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Monthly Archives: February 2009

Will Compensation Controls Move Wall Street Overseas?

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 10:27 am

John Tamny,  RealClearMarkets As this column has regularly argued, government investment is never passive. Once federal bureaucrats slip under the private tent with aid masked as "investment", all manner of ...
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Citi Upgrades Torchmark Corp (TMK) to Buy on Two Catalysts

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 10:21 am

Citi upgrades Torchmark Corp (NYSE: TMK) from Hold to Buy, citing valuation and strong conviction management can grow earnings and book value. The firm lowered their price target from $45 ...
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Transocean Misses the Mark (RIG, DO, SLB)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 10:02 am

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) followed in the footsteps of competitors Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO) and Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB), reporting fourth quarter and full-year results that missed expectations. Transocean ...
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Exxon Puts More Oil in its Tanks (XOM)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 9:54 am

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) reported that it had added 1.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent to its proved reserves in 2008. That amount is equal to 103% of the company's ...
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Liberty Media Liberating SIRIUS XM… Sort Of (SIRI, LINTA, LCAPA)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 9:46 am

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI)  nearly doubled this morning after John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LINTA) (NASDAQ: LCAPA) said it was coming to the rescue.  If you look ...
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Green News: Efficiency as an Energy Resource

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 9:19 am

Utility companies have long faced a dilemma. On one hand, in order to grow profits, they must sell more electricity. On the other hand, they must support conservation as a ...
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Gold Miner Digs for Cash (AGT)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 9:14 am

Canadian gold miner Apollo Gold Corp. (NYSE: AGT) is negotiating with its lenders for an additional $70 million to complete the company's Black Fox project in Ontario. The company may ...
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Bill Gates Top Holdings (ABT, AN, BRK-A, BP, CNI, CAT, KO, COST, CCI, EK, XOM, FMX, JNJ, MCD, OTTR, RSG, SGP, WMT, WMI)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 8:48 am

We compiled a list of the equity holdings of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and for Bill Gates' personal investment vehicle Cascade Investment.  These are as of December 31, ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CCC, ETR, GOOG, HST, MAR, HOT, CYN, DE, FARO)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 7:43 am

These are some of the early bird Wall Street analyst calls we are seeing this Tuesday morning with over two hours to the market open: Calgon Carbon (CCC) Started as ...
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Wal-Mart (WMT) Brings Home The Bacon

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 7:43 am

The last time Wal-Mart (WMT) made official forecasts for Wall St. there was a sense that the recession might be taking down the world's largest retail despite its appeal to ...
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Online Advertising: Too Many Ad Pages, Too Few Ads

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 6:38 am

Internet display advertising is being challenged by the recession. Traditional media is not the only business being hurt as marketers curtail spending to save money. Barry Diller recently said that ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Pushes Mobile (AAPL)(GOOG)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 6:16 am

Microsoft (MSFT) is pushing hard to show that it can be a viable competitor in the business of providing operating systems for smartphones. It has done a deal with handset ...
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The Rise Of The $5 Phone (VZ)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 6:02 am

Something like a billion handsets are sold worldwide every year. That is good news for the large phone companies with big cellular businesses. Wireless handsets, calling plans, and data charges ...
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The Long-Shot Case For Oil Going Back Above $100

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 5:43 am

By most accounts, The International Energy Agency is the leading expert on the future of the price of oil. It collects production data, future yield from existing fields and those that ...
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Americans Become A Nation of Renters

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 5:27 am

One by-product of people being evicted from their homes during foreclosure proceedings is that they often end up renting a place to live. After losing a house to the bank, ...
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