Main News

 

The Bush administration is expected to announce Thursday an agreement with the mortgage industry to freeze interest rates for certain subprime mortgages for five years. In addition, the plan includes a provision to fast track some borrowers toward refinanced loans and allow state and local governments to use more tax-exempt bond programs to fund refinancings. The plan comes amid concerns about rising home-foreclosure rates.
For more information, see: http://wsj.com/article/SB119688188491114732.html?mod=djemalert

 

For Hedge Funds, November Is the New August
In a twist, only quant funds have something to celebrate. Read More

 

Buffett Called to Fraud Trial
International Herald Tribune - Wednesday December 05, 12:17 GMT

 

Pearlstein: Credit Crisis
Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein discusses the meltdown in the credit markets, which he says has not happened yet.
(Steven Pearlstein, washingtonpost.com)

 

Research and Markets: Advanced Portfolio Attribution Analysis: New Approaches to Return and Risk
By BusinessWire
12/4/2007 7:31:01 AM

 

Florida to allow some withdrawals from troubled investment pool
By Alistair Barr MarketWatch
12/4/2007 2:02:00 PM

 

It's a Bird, No, it's a Plane, No, it's BlackRock to the Rescue!
Wall Street Journal Interactive - Wednesday December 05, 08:16 GMT

 

NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)—Over the next two years institutional investors in Canada and the United States will increase their average allocations to hedge funds to 8. ......

 

 

 

 

Olympic heat
More than light in China debate
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Yield Curve Corner

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Natural Disaster Corner

 

Climate Prediction  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/predictions.php

World Meterological Organization http://severe.worldweather.org/

Tornadoes: http://www.disastercenter.com/tornado.htm

Great Sat Pictures of events:

 

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Iranian Situation and Other Man Made Disasters

 

Bush: Iran Should 'Come Clean'
Washington Post Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:17 PM PST
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5 -- President Bush warned Iran to "come clean" on the extent of its nuclear activities or risk international isolation as he sought to shore up support for his strategy of continued diplomatic pressure on Tehran in the face of new intelligence that questions previous...

 

IRAN, U.S.:  U.S. President George W. Bush called on Iran to "come clean" about the extent of its nuclear weapons program, warning that Tehran will be subject to further international isolation if it does not comply.

Lessons of Iraq Aided Intelligence On Iran
The starkly different view of Iran's nuclear program that emerged from U.S. spy agencies this week was the product of a surge in clandestine intelligence-gathering in Iran as well as radical changes in the way the intelligence community analyzes information.
(By Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus, The Washington Post)

 

 

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Opalesque’s Corner

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Misc. Items of Interest

 

45 Social Entrepreneurs who are Changing the World | by Fast Company staff
Venture philanthropy. Patient capital. For-benefit
corporations. What if you could use the disciplines of
the corporate world to attack daunting social problems?
Here we look at 45 nonprofits, 10 for profits, and 4
rising stars who are doing just that.
http://trax.fastcompany.com/k/w/mailman/fasttake/20071205/socap

Slideshow: 45 World Changers | by Alex Goldmark
A look at 45 non-profits making their mark globally.
http://trax.fastcompany.com/k/w/mailman/fasttake/20071205/worldchangers

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Funnies, Facts, Quotes, etc….

 

tarradiddle air-uh-DID-uhl, noun:

1. A petty falsehood; a fib.
2. Pretentious nonsense.

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Conference, Courses, Books, Papers

 

Great Research Sites:

 

Merrill Lynch research Link to full report including important disclosures see example

 

John Mauldin’s Weekly Analysis

 

James Altucher’s Website:

 

Other useful sites:

 

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Index Corner

 

The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index www.hedgeindex.com.

The Cogent Dynamic Averages http://www.cogenthedge.com/home/inv_strategy.asphttp://www.cogenthedge.com/home/inv_strategy.asp

The Dow Jones Indices: http://www.djhedgefundindexes.com/index.cfm?event=viewPremiumContent (free registration)

HFRX Indices https://www.hedgefundresearch.com/hfrx_reg/index.php?fuse=login&1170880431

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Regulatory Info

 

 

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Disclaimer

 

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