Copyright (c) 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker Technology stocks & Silicon Valley: the inside scoop on investing ideas and trends, featuring all-star contributors, CEOs, entrepreneurs and money managers. en-us http://l.yimg.com/a/p/fi/pr/40197.gif http://finance.yahoo.com 144 17 Tuesday 24 Nov 09 19:07:37 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_378885/Housing-Bottom?-"Not-Even-Close,"-Barry-Ritholtz-Says?tickers=XHB,TOL,DHI,PHM,MAS,LOW,USG A fifth-straight monthly gain for the Case-Shiller Index Tuesday and Monday's stronger-than-expected existing home sales report is giving renewed hope to the housing bulls."Disregard them," says Barry Ritholtz, CEO of Fusion IQ, who notes the ex Tuesday 24 Nov 09 19:07:37 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_378777/A-Bad-Economy-Could-Spell-Good-News-on-Wall-Street-for-Years-to-Come?tickers=spy,dia,qqqq,gld,uup,uso,eem The economic recovery isn't as strong as first thought.   Revised GDP figures released this morning show the economy grew at a 2.8% annualized pace in the third quarter, less than the 3.5% initially reported. The revision was in-line with expect Tuesday 24 Nov 09 18:12:26 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_378730/The-FDIC-Is-$8.2-Billion-in-the-Hole?tickers=XLF,SKF,FAS,FAZ,JPM,WFC,^DJI From The Business Insider, Nov. 24, 2009: The FDIC fund that insures bank deposits is $8.2 billion in the hole. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. released its latest set of grim banking data moments ago. The FDIC had to set aside $21.7 billion for ex Tuesday 24 Nov 09 17:26:56 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_378528/Banks-to-Give-Customers-the-Boot,-Analyst-Dick-Bove-Says?tickers=skf,xlf,bac,c,wfc,axp,WU Not happy with your bank?  The feeling is likely mutual.Don't be surprised if your bank soon decides they don't want your business anymore, says Rochdale Securities bank analyst Dick Bove.Why?Bank regulators and Congress are looking at ways at making Tuesday 24 Nov 09 14:00:00 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_378294/The-Bull-Case-for-BoA,-Citigroup:-Dick-Bove-Loves-the-Big-Banks?tickers=BAC,C,GS,JPM,XLF,MS,FAS With the financial sector ETF up about 135% from its March lows, some of the banking sector's most notable bears are on the prowl again:Last week, Meredith Whitney told CNBC "I haven't been this bearish in a year" and was even more downbeat in a Tuesday 24 Nov 09 12:30:00 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_378115/Bank-of-America-Can't-Find-Anyone-Willing-to-Take-CEO-Job?tickers=bac,xlf,^dji,^gspc,dia,spy Suddenly, it's the least attractive job in the country. Bank of America has been searching for a new CEO for months, ever since battered Ken Lewis announced that he was stepping down.  But no one wants the job.  Why not?Because they'll have to l Monday 23 Nov 09 17:58:31 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_378046/Fed-Face-Off:-Peter-Schiff-Goes-Toe-to-Toe-With-Alan-Blinder,-Jim-Bullard?tickers=gld,gdx,udn,uup,spy,dia,qqqq Peter Schiff's views as an author, investor and free market idealist are no secret: Abolish the Fed, buy gold and avoid the dollar. With that in mind, Sunday night was something of a dream come true for the President of Euro Pacific Capital.Thanks To Prin Monday 23 Nov 09 16:57:16 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_377976/Jim-Bullard-Is-Not-a-Dove:-St.-Louis-Fed-President-Talks-Bubbles,-Recovery-and-Fed-Audit?tickers=^DJI,^GSPC,UDN,TIP,TBT,GLD,XLF St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard has been making headlines and moving markets lately. But as is so often the case, traders may be jumping the gun as the headlines may be misrepresenting Bullard's stance on monetary policy. The irony here is that Bullar Monday 23 Nov 09 15:20:14 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_377926/Microsoft-Offers-to-Pay-News-Corp-to-"De-List"-Itself-from-Google?tickers=msft,nws,goog,^ixic,qqqq From The Business Insider, Nov. 23, 2009:Microsoft (MSFT) wants to pay News Corp (NWS) and other large publishers to de-list their Web sites from Google's (GOOG) search index, the Financial Times reports. The idea is to force Google (GOOG) to pay for c Monday 23 Nov 09 14:09:35 GMT http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_377923/NYT:-The-Govt.-Will-Get-Creamed-When-It-Has-to-Refi-Its-Debt?tickers=dia,spy,xlf,udn,gld From The Business Insider, Nov. 23, 2009:The New York Times -- not usually the first publication you'd think of when it comes to calling for fiscal prudence -- sounds the alarm over the government's massive debt load. ... Monday 23 Nov 09 13:59:40 GMT