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What are you talking about? Their portfolio is mostly Hilton, Marriott, Starwood, etc. In fact, I'd argue they have one of the better ones out...
Yeah I jumped in on SDS a little before the announcement...figure there should be some solid profit taking before Friday.....if not later today...
All short covering...
Two things jump out: 1. How is this different really than basically what Social Security is? I mean that is invested in government securities...
I don't even know where to begin: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6062206.html Two brothers who successfully sued Harris County...
One thing to keep in mind when you think about retail stocks is that the leases are in a way debt..you have to make payments for a long time..so...
I think a lot of what was under explained (real phrase?) was that really its a 2 step process. The first step was that banks couldn't come up...
Robbie, I agree that AAA isn't a god given right for the US, but I don't think we'll see AAA dropping just yet. Should the deficit number be...
I bought UTX around 2 years ago at 62.5, so I feel your pain. However I still like the company and think long term its a solid play.
An MBS security isn't inherently bad. Conceptually, its a very simple idea (basically, some mortgage holders would get paid before others - the...
How much of this is just short covering before the weekend?
I love GE but I can't bring myself to touch the stock....they are huge in commercial real estate lending...they are fairly conservative so they...
Well to be clear, they shouldn't be able to profit of their job while they hold it. But if the guy makes $ b/c some company hires him as a...
lol..not work in the industry for 10 years??? I'm sure he has to be divested of the market or more likely, all his investments are in a blind...
And that legitimate prediction is UGLY. So it will get worse, not better.
You're confusing cause and effect. The cracks started appearing and bandages weren't stopping problems...we went from Bear Stearns to opening...
Presumably property tax rates would also go up as costs of financing for schools, water facilities, city, etc would also go up quite a bit.
Theory is correct...except that assume perfectly rational behavior...Banks will be very conscious of a run on their deposits, concern about credit...
Increased money supply doesn't do much if the banks aren't lending the money out to the public. Its just like if the government drops rates but...
You are on an annual basis, but you need to fund working capital. Plus, while you get a 30 year loan for your house, business get shorter loans,...
