Monthly Archives: February 2009

Morgan Stanley (MS) And Citigroup (C) To Pay $3 Billion To Brokers? Not If Treasury Says “No”

Posted: February 14, 2009 at 8:24 am

Wall St. keeps coming up with new ways to waste money and upset Congress, the Administration, and the public. Part of the argument made by large financial firms for paying ...
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The Tweets Nab More Cash

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 6:46 pm

If you have used Twitter you either love it or can't wait to get off it. Social networking meets micro-blogging. The company just closed on another round of funding, although ...
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An S&P Debt Upgrade, For Amazon.com (AMZN)

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 4:56 pm

The debt ratings agencies have been accused of being very late to the party on the financial crisis. But investors still watch the ratings changes from them, particularly when there ...
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Tiffany Lands Warren Buffett Debt (TIF, BRK-A)

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 3:18 pm

Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) scored the big fish. The luxury jewelry retailer issued notes to Warren Buffett's via units of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). (more...) ...
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Stimulus Effect On Green Energy & Green Jobs

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 2:34 pm

All told, the $789 billion economic stimulus bill contains about $50 billion for renewable energy projects, electric utilities, and other green companies. It's possible to look at this sum in ...
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Advanced Batteries: The Next Ethanol? (ALTI, ACPW, BCON, XIDE, ENS, CHP, AXPW)

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 12:02 pm

There's a fair amount of interest from green energy market watchers in the battery market. Many see this as the next big thing for energy investors. There are allowances for ...
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Gas Pipeline Joint Venture Killed (OGE, ETP)

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 10:43 am

Last September OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE:OGE) and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) announced a joint venture to transport natural gas from Texas and Oklahoma to California and the northeastern US. ...
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Tortoise Slowing Down (TYY, TYG, TYN, TTO)

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 10:39 am

Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. (NYSE:TYY) has cut its first quarter 2009 distribution from $0.43/share to $0.40/share. For the full year, Tortoise expects to be able to pay investors at least ...
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Rough Week For Smart Grid Players (ITRI, DGII, COMV, ENOC, ELON)

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 10:21 am

Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) is supposed to be one of the winners in the stimulus package. The advanced metering company is known as the Smart Grid meter reader to many ...
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Disappearing Dividends At America’s Best-Known Companies (DOW, HOG, MAS)

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 9:55 am

In this horrible market, dividends have been one of the few saviors for investors. But the latest trend of big-name companies slashing their dividend is concerning. Sadly, this trend will ...
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Banking Industry Has Not Run Low On Surprises

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 9:46 am

It is always heartening to hear the British describe a disaster. Their cool makes it seem as though almost nothing had happened. In the UK, shares of Lloyds shed a third ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ASML, ATMI, WFR, PALM, PFCB, PRAA, RAH, TXN, WOOF, XEL)

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 7:45 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst calls we have seen this Friday morning.... Friday the 13th: ASML (ASML) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank. ATMI (ATMI) Raised to ...
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IMF Chief Gets Unpleasant

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 7:35 am

Instead of keeping his opinions to himself, the head of the IMF decided to pass along depressing news as Europe released several pieces of downbeat data including poor results for ...
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Europe Is Not A Way Out For GM (GM) And Ford (F)

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 7:25 am

GM (GM) and Ford (F) each used to have remarkably profitable European operations. A large part of their annual net income came from the region. Now, it looks like auto ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Launches Retail Stores To Save Windows

Posted: February 13, 2009 at 6:11 am

To cut down on the numbers of stores without Windows in the US, Microsoft (MSFT) is launching its own retail outlets. Given the size of its customer base, it would ...
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