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4 Real Assets Set to Profit from the Death of the Dollar

Contrarian Profits — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:25:33 +0000

The headlines are dramatic. Short selling banned for 799 financial institutions. $50bn injected into money markets. Plans for a massive bailout fund to clear the system of bad debt and stabilize the housing market. The Unholy trinity – the Federal Reserve, SEC and Treasury – has pulled out all the stops this time. But while US [...]

3 Considerations

Joe Drake — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:00:32 +0000

After being one of the first websites/blogs to spot the FNM/FRE takeover by Uncle Sam here, I’ve decided to let others write about the bailout specifics. Suffice it to say, this is nothing more than an attempt to get investors (including Sovereign Wealth funds) to take their eye off the ball. No [...]

Inside Wall Street: The Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Bailout is Necessary – But Donâ€™t Expect a Happy Ending

Money Morning — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:14:52 +0000

By Shah Gilani Contributing Editor It’s the end of the "American Dream." It’s the story of how the inevitable bailout of insolvent housing giants Fannie Mae (FNM) and... Money Morning is here to help investors profit hands...

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Rocked by Liquidity Concerns

Money Morning — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:51:51 +0000

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor Investor worry over the solvency of U.S. mortgage-giants Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) have gutted the stocks over the last few days more than halving... Money Morning is here to help investors profit h...

Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE)

Steve Patterson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:49:00 +0000

Both the quasi-government corporations at the center of the mortgage crisis have been performing poorly and neither looks to be in the process of bottoming at this time.

MARKET COMMENT May 6, 2008 Do not pay any attention to bad news.

David Fry — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:10:35 +0000

MARKET COMMENT May 6, 2008 Do not pay any attention to bad news. That’s the message today. Bulls ignored record oil prices and crummy news [a dividend cut and wider loss] from FNM. Instead they chose to believe that FNM’s position going forward was strong and they would “feast on” market chaos from new products and, of course, the worst conditions were behind them.

Stockmasters Staff — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:03:21 +0000

Notable Earnings calls for Tuesday Here are the earnings calls we’ll be keeping an eye on tomorrow: Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) is forecast to post earnings of 36 cents a share excluding stock option costs in the fiscal third quarter, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research. Fannie Mae (FNM) is estimated to report loss of [...]