Archive for February, 2009:

Bill Gross and the death of equities

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Peter Cohan }
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Bill Gross is a big deal in bonds -- with $747 billion under management in his PIMCO. Gross emailed me yesterday because he was a bit put off by some of my recent media comments about him. I responded to ...Read More »

Statement From Chairman Schapiro on Proposed Budget for SEC

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by SEC.gov Updates: Press Releases }
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The following is a statement from SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro regarding the President's FY 2010 budget request for the SEC, which represents a 13 percent increase over its FY 2008 budget: "The President's requested budget increase for the SEC ...Read More »

Coupons are back…but not in your newspaper

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Josh Smith }
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Filed under: Food, Shopping, TechnologyIn WalletPop's Money Moves for 2009 we told you about the emerging trend of digital coupons as a way to spend less on your groceries. Now the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has discovered the power ...Read More »

Doomsday Scenario: Could U.S. default on its national debt?

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Alex Salkever }
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Apparently the markets think that U.S. risk of sovereign default is steadily creeping up. Hedge fund blogger Zero Hedge puts up the numbers here. According to the numbers from finance calculator company Markit, U.S. is a greater default risk than ...Read More »

Oil pushes through $45

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Michael Fowlkes }
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Oil prices have been moving higher this week, and they have made another strong jump again today, passing through the $45 a barrel mark.Today's move comes in reaction to news that the United Arab Emirates will be cutting its April ...Read More »

Dating in a recession: the game has (thankfully) changed

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Ariston Anderson }
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Filed under: Budgets, Extracurriculars, Relationships, RecessionThe most expensive date I've ever been on involved a hedge fund owner and a nightclub in Manhattan's meatpacking district. To get a table, my date had to pony up cash for a three-bottle minimum. ...Read More »

J.M. Smucker beats in Q3, but there are concerns about guidance

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Steven Mallas }
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J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) reported earnings for Q3 on Wednesday. The company, which makes defensive-type products such as peanut butter, jelly, and biscuits, reported a net sales increase of 6%, once you strip away the effect of acquisitions -- most ...Read More »

Would More Muscular Regulation Have Prevented this Mess?

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Ockham Research Staff }
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A common refrain in these tumultuous times is that more pro-active, muscular regulation would have prevented some of the excesses of the past few years and perhaps diminished the severity, or obviated altogether, the pain we are enduring at present. ...Read More »

Closing Bell: Dow down, policy and news keep sellers active; AIG, C, CSCO, SHLD, GM

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Jon Ogg }
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Today's data on the horrible jobless and durable goods data was a blow, but the markets ended up sweeping it under the table. For a bit. Then the Obama budget went to Congress with all the entitlement spending packages and ...Read More »

How to make money off the brands you love

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Jennifer Openshaw }
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Filed under: Bargains, Saving, InvestingIf we learned anything from the Bernie Madoff scandal, it's that people have to learn to take control of their own financial futures. That doesn't mean you have to become an expert in p/e ratios and ...Read More »
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