Archive for October, 2009:

When Is Insider Trading Legal? The Strange Case of Stephen Friedman

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by Economics - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com }
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There has been a lot of outrage about the the AIG bailout, but one particular aspect has been somewhat below the radar. Enter Matt Taibbi. Matt's latest expose at True/Slant (here) discusses the case of Stephen Friedman. The ...Read More »

Where Did the Bush Tax Cuts Go?

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by Economics - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com }
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Hiring a Magician For a Child’s Party

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by cfpros }
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You need to make sure you are hiring a performer who understands this is a child’s party and not Cousin Brad’s bachelor bash. I would recommend thinking out of the box, and calling the theater department of your local ...Read More »

Sentiment Overview: Week Of October 30th, 2009

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by Babak }
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The market correction that we’d been waiting for has finally started in earnest so let’s take a look at the sentiment data for this week: AAII Survey This week’s survey of US retail sentiment by the Association of American Individual Investors came ...Read More »

Another Insider-Trading Bust

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by Wall Street Journal }
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The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil suit against a former top executive of an activist San Francisco hedge fund and six others charging them with insider trading, saying they made more than $8 million trading on stocks based ...Read More »

South Africa s ETF: A Return to Normalcy in 2010?

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by ETF's Sector - Latest Expert Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com }
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After suffering through the effects of a deep recession, South Africa is bouncing back. The country-related exchange traded fund (ETF) may start to reflect an economy with normal growth beginning next year.According to the National Treasury forecast,... Read More »

Jamie Dimon Has Visited The White House 6 Times Under Obama, Blankfein 3, Ken Lewis Just Once

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by Joe Weisenthal }
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More Friday document dumping, this time from The White House, which just released visitor logs for Obama's first 6 months in office. Says the White House: "Today marks a major milestone in government transparency--and an important lesson in the unintended consequences ...Read More »

CHART OF THE DAY: The Financial Bloodbath

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by Joe Weisenthal and Kamelia Angelova }
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The market got really ugly today, but carnage in one of the most important sectors has been evident for a while. Check out the action in Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC), and GE (GE) since the middle of the month. ...Read More »

Citigroup Responds to Mayos Writedown Call

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by Economics - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com }
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Our recent post on Mike Mayo s prognostication of a looming $10 billion writedown at Citigroup caught the eye of some of the spokespeople over at Citigroup. We have no idea how any analyst could have ...Read More »

LEAKED! Dozens In Congress Investigated For Ethics Violations

{ Posted on Oct 30 2009 by Lawrence Delevingne }
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// A leaked congressional ethics committee document obtained by The Washington Post shows that many lawmakers have been investigated for misconduct. WP: House ethics investigators have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about ...Read More »
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