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Jun-30-2008

Facebook IPO in the near future?

Rumors are circulating that Facebook are fighting off the billion dollar acquisition offers and that they will present their IPO real soon. In case you don´t know, Facebook.com is social networking website with free access, and users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, region, etc to connect and interact with other people.

It´s 150 million dollar per year ad revenue is a promising start, but is still far away from reaching to the 1 billion dollar revenue of Yahoo! But Facebook has only two years of existence, and it is evolving rapidly; the social network has more than tripled the number of active members to 70 million from about 20 million in April 2008:

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Jun-26-2008

Buffett offers little economic cheer; Oracle stock analysis

Buffett offers little economic cheer

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he can’t predict when the US economy will recover from its current slump. “It’s not going to be tomorrow, it’s not going to be next month, and may not even be next year,” he said. The country is in the middle of a period of stagflation, with the economy slowing at the same time inflation worsens. “I think the `flation’ part will heat up and I think the `stag’ part will get worse,” Buffett said.

Asian markets trend down after Fed rate decision

Most Asian stock markets fell Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left its interest rate unchanged. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index slipped less than 0.1%, and the Hang Seng index was down 0.8%.

Trichet again hints at interest rate hike in Europe

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet indicated that an interest-rate increase is likely next week, saying that “particularly acute” inflation risks are becoming entrenched in Europe. He would not, however, indicate what the bank would do after an initial rate hike. “I didn’t say that we would envisage a series of increases,” Trichet told the European Parliament. “I didn’t say that. That being said, we never precommit.”

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Jun-20-2008

Citigroup stock analysis

Two months ago, most bullish investors believed that the financial sector is the one that offers a more attractive opportunity to make money; or at least they thought so.

Financials recovered from its lower values; particularlly, Citigroup (stock ticker: C), recovered since the March low of $17.99 to $29, but fell to $19.5 today.

The high of $55.55, almost 10 months ago, shows as that recession fears aren´t a joke; the world´s largest  financial company lost almost 70% of its market value.

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Jun-11-2008

Diversified Lehman may be too small to survive

Lehman stock analysis 

Lehman Brothers’ (stock quote: LEH) diversified business model, which has it dabbling in everything from bond trading and equity underwriting to M&A, may be unsustainable, some analysts say. Lehman doesn’t have a specialty of the kind that makes advisory firm Lazard distinctive. It doesn’t have the size or strength of big commercial banks like JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America. That may mean an eventual merger with a bigger suitor. “Lehman needs a bigger-balance-sheet bank that can use its skill set,” CreditSights analyst David Hendler said.

Merrill Lynch has repeatedly adviced to short Lehman, and is mantaining its position.

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Jun-10-2008

Current Oil Prices are Unjustifiable

Saudi Arabia yesterday called for an urgent meeting of oil producing and consuming countries to discuss what it called the “unjustifiable rise in oil prices.” It also offered to coordinate with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other major producers to ensure adequate supply in order to curb prices.

The decision to hold an oil conference was taken by the Council of Ministers, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.

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Jun-4-2008

Visa outlook and Mastercard outlook analysis

According to an insightfull article written by CNBC, cash-strapped Americans are ringing up more and more purchases on their credit and debit cards, and there could be a steep price to pay ahead.

Though the trend is a boon for the companies that issue the cards, analysts worry that there could be long-term problems not only for consumers but also for the anemic economy and the already-troubled banks that will be underwriting all that risky debt.

“Right now what we’re seeing is the US consumer losing their disposable income as they have to spend more and more on necessities because of higher prices for gas and food,” says Ron Ianieri, a market strategist and co-founder of the Options University investor education center. “Normally when you have a certain budget and you can’t keep up with the budget one of the easy steps is to extend that budget using credit.”

One of the main problems with that is US consumers—and their counterparts in Europe as well—already are delinquent on their credit card payments in numbers not seen in six years. The Federal Reserve last week said credit card delinquencies hit 4.86 percent in the first quarter in 2008, while revolving debt—or the type used in credit purchases—hit $957.2 billion in March, a 7.9 percent increase.

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Jun-4-2008

Credit crisis threatens the stability of Nordic banks

Credit crisis threatens stability of Nordic banks 

While the banking systems of Norway and Sweden have managed to withstand the global economic downturn, reports from the countries’ central banks indicate that the situation is about to change. “The turmoil has … spread to new assets, markets and participants. The uncertainty … will probably persist for a long time to come. It cannot be ruled out that problems will get worse,” said Stefan Ingves, governor of Sweden’s central bank.

Oil dips below $124 on concern over US economy

Oil prices dropped below $124 a barrel Wednesday and after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that inflation had become a more prominent concern.

By midday in Europe, light, sweet crude for July delivery was down 52 cents at $123.79 a barrel in electronic trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $3.45 to settle at $124.31 a barrel in the previous session.

Smucker to acquire Folgers from Procter & Gamble for 3 billion

J.M. Smucker Co (stock ticker: SJM) on Wednesday said it would acquire the Folgers coffee business from Procter & Gamble Co (stock quote: PG) for stock valued at $2.95 billion plus the assumption of $350 million in debt.

The deal would give P&G shareholders a 53.5 percent stake in Smucker, which is known for its namesake jellies and jams and also makes Jif peanut butter and Crisco shortening — brands it previously acquired from Cincinnati-based neighbor P&G.

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