Month: April 2009

Links and Reading for April 30th

Some of the more interesting and important items for April 30th :

Repo Failure Remedy Drives Away Short-Sellers in Treasuries – HERE COMES THE FED…
Asian Stocks Advance as Japanese Production Report Fuels Growth Optimism – Japan looking like 20 years of no growth is ending?
FDIC May Let Investors Buy...

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Pandemic Alert Raised

An interesting chart from the World Health Organization.   Investors and fellow countrymen alike will have all eyes monitoring this situation as it continues to escalate.

Swine influenza – update 5
29 April 2009 — The situation continues to evolve rapidly. As of 18:00 GMT, 29 April...

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Economic Data: Good News or Bad News?

Do you want the good news or the bad news? The bad news is that our economy has once again shrunk by over 6% in the first quarter of 2009 based on the annualized % change one quarter ago. The good news is that we are beginning to...

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Earnings Season Update

So far, earnings season is off to a good start. At least that is what we have been told. Bloomberg is showing us that upward surprises now account for 16% of the 186 companies that have already reported in the S&P 500. As the latest FASB ruling has made a...

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