Archive for October, 2009
Systemic Risk Bill: Amendment suggestion
I have another suggestion for the Systemic Bill. Someone should demand language, or file an amendment, that states:
‘Directors, Officers, senior management and consultants of any institution that draws on the industry funds created under this title or receives any relief…
Spooky Stocks Portfolio!

It’s Halloween and time for this year’s 2009 Spooky Stocks Portfolio!
Earlier this week, I asked members to submit the name of the stock that they think is “most likely to scare investors and blow away their returns” between today and next…
Housing: "First-time buyers and investors" are "market’s lifeblood"
From three DataQuick reports on Las Vegas, Miami and Phoenix …
In September, a popular form of financing used by first-time home buyers – government-insured FHA loans – accounted for 53.8 percent of all home purchases, up from 52 percent…
Don’t Be Snookered By That +3.5% GDP Report
It was better than -6%, yes. But it certainly wasn’t as good as it looked.
A misguided Cash-for-Clunkers added a one-time contribution of 1.66 percentage points to GDP. Auto sales have since collapsed so all the program did is…
More Weakness, More Volatility
Brett Steenbarger submits:
Stocks did indeed close near their lows, trending lower through most of the session. By day’s end, we had expanded the number of stocks making new 20-day lows across the NYSE, NASDAQ, and ASE to over 2700 — remarkable…
Digimarc Corp. Q3 2009 Earnings Conference Call
Digimarc Corp. (DMRC)
Q3 2009 Earnings Call
October 30, 2009 11:00 a.m. ET
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Write-Offs: 10.30.09
$$$ The Top 10 Wall Street Halloween Costumes [The Deal]
$$$ Duff’s $100 Million Hedge Fund Spree Fails to Lure Investors [Bloomberg]
$$$ Madoff Auditor To Plead Guilty Next Week [GC]
$$$ Job of the Week: Bentley Associates Needs A Managing Director. You. [DB Career Center]
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