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Collin Clark Peterson has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 7th District of Minnesota (map). He is a regional whip.

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Callon Petroleum: Locking in Today's Futures Prices Would Be Wise

Callon Entrada "Prior to abandonment of the project, CIECO Entrada failed to fund two loan requests totaling $40 million under the Callon Entrada non-recourse credit agreement with CIECO Entrada. CIECO Entrada also failed to fund its working ...

From COLIN PETERSON, Seeking Alpha,  17 Nov 2009

Two Catalysts for Another Sharp Drop in Georgia Gulf

It seems like some of the bond funds haven't decided to sell their new shares yet. But I see two catalysts for another sharp move lower in the stock. First, GGC will be releasing third quarter earnings Wednesday at 5:00 PM ET. Competitors PPG and Olin ( ...

From COLIN PETERSON, Seeking Alpha,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Georgia Gulf,  VERSUS Chanel

Olin's Earnings Look Perfect for Georgia Gulf Pair Trade

Olin has two segments: Chlor-Alkali chemicals and Winchester ammunition. GGC has two segments: Chlor-Alkali chemicals and Royal Group vinyl products. I am short more GGC than I am long OLN. So, what I would ideally want is for Winchester to do really ...

From COLIN PETERSON, ETF Investor,  27 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Georgia Gulf,  CA Inc.,  VERSUS Chanel

Oil / Natural Gas Ratio Still Extreme

Looks like the oil/natural gas ratio has begun correcting but is still at an extreme. The products are not the best of substitutes, but their price movements should be correlated positively instead of negatively as has been the case recently, since ...

From COLIN PETERSON, ETF Investor,  17 Jun 2009

Another Leg Down for Financials Is Coming

I have seen many very intelligent financial people describe the problems bedeviling the financial markets as the worst since the great depression. People in this industry invariably try to put a silver lining on everything that happens because ...

From COLIN PETERSON, Seeking Alpha,  14 Aug 2008

11 Quick Facts About Colonial Bancgroup

I was just reading the latest CNB (CNB) 10-Q. I thought I'd post my notes up here. Loan portfolio is 37% RE construction, 32% commercial RE, 17% residential RE.FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees were $4.4m for Q2, up 258.3% yoy.They have a huge ...

From COLIN PETERSON, Seeking Alpha,  14 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Colonial Bancgroup

Continuing the Jim Cramer Truth Watch

"We do not have 'financial TV' in this country. We have blatant market manipulation in the guise of 'news' on a daily basis." This is kind of old news but if you haven't seen it yet, you need to watch this YouTube of Jim Cramer: "No. No. No. Bear ...

From COLIN PETERSON, ETF Investor,  21 Mar 2008
Related Topics: James J. Cramer,  CNBC

Downey Financial Non-Performing Assets Leap Again

"Restated NPAs" represents loans modified pursuant to Downey's borrower retention program. Downey reports NPAs as a percentage of total assets. But not all of a bank's assets are loans. So, to make the NPA statistic more easily comparable across time, ...

From COLIN PETERSON, ETF Investor,  28 Feb 2008

Downey Financial: A Runaway Train of Defaulting Borrowers

Friday I updated my Downey Financial (DSL) survey of defaults and trustee's sales for January 2008. It's based on a sample of San Diego, San Joaquin, and Solano counties only. See the footnote for more on how this data is collected. (1). I was waiting ...

From COLIN PETERSON, ETF Investor,  4 Feb 2008

Bears Victorious

"Does a company deserve your highest Triple A rating whose stock price has declined 90%, has cut its dividend, is scrambling to raise capital, completed a partial financing at 14% interest (now trading at a 20% yield one week later), has incurred ...

From COLIN PETERSON, ETF Investor,  31 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Berkshire Hathaway

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