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Million-man job hunt: When Monster.com just doesn’t do it

September 18, 2008 · Filed Under Featured Video, Hot Stock Pick of the Week, Videos · Comments 
Thousands of financial professionals are hitting the labor market as Lehman Brothers (NYSE:LEH) closes and other banks fold. Who’s going to profit from the million-man job hunt? Apparently it’s not Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ:MNST). We’ve found a company that’s going to be up to their eyeballs in new business. Watch this video. Read more    Standard Podcast: Play [...]

ETFs: The real reason for the Fed’s AIG bailout

September 17, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
"We can’t say we’re surprised. While workers at Lehman might feel somewhat aggrieved, it seems the Fed decided that AIG really was too big to fail." — John Stepek Blogger’s note: So why would the Fed bailout AIG after leaving Lehman Brothers hanging only days earlier? The real reason, according to John Stepek of the [...]

Sell, buy—or do absolutely nothing?

September 16, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
With markets dropping everywhere, what should you do as an investor? by J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): “The stock market is going to be bonkers today,” writes Purple Cow guru Seth Godin today. “And for most people, it won’t matter so much. Because most of us aren’t focused on flipping assets. We’re building value by creating [...]

Lehman Brothers (LEH) may destroy itself

September 12, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
"Of the five big investment banks that were in operation at the outset of this year, The Bear Stearns Cos. has already failed and been taken over, and Lehman Brothers is trying to avoid a similar fate." — Martin Hutchinson by Martin Hutchinson Baltimore — (TFN): When Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LEH) announced a third-quarter [...]

Lehman Brothers (LEH): The next bank in need of a bailout?

May 29, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
“Most of Wall Street’s moneymaking machines have shut down. Mortgage-securitization activity has gone kaput, while IPO and M&A activities are sputtering. Even worse, Billions of dollars of future writedowns and losses are still buried inside Wall Street’s balance sheets.” — Dan Amoss by Dan Amoss Baltimore – (TFN): Since [...]

Credit Crisis: International banks call for increased regulations

March 5, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
"Few folks have the ethical strength to turn away that kind of opportunity. And those that do will never see a corner office. It takes greed to succeed. " – Andrew Snyder  By Andrew Snyder  Baltimore (TFN) — You would think that an executive in charge of billions of dollars of other people’s money would be more responsible.  [...]