Bloomberg:
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(BRK/A), the insurance and investment firm run by billionaire Warren Buffett, will disclose more in financial reports in response to a government request, according to regulatory filings.
- A unit of hedge-fund manager Man Group Plc shut down because of losses from US hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC’s collapse. Man Alternative Investments Ltd., which owns about 13% of Amaranth’s shares, lost about 20% of this year’s gains because of Amaranth’s collapse in September.
- The SEC will propose raising asset requirements for investing in hedge funds at a Dec. 4 public meeting. The agency will also consider new anti-fraud rules that would prohibit hedge fund managers from making false or misleading statements to individuals who invest in funds.
- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Harry Macklowe disclosed that they own an 8% stake in Reckson Associates Realty Corp.(RA), the real estate investment trust they are seeking to buy for $4.26 billion.
- Iran will stand by its neighbor Iraq to help the country boost security and achieve peace, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to Tehran by his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani.
- Nintendo sold more than 600,000 Wii video-game consoles in the Americas during the product’s first eight days on the market as the company battled to take sales from Sony Corp.’s(SNE) PlayStation 3.
- Japan’s retail sales unexpectedly fell for a second month, undermining the central bank’s case that the economy is strong enough to withstand another interest rate increase.
Financial Times:
- French President Jacques Chirac wants Iran to contribute to the group of countries and multinational institutions co-coordinating NATO’s peace-keeping mission in Afghanistan.
Reuters:
- IAC/InterActiveCorp(IACI) will merge its Ask.com, CitySearch and functions from other sites to provide local search services.
Yonhap News:
- North Korea’s nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan said his country is ready to rejoin six-nation talks on its nuclear weapons “at any time.”
Late Buy/Sell Recommendations
Citigroup:
- Reiterated Buy on (HLT), target $39.
- Downgraded (NYT) to Sell, target $17.
- Boosted estimates for (GS) and (MS).
Night Trading
Asian Indices are -1.25% to -.50% on average.
S&P 500 indicated +.01%.
NASDAQ 100 indicated -.01%.
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Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
- Durable Goods Orders for October are estimated to fall 5.0% versus a 8.3% rise in September.
- Durables Ex Transportation for October are estimated to rise .2% versus a .5% gain in September.
10:00 am EST
- Consumer Confidence for November is estimated to rise to 106.0 versus a reading of 105.4 in October.
- Existing Home Sales for October are estimated to fall to 6.14M versus 6.18M in September.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are lower, weighed down by automaker and technology shares in the region. I expect US equities to open modestly higher and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing modestly lower. The Portfolio is 75% net long heading into the day.
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