Archive for January, 2009

• Tuesday links: a common bond
  abnormalreturns, January 20th, 2009 at 12:52 pm, Comments: 0

  Real yields on corporate debt are elevated.  (EconomPic Data, ibid) High muni yields can’t last forever.  (Marketwatch.com) Europe is warming to the idea of a [...]

• Monday links: long term trendlines
  abnormalreturns, January 19th, 2009 at 12:55 pm, Comments: 0

  Does it matter that the stock market is well below its long term trendline?  (Big Picture, ibid) “Every investment strategy, at its core, reflects an [...]

• Sunday links: liquidity needs
  abnormalreturns, January 18th, 2009 at 8:36 pm, Comments: 0

  Institutional investors misjudged the liquidity needs of their alternative investment-heavy portfolios.  (WSJ.com) Investors are turning their back on: mega-buyout firms, hedge funds and venture capital.  [...]

• Friday links: troubled assets
  abnormalreturns, January 16th, 2009 at 1:11 pm, Comments: 0

  The hedge fund business is tough.  Guess it’s time to diversify into mutual fund management!  AQR Capital lowers its sights.  (WSJ.com) The real world doesn’t [...]

• Thursday links: confidence crushed
  abnormalreturns, January 15th, 2009 at 1:16 pm, Comments: 0

  Confidence is shaken in Apple (AAPL) as questions about Steve Jobs’ health abound.  (WSJ.com, breakingviews.com, Silicon Alley Insider, DealBook, Joe Nocera, Woodrow, Daring Fireball) Still [...]

• Wednesday links: too big to succeed
  abnormalreturns, January 14th, 2009 at 9:59 am, Comments: 0

  Citigroup (C) is going through the great unwind.  (WSJ.com, DealBook, naked capitalism, Information Arbitrage) Are financial supermarkets simply “too big to succeed“?  (Big Picture) Private [...]

• Tuesday links: TARP turnaround
  abnormalreturns, January 13th, 2009 at 12:24 pm, Comments: 0

  The terms of the TARP have been a moving target.  (Big Picture, Baseline Scenario) Maybe we are just getting back to the original intent of [...]

• Tuesday links: TARP turnaround
  abnormalreturns, January 13th, 2009 at 12:24 pm, Comments: 0

  The terms of the TARP have been a moving target.  (Big Picture, Baseline Scenario) Maybe we are just getting back to the original intent of [...]

• Moving forward
  abnormalreturns, January 13th, 2009 at 8:25 am, Comments: 0

  A week ago we asked our readers to vote on how to take this blog to the next level.  Thanks to every one who voted [...]

• Monday links: dividend destruction
  abnormalreturns, January 12th, 2009 at 1:05 pm, Comments: 0

  Putting together two brokerage networks (Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney) will be quite a challenge.  (WSJ.com, Market Movers, DealBook, Deal Journal) The bond vigilantes are asleep at [...]