http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/c Blog Articles Tagged with 'c' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1148818?rsstype=tag&tag=c Warren Buffett wrote last year: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2007ltr.pdf Last year I told you that Berkshire had 62 derivative contracts that I manage.... Today, we have 94... [in] two categories.... The second category of contracts invo... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:20:12 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1148818?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148276?rsstype=tag&tag=c The market may be expressing some disappointment with the fact that no major announcements came out of the G-20 meeting over the weekend, at least nothing investors can hang their hats on Monday.The G-20 agreed to continue to use fiscal measures to h... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:04:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148276?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148132?rsstype=tag&tag=c G-20 recap. G-20 leaders met this weekend to discuss solutions to the global financial crisis. The group called for a regulatory crackdown on high-risk lending and investments, and will require banks to meet higher capital standards and better ris... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:14:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148132?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147534?rsstype=tag&tag=c Rebecca Engmann Darst co-authored this report.Dell Inc. (DELL) Perhaps selling pressure on Dell s shares has run its course in the near-term with shares having lost 30% in a month, while at $10.78 Dell has still halved its value just two months... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:21:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147534?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147549?rsstype=tag&tag=c What a day yesterday was! On the whole, it was a lot of work just to get back to Monday s open, but what fun it was riding the market down 900 points for 3 days and 4 hours, only to have it all reversed in the next 180 minutes. Were we oversol... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:42:22 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147549?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147422?rsstype=tag&tag=c Bear market bounce. In a stunning turnaround, markets recovered from an early drop on Thursday and rallied to a strong close as bargain hunters got back into the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell below 8,000 at its intraday low,... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:16:12 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147422?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147334?rsstype=tag&tag=c If you are figuring out why a good thirty days after the US government officials announced bank debt guarantees no issuer has tapped the marketplace, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Interim Rule (posted on the agency's website) is a self-... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:39:06 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147334?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147023?rsstype=tag&tag=c Rebecca Engmann Darst co-authored this article.General Electric (GE) We always try to use our views on the option market to illustrate the forward thinking nature of investors who use them. Sometimes call and stock buying reinforce one another,... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:18:22 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147023?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1146831?rsstype=tag&tag=c It's being reported that there is very little supply of small quantities of gold. In fact, what little supply available is being bought for $100/oz. Over spot prices. It appears the small guy knows something the commodity markets do not. It makes you... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:16:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1146831?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146737?rsstype=tag&tag=c Two big US companies had rough days today, breaking through key levels that would have seemed unfathomable just a year or two ago. Google (GOOG) was down $20.46 and broke through $300 to close at $291, while Citigroup (C) broke below the $10 mark ... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:18:17 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146737?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146608?rsstype=tag&tag=c Back in September 2007, I started periodically posting snapshots from the optionsXpress Trading Patterns feature and chose to highlight the highly speculative Chinese internet search firm, Baidu (BIDU), then trading at 299, as my guinea pig. Over the... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:00:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146608?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1146518?rsstype=tag&tag=c Chris Whalen runs Institutional Risk Analytics. The past several months have been a blur of activity. On theeve of Veteran s Day, when Americans remember those who have served and havedied to protect our freedom and our way of life, let s tak... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:00:21 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1146518?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145981?rsstype=tag&tag=c The market was lower Tuesday morning on continued reductions in earnings estimates and general macroeconomic concern. Google (GOOG) had its earnings estimates reduced by Goldman, and several other companies were seeing reductions in their earnings es... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:14:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145981?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145899?rsstype=tag&tag=c Europe's funding risks. Over the next three years, around $2.1T of European corporate and bank debt will mature, creating 'substantial refinancing risk,' according to Standard & Poor's. After the collapse of Lehman Brothers, new bond issues are vir... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:20:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145899?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1145566?rsstype=tag&tag=c GM (GM) plunges on concerns about Chapter 11. Falls to $3.02 from 52-week high of $32.80. Citigroup (C) get caught in fears that big financials will have to...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:56:57 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1145566?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145367?rsstype=tag&tag=c China bailout brings global cheer. Asia, Europe and U.S. futures all moved higher Monday (see below) after China rolled out a $586B economic stimulus package to kick-start its slowing economy. Over the past two months, the global financial crisis ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:19:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145367?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144171?rsstype=tag&tag=c I've been doing quite a good job of screening out stocks-are-up-stocks-are-down noise of late, which is a good thing, but allow me a small relapse in response to Jim Surowiecki, who talked Wednesday about what happened to Citigroup (C) stock that aft... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:27:37 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144171?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144172?rsstype=tag&tag=c Below we highlight current credit default swap prices for 13 global financial firms. The prices indicate the cost per year to insure $10,000 of bonds for five years. These prices were much, much higher a few weeks ago, so it's good to see them co... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:26:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144172?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144067?rsstype=tag&tag=c In August, Fortune Magazine ran a great article, which discussed the next credit crunch. In it, Geoff Colvin hinted at what could be a difficult time for credit card companies. Some of this information sets up a broad backstory as to why one might sh... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:57:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144067?rsstype=tag&tag=c http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144073?rsstype=tag&tag=c The strike price for the warrants Citigroup (C) issued to the Treasury is $17.85. Fortunately for the tax-payer, however, the warrants are exercisable at any time over a period of ten years. If Citigroup's third quarter financial report is any guide,... 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