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Why Advance America Only Looks Like a Steal -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://barelkarsan.blogspot.com/'>Saj Karsan</a>submits:</strong><p>Two parties can want to make a deal, but a third party (namely, the government) can prevent that deal from taking place. Such is the case for Advance America (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/aea'
Cash America: The Connection Between Free Cash Flow and Fair Value -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://www.credittrends.com/blog/'>Kenneth Hackel</a>submits:</strong><p><span><span>An essential aspect of the evaluation of investment risk is taking on the roll of a Las Vegas odds maker-and not just when it comes to earnings, cash flows or revenues.</span><p>For example, in its
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha
<p>Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/aea' title='More opinion and analysis of AEA'>AEA</a>)</p><p>Q4 2009 Earnings Call</p><p>February 18, 2010 8:00 am ET</p><br/><a
Why the Bank Bailouts Were Necessary -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://stockpickr.com/'>James Altucher</a>submits:</strong><p>"Let them go bankrupt!" These words were recently screamed at me by a well-known“tea party”, anti-bailout pundit. He was telling me that all of the banks should have gone bankrupt, that any small
7 Highlights From Bernanke's Testimony -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href='http://wallstcheatsheet.com'>Wall Street Cheat Sheet</a>submits:</strong><p><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/testimony/bernanke20100210a.htm">In Wednesday’s testimony</a>before the Committee on Financial Services, Bubblicious Ben Bernanke acknowledged the
FDIC Survey Proves There Is a Role for Payday Lenders -- Seeking Alpha
<p>In 2007, the FDIC set up an<a href="http://www.fdic.gov/SmallDollarLoans/">ill-conceived program</a>for 30 banks to offer short-term loans of up to $1,000, at a maximum APR of 36%.<span></span>They thought this“Affordable and Responsible Consumer Credit” program would prove that
Against Liquidity -- Seeking Alpha
<strong><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/">Felix Salmon</a>submits:</strong><div><div><div><div><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/opinion/27krugman.html?_r=1">Paul Krugman</a>today argues in favor of a financial-transactions tax on the grounds that it would discourage
Money Market Funds Are Running Out of Product -- Seeking Alpha
<p><span></span></p><blockquote></blockquote><p>One lesson the financial crisis taught banks, corporations, and institutional investors is to match the term of their assets and liabilities. Reliance on short-term financing, whether it be repo or commercial paper, to fund longer term, potentially
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