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Daily Archives: October 2, 2008

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Solar Ambitions Keep Growing (ENER, STP, CSIQ)

Posted: October 2, 2008 at 7:35 am

If one sector always keeps having new projects and new expansions, it is solar and alternative energy.  There were several announcements this morning from some key solar players such as ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AMGN, CPLP, DRIV, DSX, DNA, GNK, MAKO)

Posted: October 2, 2008 at 7:16 am

These are some of the top upgrades we are seeing from Wall Street analysts this morning:Amgen (AMGN) Raised to Outperform at William Blair.Capital Product Partners (CPLP) Started as Outperform at ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AKAM, CVLT, JNPR, LVS, MUR, N, PDX)

Posted: October 2, 2008 at 6:38 am

These are some of the early analyst downgrades we have seen this Thursday morning:Akamai Tech (AKAM) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.CommVault Systems (CVLT) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.Juniper ...
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Nokia (NOK) Goes After Apple (AAPL): A Gun To A Knife Fight

Posted: October 2, 2008 at 5:15 am

Nokia (NOK) has been very slow moving into the market for high-end smartphones, especially in the US. There are plenty of Apple (AAPL) iPhones and RIM (RIMM) Blackberries on the ...
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Wal-Mart (WMT): Coal In The Retail Industry’s Stocking

Posted: October 2, 2008 at 5:03 am

"Everyday low prices" are getting out of hand. Wal-Mart (WMT) already is cutting what it charges for toys and the holiday season has really not begun.According to The Wall Street ...
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Why Does GE (GE) Need All That Money? The New Junk Bond Economy

Posted: October 2, 2008 at 4:47 am

GE (GE) is raising $15 billion, some of it from Warren Buffett at usurious rates. In many states his actions would have been illegal.Why does GE need the money? No ...
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Where Is The Fed When It is Needed?

Posted: October 2, 2008 at 4:19 am

It is time for Ben Bernanke to descend from Mount Olympus and join the Croesus of the administration, Henry Paulson, in the the trenches, or the tranches, depending on your ...
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Media Digest 10/2/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 2, 2008 at 2:42 am

According to Reuters, the economic bailout bill passed the Senate and is likely to pass the House.Reuters reports that GE (GE) raised $15 billion with some of the capital coming ...
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Asia Markets 10/2/2008 (TM)(HMC)(SNE)

Posted: October 2, 2008 at 2:16 am

Markets in Asia were mostly lower with Shanghai closed for the holiday.The Nikkei was down .8% to 11,273. Toyota (TM) fell on poor US sales. Honda (HMC) was down as ...
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