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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 loss [...]

The Best New Frontier Index

June 13, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
“They are individually too small for institutions to invest in, but cobble them together in a new index that allows you to buy and sell the basket and… well, then you have something.” — Chris Mayer by Chris Mayer Baltimore – (TFN): When the stock market turns ugly, the quest [...]

Profit from Qatar’s Natural Gas Fortune

May 15, 2008 · Filed Under Oil and Energy · Comments 
“We are not in the charity business. Whoever will give me the best price, I will follow him.” -- Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, Oil Minister of Qatar by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): Qatar is already taking advantage of this situation. And they’re making no qualms about their motivation: make [...]

Interest Rates: A new crisis

February 22, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
"Even more troubling than the mortgage crisis is the havoc it is creating in the bond market. Borrowers and lenders that depend on the usually highly liquid and safe municipal bond market are suffering from a market that seemingly dried up overnight. " – Andrew Snyder  By Andrew Snyder  Baltimore (TFN) — Every major economic downturn in this nation's [...]

Subprime Fallout: Hitting execs where it hurts

December 19, 2007 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"Perhaps the investment community is finally discovering what my grandmother could have told you: don’t lend money to people who don’t pay back their creditors." – Stephanie Grimmett by Stephanie Grimmett Baltimore – (TFN) You know things are bad when CEOs are sacrificing their yearly bonuses. In a fit of corporate maturity, the CEOs and [...]