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International Large Cap Equity Picks From Dearborn Partners
Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours 17 minutes ago
67 WALL STREET, New York - December 4, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its TWST Investing Strategies Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 55 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by ...
FTSE 100 falls at open
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 4:00 am ET
London shares fell at the start of trading on Friday following overnight losses on Wall Street and ahead of key US jobs data.
Bernanke Says Fed ‘Should Have Done More’
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 2:56 am ET
Under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike, Ben S. Bernanke on Thursday defended his record as chairman of the Federal Reserve but conceded that the central bank's lapses contributed to the financial crisis.
Citigroup Stands Alone
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 2:41 am ET
Life just got harder for Vikram S. Pandit. A day after Bank of America announced that it would repay its federal bailout money, Citigroup and Mr. Pandit, its chief executive, were left in the uncomfortable position of being the last of the Wall Street giants to remain tethered to the state, Andrew Martin and Eric Dash write in The New York Times.
Posts published on December 4th, 2009
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 2:41 am ET
Citigroup is the last of the Wall Street giants to remain tethered to government support, putting the struggling bank at a further disadvantage. The latest hires and departures at top banks, private equity firms and law firms.
Hotel REITs Winners And Losers Identified By Leading Equity Analyst: Balance Sheet Strength And Operational Efficiency ...
Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 11:48 am ET
67 WALL STREET, New York - December 4, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Travel and Leisure--Airlines, Hotels, Resorts, Cruise Lines, and Restaurants Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 137 page feature contains expert industry commentary through 25 in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts ...
Big Lots Stock Sees Big-Time Spike
TheStreet.com - Fri Dec 4, 12:10 pm ET
Big Lots more than doubles its profits in 3Q, beating Wall Street expectations, and raises its earnings outlook. Big Lots stock, in turn, sees a big-time spike.
Bailouts for British banks hit 850 billion pounds
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 12:55 am ET
Britain's support for its banks has hit 850 billion pounds in the wake of the global financial crisis, a watchdog report said Friday, amid tensions over performance pay for senior bankers.
PAI to Reduce $8 Billion Fund Commitments by 50% (Update1)
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 11:35 am ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- PAI Partners’ investors will lower their commitments to the firm’s leveraged buyout fund by 50 percent, the biggest cut at any of the largest private equity firms since the financial crisis began.
Blankfein’s Pay Will Set the Pace for Bankers
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 12:05 am ET
How much Goldman Sachs pays its chief will help other Wall Street firms decide how much to compensate their top officers.
Stock Picks: Citigroup, Take-Two, Taubman
BusinessWeek - Fri Dec 4, 11:01 am ET
Wall Street analyst opinions on selected stocks in the news Friday
Big Lots soars on raised outlook, 3Q performance
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 10:52 am ET
Shares of Big Lots Inc. surged Friday as third-quarter results topped Wall Street's expectations and the discount retailer raised its full-year profit outlook.
Experts Discuss the November Jobs Surprise
BusinessWeek - Fri Dec 4, 10:45 am ET
BusinessWeek presents comments on the November jobs report from Wall Street economists on Dec. 4
Bernanke blasted at confirmation hearing
USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 11:31 pm ET
Senators criticized Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at his confirmation hearing Thursday, saying he failed to head off last year's financial crisis.
Stock Market News for December 4, 2009
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 9:32 am ET
This morning's stock futures suggest Wall Street would open with gains of at least 1%. Stock futures surged after the government said in a report this morning that jobless rate declined to 10% in November and the economy lost fewer jobs than had been expected.