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What is financial journalism for?

From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:49 am ET

We pose the question each and every day, here on FT Alphaville. Obviously. But now Damian Tambini, a lecturer at the London School of Economics, has gone and done a paper on the matter. And he's ... (more)

Publix

From Cents-To-Save - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:41 am ET

I was just checking out the grocery store ads this morning. We get ads for Publix, Albertson's and Winn Dixie. Albertson's has a great coupon for you to use. Remember, Publix will ... (more)

U.S. Economy: No Easy Answers, But Plenty of Questions

From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:39 am ET

Washburn University Market Commentary submits: By Rob Weigand These are some of the most frequently-asked questions I have heard in the various speaking engagements and media interviews I’ve participated in over the past several months.Complete ... (more)

Bank of England Is Leaving the Pound Alone

From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:37 am ET

Kathy Lien submits: The British pound is on a tear even though the minutes from the most recent monetary policy meeting indicates that the BoE toyed with the idea of cutting interest rates by more ... (more)

Colourcoding with UBS

From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:33 am ET

Paint-by-numbers European bank risk from UBS -- every colour tells a story. Green means risk (for that category) is fully discounted in the share price, yellow means risk is partially discounted and red means it's not ... (more)

Unsold foreign cars piling up at U.S. ports

From Blogging Stocks - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:30 am ET

Filed under: Industry, Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), RecessionIt's rapidly becoming the world's largest parking lot. Is it the Cross Bronx Expressway at 6 p.m.? No, it's the Long Beach, ... (more)

4.40% 13-Month / 4.25% 7-Month CD at Premier Bank in Chicago

From Bank Deals - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:26 am ET

Premier Bank is offering three attractive CD specials. These include a 4.25% APY 7-month CD, a 4.40% APY 13-month CD and a 4.50% APY 24-month CD. Minimum deposit is $5,000. These specials are listed on ... (more)

4.42% 15-Month CD at Synergy Bank in Texas

From Bank Deals - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:25 am ET

Synergy Bank is offering a very competitive 15-month CD special with a yield of 4.42% APY. Minimum deposit is $1,000. There's also a 27-month CD special, but it has a much less competitive yield of ... (more)

4.65% 15-Month / 5.00% 44-Month CD at Crescent Bank & Trust in Louisiana

From Bank Deals - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:22 am ET

Crescent Bank & Trust continues to offer some competitive CD specials. In fact, the specials have improved since my last post on this bank. The most competitive one is the 15-month CD with a yield ... (more)

Being Wrong for Five Years Makes Peter Schiff Right Now?

From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:21 am ET

Todd Sullivan submits: Here is my problem with the praise being heaped on Peter Schiff. Watch the following video. � Here is Schiff in 2007: Great, right? No.Complete Story � ... (more)

Foreclosures Are the Market (4 clicks)

From Bubble Markets Inventory Tracking - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:16 am ET

Wow, check out some of the increases. But the prices continue to fall, with median price for San Diego now dropping to close to near $300,000.What is even more impressive is the amount of foreclosures ... (more)

Naked? 1 Way to Find Out if You Are (2 clicks)

From DebtFolio - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:16 am ET

“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”, once said uber-investor Warren Buffett. Now that the economic tide is retreating there are a lot of nervous people self-consciously wondering ... (more)

Fed capitulates, redux: quantitative easing in the USA (1 click)

From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:13 am ET

Finally. Something of a little monetary clarity from the Fed. Quite a dramatic set of admissions really. The below are statements we're just getting across the wires from the Fed's second in command, Vice Chairman Donald ... (more)

It Is Early

From Alpha Trends - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:13 am ET

but the action is encouraging so far. We still have a declining 5DMA which means the rally attempt has to be treated with caution (tight stops and reasonable share size) but if it can ... (more)

Exxon Mobil goes private? (1 click)

From Capital Ideas - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:11 am ET

The New York Times has a good article on Exxon Mobil, covering the history, culture, and outlook for the company. People outside the industry have a hard time understanding oil and gas firms, and this ... (more)

LeBron James Says 'Brooklyn Not My Problem': LeBron James, who the Nets are...

From Curbed - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:10 am ET

LeBron James, who the Nets are interested in come 2010, doesn't give a crap if the Nets move to Brooklyn or not. "I don't know, man," he says. "I haven't been hands-on about what's the ... (more)

Moving from ING Direct to Capital One Online Savings: Part 2 (1 click)

From Getting To Enough - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:10 am ET

Yesterday, I began the process of opening up a new Capital One Online Savings account to replace my old ING Direct account. So far, the process is still progressing smoothly. When I opened up my account yesterday, I linked it to my ING Direct account to make my initial deposit. To verify that it’s really my account, Capital One makes two trial deposits and asks me to verify the amounts. The trial deposits took one day to show up in my ING Direct account and I verified them with Capital One today. Capital One says now that ... (more)

Financial Felons: Dennis Kozlowski

From Blogging Stocks - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:10 am ET

Filed under: Management, Law, ScandalsThis post is part of a feature in which he wonder whatever happened to some notorious financial felons. See all 17. In 2005, Dennis Kozlowski was convicted of misappropriating more than $400 ... (more)

What’s Left? & No Spend Day (4 clicks)

From Mapgirl's Fiscal Challenge - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:09 am ET

I’ve got about $25 in my checking account and $50 in my wallet. Normally I’d be going to about 2-3 hockey games in the next week and a half, but the Capitals are on a road trip and I sold one of the games off. Therefore, I don’t have to add much money to my SmarTrip card for a while. I’m living a relatively stable home life this week, dog-sitting for my boyfriend. No shuttling back and forth from my apartment to my boyfriend’s place. This means I’ve stocked the fridge at his house with lots of groceries. Since I have ... (more)

Insurance Stocks, CMBs Under Pressure

From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:07 am ET

Brett Steenbarger submits: While banks have received much of the attention among financial stocks, life insurers have come under particular pressure of late. The insurance index ($KIX; top chart) reached a new bear market low ... (more)

MIA Me: Here's Why (2 clicks)

From Budgeting Babe - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:05 am ET

Team finance, sorry I've been MIA for the past two weeks. I've been on the road, sick and dealing with some PF issues of my own at home.On the road: During the past month, I've ... (more)

Versant Analyst: Bombardier Down Heavily, But Opportunities for Growth Remain

From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:04 am ET

FP Trading Desk submits: Shares of Bombardier Inc. (BDRAF.PK) are down roughly 45% in the past three months as investors express their concern about the state of the company's markets in an economic downturn. There ... (more)

7 Reasons Microsoft Revolutionized Xbox Live

From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:04 am ET

Bruce Everiss submits: ... (more)

Top 10 Things TO DO During A Recession (5 clicks)

From Get Rich Slick - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2008 at 10:01 am ET

1. Invest in training & education Mass unemployment mean mass competition, often during heavy dry periods people will head back to school to get an MBA or second degree. I’m not sure how viable ... (more)