1 250 $MET $AIG Bloomberg reports MetLife may use $8 bln in stock to fund possible $15 bln bid for an AIG life insurance unit. MET shares hit Tue Feb 09 17:31:31 +0000 2010 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 8863239252 26063725 web AIG MET $$ Latest labor data shows there are 6 unemployed people for every 1 job opening. Learned that from today's so-called JOLTs data $TBT $TLT Tue Feb 09 17:08:54 +0000 2010 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 8862418917 26063725 web TBT TLT $$ Brace yourself for the big, downward revision to past employment: http://tinyurl.com/yku4tch From my new news team at Bloomberg Wed Feb 03 14:59:11 +0000 2010 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 8590463787 26063725 web If Blankfein gets $100 mln bonus, it works out to $190.26/minute or $11,416/hour or $273,960/day (assumes he works 24/7 for 365 days) $$ $GS Mon Feb 01 20:50:43 +0000 2010 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 8513212597 26063725 web GS $$ Emerging Market gains probably won't be replicated, Bloomberg reports http://bit.ly/6Nbk8Y (your feedback is most welcome) Tue Jan 26 18:23:33 +0000 2010 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 8245121582 26063725 web $$ Last three times Euro broke 200-DMA it fell an average of 16.5%. A drop like that would take it down to 1.17/1.18 vs. dollar UUP UDN Wed Jan 20 13:53:07 +0000 2010 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 7985935178 26063725 web $$ Bloomberg Multimedia Analysis on why the Fed won't raise rates anytime soon: http://bit.ly/6U94UQ (Please give your feedback on this) Thu Jan 07 21:30:46 +0000 2010 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 7492866331 26063725 web $$ Watch Sheila Dharmarajan on Bloomberg TV present our analysis of why the tough job market is a reality check on today's retail sales. Fri Dec 11 15:12:28 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 6568974156 26063725 web $AMZN worth chasing? It's weakest 3-month period is now: Dec-Jan-Feb +0.8% June-July-Aug +3.8% March-April-May +6.8% Sept-Oct-Nov +9% Thu Dec 03 16:22:28 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 6307594784 26063725 web AMZN $$ 30-YR FIXED MORTGAGE RATE DROPS TO LOWEST SINCE 1971, Freddie Mac says. No sign of a boom in mortgage apps however. Thu Dec 03 15:07:26 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 6305510999 26063725 web $$ John O'Hurley (Mr. Peterman on Seinfeld) is also a very eloquent venture capitalist! Who knew!?! See the replay on Bloomberg.com Wed Nov 25 18:50:51 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 6057665435 26063725 web $GLD, $GDX #gold heading for biggest monthly gain in a decade. It's up 14.4% so far this month, best gain since a 16% leap in Sept 1999. Wed Nov 25 18:37:30 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 6057322270 26063725 web GDX GLD $BNI $BRK/A Data from Assoc of American Railroads shows carload volumes are in secular decline but industry profits are rising $$ Tue Nov 03 14:20:15 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5392165624 26063725 web BNI LSE:BRK $BNI will become $BRK/A second largest operating company behind McLane but ahead of Geico, General Re and MidAmerican $$ Tue Nov 03 14:16:28 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5392085123 26063725 web BNI LSE:BRK $UNP will become $BRK/A second largest operating co behind McLane but ahead of Geico, General Re, MidAmerican $$ Tue Nov 03 14:11:48 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5391986177 26063725 web LSE:BRK UNP $$ Russell 2000 showing a double-top too. Double-tops signal an exhaustion in a rally and the potential for a sustained decline. Mon Nov 02 13:31:51 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5362873671 26063725 web $$ Watching double-tops (a negative signal for stocks) in S&P 500, Midcaps, Dow Transportation Avg and a triple top in Financials index $SPX Mon Nov 02 13:29:29 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5362830141 26063725 web SPX $AMZN If you have a Bloomberg Terminal, check out the Bezos Wealth Meter to see how much he's made TODAY: .BEZOS index GIP <go> $$ Fri Oct 23 15:30:51 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5099247992 26063725 web AMZN $AMZN If (and it's a big if) you bought AMZN at 2001 split-adjusted low of $5.50 a share and still held it today that's a 2000% return $$ Fri Oct 23 14:36:54 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5097972022 26063725 web AMZN $AMZN WJB Capital technical analyst John Roque is predicting Amazon shares will hit $160 (no time frame) based on the stock's big base. $$ Fri Oct 23 14:35:45 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5097944914 26063725 web AMZN $AMZN If (and it's a big if) you bought AMZN at its 2001 split-adjusted low of $5.50 a share and still held it today that's a 2000% return Fri Oct 23 14:33:45 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5097899317 26063725 web AMZN $AMZN Jeff Bezos is $1.8 Billion richer today thanks to the leap in Amazon's stock price to a record intraday high this morning. $$ Fri Oct 23 14:29:43 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 5097805413 26063725 web AMZN $AA UPDATE S&P futures now up 3.8 points, post Alcoa news Wed Oct 07 20:58:06 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 4691800894 26063725 web AA $AA Alcoa's muted effect on S&P futures which are up 0.9 points Wed Oct 07 20:40:48 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 4691428036 26063725 web AA $AA Alcoa up 5% in after-hours trading to $15 (from $14.20 close) Wed Oct 07 20:36:11 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 4691327382 26063725 web AA $AA Alcoa-related movers afterhours: Kaiser Aluminum $KALU +7.4%, Century Aluminum $CENX +8.4%, Alumina Ltd $AWC +4% Wed Oct 07 20:28:31 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 4691158504 26063725 web AA AWC CENX KALU $AA So far this year, Alcoa has gotten rid of about 27,000 employees or 31% of the workforce that it had at the start of the year. Wed Oct 07 20:26:13 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 4691110784 26063725 web AA $AA Alcoa cost of goods sold is lowest in a decade, SG&A is lowest in at least a decade, according to Bloomberg data. Still cost cutting. Wed Oct 07 20:21:58 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 4691017681 26063725 web AA $AA Alcoa 3Q profit margin: 1.67% First positive margin in a year. Wed Oct 07 20:15:12 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 4690871464 26063725 web AA $AA 3Q Cash on hand of $1.1 billion (Bloomberg data shows that's the highest cash since only 1Q of this year). Wed Oct 07 20:09:09 +0000 2009 acinko http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/203122520/cinko_headshot_normal.jpg 4690744416 26063725 web AA