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Daily Archives: October 27, 2008

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (RE, FIG, PRE, SGEN, TROW, AUY, NT, RICK, RDS.A, X)

Posted: October 27, 2008 at 6:50 am

These are ten of the top analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen this Monday morning with about 2 hours to the the open:Everest Re (RE) to Outperform at Wachovia.Fortress ...
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Where Do Investors Find Safely? (XOM)(MSFT)(WMT)(PG)

Posted: October 27, 2008 at 5:16 am

Some investors have been so rattled by this market that they have taken their money and run. Even Treasuries are not safe enough. What if the US government defaults?Of course, ...
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Knocking Down HP (HPQ) And Dell (DELL): The Netbook Goes Wild (AAPL)(RIMM)

Posted: October 27, 2008 at 4:59 am

The "netbook: seemed like a remarkably stupid idea. It sits somewhere between small laptops and smartphones. It is not much good for anything beyond e-mail and web access. It looks ...
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Citigroup (C) Won’t Make It

Posted: October 27, 2008 at 4:38 am

Citigroup (C) is not going to make it, at least not an an independent company. The FT has reported that the head of Goldman Sachs (GS) called Citigroup CEO Vikram ...
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Media Digest 10/27/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 27, 2008 at 2:53 am

According to Reuters, the Korean central bank made record rate cuts.Reuters reports that the G7 said the rising yen may be a threat to financial markets.Reuters writes that Hungary and ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 10/27/2008 Drop Continues

Posted: October 27, 2008 at 2:21 am

Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei dropped 6.4% to 7,163.Mitsubishi UFJ Financial fell on news it may need to raise money. Toyota (TM) also fell sharply.The Hang Seng fell 8.9% ...
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