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This information courtesy of Bill Vlaad, of Vlaad & Co.: “Union Securities has picked up several new bodies ... Quenneville has moved to Institutional Sales. Stephen Brode returns to Toronto to join Ark Fund Management as Vice President, Sales & Marketing. He was most recently at TD Asset Management as Regional [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 23:50:40

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New Planet Energy to assume Florida Ethanol Project

A number of announcements have been made in the within the last month involving two of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) EPAct 932 grant winners ... the other developers because it is a land management company that was reliant on Bioengineering Resources ... of the southern Florida plant at a location separate from Alico property. New Planet Energy manag [more...]

Date: 2008-06-02 15:31:00

Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) Profits Fall By 43%

Selling stuff you bought with borrowed money is a process that’s mostly been confined to the financial markets in 2008 ... one was the 43% decline in income from asset and equity investments. There were some strange assets ... mortgages and fund management assets. It did not, however, take any write downs on Macquarie Airports [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 17:05:14

Black Friday: The 'Sanctity of Life' vs Cheap Digital Camera?

Troops Search India Hotel After Rampage EndsNBC News and news servicesReport: Militants wanted notoriety for 'India's 9/11'; 6 Americans deadMUMBAI, India - A 60-hour terror rampage that killed 195 people across India's financial capital ended Saturday when commandos killed the last three gunmen inside a luxury hotel while it was engulfed in [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 13:13:00

If Holiday Retail Stats Don’t Have Economists Saying “Humbug,” Tuesday’s GDP Report Certainly Will

If it’s good enough for Wal-Mart… Looks like the discounting model pioneered by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailing giant, will make its way to some rather unlikely high-end retailers: Barney’s New York Inc. and Neiman Marcus Inc. have announced significant price reductions (up to 75%) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 13:35:50

12 Lists with Killer Titles - Day 1

9 Super-Sexy Betas to Crave Right Now. I’m a huge fan of helping people blog better, and this group writing project is all about people coming up with creative “Killer Titles,” reading other bloggers’ work, discovering new sites, making friends, and having a virtual kumbaya around a campfire [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 23:51:13

What are they doing to Radio National? God help us!

(Radio National is a valuable public asset of the Australian people -- a source of free information across the whole continent ... denominator. This is precisely the rhetoric used yesterday by ABC Radio National management to describe ... to opinionated bloggers rather than making programs. God help us! "Let's be clear what ABC Radio management [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 05:12:28

Pershing Square Q3 2008 Investor Letter

These are extraordinary times particularly for active participants in the capital markets. While I do not normally choose to write about macro and regulatory events, I thought it would be useful for you to understand how we think about recent events and their impact on our portfolio [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 03:44:16

Correa's Corrupt Mismanagement is Too Expensive: He Needs to Go

November 15, 2008 BLOOMBERG news reports today on the overpaid George Soros man Jeffrey Sachs, partner also with ALBA Bank advisor and Soros man Joe Stiglitz paid default advice to then president Mahuad, "Ecuador, which last defaulted in 1999, needs an oil price of $95 to cover all the spending in its budget and a price of $76 to avoid [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 10:24:13

THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 05 June 2008

FINTAG COMMENT Ready. This is being typed up in the lounge at JFK as I attempt to come back home to blighty where its people are readying themselves for grim stuff. Obama has readied himself by supporting Israel and so grabbing the "Jewish" vote. No need to hire Mike Bloomberg then as Vice President? [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 01:37:33

What Created This Monster? How does a Credit Default Swap (CDS) Work?

LIKE Noah building his ark as thunderheads gathered, ... room in Pimco’s headquarters in Newport Beach, Calif., “to make sure the ark doesn’t have any leaks,” ... , and the near meltdown of the Long-Term Capital Management hedge fund a decade ago, he says [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 17:12:10

SEC Bans Short Selling

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) bans short selling in 799 financial stocks through October 2, 2008. The SEC has this authority under Section 12(k)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.Just to demonstrate how quickly the order was prepared, they included National Atlantic Holdings Corp (NAHC) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 07:06:00

AIB League Snap Shot Round 4

Galwegians Result Galwegians 14 Old Belvedere 12 On the spot review from Rob Murphy Setting: ... on Sunday. An Ark with Noah at the helm passed me in the bus lane on the way to the ground. The game seemed ... is a major asset with Mulldoon, Casserly and Scahill all excelling at the weekend. Brian McClearn [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 13:40:59

The Fed and Moral Hazard

I just watched an instructive interview between CNBC’s Steve Liesman and Harvey Rosenblum, a 38-year Federal Reserve veteran who is currently Director of Research at the Dallas Fed. The entire interview is available here, but let’s start with a brief excerpt: Liesman: [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 20:37:37

The "Must Read" Blog Posts of 2008 - Compiled with the help of my Twitter mates

I ask a simple question, and I get a simple answer (173 answers to be specific). It all started out with me thinking of some of the posts that we wrote here at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog, that probably only got read by a dozen or so people. I thought that I'm probably not alone in this, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 11:00:00

BroCo — MT4 Forex Broker

BroCo is Russian Forex broker, which is also registered and licensed in Mauritius ... and it also offers CFD trading to its clients. Additional services include asset management and trading ... . Founded by the people behind the three brokers — Ark World Market, Water House Capital and Golden [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 12:20:55

January 7 - IBM/MSFT Layoff Rumors Remain - Oglivy Cuts 10% - LM Glasfiber Spins 150 Out the Door - Cessna Warns - 400 Less at Barclays - Aloca Sheds 15,200 - EMC Deletes 2400 - Lenovo Erases 2500

Mike: Good day to all. I hope that today’s news doesn’t bring another whopper like the 13,000 jobs being lost at Alcoa. The jobs news for today is rather light Challenger Job-Cut Report. with the big news coming on Thursday Jobless Claims. and Friday Employment Situation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:47:48

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Date: 2008-09-05 12:04:02

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

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Date: 2008-11-20 14:07:00

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Date: 2008-12-09 14:06:53

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Date: 2008-12-25 19:06:25

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Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:59

U.S. Financial Companies Whose Shares Can't Be Shorted

MarketWatch | The following is a list of the U.S. financial companies whose shares cannot be shorted under emergency rules imposed by the SEC Friday. AAME ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP AANB ABIGAIL ADAMS NATL BANCORP INC ABBC ABINGTON BANCORP INC PA ABCB AMERIS BANCORP ABCW ANCHOR BANCORP WISCONSIN INC ABK AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC ABNJ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 16:14:25

SEC Halts Short Selling of 799 Financial Stocks — Here’s the List

the list of 799 financial stocks which were banned from shorting I was surprised that the financial ETFs, both long and short/inverse, were not of the SEC’s list. It struck me as very odd that the inverse instruments were still trading yesterday (they were halted for some time) and that I was still able to borrow XLF. If they continue to trade ( [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 08:45:32

New Dividend Stock Coverage (ARKR, PAC, FFNW, AMY, BCBP)

We are starting coverage of the following dividend-paying stocks:ARKR, PAC, FFNW, AMY, BCBP. Ark Restaurants (ARKR) ... , acquisitions, brokerage, leasing, construction, general contracting, asset, and property management ... Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B (PAC) - This company engages in the operation, management [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 23:35:19

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings

Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics ... activities. The Company operates through seven segments: Asset Management; Wealth Management; Asset ... segments: Retail, Wholesale, Treasury, Wealth Management, and Insurance and Pension Plans. On June [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 18:04:02

2007 reading list, with reviews!

2007…………………………………………………………… 42 ! Good debt, Bad debt Jon Hanson “Good debt, Bad debt” by Jon Hanson. Very good book about money management. He wrote it when he was on his death-bed. Basically [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 14:43:02

Four at Four: Gasoline Alley

Ike doesn’t need any help. (Accuweather.com) As Hurricane Ike bears down on the Gulf Coast, the markets to watch over the next several days ... gasoline on the Gulf Coast rose as much as $2.15 more than the price of the RBOB gasoline October futures [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 11:53:00

Subject:Racketeering Mob Organization Leader at Google Eric Schmidt actively instigates insurrection and subversive activity against US fed gov't

----- Original Message ----From: Kerry BurgessTo: hotline@dodig.milSent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:21:03 PMSubject: Racketeering Mob Organization Leader at Google Eric Schmidt actively instigates insurrection and subversive activity against the U.S. federal governmentTo: United States Department of Defense, Inspector GeneralFrom: Kerry W [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 23:21:00

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Date: 2008-09-29 17:04:01

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Date: 2009-01-09 18:03:00

If Holiday Retail Stats Don’t Have Economists Saying “Humbug,” Tuesday’s GDP Report Certainly Will

Date: 2008-12-22 15:30:22

Subject: Separatist region State of Virginia actively instigates coup d'etat and subversive activity against the U.S. federal government

----- Original Message ----From: Kerry BurgessTo: hotline@dodig.milSent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 4:59:42 PMSubject: Separatist region State of Virginia actively instigates coup d'etat and subversive activity against the U.S. federal governmentTo: United States Department of Defense, Inspector GeneralFrom: Kerry W. Burgess ( [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 00:59:00

List of Company Stock Symbols Where Short Selling Has Been Banned

The following list of stock symbols contain the stocks that you cannot short sell for the immediate future. The S.E.C. announced that 799 financial stocks will no longer be allowed to shorted. The ban is immediate and follows one already done in Britain [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 17:39:27

799 Companies on SEC Naked Short Selling Ban List

These are the 799 companies that are on the SEC naked short selling ban list: AAME: ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP AANB: ABIGAIL ADAMS NATL BANCORP INC ABBC: ABINGTON BANCORP INC PA ABCB: AMERIS BANCORP ABCW: ANCHOR BANCORP WISCONSIN INC ABK: AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC ABNJ: AMERICAN BANCORP OF NJ INC ABVA: ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORP ACAP: [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 03:41:24

Alltel Wireless Introduces GPS Application for Outdoor Enthusiasts

Trimble Outdoors helps users plan, navigate and get the most out of their outdoor adventures LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–Alltel Wireless customers going over the river and through the woods can now also [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 18:57:01

No Short List

AAME ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP AANB ABIGAIL ADAMS NATL BANCORP INC ABBC ABINGTON BANCORP INC PA ABCB AMERIS BANCORP ABCW ANCHOR BANCORP WISCONSIN INC ABK AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC ABNJ AMERICAN BANCORP OF NJ INC ABVA ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORP ACAP AMERICAN PHYSICIANS CAPITAL INC ACBA AMERICAN COMMUNITY BNCSHRS INC ACE ACE LTD ACFC ATLANTIC [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 14:43:53

Subject: United States military tribunal as being led by me.

----- Original Message ----From: Kerry BurgessTo: hotline@dodig.milSent: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 6:21:19 AMSubject: United States military tribunal as being led by me.To: United States Department of Defense, Inspector GeneralFrom: Kerry W. Burgess ( [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 07:24:00

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Date: 2008-12-05 18:04:00

Tech hedge fund targets institutional money

Tech hedge fund targets institutional money July 24th, 2008 By Dane Hamilton NEW YORK (Reuters) ... in 2001. His partner, Andrew Berliner, is a former managing director at hedge funds Ark Asset Management [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 07:20:32

New tech hedge fund targets institutional money

New tech hedge fund targets institutional money July 24th, 2008 By Dane Hamilton NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) ... in 2001. Hispartner, Andrew Berliner, is a former managing director athedge funds Ark Asset Management [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 17:33:45

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