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Daily Archives: September 8, 2008

Merrill

Merrill Lynch’s (MER) Trading Lock Of The Week: Sell Merrill Lynch

Posted: September 8, 2008 at 5:40 am

Merrill Lynch (MER) came out with a clever bit of research this morning. As financial stocks take a sharp spike up due to the Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac ...
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Starbucks (SBUX) Endorses McCain

Posted: September 8, 2008 at 5:26 am

Starbucks (SBUX) will begin offering a one-sheet newspaper that will cover the key issues which will have to be addressed by the candidates for president. The product is called the ...
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Why OPEC Should Cut The Supply Of Crude

Posted: September 8, 2008 at 5:08 am

T. Boone Pickens is trying to pay off OPEC to cut production. That should raise oil prices and help his campaign to move US energy sources to wind and natural ...
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Thwarting The Google (GOOG) Deal With Yahoo! (YHOO)

Posted: September 8, 2008 at 4:45 am

The Association of National Advertisers, which includes big marketers like GM (GM), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Wal-Mart (WMT), argues that Google (GOOG) should not be allowed to sell advertising ...
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Replacing All The Bank And Brokerage CEOs Won’t Save The System (C)(MER)(AIG)(FRE)(FNM)(WM)(WB)

Posted: September 8, 2008 at 4:25 am

Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) had their CEOs pushed out by the government this weekend. They will get fat pay packages and can go on to live in ...
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Media Digest 9/8/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 8, 2008 at 2:53 am

According to Reuters, the government takeover of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) will do little to help the mortgage market short-term.Reuters writes that Lehman (LEH) made a number ...
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Asia Markets 9/8/2008 (HBC)

Posted: September 8, 2008 at 2:28 am

Most markets in Asia rose.The Nikkei was up 3.4% to 12,625. Shares in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Mizuho Financial Group rose on US actions to save Fannie Mae and Freddie ...
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