The U.S. Treasury's pay czar, who oversees compensation for the highest-paid employees at the firms that received U.S. taxpayer assistance, said on Thursday that he is concerned that pay cuts could obstruct the ability of these firms to retain and attract top talent. However, the pay czar would be open to requests to hire new executives at competitive industry rates. The pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg, decides compensation packages for the highest-paid employees at the seven firms that have received substantial support from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The pay restrictions were imposed on these firms to enable them to repay government money by controlling excessive pay. The seven firms, whose top 25 earners received an average 50% lower pay last month by the order of the pay czar, are American International Group (AIG), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC), Chrysler Financial, Chrysler Group ...

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PowerSafe Technology Corporation (PSFT.PK) subsidiary Amplification Technologies Inc. (www.amplificationtechnologies.com) (ATI), is offering higher performance thermoelectrically cooled discrete amplification single photon counting solid state photodetectors. These photodetectors are mounted on a two stage thermoelectric cooler inside a hermetically sealed TO8 package and can be operated down to a temperature of -30oC.

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, today announced that it was selected by Storage

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Chicago, IL – October 21, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Texas Instruments (TXN), State Street Corporation (STT), Zions Bancorporation (ZION), Comerica Inc. (CMA) and Regions Financial (RF).

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TI Beats; Guidance Conservative

Texas Instruments (TXN) reported third quarter results that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. Revenue beat the consensus by 2.1%.

Revenue of $2.88 billion was up 17.2% sequentially, the second straight quarter of 17%+ growth. However, revenue declined 15.0% on a

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State Street Corporation’s (STT) third quarter operating earnings of $1.05 per share were 5 cents ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Operating results for the quarter exclude $11 million in pre-tax merger and integration costs associated with the Investors Financial Services Corp. acquisition. However, the results were down 15.3% from $1.24 per share in the prior-year quarter. On a GAAP basis, earnings for the quarter came in at $1.04 per share. This compares unfavorably with earnings of $1.09 in the year-ago quarter. The year-over-year decrease in earnings was due primarily to an increase in shares outstanding and decrease in revenue, partially offset by reduced expenses. Revenue for the quarter increased 5.4% sequentially but decreased 19.3% year-over-year to $2.8 billion. Operating revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% year-over-year to $2.3 billion. Operating expenses for the quarter decreased 13.2% year-over-year to $1.5 billion. Operating ...

The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform panel said on Wednesday that Congress will soon investigate executive compensation at companies that received significant amount of taxpayer funds. The U.S. Treasury's pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg is in charge of deciding compensation packages for the highest-paid employees at all the firms that received bailout money. For seven firms, the situation is critical as these firms received substantial support from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The seven firms whose compensation plans will be scrutinized are American International Group (AIG), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC), Chrysler Financial, Chrysler Group LLC, General Motors and GMAC Inc (GJM). The U.S. Treasury Department is pressing bailed out insurer AIG to reduce $198 million in scheduled retention payments after the government missed the opportunity to defend against controversial bonuses to AIG employees last year. However, AIG ...

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Macada Holding, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MCDA) announces the company shall have its audit done soon and be moving forward into an OTCBB company. At this time we have been working on the financials to complete its audit to complete several deals the company has in process. Once the audit is completed the caveat shall be removed again permanently. We have five signed deals with a major funding commitment soon to be announced. Once everything is in place we will announce the

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In the course of the review of the aptness of the richest pay packages proposed by seven financial firms that received $200 billion in government aid, the U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg is planning to cut the annual cash salaries for many of the top executives whose firms accepted bailout funds. As an alternative to paying large cash salaries, the pay czar is planning to shift a large portion of an employee's annual salary to stock that cannot be accessed for several years. The percentage of salary to be diverted to stock is not yet clear, but it could be above 50% in some cases. The stock compensation would be in addition to salaries and cash bonuses. This will be an incentive for the executive to make good long-term decisions about the company. By mid-October this year, Feinberg expects to issue his judgment on compensation packages ...

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bank of America Corporation (BAC) said Tuesday that the bank is expected to repay the bailout money it has received from the government in relation to its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in installments. The government is also pushing the bank to pay at least $500 million to conclude a tentative pact in which the government agreed to share losses on certain BofA assets. The installment payments would enable BofA to gradually reduce government involvement in its affairs. However, unlike the other banks, BofA does not intend to repay its entire $45 billion support from the TARP in lump sum, as it has faced mounting loan losses as more customers default. But it may start with the repayment of $20 billion, which it received as part of the total aid to absorb loss-making investment bank Merrill ...

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) intends to pay back some of the bailout money it has received from the government in its participation of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The government is also pushing the bank to pay at least $500 million to conclude a tentative pact in which the government agreed to share losses on certain BofA assets. The completion of the payments would enable BofA to reduce a part of the government's involvement in its affairs. Some of the large financial firms that have already repaid government fund are Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK), Goldman Sachs (GS), U.S. Bancorp (USB), American Express Company (AXP), BB&T Corporation (BBT) and State Street Corporation (STT). The repayment of government money can be viewed as a sign of recovery of the institutions as ...

Moody's Investors Service on Friday affirmed its Aaa credit rating on the United States. The action considers the country’s ability to survive the credit crisis, its political stability and favorable long-term economic prospects. Though the rising debt burden could threaten the creditworthiness of the world's largest economy, much of the debt the country is accumulating is backed by equity and securities purchases, which lessens the negative effect on the government's net worth. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve have injected about $12 trillion to revive the economy and credit markets. As a result, the budget deficit is expected to reach $1.6 trillion this year and $1.4 trillion next year. In its mid-year economic review, the Office of Management and Budget increased its estimate of the 10-year deficit by almost $2 trillion from the previous level to $9.05 trillion....