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Monthly Archives: February 2009

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Good News in Oil Field Services Continues (NOV, HAL, WFT, SLB)

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 9:11 am

National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE:NOV) reported a solid beat of analysts' estimates for the fourth quarter. After last week's surprising earnings from Halliburton Co. (NYSE:HAL) and Weatherford International Limited (NYSE:WFT), ...
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ADP “Apprentice” Prediction: “You’re All Fired”

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 8:27 am

ADP released its own "pre-unemployment number" again for January, and the jobs lost aren't expected to be pretty.  The payroll company estimates that the US private sector lost some 522,000 ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (EE, LRY, NEM, RSYS, RVBD, RYAAY, STAR, UPS)

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 8:00 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Wednesday morning:El Paso Electric (EE) Raised to Hold at Jefferies.Liberty Property ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ADM, CPX, DLTR, NOC, OKE, SQNM, STI, WINN, WYNN)

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 7:57 am

These are some of the top analyst downgrades and negative calls we are seeing from Wall Street this Wednesday morning:Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.Complete Production (CPX) ...
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Will Jeff Bewkes survive Time Warner’s disastrous quarter?

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 7:02 am

Time Warner Inc. (TWX) reported earnings that were so dreadful that they defy the imagination. The largest media conglomerate lost $16 billion in period ended Dec. 31 as it wrote ...
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Outsourcing Investment Banking To Please Congress

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 6:21 am

The Congress and the Administration seem fixated on cutting the pay of financial company executives and, perhaps, the people who work for them.The idea is a nearly perfect way to ...
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As Big Companies Fire Overseas, US Recession Will Deepen

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 5:51 am

Panasonic will lose $4.2 billion for its fiscal which ends in March. The company says its troubles will cause it to fire 15,000 people. This is the latest in a ...
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Costco (COST): Retailing’s Elite Start To Fail

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 5:29 am

There is an upper tier of retail companies both in the US and abroad. It has been assumed that these firms would not dodge a recession, but that they might ...
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Saving The Car Industry By Tearing It To Pieces

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 4:09 am

The car industry in the US is no longer just under siege. It is irreparably broken. There are no longer circumstances under which costs can be cut enough to make ...
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Media Digest 2/4/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 4:08 am

According to Reuters, Motorola (MOT) is betting much of its future on the Google (GOOG) Android phone system.Reuters reports that car sales hit a 27-year low.Reuters reports that Obama plans ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 2/4/2009

Posted: February 4, 2009 at 3:30 am

Markets in Asia rose.The Nikkei was up 2.7% to 8,034The Hang Seng rose 2.2% to 13,057.The Shanghai Composte moved higher by 2.3% to 2,107At the open in Europe, the FTSE ...
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False Hopes For Internet Profits (IACI)(GOOG)(TWX)(NYT)(DIS)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 8:36 pm

Barry Diller, who has been in the media industry as long as almost any man alive, said the online display advertising at his company, IACI (IACI), might be down as ...
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Game Plan: Cisco Earnings (CSCO, JNPR, NT)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 7:15 pm

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to report earnings on Wednesday after the close.  What is interesting is that the news is expected to be dismal and the guidance ...
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Bill Gates Keeps Adding To Republic Services Stake (RSG, WMI)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 5:43 pm

Republic Services Inc. (NYSE: RSG) keeps seeing its largest shareholder buy stock.  This is none other than Bill Gates.  A fresh filing shows that Gates purchased 600,000 more shares at ...
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Lincoln Educational Selling Shares Into Strength (LINC)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 5:08 pm

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC) was one of the stocks on our list of those hitting 52-week highs today as the entire education sector was strong.  Now it looks ...
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