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According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, The White House will reappoint Ben Bernanke as Chairman of The Federal Reserve. His term expires in January. Douglas A. McIntyre Smart Investors...
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In its history, GM never made an important decision in less than ninety days. That changed recently when the auto maker said it would reimburse its dealers for money they had given to their customers...
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Robert Benmosche has already come under a bit of fire for his pay package as the new head of troubled insurance giant American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG). But critics demanding immediate...
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The Fed is expected to do nearly nothing as its members meet during the middle of this week. That nothing is in the face of what is now almost certainly a recovery which is beyond the wildest dreams...
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The Administration has a bit of a problem. The cap on the national debt, which must be approved by Congress, is $12.1 trillion. The Treasury is borrowing money so fast to fund the stimulus and...
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The Administration has a bit of a problem. The cap on the national debt, which must be approved by Congress, is $12.1 trillion. The Treasury is borrowing money so fast to fund the stimulus and...
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The population is aging and along with it the number of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s is likely to rise rapidly. Demented seniors and Alzheimer’s victims can live for years which creates a...
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The inclination of the Administration’s “pay czar” will be to pressure Citigroup (C) not to pay $100 million due to the head of its Phibro energy trading unit. The amount is an embarrassment...
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It seems that the sudden relief of political and regulatory pressure against General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) caught more than just our eyes after the close yesterday. The conglomerate and financial...
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There is news out in the after-hours session that General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) may be a bit safer from all of the fears that it would have to separate its manufacturing and its financial units. ...
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USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) has just announced that it is requesting that the Obama administration “review further the economic recovery and national and energy security benefits of providing a loan...
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It seems that all the talk about getting off of coal-power and reducing dependence on foreign energy is still just rhetoric. USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) announced this morning that the long-standing loan...
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The cost of the Administration’s healthcare plan is $1 trillion, give or take several billion dollars, based on how the program looks in its final form. The proposal is facing resistance in...
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It has only been a week since everyone was drawing that TARP repayment by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) as being on the cheap after the investment banking firm, a.k.a. bank holding company...
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The excitement in solar shares yesterday is already being met by selling and quick profit taking this morning. Yesterday’s news of the China subsidy that may bring in another 500-MW over the next...
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