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Whitman's Q2 Letter	As usual, great reading regarding Whitman's Third Avenue Value Fund (TAVF). On "Bear Raids":"It seems as if it is now easier, and more economical, to conduct bear raids than has ever been the case heretofore – even before 1929.1) There is no longer an uptick rule. Prior to July 2007 and since the early 1930’s, a common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (as was Bear Stearns Common) could be shorted only at a price that was higher than the last price or change of price.2) There are n...	June 23, 2008
Jim Cramer’s Stop Trading!	Jim Cramer was out with bullish comments on Companhia Vale Rio Doce (RIO), calling it the cheapest mining stock in the world, on CNBC’s Friday “Stop Trading!” show. Cramer spoke with Rio Tinto’s (RTP) CEO, Tom Albanese who stopped by to discuss his company’s prospects. Albanese said China’s demand for commodities is large. He explained that Toyota Motors’ (TM) battery powered car needs twice as much copper to produce and it needs a lot of aluminum, which...	June 20, 2008
Ackman extends dire predictions to FSA	Filed under: ScandalsWhen word started circulating that hedge fund manager and renowned short-seller William Ackman was set to make public a new short position, a friend and I discussed it with some anticipation. We both hoped that it would be something new and exciting -- ideally a non-financial stock and, at the very least, something other than a bond insurer. Ackman has made headlines with his prescient calls -- and publicity-generating antics -- warning of trouble at Ambac (NYSE: ABK) and MB...	June 19, 2008
Bond Insurer Buying????	There has been some intersting buying in shares of both Ambac (ABK) and MBIA (MBI) Insiders:MBIA's Chairman Joseph Brown bought 159,000 shares of stock at $5.91 per share last week, giving him 2,611,456 shares of direct ownership.Ambac's Chairman and CEO Michael A. Callen bought 10,000 company shares at $2.60 per share. Director Laura Unger disclosed transactions from June 3 for purchases of 103,334 shares at $3.00 in two transactions. Jill Considine, Philip Duff, and Henry Wallace all also ea...	June 17, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE Dennis Gartman Take The traders spoke with Dennis Gartman, author of The Gartman Letter about what he thinks the Federal Reserve will do next with interest rates. Gartman said the Fed will not raise rates because we are moving into an election year in November. He said the country needs a strong dollar, but the policy makers need to start taking action instead of paying lip service. Gartman said the action in oil today was very bearish after crude set a record...	June 16, 2008
AIG's Sullivan Latest Casualty & Why The Shorts Are Winning	If you say something is or is not going to happen, you'd better be right... AIG's (AIG) Martin Sullivan became the latest "we will not need to raise more capital" casualty tonight being replaced by former Citigroup banker Robert Willumstad, who was already AIG chairman, effective immediately.. Sullivan joins Merrill Lynch's (MER) Stanley O'Neal, Citigroup's (C) Charles Prince, Bear Stearns' (BSC) James Cayne, Ambac's (ABK) Robert Genader, MBIA's (MBI) Gary Dunton, Wachovia's (WB) Ken Thompson an...	June 15, 2008
The 52-Week Low Club (ABK)(VSE)(LEE)(NOK)(SNCR)	AMBAC (ABK) Brutal sell-off in some financials. S&P cuts some securities covered by the insurer. Down to $1.74 from 52-week high of $89.33. Verasun Energy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	June 10, 2008
The 52-Week Low Club (TASR)(EK)(GHS)(MNI)(WB)(WM)(MBI)(ABK)	Washington Mutual (WM) Concerns about the financial crisis burn like wildfire. Drops sharply to $6.14 from 52-week high of $44.19. AMBAC (ABK) Sells off to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	June 09, 2008
Now, That Was Fast!	From the RealMoney Columnist conversation yesterday: David Merkel Stealing a March; Next Comes the Pile-On 6/5/2008 3:37 PM EDT So yesterday Moody’s places MBIA and Ambac on Negative Watch. S&P grabs the ball and downgrades them, leaving them on negative outlook. I pointed out a while ago that the dike had been breached, and it was only a matter of time until the downgrades came. And, as I pointed out yesterday, there will be new entrants to the market. Not only will ...	June 06, 2008
Jim Cramer’s Lightning Round	Bullish Plum Creek Timber (PCL), Vaalco Energy (EGY) and Corning (GLW). Bearish Zale Corp (ZLC), Wachovia (WB), Ambac Financial Group (ABK) and Himax Technologies (HIMX). Join the fastest growing community of small cap investors at Stockhideout.com...	June 05, 2008

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