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WSJ Reiterates Q4 Loss Potential for Goldman Sachs (GS)

An article in this morning’s WSJ is confirming what Reuters first reported a month ago - that Goldman Sachs is likely to report its first ever loss as a public company in the current quarter.
While today’s article is apparently quite soundbite-worthy in the mainstream press, if anything the report has narrowed the range of losses [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope you all had the opportunity to feel appreciation (and appreciated) today. I took the day off from research, to the delight and surprise of my loved ones. One thing I did look at was my posting from last week, where I pointed out four stocks whose prices simply weren’t justified. I’ll happily write [...]

Las Vegas Sands Seeking Club Loan, Buffer Cash (LVS)

Reuters ran a story this morning with sources stating that Goldman Sachs (GS) is in talks to put together a syndicate loan for Las Vegas Sands subsidiary Venetian Macau Ltd., to the tune of about $1 billion. According to the story, the loan would be based on the lots 5 & 6 on the Cotai [...]

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Read more on Las Vegas Sands at Wikinvest

Brain Purge - Links For Friday

For today’s Brain Purge, as with last week’s addition, I find myself spinning the electronic globe for any signs of inflection. At this point, inflections in sentiment are just as important - if not more - than outright good news.
Fundamental Buyers Twiddlin’ Thumbs ‘n Holdin’ Cash
There’s not much out there to grab hold of; the [...]

Cold Morning for Stocks; 4 charts I Can’t Believe (FCX, BTU, AA, GS)

The opening this morning was destined to be poor given the jump in jobless claims, but there are several stocks in particular that have gone cliff-diving in a way I can’t truly comprehend.
First let’s look at Freeport-McMoRan, which is down about 11% this morning. Yes, copper continues to trade down this morning (currently about 4% [...]

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Read more on Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Goldman Sachs Group at Wikinvest

Brain Purge: Good Links For November 13

Given the retreat of major stock indexes back to year lows and below, I found myself needing a dose of international news and commentary. I needed to stretch out my gray matter and soak in news from around the world, because there are obviously still tail risks being represented in global equity prices.
FT’s Alphaville blog [...]

Goldman May Report First-Ever Loss in 4th Qtr (GS)

As reported by Reuters, analyst at UBS is calling for Goldman Sachs to report its first ever loss as a public company in the 4th quarter, expecting lower revenues than the current consensus of $6.3 billion. The analyst notes continued weakness in global M&A, new equity issuance, and other investment banking activity. These trends are [...]

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