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- Why I'm Bullish on GameStop
- Adam Sharp submits: Overvalued companies are everywhere these days. Gamestop GME, however, is not one of them. It looks like a good deal to me at these levels. Disclosure: I recently bought GME. If you aren’t familiar with the company, they operate a huge chain of retail video...
- External links 2009-11-23
- A Short Lesson in Finance and Banking for Paul La Monica
- Adam Sharp submits: Congrats Paul La Monica. Your editorial, “Shut up, Lloyd Blankfein!” is spreading like wildfire. It’s ‘gone viral’ as they say. However, it is clear that your knowledge of the issues involved is limited, at best. It draws in populists with the provocative “Shut Up”...
- External links 2009-11-19
- China's Stimulus: Wasteful or Wise?
- Adam Sharp submits: Wasteful or wise? China’s massive infrastructure rollout has been hailed by many as brilliant. Helping its case is the inevitable comparison to America’s dismal emergency spending, the majority of which is propping up black hole zombie-banks. by Adam Sharp
- External links 2009-11-16
- Janet Tavakoli: Goldman CFO May Have Lied About AIG
- Adam Sharp submits: Janet Tavakoli, a leading expert in derivatives, is quoted in this must-read Bloomberg piece: New York Fed’s Secret Choice to Pay for Swaps Hits Taxpayers Janet Tavakoli, founder of Chicago-based Tavakoli Structured Finance Inc., a financial consulting firm, says the government squandered billions in...
- External links 2009-10-27
- Goldman Adviser Resurrects the Trickle-Down Theory
- Adam Sharp submits: We have to tolerate the [pay] inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all -Brian Griffiths, Goldman Sachs International Adviser Griffiths made the remarks while arguing that outsized banker pay will boost the economy, via increased spending. Bloomberg is the source, and unfortunately...
- External links 2009-10-22
- More Details on Bernanke?s Meddling in the BofA, Merrill Deal
- Adam Sharp submits: From Bloomberg: Bank of America Corp. signed off on its government-assisted purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. after U.S. regulators said the deal might boost the shares, e-mails from two executives showed. Instead, the stock collapsed. by Adam Sharp
- External links 2009-10-21
- Get Ready for the Next Round of Bailouts
- Adam Sharp submits: CIT CIT is on life support again, even sooner than expected. Taxpayers have already “loaned” them $2.3b, which may be wiped in an upcoming debt cleansing. Will we chuck good money after bad? Probably. FHA is a bailout timebomb. They have effectively taken on the...
- External links 2009-10-01
- What's Good for GE Is Good for America?
- Adam Sharp submits: Evidently the government hasn’t done enough for GE GE lately. $100 billion+ in debt guarantees was nice and all, but they’re constantly looking for ways to work with the government. Looks like Cap and Trade is the next potential windfall. From the Washington Examiner: “The...
- External links 2009-08-27
- Colonial Bank Gets the Old Yeller Treatment from FDIC
- Adam Sharp submits: It’s official, Colonial Bank CNB is no more. Estimated FDIC loss will be $2.8b, link. Colonial Bank will got the Old Yeller treatment from FDIC on Friday. It was the biggest bank failure of 2009, with $25 billion in assets. CNB is just...
- External links 2009-08-16
- Take a Closer Look at Q2 Earnings
- Adam Sharp submits: They’re not real. Corporate earnings, as interpreted by most analysts and journalists, are optimistic at best. At worst, they’re just manipulated or phony. So while I hate to keep harping on this issue, the latest wave of bullish Q2 profit headlines has motivated me to do so....
- External links 2009-08-02
- Homebuilders Slam on the Brakes
- Adam Sharp submits: The outlook for homebuilders remains bleak, despite costly efforts to prop the market up. The two major efforts, of course, are a generous $8,000 homebuyer tax credit, and artificially low mortgage rates courtesy of the Fed. Without these supports, the housing market would have dropped much farther...
- External links 2009-07-27
- Earnings and P/E: Open to Interpretation
- Adam Sharp submits: Current estimates of the S&P 500’s P/E are all over the place, ranging from 16 to 134. Which one is right? Depends on your perspective. Bulls almost always use “operating earnings” as the basis for their price/earnings calculations. This method excludes losses/charges seen as “non-recurring” or “one...
- External links 2009-07-24
- Austrian School of Economics Is on the Rise
- Adam Sharp submits: The Austrian School of economics is gaining popularity, and followers. Fueling this shift is a belief that Keynesian loose-money policies led our current crisis. While die-hard mainstream economists like Paul Krugman aren’t budging, millions of people are rethinking the role government should play in the economy. Many...
- External links 2009-07-12
- BofA / Merrill Scandal Gets Interesting, Again
- Adam Sharp submits: Some juicy details are emerging about the Government’s meddling in Bank of America’s BAC takeover of Merrill Lynch. This issue hasn’t gone away quietly, as many skeptics thought it would myself included. Potentially Huge Break – Fed E-mails About the Deal Leaked by Adam Sharp
- External links 2009-06-25
- Palladium as an Investment: Worth Considering?
- Adam Sharp submits: Palladium is one of the lesser-known precious metals. But it has some unique features that differentiate it from the “big three”: gold, silver, and platinum. So if your goal is to have a diversified portfolio of precious metals, palladium is worth a look. But before you buy,...
- External links 2009-06-14
- Stress Tests: What Really Counts is Cred with the Fed
- Adam Sharp submits: With stress test results out, people are abuzz about the various measures of capital, liquidity ratios, and other ways to evaluate banks. But what really determines the fortunes of a bank? I would argue the most important factor for a big bank is this: How much influence...
- External links 2009-05-10
- IBM: Reflating the Corporate Bubble, GE-Style
- Adam Sharp submits: On Tuesday, [[IBM]] announced a $3b share-buyback and 10% increase to their dividend, despite a 10% decrease in revenue in Q1. Judging by moves like this, the concept of deleveraging doesn't seem to have taken hold with many big companies. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like financial wizardry...
- External links 2009-04-30
Additional Resources
- U.S. representative Adam H. Putnam: as franchising strives to meet technology's challenges in the business sector, this Capitol Hill leader maintains a sharp focus on government information technology spending and the threats of cyber-crime.(A Franchising
- A fifth generation Floridian, Congressman Adam Putnam represents the 12th District of Florida. His legislative committee assignments for the 108th Congress include the Agriculture, Budget, Government Reform, and Joint Economic Committees. Putnam is o A fifth generation Floridian, Congressman Adam Putnam represents the 12th District...
- Research articles 2004-08-01
- Farm Advocate Appointed To Key Position In EPA Pesticide And Toxics Office
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Adam J. Sharp, an official with extensive agricultural experience, has been named Associate Assistant Administrator for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, where he will provide key farmer inpuWASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Adam J. Sharp, an official with extensive agricultural...
- Research articles 2002-02-11
- Zacks.com Announces That Dennis Slothower Highlights the Following Stocks: Stellent, Inc., Competitive Technologies, A D A M, Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and Walgreen Co
- CHICAGO -- Dennis Slothower, editor of Stealth Stocks newsletter, says that sometimes investors win by doing nothing. Find out why this expert is staying defensive and how he is setting up for a sharp rally that could come at anytime. Then read about Stellent, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEL), Competitive Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:CTT),...
- Research articles 2005-02-04
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