Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Friday, February 26, 2010
LLoyds TSB a Crippled, Customer Hated Bank Declares £6.3 Billion Loss / Companies / UK Banking
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The 41% tax payer owned Lloyds TSB bank continues to declare abysmal losses of £6.3 billion for 2009 against £6.7 billion for 2008 as a direct consequence of the HBOS cancer that continues to eat into the banks balance sheet. The balance sheet suffered a £24 billion bad loans impairment, against profits generated by the branches of £1.3 billion and against £20 billion of tax payer capital injected into the bank and a further £150 billion of tax payer loans and guarantees.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Targeting Toyota, U.S. Economic War Against Japan / Companies / US Politics
By: Mike_Whitney
Does anyone really believe that Toyota is being pilloried in the media for a few highway fatalities?
Nonsense. If Congress is so worried about innocent people getting killed, then why haven't they indicted US commander Stanley McChrystal for blowing up another 27 Afghan civilians on Sunday?
Thursday, February 25, 2010
ETFs Beat HOLDRS Hands Down! / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Ron_Rowland
If you’ve been reading my Money and Markets columns for any length of time, you know I’m a big proponent of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). And I think they’re one of the most exciting investment innovations in decades.
However, one consequence of innovation is that eventually the latest-and-greatest products go past their “sell-by” dates. For example, I remember getting my first IBM personal computer back in the 1980s. It was state-of-the-art! Today it would be considered an antique.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
RBS Makes £3.5 Billion Loss, Pays £1.3 Billion of Tax Payer Cash as Bonuses / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The tax payer bailed out and 84% owned RBS bank declared a loss for 2009 of £3.6 billion. The loss would have been infinitely larger had the government and the Bank of England had not bend over backwards to engineer a banking system that effectively funnels cash into the bankrupting banks balance sheets. Despite the headline loss and despite the fact that ALL earnings are directly as a consequence of the tax payers ,RBS STILL paid out a bonus of £1.3 billion which illustrates why nothing has changed amongst the bankster's that continue to hold the country to ransom at gun point.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Final Dip for Ford Ahead of Expected Rally / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
The coil pattern that is enticing me on the long side of Ford (F) has the right look of completion ahead of a powerful thrust to the upside that should propel F above the Jan high at 12.14 towards 13.50-14.00 and possibly to 15.00 thereafter based on my medium and longer-term work.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
These Stocks Are Paying 17% Dividends / Companies / Dividends
By: DailyWealth
Some interesting stocks appeared on my stock screener this morning...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Secret AIG Document Shows Goldman Sachs Minted Most Toxic CDOs / Companies / Credit Crisis 2010
By: Janet_Tavakoli
Richard Teitelbaum Bloomberg News writes: Janet Tavakoli, founder of Tavakoli Structured Finance Inc., a Chicago-based consulting firm, says the New York Fed’s secrecy has helped hide who’s responsible for the worst of the disaster. “The suppression of the details in the list of counterparties was part of the coverup,” she says.
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Monday, February 22, 2010
As Ford Goes, So Goes the Economy, Too Bad Ford Is So Heavily Indebted, No? / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Captain_Hook
Just as I begin writing this we get the headline China is raising reserve requirements at its banks and equity futures, including gold, fall out of bed. Why is this? Well, for one thing, and besides the fact it appears Chinese officials intend to manage monetary policy in a vacuum, Bloomberg headlines also read 50% of commercial space in Beijing is vacant, with more of the same expected for additional buildings still under construction.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The Debt Default Boom Has Begun, How to Profit From Corporate Thievery / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Investment_U
David Fessler writes: It was a crisp, cold night. 8:30 PM. I was dressed in black, as was my friend and partner-in-crime. (He asked that I not use his real name, so I’ll call him Pete.)
As Pete has done hundreds of times before, he was directing a covert night-time operation and I was tagging along with him in his specialized tow truck.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
The ABCs of ETFs Investing, The Pros and Cons of Different ETF Funds / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Marin_Katusa
By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Energy Opportunities : Why invest in a fund, a cluster of stocks, rather than the stocks themselves? The reasons are twofold.
First, a fund provides cheaper diversification for those investors with smaller amounts of capital. Buying each component of a fund spreads out your risk in the same way, but you can rack up significant brokerage fees in the process.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Chinese New Year Stock Picks for 2010 / Companies / China Stocks
By: Tony_Sagami
No, I’m not seven weeks late. 1.3 billion Chinese are celebrating the start of the biggest holiday of the year — Chinese New Year.
The Lunar New Year is considered to be a combination of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s all rolled into an elaborate celebration of reflection, gratitude, renewal and hope. It is the single most celebrated holiday in China.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Germany (EWG), Spain (EWP), Japan (EWJ), China (XFI), and Russia (RSX) and then the dollar (UUP) and gold (GLD) ETF Charts of the Week / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Mike_Paulenoff
In our Charts of the Week this week, we look at S&P 500 (SPY) in comparison to international indexes for Germany (EWG), Spain (EWP), Japan (EWJ), China (XFI), and Russia (RSX) and then the dollar (UUP) and gold (GLD).
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The iPad and The Impact On Apple’s Business and Stock / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Submissions
Kevin Duffey writes: Ok, the dust has settled a bit on the brand new product from Apple Inc. (AAPL). Apple’s iPad had enormous hype surrounding its release that there is no wonder many people are saying it didn’t live up to it. Unless the iPad could cure cancer while you watch a movie, I don’t think it would have been able to live up to the hype. Thus is the bar that Apple has set for itself over the years. A mark of extreme success in my opinion.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Time For Banks to Stop High-Risk Trading / Companies / Market Regulation
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: When members of the Senate Banking Committee recently asked Paul A. Volcker how regulators would identify banks engaged in excessive, high-risk trading, the former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman quipped: "It's like pornography - you know it when you see it."
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Alternative ETFs, Hedge Funds For the Little Guy / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Ron_Rowland
Whether you’re investing in stock exchange traded funds (ETFs), bond ETFs, commodity ETFs, currency ETFs, international ETFs, or even inverse ETFs, you’re stuck with one big problem: Any way you look at it, you are making a one-sided bet on the future direction of a specific market segment.
Of course, if your timing is right, you can make a lot of money with these bets. If your timing is wrong, you stand to lose.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
How to Profit From China’s Next Investment Move / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: For many investors who don't have the benefit of 20 years of experience in Asia like I do, figuring out what Beijing is up to is both puzzling and difficult.
But a handy little tool called a "Form 13F" can help.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
How to Profit From Macau, the Las Vegas of Asia / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Tony_Sagami
I was raised on a vegetable farm in western Washington, so I’ve always felt more at home in the country than in big, crowded cities. That’s why I choose to raise my children in Montana.
When it comes to crowds, it doesn’t get more crowded than places like Jakarta, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong, so I seldom turn down a chance to spend some time in an Asian version of Petticoat Junction.
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
International Stocks With Serious Investment Potential 2010 / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Oakshire_Financial
This week we'll take a closer look at some actual stocks and company-related ETFs you can buy which capitalize on the strength of the company itself and that of its underlying currencies.To help clarify what we looked at last week, here's two currency charts featuring the following currency ETFs ...
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Saturday, February 06, 2010
An Interesting Options Approach To Accumulating Shares of Philip Morris Int'l / Companies / Options & Warrants
By: Submissions
Kevin Duffey writes: As the market seems to be in correction mode in recent weeks, I’m starting to become more focused on some positions that I want to accumulate. One of these has been Philip Morris Int’l (PM).
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Cautious on Cisco / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Into the final portion of today's session, let's remember that Cisco (CSCO) releases earnings after the close of trading, which could have an impact on overall market direction before as well as after the closing bell. Usually, The Street reacts significantly to CSCO's results and to its conference call (John Chambers outlook). What if anything does the enclosed daily chart tell us about the potential reaction to CSCO earnings?