2010

by Annaly Capital Management Okay, so this wasn’t the exact headline after GM’s record setting capital raise this week. Including over-allotment option, the offering of common and preferred stock should bring the total dollars raised to…

Eric Janszen, Interview with Dr. Michael Hudson 6 November, 2010 Janszen (E): What I’m noting, starting with the gold crisis over the last few weeks, and the public nature of some of the complaints that we’re hearing out of Brazil and…

Since Cicso's miss earlier this month, a lot of people have been talking about technology and capital investment. Cisco said its miss was more about government spending, but we should still ask whether capital spending in the private sector…

Europe (mostly Ireland) FT Alphaville » To rebuild an Irish banking system, part two Allied Irish Says Reliance on Central Bank Funding Since June Has Tripled - Bloomberg Ireland is losing the propaganda war | Business |…

by Claus Vistesen The Eurozone seems to be the place where the party never ends these days, as one skeleton after the other comes rattling out of the closet. Indeed, one has the impression that history is in the making right now; and the…

Market participants are rightfully focused on the contagion of Ireland within Europe.  However, the depth of US corporate ties to Ireland may surprise many investors.  The value-added of majority owned affiliates of US companies…

Originally published at www.CounterPunch.org. by Pam Martens On the President’s first day in office on January 21, 2009, he issued an Open Government memo promising the American people a new era of transparency. On March 19, 2009, under…

The U.S. dollar declined in September and October as the market priced in the likelihood that the Federal Reserve would resume buying Treasuries. From late August through the actual QEII announcement itself, the dollar declined about 7.6%…

Jeff Clark looks at the big moves in silver in the current bull market, and what those moves might suggest about a “safe” price range to re-enter the market. That said, given yesterday’s market action, it would appear that the correction…

by David Galland Dear Reader, Despite not intending to be at the helm today, I found a bit of extra time lying around this morning, and so here I am. In yesterday’s missive, we kicked off with what I hope were some useful thoughts on the…