Friday, December 26, 2008

Latest Investment news

Bloomberg
Treasuries Walk, Talk Like an Old-Time Bubble: Michael R. Sesit
Bloomberg - USA
To Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of Newport Beach, California-based PacificInvestment Management Co., the answer is yes. ...

Some good, bad '09 predictions
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
And now for a happy prediction: Some people (I hope all my readers) will have a well thought-out yet simple saving and investment plan that's consistent ...

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SEC failures
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
The latest example to make the news is, of course, Bernard Madoff. Suddenly he's a famous name, the guy who perped the biggest Ponzi scheme in Wall Street ...

Seoul shares seen higher; easier oil to help
Reuters - USA
Also as dividend payments are due soon, selling appetite may be less than usual," said Hong In-young, a market analyst at HMC Investment & Securities. ...

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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Latest Investment news

With Fed's Help, AIG Unloads $16 Billion in Credit Default Swaps
Washington Post - United States
The federal government committed $150 billion to bail out AIG and prevent losses at investment banks that bought protection on fixed-income securities from ...

Effort Under Way to Sell Madoff Unit
New York Times - United States
It is only the latest lawsuit filed against the so-called feeder funds into Mr. Madoff’s vast investmentadvisory arm. Separately, a judge in Manhattan ...

Park National Bank gets federal investment
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
By Mike Pramik Park National Bank of Newark is the latest bank to receive federal investment funding, securing $100 million in equity capital from the ...

AIG Retires $16 Billion in Swaps With Federal Help
Bloomberg - USA
The US committed $150 billion to bail out AIG and prevent losses at investment banks that bought protection on fixed-income securites from the insurer. ...

Sound investment: TCRA may spend $500000 to upgrade PA system
Kingsport Times News - Kingsport,TN,USA
At the last Airport Commission meeting, commissioners mulled over their latest options to go where they’ve never been before: Getting the overall quality of ...

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Latest Investment news

The Merkin Affair Madoff, Ponzi, and Halachah, Part 2
Five Towns Jewish Times Online - Cedarhurst,NY,USA
... the latest “offering memorandum” (henceforth OM) for the “C class” members was written in November 2006. The OM clearly shows that the investment must ...

SI International sale clears final hurdle
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Reston-based SI International, which agreed to be acquired by Serco for $510 million in August, announced Wednesday that the Committee on Foreign Investment ...

iPhone apps are latest gold rush
Financial Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
"From a [return on investment] perspective, it absolutely makes sense," said Mark Thompson, director of The Weather Network's mobile division. ...

Palm Gets $100 Million from Elevation Partners
BusinessWeek - USA
The latest investment values the company at 3.25 a share, and the stock closed on Dec. 23 at 3.50. (At least $9 of the drop can be attributed to a repricing ...

Treasury: $4.7 billion to local banks
CNNMoney.com - USA
Until Tuesday, all banks had given warrants to Treasury in exchange for a capital investment. In thelatest round, Boston-based OneUnited Bank gave only ...

More declines for oil on latest batch of bad news
The Associated Press
... but there's some doubt about whether there will be full compliance," said Toby Hassall, an analyst atinvestment firm Commodity Warrants Australia. ...

FDA Approves Latest Beckman Diagnostic Machine
Orange County Business Journal - Irvine,CA,USA
Traditionally recession proof, the current downturn has hospitals nervous about tougher financing amid the credit crunch, lost investment income from Wall ...

More declines for oil on latest batch of bad news
The Associated Press
"Fears of demand are dragging the price lower," said Toby Hassall, an analyst at investment firm Commodity Warrants Australia in Sydney. ...
Latest figures show nation still in recession
NASDAQ - New York,New York,USA
According to the Commerce Department, the latest decrease in real GDP was due to fewer personal consumption expenditures and less business investment. ...


Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Latest Investment news

Ponzi Schemes and Social Security
Capitol Hill Blue - VA,USA
The latest scandal on Wall Street involves an investment pyramid scheme that evidently has bilked investors out of billions of dollars. ...

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Steelcase Posts 99% Drop in Profit
Wall Street Journal - USA
Results for the latest quarter included a $27.5 million insurance-related charge and $4.7 million in restructuring charges, while the prior year included a ...

Elevation Bets Another $100 Million on Palm
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
The terms of Elevation’s latest investment call for Elevation to pay $100 million for a new class of preferred stock that carries no dividend and converts ...

TAKE A LOOK-Analysis on commodities, energy in credit crunch
Reuters - USA
... US mandate [ID:nN01516104] > After the fall, institutional investors wary of oil [ID:nLQ713582] > Low carbon price may stunt investment in wind, ...
Palm Gets Needed $100M Infusion
InternetNews.com - USA
Following its latest investment, Elevation Partners becomes Palm's largest shareholder, owning about 41 percent of the company, according to Lyn Fox, ...
Madoff Scheme May Halve Chilean Bank Celfin’s Profit
Bloomberg - USA
The Chilean brokerages are the latest to face losses as what’s being called the largest investmentfraud in history spreads to Latin America. ...

PBGC Hires Trio To Help Manage Private Equity, Real Estate Portfolio
CNNMoney.com - USA
The US Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. tapped three investment firms to help manage $2.5 billion in real-estate and private-equity assets, segments the ...

Chip Startup Solarflare Raises $44M Venture Round
Orange County Business Journal - Irvine,CA,USA
"The latest investment allows us to support the ship dates of our customers.” Solarflare makes chips that allow faster networks to link with slower ones, ...

Toyota predicts first reported operating loss
Detroit Free Press - United States
"The problem is next year," he said, while adding that the latest revisions were within expectations. "It's unmistakable that things are extremely tough for ...

More US investors sue funds over Madoff
guardian.co.uk - UK
UL], the latest firms to face lawsuits for entrusting money to investment manager Bernard Madoff, accused of orchestrating a $50 billion fraud. ...

US Stock-Index Futures Fluctuate Ahead of Housing Reports
Bloomberg - USA
General Motors Corp. lost 7.4 percent as Standard & Poor’s cut its debt rating further belowinvestment status, while Ford Motor Co. slid 4.6 percent as ...

Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. Closes on Purchase of 500-Unit ...
MSNBC - USA
"It's an investment with good cash flows and great opportunity for us to add value through customer service and operational savvy coupled with the latest ...

Monday, December 22, 2008

Latest Investment news

Two new scanners to help slash cancer treatment waiting times
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies - London,UK
The funding from the Assembly means one ageing machine can be replaced and additional unit installed – the latest investment in improving access to cancer ...

IT firm wins venture capital investment
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
After participating in the latest funding round Crescent revealed that Stuart Harvey is to assume the role of i-Path’s chief executive. ...
Despite Financial Turmoil, CNinsure's Chief Expects 20% Growth in ...
TMCnet - USA
"In particular, premiums derived from investment-linked insurance products are expected to slide downwards due to equity market turbulence. ...

Goldman's Deeeep Look at Madoff
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
Maxam Investment Management, the latest venture of former Tremont chairman and co-chief executive Sandra Manzke, had $280 million with Madoff. ...
The Associated Press
Toyota again slashes profit forecast amid slump
The Associated Press
Watanabe and other executives said production expansion plans and other investmentwill be on hold, including a new plant in the southern US state of ...

General Growth Gives Concession to Banks
Wall Street Journal - USA
It also marks the latest twist in a weekslong saga of strife between Citigroup Inc. and other General Growth lenders. The pact struck last week provides ...
Saving Capitalism No Sure Thing as Statism Undermines Economy
Bloomberg - USA
Future investment may be allocated less efficiently as risk-averse politicians make business decisions. Whenever banks decide to lend again, they are likely ...
$7.7 billion bailout to save Irish banks
Ecommerce Journal - Boston,MA,USA
The government was forced to accelerate the investment procedures in light of the latest events when Anglo Irish revealed its chairman had kept shareholders ...

Soldiers decapitated in new round of Mexico drug war
Reuters - USA
The defense ministry vowed not to back down despite its latest losses. "They are trying to scare the military. Regardless, the ministry promises to continue ...

Safe investment: Idaho ‘checkbook,’ other funds weather economic storm
Idaho Business Review - United States
An Oct. 31 report, the latest available, pegged net asset value at $0.99920 per share and market value at $1783521502. This money generally is not needed by ...

Taxpayers get to cover CalPERS risky bets
Desert Dispatch - Barstow,CA,USA
According to the Journal, CalPERS has experienced its worst decline since 1932 and has lost 103 percent on its housing investments in the latest fiscal year ...

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Bonuses for Currency Traders Decline 15%, Least on Wall Street
Bloomberg - USA
While bonuses, which account for the bulk of annual pay for traders and investment bankers, will fall an average 45 percent this year, currency traders will ...

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