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« Previous EntriesChina regulations: Rules for margin trading and short selling set
Friday, February 19th, 2010The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has released rules for margin trading and short selling, which are shortly to be launched on a trial basis. The new rules, issued on January 22nd 2010, require a securities firm to have minimum net assets of Rmb5bn (US$732m) and an A-class rating to qualify for such business. Securities [...]
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Distributable Earnings for the 2009 fourth quarter and full year of $281.4 million, or $0.69 per Adjusted Class A Share, and $355.3 million, or $0.88 per Adjusted Class A Share, respectively
Assets under management of $23.5 billion as of January 1, 2010, a 6% increase from $22.1 billion as of January 1, 2009, reflecting performance-related appreciation [...]
Rates on 30-year mortgages average under 5 pct
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Government says China’s inflation rate eased slightly in January to 1.5 percent
Thursday, February 11th, 2010First Energy is buying rival power provider Allegheny Energy for about $4.7 billion in stock
Thursday, February 11th, 2010The combination would create a regional energy provider with about $16 billion in annual revenues.
The combined company would provide electric service to more than six million customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and West Virginia.
1-800-FLOWERS (FLWS) Upgrade from Neutral to Buy – Analyst rating from Global Hunter Securities
Friday, January 29th, 20101-800-FLOWERS ( FLWS ) Upgrade from Neutral to Buy($4) – Analyst rating from Global Hunter Securities
Friday, January 29th, 2010Iran plans annual budget based on oil price of $60 per barrel
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Last year, the parliament approved a budget based on $37.5 per barrel for the fiscal year ending in March, reflecting the steep drop in prices that severly impacted the economy. About 80 percent of Iran’s foreign revenue comes from oil exports.
Bank of China to sell up to $5.8 billion in bonds to replenish capital
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Regulators have warned some banks that they have fallen below minimum capital requirements after handing out some 9.5 trillion yuan in loans last year. Banks are expected to scale back lending to roughly 7.5 trillion yuan in 2010.
Bank of China’s proposal still requires shareholder approval at a meeting in March, the Xinhua News Agency said [...]
FTD : Wall Street fürchtet Ertragseinbruch
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Auf die großen Wall-Street-Banken kommen mit den Plänen von US-Präsident Barack Obama möglicherweise Ertragseinbußen und radikale Umstrukturierungen zu.
Institute, die neben dem Kundengeschäft weiter Eigenhandel betreiben wollen, wären gezwungen, sich aufzuspalten. Häuser wie Goldman Sachs oder JP Morgan Chase müssen womöglich Private-Equity-Investitionen abstoßen und aufhören, sich an Unternehmensübernahmen zu beteiligen.
Das Bankenanalysten-Team von JP [...]
EU-Währungskommissar Joaquín Almunia sieht in US-Bankenplan kein Modell für Europa
Friday, January 22nd, 2010“Ich sage nicht, dass sie (die US-Banken) die einzigen Verantwortlichen der Krise sind”, sagte Almunia. “Aber die Krise hat in der Wall Street begonnen.” Er fügte hinzu: “Hier in Europa gibt es keine Wall Street, die die Maßnahmen der derzeit diskutierten Finanzregulierung bremst.”
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Die Bundesregierung machte sich die einzelnen Vorschläge Obamas nicht zu eigen, –
Ihr Vorstandschef [...]
The Motley Fool : TheBest Stocks for 2010
Friday, January 22nd, 2010The Best Stocks for 2010:
•Akamai Technologies
•Apple
•ATP Oil & Gas
•Berkshire Hathaway
•Costco
•Exelon
•Google
•Intel
•Intuitive Surgical
•NVIDIA
•Silver Wheaton
•Smart Balance
•UPS
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The worst stocks for 2010 :
•Apple
•Bank of America
•Eastman Kodak
•Fannie Mae
•Goldman Sachs
•Sears Holdings
•Starbucks
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Gold Is “Fairly Expensive,” Could Fall to $800 If Fed Moves, Midas Fund Manager Says
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Once dismissed as a “barbarous relic,” gold is now viewed by many as a sure thing; the ultimate hedge against inflation, runaway government spending and general economic chaos. True “gold bugs” believe its recent retreat is merely a pause on the path to $2,000, $3,000, $5,000 an ounce, or higher.
Gold has certainly [...]
Während Obamas Rede verlor der Leitindex DJIA 219
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Dendreon Corp. Started At Buy By Roth Capital Partners
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Janus Capital appoints Richard Weil as CEO, effective Feb 1, 2010 (JNS)
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Renhe Commercial Holdings Company Limited (1387.HK) – Key Developments
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Renhe Commercial Holdings Company Ltd Not To Declare Interim Dividend
Tuesday, 22 Sep 2009 04:16am EDT
Renhe Commercial Holdings Company Ltd announced that there was no interim dividend declared attributable to the six months ended June 30, 2009. (six months ended June 30, 2008: Nil)
Renhe Commercial Holdings Company Ltd Announces Placing Of Existing Shares And Top Up [...]
Top Ten Insiderkäufe
Tuesday, January 5th, 20101) ACTIVIDADES CONSTR Y SERVICI
Insidername: ACS ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS, S.A.
Insiderposition: Emittent
Handelsdatum: 9.Oktober – 29.Dezember 2009
Kaufvolumen: 111,992 Mio. Euro
Zusatz: Bolsa de Madrid, indirekte Transaktion
Anzahl der gekauften Aktien: 3.318.118
Durchschnittlicher Kaufpreis: 33,75 Euro
Aktueller Kurs vs. Kaufkurs: +3.14%
2) FONCIERE DES REGIONS – GFR
Insidername: Del Vecchio, Leonardo
Insiderposition: Aufsichtsrat
Handelsdatum: 18.Dezember 2009
Kaufvolumen: 62,964 Mio. Euro
Zusatz: Privatgeschäft, ausserboerslich
Anzahl der gekauften Aktien: [...]
Deutsche Bank Appointed as Successor Depositary Bank for the NYSE-Listed American Depositary Receipt Program of China Life Insurance Company Limited
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Deutsche Bank today announced its appointment as successor depositary bank for the New York Stock Exchange-listed sponsored Level III American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program of China Life Insurance Company Limited (China Life).
China Life is a China-based life insurance company. Its distribution network, comprised of exclusive agents, direct sales representatives, and dedicated and non-dedicated agencies, is [...]
Mesa Air files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Mesa Air Group Inc., whose operations include flying regional routes for major airlines like Delta, United and US Airways, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Mesa said Tuesday that its go!-Mokulele Hawaiian joint venture with Mokulele Airlines is not included in the bankruptcy filing and will run a full flight schedule.
In November, United Airlines chose [...]
Sicherheitstechnik : Ganzkörperscanner
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Sie rechnen damit, dass weltweit an die 50 000 Geräte alleine für Flughäfen benötigt werden. — Ein einzelner Ganzkörperscanner wird derzeit für rund 150 000 Dollar verkauft.
Davon dürften insbesondere die beiden US-Firmen L3 Communications (LLL) und OSI Systems (OSIS) (Umsatz 623 Mio. Dollar) profitieren, die als einzige Unternehmen solche Geräte auf dem Markt anbieten und [...]
Pimco trennt sich von US-Staatsanleihen
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Unternehmens- und Hypothekenanleihen beurteilt die Pimco in ihrem Ausblick 2010 “vorsichtiger” als bisher. Auch inflationsgeschützte Anleihen werden untergewichtet, wie aus einem aktuellen Bericht der Allianztochter hervorgeht.
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Die Vermögensverwalter von Pimco bevorzugen 2010 Staats- und Unternehmensanleihen sowie Währungen von Schwellenländern. Für Anleihen aus Ländern der Eurozone ist Pimco “verhalten optimistisch”. Die Senkung der inflationsgeschützten Anleihen begründet McCulley [...]
IG Metall fordert Tranche-Loesung fuer Militaertransporter A400M – ddp
Monday, January 4th, 2010Goldman Sachs Ausblick 2010: empfehlen weiterhin ein Übergewichten von Rohstoffen
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Haupteinflussfaktoren sind dabei die steigende Nachfrage aus China und anderen Schwellenländern, die Erholung der Weltwirtschaft, die voraussichtlich anhaltende Niedrigzinspolitik der Notenbanken – und die anhaltende Zuflüsse von Finanzinvestoren.
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Goldman Sachs sagt für 2010 einen durchschnittlichen Ölpreis von 90 $ je Fass (159 Liter) voraus.
Bei den Industriemetallen setzt Goldman am stärksten auf Kupfer – in weitem Abstand [...]
SanDisk Raised To Buy From Hold By ThinkEquity
Sunday, December 27th, 2009Fortune – Tech investing is all about the next big thing.
Saturday, December 26th, 2009On-demand software
Salesforce.com pioneered the model, but others, including IBM, Microsoft, and even Oracle, are also looking at ways to deliver software via the web.
SuccessFactors (SFSF), based in San Mateo, Calif., helps companies conduct employee-performance appraisals and assess employee goals online. Since going public in November 2007, the stock has been all over the map as [...]
Fortune – Stock picks from 5 pros – Jason Trennert
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Stock picks: L-3 Communications, Schlumberger, Coca-Cola, and Colgate-Palmolive
I think we’ve moved from an income-statement to a balance-sheet world — access to and cost of credit is going to be one of the most significant determinants of which stocks outperform.
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As a strategist, I don’t recommend individual names, but we have created what we call our Bull [...]
Fortune – Stock picks from 5 pros – Steve Romick
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Stock picks: Ensco, SPDR Gold Trust
We have a large position in Ensco, a contract driller that works in shallow and deep water. We believe the economics for offshore drillers will be better than for the land drillers.
For example, you could put on a bull call spread: Sell the July 2011 call tied to the ETF [...]
Fortune – Stock picks from 5 pros – Ron Muhlenkamp
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Stock picks: Bank of America , AT&T, Pfizer
The public has made a shift from spending to saving. The point is, Wall Street is a very good marketing organization.
Fortune – Stock picks from 5 pros – Barry Ritholtz
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Stock picks: Gannett News, New York Times
You have to recognize our average holding period is six to 12 months, so whatever I say today, be aware that it may change.
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Look at Gannett the past couple of quarters. It’s restructured, it’s announced improving ad sales. The same with the New York Times.
Fortune – Stock picks from 5 pros – Susan Kempler
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Stock picks: Discovery Communications, Scripps Networks, Time Warner
I’d like to throw out a couple of names that aren’t seen as the typical global competitors, but that are household names, if you think about it a little differently: Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks. And I’ll even include Time Warner [parent of Fortune's publisher].
These stocks are all [...]
Cramer’s Diversified Dividend Portfolio
Saturday, December 26th, 20091. Eli Lilly (LLY Quote) (LLY): With a hefty 5.8% yield, the Indianapolis-based Lilly has one of the highest yields of any big pharma major pharmaceutical company, and it’s the only member of that cohort still consistently raising its dividend. Pfizer (PFE Quote) (PFE) cut its payout, while Wyeth (WYE), Merck (MRK Quote) (MRK), and [...]
A look back at 2009’s best market sectors
Saturday, December 26th, 2009In this Year of the Market Rebound, the best-performing sector in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index is nonferrous metals, leaping 160.6% on a total return basis (dividends included) through Dec. 11. Coal is in second place, up 129.1%, followed by general mining (up 110.8%) and platinum & precious metals (100.9% higher).
The [...]
Ten Worst-Performing Stocks of 2009
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (MI) (financials) off 60%.
MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) (telecommunication services), off 52%.
Citigroup Inc. (C) (financials), down 52%.
Huntington Bancshares Inc. (HBAN) (financials), down 51%.
Zions Bancorp (ZION) (financials), off 48%.
Ten Best-Performing Stocks of 2009
Saturday, December 26th, 2009XL Capital Ltd. (XL) (financials), up 389%.
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) , (healthcare), up 322%.
Ford Motor Co. (F) , (consumer discretionary), up 309%.
Genworth Financial Inc. (GNW) (financials), up 297%.