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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 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?

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%.

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 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 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? 

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 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.

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%.

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.