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• Morgan Stanley Sees Single-Digit Gains for Global Developed Equity Markets in 2010

  
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  Research Recap submits: Morgan Stanley ( MS ) expects single-digit gains in global developed equity markets in 2010, as well as a bounce in the dollar and uneven credit markets. Complete Story »
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• Outlook Negative for U.S. Equity REITs Despite Recent Liquidity Improvements

  
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  Research Recap submits: Despite improved liquidity profiles and access to the unsecured debt market, weak property operating fundamentals across the U.S. equity REIT sector and the uncertainty as to the exact timing of a full economic recovery remain areas of concern for U.S. equity REITs in 2010, according to ...
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• U.S. Commercial Real Estate Price Decline Continues to Slow

  
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  Research Recap submits: Commercial real estate prices as measured by Moody’s/REAL Commercial Property Price Indices (CPPI) dropped 1.5% in October, as the pace of monthly declines continued to moderate. U.S. commercial property values are now down 36.4% from a year ago, and 43.7% from the peak in prices two ...
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• S&P Expects State Debt Issuance to Rise in 2010, Some States Could Be Constrained

  
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  Research Recap submits: In addition to credit market disruptions that required swift action by state debt managers, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] has brought significant change to the municipal market and how debt is issued, according to Standard & Poor’s. “Add to this the worst economic ...
  3 days ago

• Potential Smartphone Buyers Choosing Blackberrys Despite iPhone, Droid Hype

  
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  Research Recap submits: As Research in Motion ( RIMM ) rallies in the wake of strong quarterly results, it is worth noting the prevalence of Blackberry devices on this list from comScore: looks like 51 percent of potential smartphone purchasers surveyed plan to buy a Blackberry device in the next three ...
  4 days ago

• Automotive Sector: Riskiest and Least Risky Companies

  
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  Research Recap submits: Audit Integrity says Oshkosh Corporation ( OSK ) and BorgWarner ( BWA ) are among riskiest North American public companies in the automotive sector, based on their “Very Aggressive” corporate governance practices. Borg Warner is also on Audit Integrity’s Investor Watchlist. ...
  6 days ago

• Foreign Banks Perform Best Closer to Home

  
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  Research Recap submits: A new working paper from the International Monetary Fund (not official policy) finds that foreign banks perform best when they are culturally or geographically close to the host country, and suggests this could lead to a more regional approach to international banking. Excerpts from Being ...
  1 week ago

• Mobile Application Revenues Set to Double in Next 4 Years

  
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  Research Recap submits: According to the latest research from Screen Digest’s Mobile Intelligence Service , revenues from applications other than voice and messaging on mobile devices are set to double in the next four years to reach €100 billion by the end of 2013. €8.6 billion of this will be generated by ...
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• Reveral of Oil Prices Could Pose 2010 Risk to Oil/Gas Sector

  
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  Research Recap submits: Moody’s expects US insurers’ commercial mortgage losses tol grow, but not to result in many rating downgrades unless commercial property values fall much further than expected. Given that commercial real estate performance typically lags the general economy, we expect loss rates ...
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• Reversal of Oil Prices Could Pose 2010 Risk to Oil / Gas Sector

  
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  Research Recap submits: Moody’s expects US insurers’ commercial mortgage losses to grow, but not to result in many rating downgrades unless commercial property values fall much further than expected. Given that commercial real estate performance typically lags the general economy, we expect loss rates ...
  1 week ago

• CREs Losses Wont Threaten Life Insurance Ratings - Unless Values Fall More than Expected

  
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  Research Recap submits: Moody’s expects US insurers’ commercial mortgage losses tol grow, but not to result in many rating downgrades unless commercial property values fall much further than expected. Given that commercial real estate performance typically lags the general economy, we expect loss rates on ...
  1 week ago

• Mobile Internet Ramping Up Faster than Desktop Did

  
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  Research Recap submits: Mary Meeker and the mobile technology research team at Morgan Stanley today release a massive new Mobile Internet Report that supports much of the hype about the future of the sector. It includes analysis of expected winners and losers from the forecast trends. Complete Story »
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• Diversified Industrial Companies: Modest M&A Capacity in 2010

  
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  Research Recap submits: Standard & Poor’s does not consider the capital goods sector as particularly fertile ground for large multibillion dollar transactions, and does not expect a big wave of transformative merger and acquisitions (M&A) in 2010. Nonetheless, over the past few months, we have observed ...
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• Kraft: Sitting Tight on Takeover Offer Despite Cadbury Bluster

  
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  Research Recap submits: Despite the vigor of Cadbury ( CBY ) management’s rejection of Kraft’s ( KFT ) takeover offer, it has not moved the needle much on the deal. While Cadbury alluded to interest from other potential buyers or merger partners, such as Hershey ( HSY ) and Ferrero, Kraft is under no ...
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• Moodys: No Recovery in Restaurant Revenues Until 2011

  
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  Research Recap submits: Moody’s said its negative outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry anticipates that high unemployment, elevated consumer-saving rates, low disposable income and cost-saving measures by businesses will continue to pressure restaurant traffic, revenue and earnings. “Almost every ...
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• No Sign of Slowdown in Rising U.S. CMBS Delinquency Rates

  
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  Research Recap submits: A closer look at Moody’s Delinquency Tracker for Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities provides little reason for optimism. The delinquency rate of loans in US CMBS conduit deals reached 4.47% at the end of November, a 46-basis point increase over the month before, and the largest ...
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• SEC Settlements Decline Again in 2009 - But That Could Change for 2010

  
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  Research Recap submits: The number of Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) settlements declined for the second consecutive fiscal year in 2009, with 626 defendants, compared to 673 in fiscal year 2008, according to NERA’s fiscal year-end SEC Settlements Trends report. The report’s authors — Consultant ...
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• Alternative Analysts on the Apple Tablet

  
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  Research Recap submits: Apple ( AAPL ) rallied on Wednesday after Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner , citing supply chain contacts, said in a research note that Apple is gearing up to sell 1 million of the highly anticipated units each month starting in March or April. This will come as no surprise to those who ...
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• Private Equity Exit Market Thaws as IPOs Regain Favor

  
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  Research Recap submits: Since the start of the meltdown, the exit market has been slowly thawing for private equity investors, with each quarter in 2009 being better than the one before. The fourth quarter is on track to continue the trend with 42 completed exits so far, according to the PitchBook ...
  2 weeks ago

• Fitch: Another Tough Year for Most U.S. Structured Finance Sectors

  
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  Research Recap submits: Though the U.S. economy is on a slow path to recovery, collateral performance will continue to be weak for all U.S. structured finance sectors next year, Fitch Ratings says in its 2010 outlook report. Despite modestly weakening collateral performance, ABS ratings are expected to ...
  2 weeks ago

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