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Daily Archives: December 25, 2008

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Retail Falls Completely Apart (SHLD)(GPS)(M)

Posted: December 25, 2008 at 5:06 am

Bricks-and-mortar retail sales were predicted to be down by 5% or so this year. At companies like Sears (SHLD), Gap (GPS), and Macy's (M), which have been suffering for several ...
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Shorts Up Bets Against Healthy Banks And Big Industrials, Move Out Of Tech (AAPL)(C)(GE)(F)(INTC)(MSFT)(YHOO)

Posted: December 25, 2008 at 4:03 am

If investors had a notion that short sellers were going to stay in big financials, they were wrong. Short interest in the weakest companies in the sector dropped. Shares short ...
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Media Digest 12/25/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 25, 2008 at 3:31 am

According to Reuters, as the recession is spreading countries are increasing spending in an attempt to revive economies.Reuters reports that GMAC got federal approval to be a bank holding company.Reuters ...
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Asia Markets 12/25/2008 (TM)

Posted: December 25, 2008 at 3:13 am

Most markets in Asia were closed.The Nikkei rose 1% to 8,600. Toyota (TM) moved up slightly after a huge sell-off earlier in the week.The Shanghai Composite fell .6% to 1,852.Data ...
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Bull Market Christmas Tree From 24/7 Wall St.

Posted: December 25, 2008 at 12:01 am

As 2008 draws to a close, it is time for Christmas.  It is time for Hanukkah. It is time for New Years.  It is time for reflection.  And it is ...
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