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NEW YORK, Sept. 29 -- Without a federal bailout plan to prop up confidence in the U.S. financial system Monday, stocks fell sharply around the globe, oil sank, gold soared and yields on government debt skidded closer to zero as traders ran from risk and sought safe-haven investments.

Howard W. Lutnick, the chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald, is famously loyal to friends. This year, he collected at least $100,000 for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign and between $50,000 and $100,000 for Arizona Sen. John McCain.

It was seven years ago today. I was breast feeding my new little bundle on the couch, watching TV and crying uncontrollably over what was unfolding before my eyes. My little girl was 6 weeks old. Just a little string...

Stock Rating Reiterations: SWIM AIG OFC ABX ALO DRYS AMGN 0 Stock Rating Reiterations: SWIM AIG OFC ABX ALO DRYS AMGN Last Update: 8/25/2008 10:30:00 AM Rating reiterations for Monday from Briefing.com: Company Ticker Brokerage Ratings Change Alpharma ALO RBC Capital Mkts Outperform American

To the person who is reading my Cantor Fitzgerald archives: Wow, you’re enthusiastic!   I like that (you might search “Enron” on this site to see my own enthusiasm.)  If there’s something that you’d like to know about Cantor that’s not covered in the archives, please feel to drop me a line.  I’m pretty familiar with the company.

I just finished listening to the 2Q earnings conference for BGC.  Most of the information from the prepared statements had been already reported. As always, the question and answer session was the best part. A few highlights: * Re: quarterly dividends.

I’ve been very vocal about my love for all things Cantor Fitzgerald. And this is why. The results the second quarter 08 have been golden: – Pre-tax distributable earnings(2) increased by 146.8 percent to $42.3 million in the second quarter of 2008, compared to $17.1 million in the second quarter

By Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily Amazon.com (AMZN) has quietly launched “Checkout by Amazon,” an e-commerce checkout service for online merchants that is taking on eBay’s (EBAY) PayPal Merchant Services offering, several analysts noted today.

I think its a mistake to “like” analysts - because they’re only spokesbabes giving their opinions about stocks and the market. They’re not the product. I think you must keep your attention on the actual product, not what people are saying about it.

Marc Pado, my favorite strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald, keeps piling on the bad news. He pointed out that a few things should have “helped” the economy (ie, the stimulus package, tax rebates, fed cut - all of which take about six months to really feel) but that stocks are “being stabbed in the back by oil” and “every once in a while we get some statements that twist the knife a little bit”.