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Daily Archives: December 16, 2008

Goldman Sachs Sighs, Amputation Trumps Guillotine (GS)

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 8:37 am

Imagine a wide loss being considered a win.  That is partly the case at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) This morning.  The former "Golden Slacks" posted a loss of ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (BAM, CEPH, CYPB, FCEL, KR, SWY, XNPT)

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 7:50 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Tuesday morning:Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Started as Buy at TD.Cephalon (CEPH) ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ADTN, AZ, CY, F, GPS, GM, IFX, LEN, ERIC, MXIM, PGR, WFMI)

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 7:46 am

These are some of the key analyst downgrades and negative calls we have seen this Tuesday morning:ADTRAN (ADTN) Cut to Neutral at Baird.Allianz (AZ) Started as Underperform at Jefferies.Cypress Semi ...
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The Car Czar: Auto Firms May Go Bankrupt Anyway

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 6:47 am

The car czar is a joke, a way to get a few billion dollars to GM (GM) and Chrysler while they move their companies in better shape for Chapter 11 ...
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Bank Stocks Get Ready For New Lows (HBC)(C)(BAC)

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 6:25 am

Despite all the capital the Treasury has put into large US banks, their stocks may be about to make new multi-year lows.While the housing market is still hurting their derivative ...
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Even GE (GE) Does Not Know Where It is Going

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 6:12 am

Over the last decade or more no company has been more meticulous about its earnings forecasts than GE (GE). The conglomerate even talks freely about its prospects between its quarterly ...
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The Holiday Sales Mirage (M)(SHLD)

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 6:01 am

The news about what will happen to retail spending ends at December 31. All of the analysis is focused on the period from November 1 to the end of the ...
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New Poll: More Americans Want To Lose Their Jobs

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 5:47 am

The recession has caused so much panic among Americans that it has addled their minds.According to a new poll from The Washington Post and ABC News, most citizens do not ...
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Apple (AAPL) Get Dragged Off Olympus

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 5:29 am

It must be hard for Apple (AAPL) to be dragged off the top of the hill. It has been there so long. Steve Jobs has been hailed as the best ...
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More Madoffs To Come: The Heart Of Darkness Gets Legs

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 4:04 am

It is reasonable to wonder if Bernard Madoff was in his right mind.  Was he ever aware that what he was doing was criminally and morally wrong?  Any rational person ...
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Media Digest 12/16/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 3:54 am

According to Reuters, retail sales will probably drop further after the holidays.Reuters reports that the shock waves of the Madoff scandal are spreading around the financial world.Reuters writes that the ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/16/2008

Posted: December 16, 2008 at 3:15 am

Markets in Asis were mixed.The Nikkei fell 1.1% to 8,568.The Hang Seng rose .2% to 15,079.The Shanghai Composite was up .5% to 1,975.At the open in Europe, the FTSE fell ...
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