http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/finance Blog Articles Tagged with 'finance' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-blog/1149579?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Emergent biotechnology companies are very reliant on capital, often having less than two years capital on hand. Like other businesses with strong needs for cash, one would expect biotechnology companies to be adversely effected by a dearth of capital... Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:35:06 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-blog/1149579?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1149403?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz has an excellent summary of the dynamics behind the financial crisis in Vanity Fair. I wanted to cite the following passage (paragraph breaks are my own), because it s a serious implication of ... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:59:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1149403?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1148841?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Most of us are familiar with the metaphor of the downward spiral for swift and sure failure. It s received an abundance of air and screen time amid the current economic crisis. In an extremely thought provoking and enjoyable post, the Epicurean De... Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:30:33 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1148841?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1148846?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Another day, another bailout plan revision. The Financial Times covers the details. One quote in particular caught my eye:Hank Paulson, speaking at a press conference after the moves were announced, called for patience as authorities moved to deal wi... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:42:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1148846?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1146518?rsstype=tag&tag=finance 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=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1145391?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Front page article in the Washington Post today, calling attention to a highly questionable aspect of the $750 billion bailout plan: A Quiet Windfall For U.S. Banks.We learn from WaPo that the Treasury Department slipped through a $140 billion tax wi... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:57:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1145391?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/common-sense-investor-technology-blog/1144856?rsstype=tag&tag=finance The internet is a beautiful thing, it creates opportunities to streamline so many things in our lives. It creates a marketplace where people can reach each other so easily. It has the power to decentralize authority and break down barriers. We hav... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:28:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/common-sense-investor-technology-blog/1144856?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1141086?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Today's featured MSM column is this Bloomberg discussion as to whether or not Treasury is sloshing the cash to banks that don't really need it. The U.S. government's $160 billion handout to banks from Niagara Falls to Beverly Hills is going mostly to... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1141086?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1141087?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Its an understatement to say these are difficult times for banks. Between the mortgage collapse, the Treasury recapitalization, and the recession, they are trying to do business -- and that that involves some risk. But doing so without losing too muc... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:20:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1141087?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1136722?rsstype=tag&tag=finance NY Post quotes a trader fearful of SEC reprisal on When Wells Fargo reported third-quarter earnings last week - which beatWall Street expectations by a few pennies - investors cheered, andwatched the bank's shares keep most of the 9 percent gain they... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:39:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1136722?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1135945?rsstype=tag&tag=finance We ve heard every talking head go on about Wall Street s effect on Main Street. We ve all been scared to death that the credit markets are going to freeze up. I don t know about you, but I m still getting credit cards in the mail. So how e... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:30:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1135945?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1135526?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Bloomberg covers the demise of Highland s Crusader fund, formerly one of the biggest names in the market: Highland Capital Management LP will close its flagship Highland Crusader Fund and another hedge fund after losses on high-yield, high-risk loa... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:23:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1135526?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1135490?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Wow, this is some collection of disasters: Merrill Lynch Reports Fifth Straight Quarterly Loss; Merrill's Net Loss Widens on $9.5 Billion in Write-Downs Citigroup reports $2.8 billion loss, hit by credit losses; Citigroup Posts Fourth Con... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1135490?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1134410?rsstype=tag&tag=finance This has been making the email rounds:CEO Chief Embezzlement Officer.CFO Corporate Fraud Officer.BULL MARKET A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius.BEAR MARKET A 6 to 18 month period when ... Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:00:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1134410?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1133545?rsstype=tag&tag=finance I blame David Hasselhoff.Everything was going fine for the web the financial world had been unwinding its overleveraged excesses for nearly a year without nary a ripple into Silicon Valley until the launch of HoffSpace, a social network revol... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:00:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1133545?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1133438?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Let s face it: in these violently turbulent times, we all want to know what s next. Kaihan Krippendorff, who currently consults for Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and Wal-Mart, says service innovation will be an important factor in turning around ... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:11:18 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1133438?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1132785?rsstype=tag&tag=finance So far, we in the US have had an ad hoc, half-assed, on-the-fly approach to resolving the credit and financial crisis. The smartest bailout approach to date has been the British/Swedish/Buffett approach: Inject capital at a corporate capital structur... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1132785?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1132804?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Remember that old adage that the Chinese symbol for crisis means danger and opportunity? The press is reporting plenty about the people in danger, but what about the opportunity in this mess of a credit crunch? Who benefits?One obvious gr... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:05:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1132804?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/common-sense-investor-technology-blog/1132601?rsstype=tag&tag=finance We re having the web-content equivalent of a clip-show today. Here is another article I found really interesting and thought I d share it with the Common Sense Investor audience. It s the 10 Countries Least Affected by the US Financial ... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:07:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/common-sense-investor-technology-blog/1132601?rsstype=tag&tag=finance http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1132164?rsstype=tag&tag=finance Or speak softly and carry a big stick, which is what Teddy Roosevelt said. Or talk softly, but carry a big stick, which is what McCain said last night s debate, in which misquotes, mistakes, and lies were rampant. Not that it was a bad debate, by a... 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