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Daily Archives: February 12, 2009

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As Auto Recession Deepens, Toyota (TM) Cries “Uncle”

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 8:43 pm

Toyota (TM) will make large cuts in its North American operations as sales in the region continue to fall. Given the strength of the Japanese company's balance sheet, the moves ...
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New Bailout Plan, Paying The Neighbor’s Mortgage, Rallies Market

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 4:40 pm

The market rallied strongly into the close on news that the Administration was planning to offer financial help to deserving homeowners who are falling behind on their mortgages. According to ...
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Dow Chemical Dividend Lesson For GE (DOW, GE, MMM)

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 4:40 pm

Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) probably would have had a much better day if the market did not plunge at the end of the day.  In university finance classes ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (NYT)(CHTR)(COF)(GIL)

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 4:25 pm

The New York Times Company (NYT) Concerns about advertising persist. Down to $4.05 from 52-week high of $21.14. Gildan Activewear (GIL) Bad earnings outlook. Plunges to $7.24 from 52-week high of ...
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Major Wind Project, Hot Air? (ITC, NWE)

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Thinking big can be a blessing or a curse. In the case of green power generation, big ideas can be hard to translate into workable plans because we have so ...
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"Future, Or Fracture?"

Coming Clean With Solar Woes (AMAT, JASO, SPWRA, SOLR, STP, FSLR, TAN)

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 12:24 pm

Last year was the year that alternative energy  was  set to take the world over.  High energy prices and election promises made green energy look like it had unlimited ...
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Entergy Pulls Remarketing Offer (ETR)

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 10:44 am

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) was unable to find buyers for $500 million worth of Senior Notes that are a component the company's 7.625% Equity Units (NYSE:ETRPrA) due February 11, 2011. It ...
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Can.. Or Will John Malone Save SIRIUS? (SIRI, SATS, LINTA, DTV)

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 9:39 am

If you thought that the SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) situation couldn't get more complex, it could. It has.  Reports of it getting ready for bankruptcy, and then ...
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General Motors (GM) Bondholders Pushing For More

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 9:23 am

General Motors (NYSE: GM) bondholders are requesting more money in exchange for forgiving billions in debt and are threatening to push the company into bankruptcy if they don't get it, ...
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Plains Gains On Acquisitions (PAA)

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 9:14 am

We've said before that the way pipeline companies grow is by building or buying more pipelines. In its earnings report for the fourth quarter, Plains All American Pipeline LP (NYSE: ...
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A Little Relief From Retail Sales

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 8:45 am

Retail sales were much better than expected which leaves economists to ponder if it is the beginning of a recovery trend in one of the industries hardest hit by the recession. ...
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Jobless Claims Continue Blistering Pace

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 8:41 am

The weekly jobless claims data has surpassed the dreaded 600,000 mark.  The last week's unemployment lines were down 8,000 to 623,000.  We had weekly jobless claims numbers expected as 610,000 ...
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Coke (KO) Comes Through, With China Out In Front

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 8:26 am

If only the stock market was made up of companies like Coke (KO), McDonald's (MCD), P&G (PG), and Wal-Mart (WMT). But, it isn't. They are among the few firms which ...
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Tim Geithner Offers Paralysis, Not Solutions

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 8:12 am

By John Tamny  RealClearMarket Desperate to sell his economic plan in order to be crowned a "winner" in a political culture that equates stature with one's ability to fleece the ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AXYS, CRXL, DFT, LVLT, LGND, NOC, OXGN, PFE)

Posted: February 12, 2009 at 7:29 am

These are some of this morning's top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls from Wall Street this Thursday morning with over two hours until the market opens: Axsys Technologies ...
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