Ralph F

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    • Mon Nov 3rd 07:34 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Reluctant to broaden its $700B financial bailout, the Treasury turns down a request by General Motors (GM) for up to $10B to help finance a merger with Chrysler. Instead, the Treasury says it will try to speed up the Energy Department's $25B loan program for fuel-efficient vehicles.
      So this administration FINALLY says "no" to something!
      About time.
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    • Sun Nov 2nd 12:23 PM | Rating: +1 0
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      Remarkably, "Big Money" managers surveyed this week by Barron's magazine are unrelentingly optimistic - with 50% saying they're bullish or very bullish about the stock market's prospects through the middle of next year.
      Why "remarkably"... Sentiment is really weak, so it's likely the market will go up from here.
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    • Sun Nov 2nd 10:13 AM | Rating: +2 0
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      U.S. demand for alcoholic beverages remains strong, and beer is poised to gain over expensive spirits. This is good news for Molson Coors (TAP), says Barron's, as cost-cutting and sustained growth could help the stock shine this year.
      Not sure I agree. Drinking alcohol is a good way to forget that you just lost your job.
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    • Sun Nov 2nd 10:12 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      U.K. PM Gordon Brown believes there is support for a global financial rescue fund. "The Saudis will, I think, contribute like other countries, so that we can have a bigger fund worldwide to avoid the contagion - to avoid this spreading to different parts of the world."
      Reading between the lines of what he said, it sounds to me like the UK is still in big trouble. Not the time to own the UK Pound.
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    • Tue Apr 15th 17:47 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      General Discussion on OMEX
      There's a full article in the New Yorker about OMEX. Abstract here:

      www.newyorker.com/repo...
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    • Tue Apr 15th 12:44 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      General Discussion on ZLC
      Stock is up almost 7%. Anyone know why?
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    • Sun Apr 13th 02:57 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Cramer's Lucrative New Deal With TheStreet.com
      I think this article missed some of the most interesting parts of the employment agreement. The correct link to the full employment agreement is here:
      www.sec.gov/Archives/e...

      In particular:

      "During the Term, except during any week when Cramer is on vacation as set forth in Section 2(d) hereof, Cramer will author no fewer than twelve (12) articles per week intended for publication in the Company’s online properties (thestreet.com, realmoney.com, mainstreet.com, bankingmyway.com, stockpickr.com, promotions.com) (collectively, the “Sites”). In addition, during the Term Cramer agrees to write for the Company’s product known as “Action Alerts PLUS” on such terms as are in effect on the Effective Date, and for such other products as the parties may mutually agree during the Term; provided, that, upon a Change of Control (as defined in Section 4(d) below), Cramer shall have no obligation whatsoever to write for any such products (including, but not limited to, Action Alerts PLUS) except upon mutual agreement between Cramer and the Company following such Change of Control."

      And later:
      "Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the consummation of a Change of Control any portion of the RSU Award which then remains unvested shall vest and become payable ratably over 36 months beginning at the end of the calendar month in which the Change of Control is consummated..."

      In other words, if anyone tries to acquire TSCM, they don't get Cramer with it without renegotiating his contract, but all his stock vests immediately.

      Very hard to see how anyone would buy TSCM under those circumstances.

      BTW, I found this by doing a browser seach in the document for "change of control".
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    • Mon Apr 7th 16:12 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      General Discussion on OMEX
      Bloomberg article:

      www.bloomberg.com/apps...
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    • Mon Apr 7th 15:28 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Why Dividend Paying Stocks Are a Mistake
      DVY's underperformance of the S&P 500 over the last 12 months illustrates a key problem with dividend ETFs: investors don't think about what's in them. Instead of thinking "I'm buying a dividend ETF", one should think "I'm buying a sector ETF full of financial, utilities etc."

      A sector ETF full of financials? That doesn't sound so good to many people right now.
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    • Mon Apr 7th 00:27 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      General Discussion on YHOO
      Yahoo Reveals Details of Its New Ad Sales System

      www.nytimes.com/2008/0...
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    • Sun Apr 6th 13:49 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Smooth Sailing Ahead for Carnival - Barron's
      Both CCL and RCL are arguably also a good way to play the retirement of the baby boomers.
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    • Sun Apr 6th 06:25 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      General Discussion on ACTG
      The stock has been weak because it is getting kicked out of russell 2000 june 1 so 1.3mm shares need to get sold but index funds and arbs have been pre selling in size. But it seems that they are almost done. So the stock should go back to 7+ over the next few months.
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    • Sun Apr 6th 06:17 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      General Discussion on HOLL
      Does anyone know of any catalysts to move this stock? It's been bouncing around $2.50 since the end of last year.
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    • Wed Apr 2nd 05:51 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Annaly Capital Management: More Than One Way To Milk a Cash Cow
      I'd be interested to hear what the company has to say about this.
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    • Mon Mar 31st 06:00 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Can Blogs Beat CNET?
      There's was a good follow up to this discussion in the NY Times:

      bits.blogs.nytimes.com.../
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