCs at prices that will draw in ...
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Morgan Stanley (MS): Why Investors Don’t Understand Financial Stocks

Posted: April 9, 2009 at 4:29 am

The Wall Street Journal reports that Morgan Stanley (MS) lost money in the first quarter. The reason appears to be a perverse accounting rule, not unlike those that have plagued bank financial reporting ...
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Nintendo Strikes Back

Posted: April 9, 2009 at 4:05 am

Nintendo executives are almost certainly upset that the Sony (SNE) PlayStation outsold the company's Wii gaming system in Japan last month. The Wii has held a large margin in unit ...
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Having A Wake At The Car Show

Posted: April 9, 2009 at 3:53 am

The press is upset that the car companies will not put on their usual splendid displays at the New York International Auto Show. There will not be a big collection ...
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The Lost Decade May Only Last Three Months

Posted: April 9, 2009 at 3:44 am

Depending on the source, Japan’s mythic “Lost Decade” lasted from 1989 to 2003, or sometime later if the exact bottom of the real estate market in the Asian nation is ...
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Media Digest 4/9/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 9, 2009 at 2:54 am

According to Reuters, the government's auto task force will meet with GM (GM) to push ahead its restructuring. Reuters writes that US banks may still need aid. Reuters writes that ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 4/9/2009

Posted: April 9, 2009 at 2:27 am

Markets in Asia were higher. The Nikkei rose 3.7% to 8,916. The Hang Seng was up 2.6% to 14,847. The Shanghai Composite rose 1.4% t0 2,380. At the open in ...
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