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Daily Archives: December 8, 2009

Moody’s: US And UK May No Longer Be “Triple-A”

Posted: December 8, 2009 at 5:55 am

Sovereign debt problems in Dubai, Ireland, and Iceland have forced the credit rating agencies to keep a sharp eye on national debt. There have been some warnings that high deficits ...
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Japan Increases Stimulus $81 Billion: What Does It Know That The US Doesn’t?

Posted: December 8, 2009 at 5:42 am

Japan will increase it stimulus package by $81 billion, a move that will almost certainly increase the nation's public debt and strain the global fixed income markets, making it more ...
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Stocks Prices Increases Get Out Of Hand

Posted: December 8, 2009 at 5:32 am

Shares in Sprint (NYSE:S) were up more than 10% at one point yesterday after Barron's argued that the stock was undervalued. One article and the telecom company's market cap was up ...
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Citigroup (C) And Government Fight Over TARP Exit

Posted: December 8, 2009 at 5:12 am

Behind the scenes but barely out of sight, Citigroup (NYSE:C) is fighting with federal agencies about how much money it will need to have on hand to exit the TARP ...
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The Jobless Recovery Is Joined By A “Credit-Less” One

Posted: December 8, 2009 at 4:59 am

The economic recovery can only carry so much weight before it gets bogged down. It already faces unemployment that is 10% and may rise into next year. In 2011, personal and ...
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Media Digest 12/8/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 8, 2009 at 3:49 am

Reuters:   Citigroup (NYSE:C) and the government are in a dispute over TARP re-payments Reuters:   Japan release plans for an $81 billion stimulus package. Reuters:   Morgan Stanley's (NYSE:MS) new CEO will shuffle ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (12/8/2009)

Posted: December 8, 2009 at 3:21 am

Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei was off .3% to 10,140. The Hang Seng fell 1.2% to 22,083  HSBC (NYSE:HBC) FELL. The Shanghai Composite was down 1.1% to 3,297. At the ...
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