January 6th, 2009 at 02:55am
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juancarlosnavanava wrote an interesting post today on
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Special Offer With Low Interest Mortgage Refinance Loans
More and more homeowners are resorting to home mortgage refinance due to many different reasons. The main reason for this move is the need to get out of their previous loans with high monthly rate and payment. Home equity refinance loan can indeed help you in many ways as far as financial status and stability is concerned. You can get lots of advantages from a home loan refinance if you know how to do it the right way.
A home mortgage refinance can save you from the high monthly payment you have to pay for your previous home equity loan. This could be beneficial to those who can’t afford their monthly payment anymore. You could arrange for a lower monthly payment but the terms will be longer than the previous one. This way, you could have more extra money every month that you can […]
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January 6th, 2009 at 02:35am
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123refinance wrote an interesting post today on
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In getting ready for work this morning, I slammed 4 Redbulls (ok, sipped) while getting ready. I felt O-kay. Nothing special, a little tired, but hopeful I wouldn’t be an arse.
Got to work on time, and dealt with the whirlwind that I sort of forgot marks my month-end cycle. Seriously, a good day. (apart from being paranoid the first 15 minutes). For some reason I actually felt pretty happy by the end.
Really, the only thing that annoyed me was the fact that our admin never puts paper in the copier/fax machine or orders supplies (unless you count ordering personal things from a catalogue that sounds like the alphabet). I loaded 5 reams of paper into the copier thinking how incredible it is that people seem to go to work, keep their jobs, and do next to nothing unless they’re very specifically asked, pointedly and multiple times to do something like […]
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January 6th, 2009 at 02:19am
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Weekly Rate Lock Advisory
This week bring us the release of only two monthly reports that are relevant to the bond market and mortgage rates. However, in addition to those two reports, we also will see the minutes from the last FOMC meeting and a couple of Treasury auctions that may influence bond trading and possibly mortgage rates.
The first of the two reports will be posted late Tuesday morning when the Commerce Department releases November’s Factory Orders data. This data gives us a fairly important measurement of manufacturing sector strength. It is similar to the Durable Goods Orders release that was posted late last month, except this report includes orders for both durable and non-durable goods. Durable goods are items that are expected to last three or more years such as electronics and autos. Examples of non-durable goods are food and clothing. Analysts are expecting to see a decline of 2.6% in […]
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January 6th, 2009 at 02:17am
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mortgageguidepost wrote an interesting post today on
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Who will win the battle between content providers like Viacom and distributors like Time Warner Cable? Viewers, of course.
The New Year’s Eve drama between Time Warner Cable and Viacom was the opening salvo in what promises to be a long and brutal battle for the future of our major media companies. It’s media’s version of the Hatfields and McCoys: Content vs. Distribution. Who should make more money?
At stake is how content creators will be compensated and control over the relationship with the consumer of that content. How this plays out could have a major impact on which companies own the future of media.
Based on last week’s dramatic showdown, we’re seeing the beginning of the shift of power from the companies that deliver content (broadcast networks, cable systems, satellite systems, etc.) to the companies that create and own it.
Large media companies will be watching as customers change their consumption habits, advertising […]
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January 6th, 2009 at 02:10am
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mediachat wrote an interesting post today on
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• Sudden swift recovery.
Much to our delight, the past few trading sessions have been a good start to the new year for plantation counters under our coverage (except for KLK which we have yet to officially initiate). In fact, IOI as of yesterday has more than surpassed our RM3.90 TP and Kim Loong has hit our RM1.70 expectation. Meanwhile Asiatic is closing in on our highest-in-the-market RM5.00 TP, and Sime recovered faster than it has in months.
• CPO prices recovering past RM1800.
Share prices have been taking a cue from CPO prices and given an extended boost from positive market sentiments. CPO futures, as of yesterday’s close, powered past the RM1800 level and are heading in the direction that we expect. There could be volatility ahead however (at least in 1H09) as we had indicated in our sector piece issued on 8 Dec 2008 given uncertainties in export markets that […]
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January 6th, 2009 at 02:01am
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mdamin76 wrote an interesting post today on
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TALKING POINT
Time to take some profit on plantation counters
Much to our delight, the past few trading sessions have been a good start to the new year for plantation counters under our coverage. Share prices have been taking a cue from CPO prices and given an extended boost from positive market sentiments. Given that some of the companies have overrun its fundamental, we recommend selling IOI into strength while downgrading our
calls on Kim Loong and Boustead to a hold. We continue to reiterate our buy calls on Asiatic, Sime and TSH.
HIGHLIGHTS
On Malaysia
• Puncak Niaga enters into a MOU to bid for an Indian project
• Sime Darby obtains approval for LCCT in Labu
• Government does not plan buy back toll road concessions
• Dubai’s Meydan LLC cancels racecourse construction deal with WCT Bhd
• MAHB will go ahead with building a permanent LCCT
On The Global Front
• Obama plans US$300bn in tax cuts as […]
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January 6th, 2009 at 01:50am
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mdamin76 wrote an interesting post today on
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The final week of 2008 passed with many markets recording their worst annual performance for generations. Equities finished above their lows, but still finished down by at least 30%. The S&P 500 closed 2008 down 38%, while the Nikkei closed down over 40%. The ‘lost decade’ rolls on ever more for the Japanese stock market. Perhaps the most remarkable performance came from commodities; at one stage, oil and copper were up 47% and 23% respectively, only to finish the year down 46% and 48%. Despite being at the epicentre of the financial crisis and approaching zero interest rates, the dollar had a good year against the Euro and an exceptional year against the pound. Sterling collapsed against most currencies, nearing parity with Euro and earning the nickname “The British Krona” as a reference to the doomed Icelandic currency.
Stocks started 2009 on the right foot, with a broad based rally that […]
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January 6th, 2009 at 01:47am
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cordieliea wrote an interesting post today on
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Cheeky title, but apt we think. Most market participants are probably at a loss as to how to call the market right at this point in time. As 2009 gets underway, one which we believe will be wrought with challenges early on, we all lie waiting in hope that the concerted efforts by governments and central banks globally will bear fruit eventually. For if not, and that economies sink deeper into recessions and into a hole too deep to dig itself out of, we are certainly in for much tougher times. The US government and many other nations around the world will be laden with budget deficits so big in these trying times that it will hamper growth for years to come. China’s once mighty growth will fall with a thud which will resonate loud and hard throughout the world.
· Are economies of the world coming to a stall?
There is […]
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January 6th, 2009 at 01:28am
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Well, it seems Governor Arnold’s “Budget Cuts” are more smoke and mirrors. Turns out the package he proposes would make ol’ Gray Davis proud;
$11 billion spending cut claim calls $4.7 billion in borrowing a spending cut!
The governor’s staff has pushed back over the downbeat tone of my last post on his new budget proposal. Turns out I wasn’t remotely downbeat enough. I would never buy the staff’s preferred headline of “Schwarzenegger seeks $11 billion in spending cuts” because of my endlessly stated objection to calling a reduction in projected wish-list spending a spending cut.
But even the rest of the state’s media, which inexplicably go along with such a framing of the budget debate, won’t be able to swallow this whopper from Arnold. Here is the 84-page revised budget plan released this morning by Finance Director Mike Genest. Please open the file and go to page 14, which breaks down how […]
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January 6th, 2009 at 01:18am
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Erick Brockway wrote an interesting post today on
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But it is a wakeup call.
This financial crisis is not new and has been expected for a while… Some have been issuing warnings since around 2002 (but were ignored as alarmists). By mid 2007, it was already fairly obvious that a global crash was imminent. So why does it come as a surprise to governments, businesses and ordinary people who are now either losing their jobs or having to cut back?
Yet there seems to be little good reason to slow down business activity, at least in Japan. The Yen is the strongest it’s even been and has been gradually getting stronger and stronger over the decades. Surely, there is a huge opportunity there? There is no need for such sensationalist gloom and doom-mongering. The sophisticated infrastructures are still intact and work efficiently. We still have electricity and gas and […]
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