Japan’s stock market is more than 70 percent off its 1989 record high and last month the country’s debt was downgraded for the first time in nine years. Time to buy Japanese equities, says David Herro.
“At these prices Japanese stocks are a steal,” said Herro, 50, manager of the $6.9 [...]
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Oakmark’s David Herro Says Unloved Japanese Stocks a ‘Steal’
February 3rd, 2011 by Financial Writer
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January 17th, 2011 by Financial Writer
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What cute-sounding names. They suggest adorable siblings, not twin financial disasters that may cost $1 trillion when we get the final bill.
According to Edward Pinto, Fannie Mae’s former chief credit officer, in 2008 the two government-supported mortgage finance companies, along with the Federal Housing Administration [...]
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Bankers’ Pay on the Line Again
December 28th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Limiting the compensation of banking executives is not the best way to curb their risk-taking, but it might be the option most readily available, an economist writes.
Buy vs. Rent: An Update
Should you buy a home or rent one? An updated list of the relationship between home prices and rents in 55 metropolitan areas.
The Holiday [...]
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TD Bank to Buy Chrysler Financial
December 21st, 2010 by Financial Writer
Toronto-Dominion Bank took another step toward its goal of becoming a top retail player in the U.S. with the $6.3 billion purchase of the former auto-lending arm of Chrysler.
TD said Tuesday the purchase of Chrysler Financial Corp. from private-equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP gives the bank a big presence in a growing [...]
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Are the markets back? Reply is hazy - The Buzz
December 15th, 2010 by Financial Writer
It’s been a long way back, but two of the most widely watched stock market barometers are now trading right around where they were before the financial excrement really hit the fan in September 2008.
The Dow closed Tuesday at 11,476.54, its highest close since September 8, 2008 — a week before the bankruptcy of Lehman [...]
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Caliber Mortgage Finance – The Future Of The Residential Loans Or A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
December 14th, 2010 by Financial Writer
We’ve all been affected in one way or the other of the whole mortgage mess (or for many of us, we hit many, many possibilities). For the most part, I think it’s fair to say that most of the average person was affected by the collapse of mortgages in recent years has been nothing [...]
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Mortgage-Bond Slump ‘Won’t Be Fun’ for Housing: Credit Markets
December 13th, 2010 by Financial Writer
A slump in government-backed mortgage securities that’s sent yields to the highest level since May is threatening a recovery in the U.S. housing market, which had been bolstered by record-low borrowing costs.
Yields on Fannie Mae-guaranteed securities that most affect loan rates jumped as high as 4.21 percent today, an increase [...]
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Getting The Most From Your Mortgage Broker Get
December 10th, 2010 by Financial Writer
The first step in choosing a mortgage broker is to take issues with a little ‘before asking. Not all mortgage brokers are the same thing, and if you want one that is professional, knows the mortgage business and has the contacts to ensure you are getting the best possible solution when it comes to [...]
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Government plans three new measures to bolster economy
December 6th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Canada’s Conservative government will introduce three new measures in coming weeks to bolster the country’s economy”>
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Canada’s Conservative government will introduce three new measures in coming weeks to bolster the country’s economy
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Paul Vieira, Financial Post · Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010
The federal Conservative government plans to introduce three new measures in the coming weeks aimed [...]
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Steve Case looks back at AOL
December 4th, 2010 by Financial Writer
AOL co-founder Steve Case — a serial tech entrepreneur who is still actively launching new ventures — took the stage at Business Insider’s Ignition conference Friday to discuss Web upstarts and reflect on his own battered legacy.
Business Insider editor-in-chief Henry Blodget, who moderated the discussion with Case, asked him what it feels like to look [...]
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