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Ford: An All-American Comeback Story
Posted by markb on July 2nd, 2012

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Fitch restores Ford credit to investment grade
Posted by markb on April 24th, 2012

The Fitch Ratings agency lifted Ford's credit rating from junk status to investment grade Tuesday, a sign that the company's recovery from near collapse is almost complete.

But Ford Motor Co. needs another agency, either Standard & Poor's or Moody's, to make the same upgrade before it can get its blue oval logo, factories and other assets out of hock.

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Guitar-maker Fender files for IPO
Posted by markb on March 8th, 2012

Fender is ready to rock the Nasdaq.

The iconic guitar maker filed Thursday to sell as much as $200 million worth of shares in an initial public offering. The company plans to trade under the symbol FNDR.

Fender said in the filing that it was the top seller of electric, acoustic, and bass guitars and amplifiers in the U.S. last year, and that it sells its products in over 85 countries.

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Groupon Stock Plunges on Net Loss
Posted by markb on February 9th, 2012

Welcome to the big leagues, Groupon. Shareholders punished the stock in after-hours trading Wednesday after the daily deals site posted a surprise loss for its first quarter as a public company.

Groupon reported a net fourth-quarter loss of $42.7 million, or 8 cents a share, on sales of $506.5 million.

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Job Openings Jump to Near 3-Year High
Posted by markb on February 7th, 2012

The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a brighter outlook for hiring.

Companies and governments posted 3.38 million jobs in December, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That's up from the 3.12 million advertised in the previous month and nearly matches the three-year high reached in September.

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Treasury's TARP, AIG bailout Costs Fall to $30 Billion
Posted by markb on October 5th, 2010

The price to taxpayers of the bailouts and financial rescue of 2008 and 2009 continues to fall sharply. In figures to be released later today, the Treasury Department will report that the final net cost of the TARP is expected to be about $50 billion,Yahoo! Finance has learned.

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Ten Things I Learned from a Professional Trader (Brian Shannon)

Posted by markb on February 17th, 2010

Brian Shannon of www.alphatrends.net and @alphatrends was our special guest speaker yesterday. During a busy week of trading, the NYC Trader Expo, and meetings SMB was grateful that our good friend found some time to talk with our desk. It was a lecture not to be missed. Thank you Brian!

Here are ten things that I learned from Brian’s lecture:

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