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The national economy has gotten so bad, driven by high commodities prices and a credit crisis which cannot seem to find a bottom, that some of America’s most well-known companies will have to raise...
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I will preface this by saying that I’m a big fan of David Dreman. I read his column in Forbes regularly, and his book Contrarian Investment Strategies is an all-time classic. Want to Retire Early?...
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A number of analysts believe that there can be no recovery in bank earnings and share prices as long as the housing market is troubled. If that opinion is right, new foreclosure data paints a...
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Regulators may be trying to keep short sellers out of a few financial stocks, but that is not keeping large bets against most other stocks from rising. While some of the shorts may have moved on from...
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According to Reutere, Yahoo! (YHOO) profits were down, but the company maintained its full-year forecast. Reuters reports that Wachovia (WB) posted huge write-offs and losses for the last quarter....
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E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) posted its loss after the close. The company posted a -$0.19 non-GAAP EPS loss while First Call had estimates at -$0.14 EPS. The company set aside some...
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One of the most odd piece of financial news so far this year is that the federal government is sending in some of its accounting experts to see what the books of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac...
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According to Reuters, Apple (AAPL) missed Wall St. expectations, sending the stock down by 10%. Reuters reports that American Express (AXP) profits fell on credit losses. Take This Retirement Quiz To...
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Small businesses think they are being abandoned by the federal government just when they really need something in exchange for their tax dollars. A new poll from American Management Services reveals...
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It now appears that Freddie Mac (FRE) will raise about $10 billion. The only trouble with that is that its current market cap is only $6 billion. For shareholders, the news is almost as bad as a...
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According to Reuters, the FBI is probing IndyMac (IMB) for possible fraud. Reuters reports that Ebay’s (EBAY) outlook knocked its shares down. Reuteres writes that Merrill Lynch (MER) will sell its...
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The Labor Department said that the Consumer Price Index rose 1.1% last month. Energy alone was up 6.6%. Both figures were higher than what Wall St. expected. Inflation is here to stay. Energy and...
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GM (GM) cut its dividend to zero. It is a nifty way to save a lot of money and, once a company’s shares have fallen by a huge amount, investors almost expect it. Several banks like NCC (NCC) have...
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Newly-minted legend says that short-selling put Bear Stearns out of business and has swamped the stock prices of Lehman (LEH), Fannie Mae (FNM), and Freddie Mac (FRE). To keep evil from further...
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According to Reuters, talks between Time Warner’s (TWX) AOL and Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are heating up. Reuters reports that GM (GM) is confident that it can compete even after making...
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