/ en ©2008 SocialPicks http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/63265 Tuesday’s late-day surge on the Federal Reserve’s aggressive actions looks likely to be turned around, at least in the early going. Stock futures suggest a pullback from the rally that took the S&P 500 up by 5.1% in the wake of the Fed’s move. The central bank has, for the time being, don... 2008-12-17 09:11:00 UTC blogs.wsj.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/62821 Shares of Goldman Sachs shares jumped Tuesday after the firm reported its first-ever loss on quarterly basis.While the loss, of $2.29 billion, or $4.97 per share, was wider than the Street's expected loss of $3.73 a share, it wasn't as bad as the $6 per s 2008-12-16 18:08:24 UTC finance.yahoo.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/63300 Morgan Stanley's earnings this morning are truly dreadful. When your stock is trading around $15 a share, a quarterly loss of $2.24 per share is a big deal. But in fact it's worse than that: the bank recorded "net revenue of $2.7 billion from the widening of Morgan Stanley's credit spreads". That's... 2008-12-17 14:50:53 UTC portfolio.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/61484 FITCH WARNS OF IMPENDING DOWNGRADES IF GM GOES If General Motors (GM) were to find itself with no recourse but to declare bankruptcy, a host of auto supplier could - not surprisingly - follow suit. At the very least, the rest of the automotive food chain, including suppliers of parts, components and... 2008-12-12 10:57:00 UTC blogs.barrons.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/61430 Sony's (SNE) PS3 is dying on the shelves. Alone among the three major videogame consoles, sales of the PS3 are down about 19% from November 2007, according to the latest stats from the NPD Group. Sony was only able to sell 378,000 PS3s this November, compared to 466,000 last year. And the problem fo... 2008-12-12 14:21:00 UTC alleyinsider.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/60603 President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to spend billions on U.S. infrastructure as soon as he takes office in January, a welcomed light at the end of the tunnel for states and municipalities struggling with funding of public projects as a result of the credit crisis and recession. With few details... 2008-12-10 22:20:06 UTC researchrecap.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/60480 Filed under: Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Canada, Politics, Recession, Financial CrisisWith the political powers in the U.S. in transition mode, and with the parliament prorogued (suspended) in Canada until the end of January, it seemed the car industry bailout was in danger. The Big Three a... 2008-12-10 19:03:00 UTC bloggingstocks.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/60089 Last week, a reader, Jason, posted a comment regarding the attractiveness of corporate bonds vs. convertibles in the context of the US$. I’ve been pondering his comment for a week now and would like to post my thoughts on the subject. In fact, if I had heeded Jason’s previous comments regarding... 2008-12-10 01:46:27 UTC enlightened-american.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/59378 Apple's rumored move to sell iPhones at Wal-Mart is a "fabulous strategy," says Jim Cramer. 2008-12-08 20:46:00 UTC thestreet.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/59793 Filed under: Forecasts, Federal Reserve, Recession, Financial CrisisIf you're concerned about inflation heating up in the months ahead, that's the wrong problem to focus on.Despite a large and increasing federal budget deficit and $8.2 trillion in obligations (loan, loan guarantees, investments, mon... 2008-12-09 16:28:00 UTC bloggingstocks.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/59335 The fast-food giant doesn't stop at the great comps. 2008-12-08 19:29:39 UTC fool.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/58346 So what has become of Dubai's rotating skyscraper? 2008-12-05 12:19:00 UTC clusterstock.alleyinsider.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/58830 Filed under: Employees, Recession, Financial CrisisIf people don't know this, it is worth pointing out. If they do, it is worth repeating. Unemployment in the U.S. is well above 10%. The government numbers do not include those people who are "no longer looking for work" or those who are not receivin... 2008-12-06 22:10:00 UTC bloggingstocks.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/58786 Filed under: General Motors (GM), Financial CrisisIt looks like all that auto CEO driving has paid off. With a little help from the worst job report since 1974 (533,000 lost jobs in November), Congress and The White House have agreed on a way to fork over $14 billion worth of taxpayer money to Gene... 2008-12-06 13:51:00 UTC bloggingstocks.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/55467 Analysis and Discussion with Jeffrey Saut of Raymond James 2008-11-28 14:10:05 UTC clipsyndicate.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/54677 The latest Trash Asset Removal Plan, the $800 billion one the government announced yesterday, is actually making a difference, at least so far. One of the goals of the plan is to reduce mortgage rates through government buying of mortgage-backed securities and Fannie and Freddie debt. And it worked... 2008-11-26 10:52:00 UTC clusterstock.alleyinsider.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/54795 Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), China, Federal Natl Mtge (FNM), Recession, Financial CrisisWhy should you care what's going on in China? It makes many of the products we buy -- particularly the ones sold at Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT). And it has been recycling the profits it makes due to its relativel... 2008-11-26 15:30:00 UTC bloggingstocks.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/54431 Filed under: Other issues, Citigroup Inc. (C), Presidential elections, Recession, Financial CrisisIn comments to reporters in Chicago today, President-elect Barack Obama indicated that he was going to push for a stimulus package -- a really big one."Not only do I want the stimulus package to deal wi... 2008-11-25 20:25:00 UTC bloggingstocks.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/54085 From ClusterStock, Nov. 25, 2008:Finally, Main Street gets a break! The Fed has announced two new programs to bolster consumer credit markets. The first is the 2008-11-25 14:55:35 UTC finance.yahoo.com http://www.marketminute.com/article/show/54279 We haven't seen lines like this since, well, you know. 2008-11-25 17:28:31 UTC fool.com