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Will Investors Turn Away From CDs Forever?

Posted: March 26, 2012 at 8:50 am

The environment of 'exceptionally low interest rates' may help borrowers, but it has the unintended consequences of bringing real returns to zero or even negative if you consider the impact ...
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Analyst Kicks The Irish While They Are Down (IRE)

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 11:18 am

The Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) is getting hit hard this morning.  Today's move is not due to new developments in the lands of the PIIGS, is not on a ...
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Bernanke Lectures This Week Look To Reveal Little New

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 12:33 pm

Ben Bernanke spoke very briefly with CNBC's Steve Liesman ahead of his four lectures this week to talk about the context of the recent financial crisis.  Mr. Bernanke said that the ...
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Why A GE Downgrade By Moody’s Would Be Wrong Now (GE)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 10:21 am

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has been trying to do everything it can to make its balance sheet better.  It has sold units through time and has limited its acquisitions ...
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All Eyes On Jefferies Ahead of Earnings (JEF)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 11:47 am

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) is set to report earnings this coming Tuesday.  It was only a few months ago that they were being mistreated as "the next MF Global" ...
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Second Look: Is BofA Now Overvalued? (BAC)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 9:08 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has been an incredible performer in 2012.  If you can believe it, it has almost now doubled from the low of $4.92 in December.  ...
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The Case for DJIA 14,000… Or 15,000 (JPM, BAC, IBM, XOM, CVX, CAT, AAPL, MSFT, INTC, GE)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 6:43 am

2012 has been a great year for stocks. We have recently seen the NASDAQ return to 3,000 for the first time in a decade.  The S&P 500 Index has also ...
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Looking for Big Dividends & Buybacks After Stress Tests (JPM, WFC, C, BAC, BK, STT, GS, MS)

Posted: March 12, 2012 at 12:34 pm

The next wave of stress tests on the U.S banks is due to come out by the end of this week.  The Federal Reserve is expected to show that bank ...
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Beyond Greece: More Questions Than Answers Over Future of CDS Markets

Posted: March 8, 2012 at 3:04 pm

Whether or not the Greek debt deal is finally (finally, finally) reached, the next big question outside if Greece will default again is what exactly the implications are for the ...
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Can You Make Money In Stocks On Leap Day? (DIA)

Posted: February 28, 2012 at 11:45 am

2012 is a Leap Year and that means one more potential trading day with February 29 on the calendar.  Stock market statisticians often try to look for patterns in anything, ...
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Low Interest Rates Threatening Your Pension

Posted: February 21, 2012 at 5:00 pm

Have you been wondering what these extremely low interest rates are doing to pension plans?  Quite simply, they are driving up funding obligations of employers.  Fitch Ratings issued a report ...
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CME Lowers Energy & Metals Margin Trading Requirements (CME, GLD, USO, SLV, JJC)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 5:37 pm

CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) is going to make it cheaper for traders to trade energy and metals futures, something which could make it easier and cheaper for traders, speculators, ...
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Caesars, A Sham Of An IPO… Beware The Ides of March (CZR, APO, GS, WYNN, LVS)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 11:41 am

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) is beyond weird when it comes to initial public offerings.  This was one of our TOP 17 IPOS TO WATCH IN 2012.  We also make ...
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Fed Fund Futures Calling For December Rate Hike… In 2013

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 10:54 am

Fed Funds Futures are not widely used by Joe Public, and much of the public may not even understand or know what these are.  The layman explanation is that they ...
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Can New CFO & Split Structure Save The Bank of Ireland? (IRE)

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 11:52 am

The Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) may have been a dead stock (or ADR) by most counts.  The recapitalization and dilution process here has been almost as uncanny as the bailouts ...
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