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Barron’s Notes Disparity Between Individual Company, SPX Estimates

There was an interesting article in Barron’s discussing the disparity between the consensus estimates for individual companies in the S&P 500, and the aggregate SPX earnings measure that has been assigned by global and U.S. strategists at the major institutions. Sounds a bit confusing, doesn’t it?
Well, it could have been presented better in the article [...]

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What Are Banks’ Incentives to Lend?

Now that the TARP/Paulson/Bailout Rescue Plan has officially been put into motion, several companies have announced their application or intentions for part of the $250 billion allocation. It’s implied that the funds will allow the borrowers to shore up their capital ratios & balance sheets, then rightly get back to the business of lending money.
But [...]

Goldman Sachs as a Confidence, Tail Risk Barometer (GS)

While most stocks are struggling to make a bottom in the past two weeks, Goldman Sachs is trying to preserve a low set earlier in the month. After dipping into the $80’s-level twice intraday in early October, the stock rallied nearly 50% to over $120. Less than two weeks later, Goldman shares are back down [...]