Monthly Archives: October 2010

Corporate Accounting –

Posted on 31. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Investors should always be on the lookout for accounting tricks that skew corporate earnings.  Changing the revenue recognition policy is one way that a company can alter their earnings.  Green Mountain has received attention from investors after the announcement of … Continue reading →

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Market Waits For Election –

Posted on 30. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

The stock market slowed down at the end of the week as many investors wait for the election results.  Tuesday could bring a split Congress or Republican control of both houses.  Currently, Republicans are expected to win more than the … Continue reading →

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Estate Tax Prepayment –

Posted on 27. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Senator Maria Cantwell has proposed a plan that would allow taxpayers to prepay estate taxes.  The Democratic Senator is expected to have some level of support for the plan from Republicans and fellow Democrats.  The prepayment proposal would create an … Continue reading →

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Negative Treasury Yields –

Posted on 25. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Five year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities were sold at a negative yield.  The sale of $10 billion of the securities marked the first time that Treasuries were sold with a negative yield.  Inflation linked debt is the only type that … Continue reading →

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Solar Outlook –

Posted on 20. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

VentureBeat has an article that discusses the outlook for the solar power sector in America.  The article provides funding statistics, public support numbers, and current production figures.  A comparison with Germany is mentioned to highlight the success that subsidies have had … Continue reading →

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Natural Gas Bounces Back –

Posted on 19. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Natural gas bounced back a little and settled up 8.2 cents for the trading day.  Natural gas is near a 13 month low and that helped to spark interest that it may be oversold.  Weather forecasts for cooler temps in … Continue reading →

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VC Funding Falls –

Posted on 15. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Venture Capital funding fell 7.3%  in third quarter from a year earlier.  According to a report from the National Venture Capital Association and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, firms invested $4.82 billion in the quarter.  Clean technology saw the steepest decline falling 32% from … Continue reading →

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AOL & Yahoo! –

Posted on 13. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

AOL is considering making an offer for Yahoo! along with a number of private equity firms.  The interest in Yahoo! makes the firm appear to be up for grabs in a potential bidding war.  The recent departure of some senior executives … Continue reading →

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Currency War –

Posted on 9. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

The International Monetary Fund has been asked by financial leaders to play a larger role in currency valuations.  Currency intervention is necessary to avoid nations from using their currency as a financial weapon.  Emerging markets are the main culprits when … Continue reading →

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Relief Rally?

Posted on 3. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

CNN Money has an article on the recent rally in the stock market.  One analyst described the September market surge as a relief rally.  The market had built in low expectations and any economic data that didn’t point towards a … Continue reading →

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