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Research Zeitgeist: Citi Back to the Future
Citigroup (NYSE: C) captured the zeitgeist in a dramatic but unflattering way this week as its stock price was slashed in half. It is interesting to look back almost exactly a year ago to the “retirement” of then CEO Chuck Prince and the analysis at that time of what the future held for the bank. One hot topic on Research Recap was whether Citigroup was too big and should be broken up, yet here we are a year later talking about making it even bigger through a sale or merger with another bank
21 Nov 2008, 8:31 pm | click here for more
What’s going on - Friday Evening News Round Up
Friday Evening News Roundup Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech last night. The exact etiology of his collapse was not revealed. He was admitted to a hospital overnight and released today. One would assume that the prerequisite tests were performed and they were every negative. I wish him well. I find every the leaks around Barack Obama’s Cabinet choices very interested. There has been no official confirmation of any Cabinet post that I’m aware of. The speculation on w
21 Nov 2008, 7:49 pm | click here for more
The Next Boom Emerges
The current bear market is pretty bleak. The recent market swings have pushed a lot of investors out of the market completely. The car makers, China, oil commodities, alternative energy, etc. are every down in the dumps and the close-term upside is very, very limited. There’s almost no refuge where you can receive a decent return. Earlier this week, the average interest rate for a one year bank CD was 3.36%, the average money market account yielded below 3%, and 1-year treasury bonds were yielding l
21 Nov 2008, 9:00 pm | click here for more
Tim Geithner Bio & Wiki
Today Wall road saw some glad gains and there is a definite reason for it, and not some irrational exuberance that we had been seeing sometime back. Tim Geithner was nominated as the Treasury Secretary by Obama. - The more the things change, the more they remain the same: Obama came on a platform of change. But [...]
21 Nov 2008, 8:52 pm | click here for more
Leaking Geithner: Good News for Currencies, Markets
On a day when the market had nothing to be glad about, the leak of President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet announcements have erased one major uncertainty for the financial markets, helping equities and currencies recover. The NY Times reports that Hillary Clinton has accepted the post of Secretary of State and NBC reports that Timothy Geithner will be named Treasury Secretary. When compared to the vast experience of Lawrence Summers and Paul Volcker, Geithner is definitely the more spirited
21 Nov 2008, 8:23 pm | click here for more
Is it Over?
I've been in a funk. For the first time in my 55 years, I am not optimistic about America's future. I'm usually a pretty glad guy, but these days, I'm less so. If you've ever read The Violence Worker Manifesto (and you should) you would read this line:I believe in America’s greatness and I believe that without a great and strong America, the world will be a much more dangerous place. I don't know that we have a great future any more. Apparently, I'm not the only one: WASHINGTON, Nov 20
21 Nov 2008, 8:54 pm | click here for more
Wall Street surges after two-day fall
New York, Nov 21 (Xinhua) Wall road rallied Friday after reports that US president-elect Barack Obama plans to name New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary.every major indexes jumped more than five percent and the Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 500 points in a tardy afternoon rally. US stocks opened higher in [...]
21 Nov 2008, 7:09 pm | click here for more
Facebook Advertising Newsletter
Facebook Advertising Newsletter: Facebook is taking a step in the right direction and helping to educate their advertisers with monthly newsletters. Marketing professionals that are new to facebook need some hand holding as this eco-system for ad units and social ads is anything but traditional. This Facebook Adverting newsletter is a step in the right direction, yet there is so much more that facebook can do to educate their potential advertisers. Here is how facebook can increase advertising
21 Nov 2008, 7:15 pm | click here for more
More Appointments, More Speculation
So now we’ve got Tim Geithner as Treasury Secretary and Bill Richardson as Commerce Secretary. I don’t know much about Geithner aside from his working closely with Paulson on the Wall road bailout bill (a negative in my opinion). but the Dow likes him. My wish is that Paulson hasn’t had too much time to influence him. Richardson as Commerce Secretary is a bit more surprising. At best he was pegged for Secretary of State, at worst he was pegged to take his old job as Energy Secretary. I wonde
21 Nov 2008, 7:55 pm | click here for more
S&P 500 sinks 6.7% to '97 low
S&P 500 sinks 6.7% to '97 low Wall road slumped Thursday afternoon and the S&P 500 closed at an 11-1/2 year low as fears of a prolonged recession sparked a massive selloff.The Standard & needy's 500 index lost 6.7% ... Postd in S&P 500 INDEX on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:30:01 -0500
21 Nov 2008, 7:30 pm | click here for more
"Timothy Geithner; The Rule Of the Banksters Continues"
Reuters – New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner testifies at the U.S. home Financial Services Committee …President-elect Barack Obama on Friday moved toward nominating Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with helping tug the United States out of an economic nosedive.Geithner, 47, had been seen as one of two main candidates for the Treasury job along with former Clinton administration Treasury chief Lawrence Sum
21 Nov 2008, 8:35 pm | click here for more
Learning from Lehman - why the Treasury will act to bailout Citibank from failure.
In the last four days - Citibank’s stock price tumbled from approximately 14 dollars a share to less than five dollars. Citibank is the second largest banking institution in the United States. The downward slide in stock price has threatened to have it de-listed off the Dow as well as potentially massive sell offs by institutional investors who are prohibited from holding such tiny priced stocks. The rapid decline in Citi’s capitalization has Wall road wondering if it will be the next casu
21 Nov 2008, 8:40 pm | click here for more
Graffiti Triggers Crime and Littering - US News and (Www.OSIR.org.in) World Report
The mere presence of graffiti doubles the number of people littering and stealing in a neighborhood, new research suggests. The results, which are detailed in the Nov. 21 issue of the journal Science, support and expand on the so-called broken Source: www.usnews.com From vineyard to table: Researchers try to elevate Missouri’s wine - Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA On a tardy October morning, a chill envelope s Crown Gordon Vineyard and squeeze s out any last drop of warmth from the day. Sunlit
21 Nov 2008, 8:00 pm | click here for more
The Executive in Action : Managing for Results, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Effective Executive: Peter F. Drucker
Editorial Reviews From Scientific American About The Author: Peter F. Drucker was born in 1909 in Vienna and was educated there and in England. He received his doctorate in public and international law while working as a newspaper reporter in Frankfurt, Germany, and then worked as an economist for an international bank in London. In 1937 he came to the United States. Drucker’s management books and analyses of economics and society are widely read and respected throughout the world and hav
21 Nov 2008, 9:05 pm | click here for more
new from CitizenWarrior.com...
new from CitizenWarrior.com... new from CitizenWarrior.com... What About Islam? Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:12 PM CSTI WAS WATCHING the FrontLine program, Target America, and it is impressive to look the skill with which the Jihadis successfully put the United States in a no-win double-bind, one after another. When Reagan was president, for example, hostages had been held in Iran for more than eighteen months, and Americans felt helpless to receive them back. The U.S. had initiated an arms embargo
21 Nov 2008, 8:25 pm | click here for more
The Audacity
In today's Wall road Journal, UAW President Ron Gettlefinger suggests some interesting advice to the Big Three CEOs, "...consider resigning if that would help win backing for a bailout." I'm curious and baffled why Mr. Gettlefinger hasn't applied this same advice to his union.
21 Nov 2008, 7:22 pm | click here for more
The Danger Lurking Behind Obama’s Tax Policy
Following an historic election, we take a moment to examine just what an Obama presidency will mean to the United States - what we have to look forward to, and how he will deal with our current financial crisis. And according Jim Davidson, some of the numbers just don’t add up. One of Obama’s prime campaign planks has been his promise to mercilessly lift taxes on the “wealthy,” a group initially defined as those making more than $250,000 per year. This was later dropped to $200,000 per year, and
21 Nov 2008, 7:32 pm | click here for more
Five for the Weekend #16
Brutal, brutal week. I read once some years back that real Bear markets aren't quick. They are long and wrenching and ugly as the Bear seems determined to shake every last investor out of the market. I don't know if that is usually the case or not. But it sure looks like we're heading in that direction. In fact, the Dow 5500 call Bill Gross of Pimco made several years ago suddenly appears within reach. Anyone buying stocks now will be rewarded and looking smart five -- or better yet, ten -- yea
21 Nov 2008, 7:50 pm | click here for more
Who Is Gerald Celente? A Financial Psychic
Gerald Celente is a financial psychic who is paid to spot trends. And his predictions are generally sopt on. He correctly predicted the stock market accident of 1987 and the fall of the Soviet Union. He says within four years there will be widespread food riots and tax rebellions in the US. His major message is that we are on the path to becoming the world’s biggest undeveloped nation. He predicts that Christmas will return to non-retail Christmases. There will be more worry about putting food o
21 Nov 2008, 9:11 pm | click here for more
A Bailout for Gonzales?
A Bailout for Gonzales? Posted by Jayne Stahl below General By Jayne Lyn Stahl Everybody balks at the “rescue” of the stock market, savings and loans, and the prospect of bailing out the big three automakers. But, where is the grumbling when it comes to the Justice Department’s approval of using taxpayer funds to rescue some of our highest elected officials from charges of criminal misconduct? Take, for example, former attorney-general Alberto Gonzales. The Justice Department recently approv
21 Nov 2008, 7:41 pm | click here for more