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Friday October 30, 2009

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Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CVAT) announced a 3-for-1 forward stock split effective at the market open Thursday, October 29th. CTI is a world leader in the development of technologies that represent a quantum leap over existing processing methods for a wide variety of applications and industries. Positioned to provide licensing and sales of its technology which can be applied to virtually every industrial fluid that requires complex molecular bonding, including large-scale water purification, removing impurities from agricultural

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When it comes to the financial markets, September was a startling and unsettling month that Americans may never forget. We have witnessed the collapse and/or government rescue of financial services giants that are household names. The financial fears of the public and the resulting stock and bond market volatility have prompted the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury to resort to bailouts and backstops on a historic scale.

What does it all mean for the future of our financial system? While cringing at the potential expense, some experts seem to agree with government officials that intervention is most likely necessary, and that the costs of these measures outweigh the potential risk of doing nothing in the midst of a crisis of confidence.

Here’s a look at what may have prompted this situation, what has transpired recently in the financial sector, and how the government has acted to stem the negative effects of

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In today’s market, a transparent balance sheet is perhaps the most coveted asset a company can have. With everyone from mortgage lenders to commercial banks, investment funds, and even food processors losing money due to derivatives, mortgage backed-securities, currency hedges, and other items, a clean balance sheet that is flush with cash and no hidden issues is a rare and wonderful thing. Indeed, this is precisely what made Wrigley’s and Budweiser so attractive from a buy-out perspective. It’s certainly what convinced the banks/ investors backing the deals to lend the necessary funds for the deals to go through—compare this to the Bank or America/ Countrywide deal in which it’s still not clear precisely what Bank of America is buying and what it’s not. However, in today’s financial crisis, it’s not merely enough for a company to be sitting on mounds of cash. ...

Article Source Some thoughts about the role played by the GSEs in the run-up in mortgage debt and house prices. Paul Krugman ably lays out the case for why it's conceivable that Fannie and Freddie could have made a contribution: Here's the background: Fannie Mae-- the Federal National Mortgage Association-- was created in the 1930s to facilitate homeownership by buying mortgages from banks, freeing up cash that could be used to make new loans. Fannie and Freddie Mac, which does pretty much the same thing, now finance most of the home loans being made in America. The case against Fannie and Freddie begins with their peculiar status: although they're private companies with stockholders and profits, they're "government-sponsored enterprises" established by federal law, which means that they receive special privileges. The most important of these privileges is implicit: it's the belief of investors that if Fannie and Freddie are threatened with failure, ...