Monthly Archives: April 2010

The Government And Press Both Get Unemployment Wrong

Posted: April 4, 2010 at 8:32 pm

The Labor Department insists that the official unemployment figure is 9.7%. Much of the media says that the government "games" the number and the real number of jobless Americans is ...
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A “Most Admired Company” List Without A Single Surprise

Posted: April 4, 2010 at 8:19 pm

Everyone loves Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) and the "never be evil" management of Google. Citigroup (C), Goldman Sachs (GS), and the other large firms on Wall St. are ...
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CEO Compensation Becomes Incomprehensible

Posted: April 4, 2010 at 7:59 pm

The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal each published their list of the compensation packages of the CEOs of the 200 largest companies, although each defined this ...
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Did Apple sell 700,000 iPads On First Day

Posted: April 4, 2010 at 5:25 am

The estimates for first day sales of the Apple (AAPL) iPad have begun to come out. They are useless, educated guesses at the best. Apple has not give out any ...
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The Unusual Suspects (AAPL, BBBY, BBI, BGP, CRAY, DFS, ENER, FSLR, GGP, IOC, LULU, MON, OXGN, PALM, WPO)

Posted: April 3, 2010 at 9:57 am

This weekend's roster of the Unusual Suspects has far fewer earnings previews due to the notion that earnings season is over and we are already getting ready for another earnings ...
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Geithner And The Odd Sovereign Debt Confusion

Posted: April 3, 2010 at 9:07 am

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner for some reason found it necessary to explain to a member of Congress that the debt obligations of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) were not ...
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Are the U.S. and China Making Up?

Posted: April 3, 2010 at 8:20 am

China's agreement to attend a nuclear summit in Washington gave many hope that China would finally join the U.S. on sanctions against Iran. Today, there are hints that China could ...
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Trade Deficit Looms, Shadowing Yuan Debate

Posted: April 3, 2010 at 6:34 am

By staff reporter Yu Hairong of Caixin Online China is expected to post its first monthly trade deficit in six years, adding another twist to debates over the yuan's value. ...
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US Caves To Chinese, Delays “Currency Manipulator” Decision

Posted: April 2, 2010 at 2:10 pm

Updated 4/4: The White House today said it would delay the decision about whether to label China a "currency manipulator." Several members of Congress said they would continue to push ...
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New Pricing Scheme for Iron Ore Attacked

Posted: April 2, 2010 at 10:50 am

For the past 40 years, the price of iron ore has been set annually in a negotiated deal between miners and buyers. Typically, the first large customer to cut ...
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iPad App Announcements, From Everyone (AAPL)

Posted: April 2, 2010 at 10:09 am

The iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is 24 hours from being sold in stores. Last night came word that some 1,700 Apps were already available for the iPad and ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/2/2010)

Posted: April 2, 2010 at 8:14 am

Updated throughout the day. Ivy Asset Management will be closed due to relationships with Madoff (WSJ). The president of China will tell Obama that he will let the value of ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Marketwatch 4.2

Posted: April 2, 2010 at 8:02 am

Twitter has, by most estimates, 75 million visitors a month, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter ...
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Finally, Some Good News in Unemployment

Posted: April 2, 2010 at 7:31 am

The Labor Department has released its figures for unemployment and for non-Farm Payrolls for the month of March. The official unemployment rate was 9.7% and the change in non-Farm Payrolls ...
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New China Mobile Strategy Bows to Cooperation

Posted: April 2, 2010 at 5:20 am

A strategic document obtained by Caixin describes China Mobile's plans for multilevel cooperation on the wireless media frontier. (more...) ...
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