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Daily Archives: December 5, 2008

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What 20,000 Jobs Lost A Day Means

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 8:37 am

Big companies lost 30,000 jobs yesterday. Those are the public companies which had to come clean. Who knows how many jobs were lost at smaller companies. Businesses with under 100 ...
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Oil At $25, Gas At A Buck?

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 8:14 am

More people in the oil industry and the services businesses that support it are going to be out of work soon. That is because crude dropped from $147 to under ...
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Amazon (AMZN): No Kindle Under The Tree This Year

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 7:42 am

Oprah helped get Mr.Obama elected President. At the very least she brought him some remarkable national attention.The famous talk show host and celebrity may have also given the new Amazon ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (BKS, HNI, LEAP, LGF, SAFM, SQM, SYNA, VIP)

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 7:38 am

These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen so far this Friday morning:Burger King (BKC) Started as Buy at Citigroup.HNI Corp. (HNI) Raised to Neutral ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (BRY, BBG, BG, CBST, GSX, KNL, WFR, SIRO, TXCO)

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 7:32 am

These are the top pre-market downgrades from Wall Street analysts this Friday morning:Berry Petroleum (BRY) Cut to Market Perform at Morgan Keegan.Bill Barrett (BBG) Cut to Market Perform at Morgan ...
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The Long Knives Come Out As Apple (AAPL) Estimates Cut

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 6:35 am

According to Barron's, one of the Wall St. analysts who follows Apple (AAPL) most closely has sharply cut his forecasts. "For the September 2009 fiscal year, Munster cuts his revenue ...
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California Moves To Confederate Dollars For Monetary System

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 6:25 am

People still keep Confederate Dollars. They have not been worth anything since 1864, but they are a nice collectors item and evoke memories of brother killing brother.Now, the State of ...
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An Irony In Low Oil Prices

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 6:15 am

When oil got over $140 a barrel, there were grave concerns that huge numbers of people could be put out of work. Airlines and auto companies could not afford high ...
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A Good Time To Dump Boeing (BA) Management

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 5:55 am

Boeing (BA) is moving up the list of worst managed US companies at lightning speed. It went through a nice long strike with its machinists, which it settled after two ...
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Media Digest 12/5/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 3:47 am

According to Reuters, car company executives went before Congress and pleaded for billions of dollars.Reuters reports that governments are bracing for a long crisis ahead. Reuters reports that Paulson says ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/5/2008

Posted: December 5, 2008 at 3:16 am

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell .1% to 7,918.The Hang Seng was up 2.1% to 13,790.The Shanghai Composite was up .7% to 2,019.At the open, the FTSE was ...
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