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The failure of the nation’s largest bank for banks will have wide-reaching implications for banksw acrossthe country. Silverton’s business, unlike typical banks, courted only other banks, not individual customers, and failure will impact other bankz balance sheets in a myriad of from now-worthless stock to loans that will be re-solx to investors at an unknowh point in the future. “You’re going to see the fallouy almost immediately,” said Mark Kanaly, a banking attorney with . The firsft impact will be customersfleeing Silverton.
The has arranged for the institutiohn to operate temporarily for the next 60 with the possibility of a 30 day Customers are being encouraged to move as much of their custome relationships as possible to otheercorrespondent banks, which could begin as soon as The next pinch will be from Silverton’s now sourerd bank stock and other investments tied to the leading to possibly largde write-downs for some banks. Its shareholder base, estimated at 400 to 500 banke in Georgiaand elsewhere, are effectively wiped out by the While many banks throughout fourth quarter 2008 and firsyt quarter 2009 reported write-downs of the value of the stock they ownede in Silverton, not all did.
Analysts widely expect second quarter results for somebankw -- Silverton’s total investor base is not yet knownj -- to include significant writedowns on the stock owned, with announcemen trickling out in the next 60 days about the failure’xs impact. Other investments are no less Subordinated debt holders have been asked to file a clainm with the FDIC on the amounty oftheir debt, while trust preferred securities and commohn stock holders are required to . The longer-termj effects may be how regulatorsehandle Silverton’s assets, including loans, which total $4.1 billion. The FDIC’sx sale of those assets may place banks in relationshipsthey didn’tt expect.
Silverton’s loans for stock purchases and bank holdin company debt will be managed by the andnot re-sold. But the rest of the bank’s just like any other bank failure, have been assumexd by the FDIC for later Those are primarily loan or chunks of larger loans sold to customer bankas insmaller pieces, mainly for constructioh and land development. Silverton served as the lead bank on many of thosdeloan participations, now making the government the overseer of thosr loans. The FDIC will review all issues relatedc to participations on an individual and banks will be uninterrupted in receiving theidr respective payouts onthose loans.
If a portionb of a loan is currently unfunded, but scheduled to be, the FDIC will review whether that payout is in the best interest of the But ultimately, most loans will be packaged and sold by the FDIC to third-parthy purchasers, as it does for the assetz of any other bank that fails. “This is goingy to make second quarter an even tougher one forsmalletr banks,” Kanaly said.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Training with Nenad: Team Setup (Part 1) - Fifa.com
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
SAP Predicts Profit to Surge as Much as 16% on Demand - BusinessWeek
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SAP Predicts Profit to Surge as Much as 16% on Demand BusinessWeek 26 (Bloomberg) -- SAP AG, the world's largest maker of business-management software, forecast operating profit will surge as much as 16 percent this year on ... |
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Schwarzenegger says day of reckoning is here - Denver Business Journal:
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“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he With no action, the statd could run out of cash in14 days. Thred months after the state budget was California facesa $24 billion Schwarzenegger has already proposed massive cuts to health care and prisons. Now he’sx looking for structural reform to make governmenf more efficient and stretchtaxpayer dollars. He’w asked the State Boare of Education, for example, to make textbooks availabler in digitalformats — a move that could save In 2004, the governor talked about blowing up boxes and consolidatingt agencies, but the initiatives neved gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzenegger is proposinbg once again to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozen state departments, boards and commissions. This includes the Wastde Management Board, the Court Reporters the Department of Boatinb and Waterways and the Inspectiom and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this the state began consolidating informationtechnologg departments. Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidatew departments that oversee financial institutions and merge taxcollection operations.
In state leaders will receive recommendations on how to modernize thetax “This will be a tremendous opportunity to make our revenuesd more reliable and less volatile and help the statde avoid the boom and bust budgetxs that have brought us here today,” Schwarzenegger told It’s not going to happen in 14 days, he But it could happen before the Legislature adjourn s for summer recess on July 17.
“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he With no action, the statd could run out of cash in14 days. Thred months after the state budget was California facesa $24 billion Schwarzenegger has already proposed massive cuts to health care and prisons. Now he’sx looking for structural reform to make governmenf more efficient and stretchtaxpayer dollars. He’w asked the State Boare of Education, for example, to make textbooks availabler in digitalformats — a move that could save In 2004, the governor talked about blowing up boxes and consolidatingt agencies, but the initiatives neved gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzenegger is proposinbg once again to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozen state departments, boards and commissions. This includes the Wastde Management Board, the Court Reporters the Department of Boatinb and Waterways and the Inspectiom and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this the state began consolidating informationtechnologg departments. Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidatew departments that oversee financial institutions and merge taxcollection operations.
In state leaders will receive recommendations on how to modernize thetax “This will be a tremendous opportunity to make our revenuesd more reliable and less volatile and help the statde avoid the boom and bust budgetxs that have brought us here today,” Schwarzenegger told It’s not going to happen in 14 days, he But it could happen before the Legislature adjourn s for summer recess on July 17.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Samsung buys Dutch group in return to M&A - Financial Times
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bit-tech.net | Samsung buys Dutch group in return to M&A Financial Times Samsung Electronics has bought a Dutch maker of display technology for e-readers in the latest sign the world's ... Samsung Electronics Buys Dutch Display Company |
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Erickson gives up on Hilliard project - East Bay Business Times:
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notified the city of Hilliard last Thursdaty that the foreclosure filing means thedeveloper won't open the unfinishesd $34 million first phase and will no longer manage the 80-acre property. The decision ends more than two monthsa of wrangling over continuedx financing of the Hickory Chase project betweenb the developer andthe lenders. That financia issue had prompted Erickson to ceasee construction on the first 145 units of the complex and community centet the week ofMay 12. The company’ s announcement comes as it from its goal ofinvestingf $12 billion to develoop 50 communities over the next decade.
That includes scrappingv plans to build senior housing facilities in five including Ohio. Before Erickson halted would-be residents had been told they could move in by late Erickson had planned to deliver 833 residential unitsthrough 2013. “We have been informe d by the lender for our Hickory Chas project that despite out best efforts to resolvefinancial issues, the lender has commenceed a foreclosure proceeding that will resulr in us not beinbg able to open Hickory Chase and end our managementt of the property,” the developer wrote in its “We are deeply disappointed we were not able to reacy a resolution.
” The deposits of prospective residents are not affected by the the company said, and it will offer refunds. The companty said in June that it would closs its sales center in late July pending resolutionj of thefinancial issues. A compan y spokesman offered no additional comment beyond the text of the A KeyBank spokeswoman also was not immediateluy available for comment on thefinancing consortium’ds plans for the The lender had extended a $90 millionn construction loan for the project in April according to public records. In a news Hilliard said it had not risked city money inthe $17 million of road improvementzs to Britton Parkway, Anson Drive and Leap Road.
Brittoj Parkway opened in January whil e construction continues on theAnson connector. Thoswe projects were financed through a community development authority that funded the project throughbond financing. Those bondds were expected to be paid off through rising propertyg taxes generated as theretirement community’s buildings get Hilliard Finance Director Michelle Kelly-Underwood said the city’s currengt operating budgets also did not rely on tax revenuw generated by the “In short, we were not counting money from Ericksojn until (the retirement community) was Kelly-Underwood said in the “and this unfortunate development showsd the wisdom of taking that conservative approach.
”
notified the city of Hilliard last Thursdaty that the foreclosure filing means thedeveloper won't open the unfinishesd $34 million first phase and will no longer manage the 80-acre property. The decision ends more than two monthsa of wrangling over continuedx financing of the Hickory Chase project betweenb the developer andthe lenders. That financia issue had prompted Erickson to ceasee construction on the first 145 units of the complex and community centet the week ofMay 12. The company’ s announcement comes as it from its goal ofinvestingf $12 billion to develoop 50 communities over the next decade.
That includes scrappingv plans to build senior housing facilities in five including Ohio. Before Erickson halted would-be residents had been told they could move in by late Erickson had planned to deliver 833 residential unitsthrough 2013. “We have been informe d by the lender for our Hickory Chas project that despite out best efforts to resolvefinancial issues, the lender has commenceed a foreclosure proceeding that will resulr in us not beinbg able to open Hickory Chase and end our managementt of the property,” the developer wrote in its “We are deeply disappointed we were not able to reacy a resolution.
” The deposits of prospective residents are not affected by the the company said, and it will offer refunds. The companty said in June that it would closs its sales center in late July pending resolutionj of thefinancial issues. A compan y spokesman offered no additional comment beyond the text of the A KeyBank spokeswoman also was not immediateluy available for comment on thefinancing consortium’ds plans for the The lender had extended a $90 millionn construction loan for the project in April according to public records. In a news Hilliard said it had not risked city money inthe $17 million of road improvementzs to Britton Parkway, Anson Drive and Leap Road.
Brittoj Parkway opened in January whil e construction continues on theAnson connector. Thoswe projects were financed through a community development authority that funded the project throughbond financing. Those bondds were expected to be paid off through rising propertyg taxes generated as theretirement community’s buildings get Hilliard Finance Director Michelle Kelly-Underwood said the city’s currengt operating budgets also did not rely on tax revenuw generated by the “In short, we were not counting money from Ericksojn until (the retirement community) was Kelly-Underwood said in the “and this unfortunate development showsd the wisdom of taking that conservative approach.
”
Saturday, January 15, 2011
US Open to Stay on CBS Through 2014 - New York Times
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Vedante's growing sales
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Online buyers purchased thousandsof Kantor’s super-reflective Pop Band (armbands and legbands), pet collars and leashes made by her Vedante Corp. “When everybody was sayingv holiday saleswere down, ours just said Kantor, a veteran fashion designer who started Boulder-basee Vedante nearly three years ago. The succesd of Vedante’s Pop Bands and pet productsx prompted giant onlineretailer Amazon.com to buy most of her inventoryy for resale, and triggered inquiries from large pet-store chainas about licensing the products or buying her company. Kantodr focused more on onlinw sales for the holidays than traditional brick-and-mortar sales of Vedante products.
That was because as the recession deepened, retai sales slowed more than online The emphasispaid off, but it presented Kantord with the problem of managing unexpected demand. . “Itg wasn’t even in my game plan to havea break-eveb month for another year,” she Vedante products for pets, pedestriansz and cyclists can reflect brightly from 500 to 1,50p feet, depending on their color. Kantof formed the business with the mission of improvingnighttim safety. Cars injure or kill a pedestrian everyy seven minutes in the United according to the National Highway Traffic Safet yAdministration (NHTSA).
That amounts to nearly 75,0009 people annually, with about 50,000 of the accidents occurringat night, NHTSA statistics show. Kantor takezs walks at dusk and, having survived a car crash with a drunm driveryears ago, she alwayxs wondered about her safety crossing streets at night. Then she saw a Boulder pedestrian hit in a crosswalk inbroad daylight, and she decidex to make a product to improve pedestriann visibility. She drew on her experiencew in textiles anddesignintg women’s apparel in Los Angeles. She chose 3M’s reflective materials for Vedante’s products, and it co-brandsx the Pop Bands with 3M.
She uses the 3M fabrixc in collars and leashes for McGuckin Hardware Store in Boulder carries both the Pop Bandsand Vedante’zs cat collars. The Pop Bands , costing between $12.9i and $13.98 depending on size, sell comparablhy to the battery-powered safety lights McGuckinn sells for outdoor saidRik Isakson, the store’s sportingg goods manager and buyer. “They do very he said. “What appeals is their ease of use, and the novelty of them poppin g onand off.” Vedante’s pet collarzs range between $13.98 and $16.98, and its leashes between $29.98 and $45.98.
Kantor’s biggest challenge is managing a surgew in retailer interest withour taking on debt that couldcrimp Vedante’s long-term Kantor maxed out Vedante’s existing lines of credif from banks after her sales started and she put that money in the She feared her bankd would reduce her credit lines without warning, thus starving the companu of money at a crucial
Online buyers purchased thousandsof Kantor’s super-reflective Pop Band (armbands and legbands), pet collars and leashes made by her Vedante Corp. “When everybody was sayingv holiday saleswere down, ours just said Kantor, a veteran fashion designer who started Boulder-basee Vedante nearly three years ago. The succesd of Vedante’s Pop Bands and pet productsx prompted giant onlineretailer Amazon.com to buy most of her inventoryy for resale, and triggered inquiries from large pet-store chainas about licensing the products or buying her company. Kantodr focused more on onlinw sales for the holidays than traditional brick-and-mortar sales of Vedante products.
That was because as the recession deepened, retai sales slowed more than online The emphasispaid off, but it presented Kantord with the problem of managing unexpected demand. . “Itg wasn’t even in my game plan to havea break-eveb month for another year,” she Vedante products for pets, pedestriansz and cyclists can reflect brightly from 500 to 1,50p feet, depending on their color. Kantof formed the business with the mission of improvingnighttim safety. Cars injure or kill a pedestrian everyy seven minutes in the United according to the National Highway Traffic Safet yAdministration (NHTSA).
That amounts to nearly 75,0009 people annually, with about 50,000 of the accidents occurringat night, NHTSA statistics show. Kantor takezs walks at dusk and, having survived a car crash with a drunm driveryears ago, she alwayxs wondered about her safety crossing streets at night. Then she saw a Boulder pedestrian hit in a crosswalk inbroad daylight, and she decidex to make a product to improve pedestriann visibility. She drew on her experiencew in textiles anddesignintg women’s apparel in Los Angeles. She chose 3M’s reflective materials for Vedante’s products, and it co-brandsx the Pop Bands with 3M.
She uses the 3M fabrixc in collars and leashes for McGuckin Hardware Store in Boulder carries both the Pop Bandsand Vedante’zs cat collars. The Pop Bands , costing between $12.9i and $13.98 depending on size, sell comparablhy to the battery-powered safety lights McGuckinn sells for outdoor saidRik Isakson, the store’s sportingg goods manager and buyer. “They do very he said. “What appeals is their ease of use, and the novelty of them poppin g onand off.” Vedante’s pet collarzs range between $13.98 and $16.98, and its leashes between $29.98 and $45.98.
Kantor’s biggest challenge is managing a surgew in retailer interest withour taking on debt that couldcrimp Vedante’s long-term Kantor maxed out Vedante’s existing lines of credif from banks after her sales started and she put that money in the She feared her bankd would reduce her credit lines without warning, thus starving the companu of money at a crucial
Monday, January 10, 2011
Survey: CEOs still foresee negative conditions - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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“This quarter’s results reflecf a continuing weak set ofeconomif conditions,” said Ivan chairman of Business Roundtable and chairmabn and CEO of “Conditions while still negative — appeard to have begun to stabilize.” The Washington-basefd association of CEOs represents a combined work forcd of nearly 10 milliobn employees and more than $5 trillion in annua sales. When asked how they anticipate their sales to fluctuatre in the nextsix months, 34 percent said sale will increase, and 46 percent predictex a decrease. That is a sunnier forecast thanthe first-quarterf outlook survey, when 24 percent predicted higher sales. Fifty-one perceny said their U.S.
capital spending will fall in thesecondc quarter, and 12 percent said it will Forty-nine percent expect their U.S. employment to decreas e in the nextsix months, up from the first-quarter outlooi survey, when 71 percent predicted a drop in Six percent anticipate their employewe base to increase. Member CEOs estimated that the nation’s real groszs domestic product will dropby 2.1 percenty in 2009, compared with the CEOs’ first-quartere estimate of a 1.9 percent decline. The outlookk index — which combines member CEO projections for capital spending and employment in the six monthsahear — expanded to 18.5 in the second up from -5 in the first quarter.
An index reading of 50 or lower is consisten t with overalleconomic contraction, and a reading of 50 or highet is consistent with
“This quarter’s results reflecf a continuing weak set ofeconomif conditions,” said Ivan chairman of Business Roundtable and chairmabn and CEO of “Conditions while still negative — appeard to have begun to stabilize.” The Washington-basefd association of CEOs represents a combined work forcd of nearly 10 milliobn employees and more than $5 trillion in annua sales. When asked how they anticipate their sales to fluctuatre in the nextsix months, 34 percent said sale will increase, and 46 percent predictex a decrease. That is a sunnier forecast thanthe first-quarterf outlook survey, when 24 percent predicted higher sales. Fifty-one perceny said their U.S.
capital spending will fall in thesecondc quarter, and 12 percent said it will Forty-nine percent expect their U.S. employment to decreas e in the nextsix months, up from the first-quarter outlooi survey, when 71 percent predicted a drop in Six percent anticipate their employewe base to increase. Member CEOs estimated that the nation’s real groszs domestic product will dropby 2.1 percenty in 2009, compared with the CEOs’ first-quartere estimate of a 1.9 percent decline. The outlookk index — which combines member CEO projections for capital spending and employment in the six monthsahear — expanded to 18.5 in the second up from -5 in the first quarter.
An index reading of 50 or lower is consisten t with overalleconomic contraction, and a reading of 50 or highet is consistent with
Saturday, January 8, 2011
McEvoy David - istockAnalyst.com (press release)
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McEvoy David istockAnalyst.com (press release) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Art Technology Group, Oracle Corporation and Amsterdam Acquisition Sub Corporation dated November 2, ... |
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Sights can be a little too breathtaking - Chicago Tribune
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Sights can be a little too breathtaking Chicago Tribune The woman at the visitor center also noted that dehydration is common at high altitudes and that drinking a lot of water would help my symptoms. ... |
Monday, January 3, 2011
Lakers' three-point shooting takes big dip in December - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times | Lakers' three-point shooting takes big dip in December Los Angeles Times Coach Phil Jackson says it's because other teams have seen how the Lakers play and are defending better, and players are tired and don't have the leg ... |
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