Finance

Nov 14 News

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• Scott Adams Must Be Eavesdropping on My Email

  This sounds like a couple of my students. For some reason, family deaths always seem to increase around exam time. (read)

• Over 25% Off Real FICO Scores at myFICO.com

  Need to check your credit score? Here’s a new coupon for 26% off real FICO scores and all other credit products at myFico.com. Use the promotional code NOVEMBER26 to get 26% off and a FICO score for less than $12, the best discount currently a (read)

• Majority of Consumers Don't Fully Understand Home Insurance Policies

  Post Office® Home Insurance advises a lack of understanding over house insurance could leave homeowners in the lurch London, UK (PRWeb UK) November 14, 2009 -- Research has revealed that many people do not know what their home insurance policy actua (read)

• On the mens room wall...

  I should've renamed my Homeless Experiment the "Residentially Challenged" Experiment! (read)

• Netflix Streaming Video to PlayStation 3

  As I explained in my Netflix review, one of the reasons why I became a Netflix convert was the streaming content they had available to XBox 360 owners. For $8.99 a month, you had access to their entire library of online streaming content at your fing (read)

• URS Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  URS Corporation (URS) Q3 2009 Earnings Call November 13, 2009 11:00 am ETComplete Story » (read)

• Friday Roundup: Chucky the Consumer Has Yet Another Sequel?

  David Fry (ETF Digest) submits: Friday November 13, 2009 Complete Story » (read)

• Friday Roundup: Commodities, Emerging Markets

  David Fry (ETF Digest) submits: << Go to Page 1 of Friday Roundup Complete Story » (read)

• A Book Review - 'The Theory of Corporate Finance' by Jean Tirole

  Radu Haraga submits:It took me a while to get my fingers on this Princeton University Press book. I was a bit anxious, since this corporate study textbook (published summer 2009) has already become quite well known in the academic environme (read)

• Sanderson Farms: A Leg Up on the Great Chicken Wing Crisis

  Stephen Rosenman submits:Recently, I wrote about how Joe Sanderson's prayers had been answered by the recovery in his chicken business. Much of that recovery came from the booming chicken wing business. Last quarter, wing prices climbed 62. (read)

• WGL Holdings Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

  WGL Holdings Inc. (WGL) F4Q09 Earnings Call November 13, 2009 10:00 am ETComplete Story » (read)

• Amazon: Three Quick Fade Trades

  There is very little wrong fundamentally with Amazon. The financial statement and the balance sheet could, arguably, support a +50% forward multiple. The stock is up over 34% in the last month with powerful volume.On the technical side of th (read)

• Amazon.com, The Value Police and Multiple Markets

  Describing Amazon.com (AMZN) as an overvalued stock, which I’ve often seen, is about as sensible as criticizing the New York Yankees for never having beaten the Pittsburgh Steelers.Case in point: The November 13 Seeking Alpha article e (read)

• Sound Lending Practices in One Simple Sentence

  Karl Denninger submits: It never, ever ends, does it? Our company, J.P. Morgan Chase, employs more than 220,000 people, serves well over 100 million customers, lends hundreds of millions of dollars each day and has operations in nearly 100 (read)

• U.S. Financial Institutions: Does the Collective Balance Sheet Add Up?

  Tom Armistead submits:U.S. Financial Institutions are interconnected – as the fall of Lehman demonstrated, they are tied together and interwoven in a complex web of obligations which can rip, run or unravel with unexpected consequences (read)

• Is the U.S. Headed Down the Same Path as Japan?

  Reggie Middleton submits:After dealing with European banks during my work with GGP, I have come to the conclusion that most regional, community and even global banks have no where near the capacity and/or expertise to properly evaluate and v (read)

• Trade Deficit with China Rises Again

  Howard Richman submits:According to this morning's press release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), in September the overall U.S. trade deficit in goods and services rose to $36.5 billion per month, up from $30.8 billion per month i (read)

• Buffett and Gates at Columbia - The Markets Have Bottomed!

  Chuck Carnevale submits:Warren Buffett told an audience of cheering Columbia University students last night that the worst of the financial global crisis is over. Moreover, he also said that stocks have bottomed out. His advice was not to pa (read)

• Housing and Banking Woes to Continue

  The FHA is running on empty. The FDIC approves the pre-pay plan to build its Deposit insurance Fund. The Housing and Banking Indices remain a drag on the economy and markets. The US Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will likely jo (read)

• Should Liberty Starz Trade at a Discount?

  Many people in the investment community – sell-side analysts in particular – seem to believe that Liberty Starz (LSTAV) should trade at a discount to its intrinsic value. Sell-side estimates of the magnitude of this discount ran (read)

• The FHA Is Broke

  John Lounsbury submits:The FHA insures approximately $680 billion of single family home mortgages. An audit, conducted by Integrated Financial Engineering of Rockville, MD, found that FHA reserves against losses had dropped to $3.6 billion (read)

• Law Firms Going After Hemispherx

  Accusations are heating up in the drama involving Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc (AMEX:HEB) and the law firms trying to go after the well capitalized biotech on behalf of investors.The latest of several law firms to jump on the company is led by (read)

• What Rising Oil Prices Mean for Energy Investors

  David Fessler submits:It’s the oil industry’s version of War and Peace. I’ve spent this week poring over the 2009 volume of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook.Complete Story » (read)

• New Legislation Targets Derivatives: But Will It Work?

  Washington's Blog submits: As I have repeatedly written (see this and this), the new derivatives legislation is so bad that it probably increases - rather than decreases - the risk to the financial system.William Greider has a great piece in (read)

• Mexico: Now the Cheapest Place to Manufacture U.S. Goods

  Washington's Blog submits: AlixPartners provides an interesting fact concerning Mexico.As Keith Fitz-Gerald, chief investment strategist for Money Morning and The Money Map Report, notes:Complete Story » (read)

• Has the U.S. Been Playing Loose With Oil Market Data?

  Jim Morrison once sang about “Weird scenes inside the gold mine.” Perhaps it should have been weird scenes inside the energy agency. The International Energy Agency, or IEA, is a 35-year-old quasi-political body headquartered in (read)

• Equities Update: Retail, Disney Lead the Way Up

  Brooks McFeely submits:4:10 PM, Nov 13, 2009 -- DJIA up 73 (0.72%) to 10,270.47.S&P 500 up 6.24 (0.57%) to 1,093.48.Nasdaq up 18.86 (0.88%) to 2,167.88.GLOBAL SENTIMENT Complete Story » (read)

• Friday Options Recap

  Frederic Ruffy submits: SentimentStocks are trading modestly higher in a light volume trading session Friday. Economic data came into focus early after a report released before the bell showed the nation's Trade Balance widening to $36.5 b (read)

• Recovery Indicators: Finding Hope in Energy Trends

  You don’t have to be a longtime reader to know that I'm primarily focused on underlying businesses. I’m a lot less interested in whether a company has met a particular earnings projection than I am in how it’s meeting the c (read)

• Today in Commodities: Just Another Friday the 13th

  Matthew Bradbard submits: Crude oil was lower again today finding support around the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level at $75.70 on the December contract. The path of least resistance appears down, being prices did not move higher today with (read)

• JAL and Open Skies Between Japan & U.S. - Key Issues and Implications

  Vaughn Cordle submits:The US-Japan deal under negotiations is being designed so that it will only come into effect after the Japanese receive ATI with their US partnersATI with the Japanese carriers is seen as parallel to American Airlines/B (read)

• Bank and Broker Default Risk

  Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: At the start of the credit crisis, we created the Bespoke Bank and Broker CDS index that tracks default risk for the major financial companies around the world.As shown in the historical chart of the i (read)

• Best and Worst Performing S&P 500 Stocks This Earnings Season

  Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: While more than 80% of S&P 500 companies beat their earnings estimates this earnings season, the average one-day performance on report days for these stocks was -0.04%. Below we provide a list of (read)

• Japan Parallels Are Too Close for Comfort

  We here at TPC aren’t the only ones concerned about the parallels with Japan. There appears to be an increasingly loud drumbeat over the shocking similarities between Japan in the 90’s and the U.S. This morning, Hong Kong&rsqu (read)

• Consumer Sentiment Continues to Falter

  Tim Iacono submits: The mood of the consumer continues to be unsteady and unpredictable as indicated by the latest reading of the Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index.Like the Conference Board's consumer confidence index, (read)

• Where the Next Trend Comes From…

  Everybody always wonders where the next trend, what the next thing is… It's TED… Many of you must be thinking, TED? You mean some fellow named TED? No, not some fellow named TED. I am saying TED: Small ideas worth spreading. It is a brilliant new (read)

• Most Incredible Chart I Have Ever Seen

  Wow! What a chart. VKNG went from .003 to .73 in less than 3 weeks!!! That is the biggest gain I have ever seen in that short of time. It may be the biggest I have ever seen period. (read)

• Getting the best online personal loan

  deal may seem daunting with many loan providers competing with each other. We take a look at some of the best online personal loan deals currently available. Firstly a personal loan is usually for a loan between £7,500 and £15,000. Broadly, it (read)

• Co-op customers attack IT flaws

  By Bob Howard Reporter, Radio 4's Money Box IT problems are frustrating some of the Co-op bank's customers Customers using the Co-operative bank's online business banking service say it is so bad they are considering moving to another bank. They have (read)

• Overdraft fees: Finally, fair warning

  It only took a deep recession but finally the need to protect consumers is outweighing the almighty concern for business to make a buck. (read)

• Research pays before you lay money down

  With each tick higher in the market, more and more investors are working up the courage to get back in. But that's been hard for some who, burned by big losses and rattled by so many reports of financial scandal, still struggle with fundamental ques (read)

• That upward stock market arrow may be about to burst your balloon

  With a close over 10,270 on Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average had its best showing of 2009. Like the day a few weeks earlier when it broke the five-figure mark for the first time since October 2008, the market's achievement was greeted not by (read)

• Hybrid retirement plan in the works

  During the past year, it's become abundantly clear that the stock market can devastate even seemingly healthy retirement accounts. Even so, with the guaranteed income of traditional pensions disappearing, most investors have little choice. (read)

• How market contrarians win their bets

  In his classic book 'The Money Masters,' John Train recounts how just after the start of World War II, a young John Templeton placed an order to buy $100 worth of every stock that traded on a U.S. exchange for $1 per share or less. After the broker (read)

• Get creative to land a holiday job

  Q: How can I find a job for the holidays, and when and where should I start looking? (read)

• Strict refund policies may offend but are ethical

  Q: Recently I tried to get a refund on some merchandise for which I no longer had the sales receipt. But I was told that I was out of luck and that I couldn't even get a store credit. I was offended. Do you think this policy is ethical? (read)

• Pay Back the Homebuyer Tax Credit?

  Did you know that you have to pay back the homebuyer tax credit if you claim it and then sell your house (or otherwise stop using it as your principal residence) within the next three years? I didn’t, but apparently that’s the case. Here& (read)

• Is It Time to Switch Online Brokers?

  How to Move Your Brokerage Account in 5 Simple Steps Transferring a brokerage account seems a little intimidating to many investors. But if you are in an unhappy brokerage relationship, don't let the paperwork scare you. Whatever your reasons for (read)

• The Big Picture for the Week of November 15, 2009

  This past week kicked off what stands to be a very busy couple of months in terms of conferences, panels, what do you think for 2010 interview requests and maybe new exchange traded products.What to make of a new year always makes for good discussion (read)

• Money Talks

  In the children's game 'Telephone', a message gets whispered around a circle. By the time that message gets back to where it started from, it's typically a garbled mess with almost no resemblance to what it was originally. Unfortunately, that game of (read)

• A Fool Looks Back

  Recs 0 //Create your sharelet with desired properties and set button element to false object //Tie customized button to This button functionality. element Disney Buys Marvel! David Gardner called it. He's up 1,334%! See what David's recommending (read)

• The Fool's Look Ahead

  Recs 0 //Create your sharelet with desired properties and set button element to false object //Tie customized button to This button functionality. element Disney Buys Marvel! ...And David Gardner called it. He's up 1,334%! See what David's recommend (read)

• Personal Finance Daily: The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories

  In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of Nov. 9-13: (read)

• Auto Review: 2010 GMC Terrain: A crossover winner

  Here are two quick things that helped the Terrain make a great first impression: The seats were almost instantly comfortable and the interior looked far more expensive than the vehicle's bottom line would indicate. (read)

• Top Ten: MarketWatch's top stories of the week, Nov. 9-13

  U.S. stocks recorded another weekly gain as investors warmed to M&A activity, better-than-expected corporate earnings, a big run up in the price of gold and some lukewarm economic data. (read)

• Weekend Video : Post Crisis Consumer

  Our friends from Ted.com with an interesting point of view on the Post Financial Crisis  Consumer. John Gerzema says there’s an upside to the recent financial crisis — the opportunity for positive change. Speaking at TEDxKC, he identifie (read)

• Suing a debt collection agency

  I've been out of bankruptcy for about 5 years now. When I filed, one of my debts (~$300) was included but the creditor did not respond. Therefore they did not get any money from my bankruptcy. Fast forward to today, I am getting 2-3 calls per day fr (read)

• bank account

  can a trustee see my bank statements during my bankruptcy without me knowing Posted from: Ontario (read)

• After Creditor Proposal is accepted

  Can people find out if I have an accepted creditor proposal, i.e. I am insolvent? Posted from: Ontario (read)

• ICBC Settlement

  If I receive a settlement from ICBC for injuries received in an accident is that considered to be income? Posted from: British Columbia (read)

• Looking For a Cheap Bankruptcy Attorney? Here Are a Few Things to Think Abo

  Are you searching for a cheap bankruptcy attorney to help you with your bankruptcy? There are a few things you should know before you choose an attorney - especially one that advertises himself as the cheapest. (read)

• Lots of Debt and Nowhere to Go? File Bankruptcy!

  Filing a bankruptcy is not as bad as you think. Although there are still older generations who believe that filing bankruptcy is something evil, the world has changed and dealing or coping with an out of hand debt situation and all that comes with i (read)

• Can I Keep My Home If I File Bankruptcy?

  One of the first questions people ask when they begin to explore their Denver bankruptcy options is, 'Can I keep my house if I file bankruptcy in Colorado?' While this question cannot be answered without knowing the specifics of the situation, the an (read)

• Stocks Rebounding From Yesterday's Selloff

  Stocks are off to a strong start this morning, despite a worse than expected report on the US trade deficit. The weaker trade deficit will likely mean downward revisions to the third quarter GDP calculations.Speaking of GDP, news this morning that t (read)

• Personal trainers receive financial guidance advice from Credit Expert

  Personal trainers are to receive UK credit report education training from Credit Expert in a bid to help them advise their clients on more than just their exercise routine. To ensure that they are able to give good guidance to those who need it, the (read)

• China banking regulator issues draft rule to prevent misuse of personal loa

  Increases the bookmark twitter facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon China's banking regulator Wednesday issued a draft plan on stepping up rules of personal loans to prevent misuse of money len (read)

• 3 ways to save your condo community

  For now, most associations are finding ways to survive, says attorney Matthew Zifrony, who heads the real estate practice group at Tripp Scott law firm in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 'It's rare that an association gets to the point where it just can't pay (read)

• How to Spend Smarter This Holiday Season

  Over the next couple of weeks, six finalists will be auditioning for the opening of “staff writer” at Consumerism Commentary. Each will be providing two guest articles to share with readers. After the six writers have shared their guest a (read)