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U.S. Banker
April 2011
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Excess of Reserves, Shortage of Facts The Fed alone - not actions by banks - dictates how large the reserve number is. And it is the Fed s expansion of its balance sheet that has ballooned reserve levels at banks.   |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
The El Paso Shuffle When estimates of reserves get shuffled around, it's not a good thing. Should investors balk when energy companies adjust downward their estimates of proved reserves? If you ask the author, the answer is yes. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
Toby Shute |
Foolish Fundamentals: Understanding BOE Integrated oil companies and independent exploration and production companies both essentially live and die by their reserve base. That's why investors want to keep an eye on reserves for companies in this space. |
Finance & Development
September 2011 |
Unconventional Behavior Innovative balance sheet policies of central banks helped during the recession, but they should be used only in exceptional circumstances. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
A Closer Look at Insurance Stocks Insurance companies provide an invaluable service by allowing individuals to pool and share risk. The challenge for investors is locating companies with proven abilities to profitably navigate an uncertain future. |
FDIC FYI
March 13, 2002 |
Banks and Thrifts Post Record Earnings, Insurance Funds Slide Full-year 2001 financial data for all FDIC-insured institutions, released today in the Quarterly Banking Profile, depict record bank and thrift earnings even as the reserve ratios of the FDIC insurance funds continue to slide... |
BusinessWeek
January 26, 2004
John Carey |
Shell: The Case Of The Missing Oil Other companies probably won't cut their proved reserves, but regulators may step in. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2010
Toby Shute |
Why I Got This Call Dead Wrong There's no failsafe approach to valuing E&Ps, and different situations demand different frameworks. Look at this example with Gulfport Energy. |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Amey Stone |
How Banks Pretty Up The Profit Picture Playing with loan-loss reserves can produce deceiving earnings. Investors who assume the profits are humming and decide to buy bank stocks could be in for a shock. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2006
Emil Lee |
Insurance Industry Basics: Loss Reserve Insurers estimate their losses using actuarial estimates and experiences. Investors, one thing should be clear: It's better to err on the side of caution. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
Natural Gas 301 An intro to the metrics that shape the natural gas industry and the most recent break even points for ten natural gas producing companies. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Anne Y. Kester |
Improving the Framework for Reporting on International Reserves During the international financial crises of the late 1990s, deficiencies were uncovered in the publicly available information on countries' international reserves. A new template and operational guidelines have been developed to promote improved disclosure of such data. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Adding Fuel to the Oil and Gas Boom A rule change by the SEC could mean better values on many oil and gas stocks. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2010
Toby Shute |
Reflections on the New Oil and Gas Reserve Rules These new SEC rules can obscure or reveal a great deal, depending on how a company handles the transition. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
A Royal Dutch Mess Royal Dutch re-re-categorizes oil reserves. Will it never end? |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2004
Bill Mann |
Nortel: You Must Be Joking People investing in Nortel should know they don't have firm numbers upon which to base a valuation of the firm. This was a company that simply debased itself to "make the number." That being the case, there may be more pain to come as the restatement process continues. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Picture of the Day: Why Inflation Isn't a Problem Excess reserves are piled high. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2010 |
Citi, JPMorgan, Bank of America Earnings: Don't Be Too Excited These banks are taking the worst route to higher earnings possible: by not just cost-cutting, but releasing reserves. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Royal Dutch Smell Royal Dutch leardership seems just fine with a large write-off of reserves. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2011
Isac Simon |
3 Energy Stocks That Are Better Bets Than EOG Resources Investors must gauge a company's ability to convert reserves into tangible revenues and returns. In that regard, EOG's earnings don't exactly look pretty. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Energy M&A: Who's Next? Investors, these tempting, top-performing companies might be Big Energy's next takeover targets: Apache Corp... ChesapeakeEnergy... Occidental Petroleum... Ultra Petroleum... etc. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2006
Mike Norman |
A Simple Guide to Creating Money The government's printing money like crazy. Or is it? If economic conditions provide for few business opportunities, the Fed can exert little influence over monetary growth. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Losing the Shell Game Whoops, looks like Shell miscounted. The world's second-largest oil company, Royal Dutch/Shell cut its reported proven reserves of crude and natural gas by close to 3.9 billion barrels, correcting a reporting error that began as early as 1996. |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
Assif Shameen |
Asia Cannot Live By T-Notes Alone Asia's central banks are looking to diversify out of dollar bonds |
Geotimes
September 2004
Megan Sever |
Energy & Resources Booking and Rebooking Oil Reserves... One field, six companies, six numbers... |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2010
Toby Shute |
Oil Patch Quick Pitch: GeoResources Is this E&P worth exploring? Here's a high-level view. |
BusinessWeek
April 5, 2004
Stanley Reed |
Aramco: Behind The Numbers Saudi Aramco says it has 260 billion barrels of proved reserves. Since there is no independent auditor to vouch for them, many analysts are suspicious. |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Stone Energy Still Sinking After a long drop, have Stone Energy shares hit bottom, and can they bounce back? |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2005
Robert Aronen |
A Few Nuggets Left in the Oil Patch Looking at recent acquisitions may reveal hidden values for investors: Plains Exploration & Production... Pogo Producing... Houston Exploration... |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Jorge Canales-Kriljenko et al. |
Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2011
Travis Hoium |
China Throws Rare Earths for Another Loop Stockpiling of the elements adds another factor to the rare earth debate. |
CFO
April 1, 2003
David M. Katz |
Holes in the Net? Insurers' woes are mounting -- and your company's coverage may be at risk. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Why QE2 Didn't Work Lots of cash printing, very little new cash. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2011
Christopher Barker |
Lifting Gold's Veil of Secrecy What would an audit of the U.S. gold reserves reveal? |
