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Cycle based stock screening data weakened on Monday, with 8 of the 9 measures losing ground. Click here to download complete report in pdf format (Professional Edition Subscribers). Try the Professional Edition risk free for thirty days. If, within that time, you don’t find the information useful, I will give you a full...
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By Heritage Ray FDIC leases almost 151,000 square feet in Schaumburg (Now here’s a growth business) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has signed a short-term office lease for almost 151,000 square feet (more than half the building) in Schaumburg, Illinois to handle receiverships and asset sales for its growing roster of failed Midwestern banks.
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by Pulp Cutter I currently live in Mass, grew up here, and have spent about half my life here. Regardless of who wins, IMO the fact that it’s even this close indicates a major sea change in the US electorate. Mass elects plenty of Republicans in-state (e.g., 4 of our last 5 governors), and the election...
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by El Dorado Obama’s economic speech today was a very lame attempt at addressing the turn in public opinion against him, his policies, and his administration. His talk says his administration is no different than Bush, and that the situation, being out of their control, forced them to do ‘unpopular’ things with banks.
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The following is a translation of the Bernanke OpEd piece in today’s Washington Paste taken from the pages of our message board.. by Heywood (Wall Street Examiner Forums)Nov. 29-  For many Americans, the financial crisis, and the recession it spawned, have been devastating — jobs, homes, savings lost. Understandably, many people are calling for change. To...
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by Mr. Moto There appears to me some substance in the Russia, China and SDRs news. I have been waiting on what opportunity both of them, together, would find for themselves. Not that they are to blame for anything. They must do what is best for them. News has also been that Russia intends to up its...
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by Spock And man, are things getting weird now or what? First, the UK has a failed gilt auction AFTER the BofE promises to backstop the gov’t debt. Then, the U.S. Treasury prices fall for five days straight AFTER the Fed announces their own “Quantative Sleazing” program.
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