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Facebook IPO Rumors Growing Louder & Louder (GSVC, MSFT, MS, GS, DSI)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:42 pm

Facebook is now rumored to be filing its IPO paperwork as soon as next week.  The 'rumor' is coming out of a report from the Wall Street Journal that Morgan ...
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Fitch Joins E.U. Downgrade Waves (EWK, IRE, EIRL, IRL, EWI, TI, EWP, STD)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm

Fitch has joined in on the European sovereign credit rating downgrades.  First it was S&P, but we might argue that this should have mostly been factored in already.  Is it ...
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Dividend & Replacement Cycle, Discounting Ford’s Poor Earnings (F, GM)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 12:53 pm

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is getting clocked today after earnings.  Some of the news should have been anticipated that Thai floods affected its supply chain in Asia because the ...
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Morning Movers (INFI, RVBD, SOA, INFA, F)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 10:06 am

There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI), Riverbed Technology ...
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Marlboro Country Getting Smaller (MO)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 9:11 am

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), makers of Marlboro cigarettes and many other branded tobacco products, reported fourth quarter earnings this morning. Adjusted EPS came in at $0.50, a penny better ...
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Chevron Earnings Could Act As DJIA Drag (CVX, XOM, DIA)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 9:00 am

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is out with earnings.  Regardless of the rhetoric, endless earnings growth is not just assured.  The earnings of $5.1 billion sounds massive, but that is down from ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/27/2011) IMF Greek Forecasts, Opel Changes

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 8:40 am

Updated throughout the day on The Wire The IMF has circulated a private document among EU leaders which shows the Greek financial situation worse than thought. (NYT) GM (NYSE: GM) ...
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GDP Debunks Double Dip Recession Fears

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 8:38 am

The U.S. is still growing despite all of the world's troubles and despite the currency fluctuations.  The Commerce Department's  preliminary reading on Gross Domestic Product showed to have growth of  ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALL, T, BBY, CELG, CLF, EQY, HIG, JCP, JNPR, KIM, PGR, SD, SYNA, UA, VPRT, ZOLL)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 8:27 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Friday morning. The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Started as Outperform ...
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Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Slightly Higher

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 8:24 am

US index futures are slightly higher this morning while European and Asian markets are mixed. The US GDP report is due out this morning, and expectations are calling for growth ...
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Ford Posts Mediocre Earnings, And Investors Pay

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 7:25 am

Ford's (NYSE: F) earnings were disappointing, and investors paid with a 4% drop in shares in the pre-market. Although US sales were good last year, compensation costs helped keep margins ...
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An Earnings Breather For Consumer Products (PG, KMB, CL)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 7:20 am

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) has reported earnings for its second quarter and the consumer products giant has turned in earnings of $0.57 EPS but the normalized earnings was $1.10 ...
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Ten Cities Crushed by the Global Recession

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 6:43 am

The global recession officially ended in 2010. Since then many countries have begun experiencing economic growth again. However, North American and Western European nations are recovering at a much slower ...
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Spain’s Unemployment Situation Becomes Hopeless

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 6:39 am

Spain’s National Statistics Institute reported that the fourth-quarter unemployment rate reached 22.9%. That is up from 21.5% in the previous quarter. Spain does not have the economic engine to improve this ...
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Only Two Horses Left in Smartphone Race

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 6:38 am

HTC, Motorola (NYSE: MMI), LG and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) might as well curtail their efforts in the smartphone arena. The industry has only two companies left with the ongoing opportunity for ...
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