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AIG Payback Time (NYSE: AIG )

WSN_Staff — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:12:06 -0700

After running into huge problems by selling insurance on financial assets without setting aside reserves to pay out claims, could it be possible that American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG ) will pay back nearly all of the $182B bailout? That my friend is a hefty sum.

Citigroup Shares: When to Sell? (C)

WSN_Staff — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:56:42 -0700

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) shares are the most actively traded stock in the world, daily volume hits 432 million, there are no shortage of buyers or sellers for this security. Citi shares are trading today at $3.86 and Linus Wilson dives into the question many taxpayers are wondering -- when will the government sell its Citi stake?

Waiting on Overstock.com's Earnings (OSTK)

WSN_Staff — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:13:49 -0700

Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) is scheduled to announce earnings tomorrow but don't hold your breath, they may balk the call and report at a later date. The company had forecasted earnings of $0.45 per share and since Feb 9th OSTK shares have bounced back 28%.

Michael Lewis on 60 Minutes -- The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

WSN_Staff — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:02:52 -0700

If you had to pick someone to write the autopsy report on the Wall Street financial collapse 18 months ago, you couldn't do any better than Michael Lewis. He is one of the country's preeminent non-fiction writers with a knack for turning complicated, mind numbing material into fascinating yarns.

Sell Your Spiders and Head to Japan? (NYSE:SPY),(NYSE:EWJ)

WSN_Staff — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:19:31 -0700

Sell your SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) and pick up iShares MSCI Japan Index (ETF) (NYSE:EWJ)…? Well, that’s at least what one duo is suggesting.

IMAX: Somebody’s Not Buying It (NASDAQ:IMAX)

John Darcy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:31:08 -0700

IMAX Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:IMAX) has been roaring to stock price highs not seen since year 2000. But, is it “just another hot stock” that has been run up to extended levels?

Analyzing Procter & Gamble Dividend (NYSE:PG)

Bret Beaupain — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:16:53 -0700

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is the mammoth company in personal products, far outweighing its competitors in terms of market value. Most big companies provide a dividend on their stock and P&G is one of them. So, let’s analyze their dividend a little further.

TraderMark: Restarting Braskem (BAK)

WSN_Staff — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:16:19 -0700

TraderMark who writes at his blog FundMyMutualFund.com talked up Brazilian chemical maker Braskem SA (ADR) (NYSE:BAK) today, thus its worth noting his comments and checking out this stock trading in the mid $15 range.

How Bad is U.S. Unemployment?

WSN_Staff — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:05:33 -0700

Something Amazing is Happening With the Payroll Figures. The February non-farm payroll showed a further loss of 36,000 jobs, versus an expected loss of 75,000, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7%.

Rough Recession Waters for Credit Card Companies

WSN_Staff — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:46:52 -0700

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) may just be experiencing one of the strangest anomalies of the recession.