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Bank of America: Ready to De-TARP

Why would it need a second bailout?? And surely paying TARP back quickly strengthens ties, not weakens?

Thnx!


On Nov 03 08:43 AM JudeJin wrote:

> please bac don't de-tarp. if bac cuts its ties with the government,
> who's gonna bail it out twice?

Bank of America: Ready to De-TARP

Please expand more on why you say this? What is Linus missing in his thinking?


On Nov 02 08:34 AM atavist.avatar wrote:

> The author need to think more and write less.

With U.S. Economy Still on the Ropes, Where Are the Banks?

Can you name which banks were forced to accept assistance?

Thnx!


On Oct 28 01:19 PM greedcanbgood wrote:

> What a complete bunch of hogwash. Let’s see, first of all not ALL
> banks required assistance and yet it was forced down their throats
> and then followed up with a bunch of ex post facto rules. Second,
> do more homework. Consumer and business appetite for credit is at
> an all time low. Third, financial institutions have taken a serious
> beating for assuming too much risk (including lending risk) and yet
> now, here you (and congress) decry their unwillingness to lend.
> It's like the master who beats his dog when he feeds it and then
> wonders why the dog is reluctant to eat. Fourth, pending legislation
> may place de facto price controls on some consumer credit and fee
> income streams for banks without regard to the ramifications to the
> financial services industry. Clearly, they are trying to be prudent
> with cash in preparation for the coming storm.

Which Way Are Shipping Stocks Headed?

ROLEX18K,


I think the shipping stocks do have a connection to the Baltic, it just takes longer for the individual stocks to catch up to the index.




On Jan 23 06:26 AM ROLEX18K wrote:

> The shipping stocks have no connection to Baltic Index, why?
> As all stocks in any idustry have connection to the markets in general,
> even BRK.A and BRK.B are following the SP 500 and other indexes down,
> where best companies are crashing, what can be expected of weak positioned
> firms where capital is so hard to get even for blue chip companies.
>
> I expect shipping and transportation stocks to perform as the big
> markets, if markets will continue downward in 2009 same will be with
> all stocks.

Fed Up with Sirius' Childish Customers

Haha, right on, my man. Terrestrial does suck once you've had satellite radio.

Major League Baseball Hits Sirius XM

thanks for alerting us investors to this, very interesting.

but how the heck did you find this out? was this publicized, even if in their quarterly statement or something?

Five Positive Points on Sirius: Is the Street Listening?

Thanks for keeping us up-to-date on SIRI happenings. Your articles are solid, based on facts, not feelings.

Tanker Stocks: Frontline Slashes Dividend

Also, in this article (biz.yahoo.com/iw/08112...), they say: "Teekay Tankers intends to distribute on a quarterly basis all of its cash available for distribution, subject to any reserves established by its board of directors".

Isn't a 100% payout ratio dangerous for the longevity of a dividend??

Thnx!

Tanker Stocks: Frontline Slashes Dividend

According to Yahoo Finance, the yield on TNK is 49%. Despite them raising their dividend, this rings big alarm bells for me.

Can someone shed some light on this for me? They're paying the dividend on Dec. 10. Once they have publicly committed to a dividend, can they still cancel it??




On Nov 28 12:05 PM paultaut wrote:

> I do not own any of the aforementioned companies but do own TNK which
> increased its payout from .90 to $1.07 for the 3rd quarter.
>
> I expect this payout to decrease by 2/3rds next quarter but that
> will still be more than adequate by my standards of a 10% return
> after taxes. I hope to see it drop back down to its lows when I plan
> on finishing my accumulation, maybe in January, early Feb. of 09
> when expectations will be very low again. Their fleet is very young,
> modern and nimble and their parent is TK.
>
> IMHO

Sirius Investors Face Difficult Decisions: It All Boils Down to Faith

Agatha, that's exactly what I did. You just have to realize it's a gamble. If the Feb debt is not repaid, then don't even think of buying more shares, just accept your losses, and hold for very long term. There *might* be a miracle :)

But for $240, it's a gamble with good rewards, *only* if $240 is a very small part of your portfolio. If this is your total monthly savings, rather buy a more established stock than a roller coaster like SIRI.



On Nov 24 01:23 AM Agatha wrote:

> Would it be foolish or naive to buy 2,000 shares at .14 a share and
> hope that within several years the stock might reach $5.00? That,
> in inselft, would be a great profit? Just curious.....it would only
> be a $280.00 investment. Would appreciate anyone's comments. Thanks!

Sirius Investors Face Difficult Decisions: It All Boils Down to Faith

THANK YOU for a forward-thinking, thought-provoking article, and a bit of clarity of what to think about for the proxy vote.

I'm unclear about one thing: Mel said not so long ago that he hopes it doesn't come down to him lending the company the money to pay back Feb's debt.

Does this mean he would realistically consider it??



In addition, I don't get this:

The board wants to dilute shares, yet at the same time have a reverse split? How the heck does that work? Doesn't one cancel the other out??

Five Best and Worst Global Financial Stocks, YTD

something interesting i noted:

4 out of the 5 worst performers were from the UK!

Should this tell us something? Or is this just a great time to buy them?

Insights from a Derivatives Salesman

How is trading stocks any different??

You cannot physically buy, sell or trade, or take possession of a company either.





On Nov 09 07:20 AM vbierschwale wrote:

> Why do we allow trading in derivatives at all, except for greed ?

>
>
> In my opinion, if you are trading in a product that you cannot physically
> buy, sell or trade and take possession of, then you are trading in
> something that is worthless except to the one making money and to
> me any type of derivative does nothing to better our country and
> only seems to be designed to fleece the sheep out of their money,
> so my question is why do we allow derivatives to be traded at all
> and the only answer I can come up with is greed.
>
> Virgil
> www.KeepAmericaAtWork....

How Will Sirius XM Refinance Its Debt Now?

I just have one quick question:

Mel Kamazin stated at the Merrill Lynch 2008 Media Fall Preview that he hopes it doesn't come down to him lending the company money.

Does that mean he would be prepared to do that??

If yes, then at least worst case scenario he himself will finance the company to pay back it's debt in February.

So then what is there to worry about with regards to their Feb repayment?

10 High Cash, High Yield, No Debt Stocks

On SeekingAlpha's stock chart for MTE, their price 10 years ago was around $1,200, now it's down to $3?!

What am I missing here? I did not see any Reverse splits on the historical data in Yahoo Finance, so what's going on here?