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Monthly Archives: March 2009

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Will GE (GE) Dump Forecasts After Debt Downgrade?

Posted: March 13, 2009 at 5:18 am

It is an interesting theory, but it may not be plausible. Some analysts think that GE (GE) will use a downgrade of its debt by S&P as cover for reducing ...
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Europe Says It Has Spent Enough To Save Economy

Posted: March 13, 2009 at 5:03 am

European nations are sick of spending money to stimulate the economy. Or, more likely, they are running out of access to capital and simply don't want to admit it. At ...
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More Price Pressure On OPEC

Posted: March 13, 2009 at 4:48 am

OPEC wants to keep cutting production and enforce production cuts is has already made so that none of its members try to dodge the cartel's limits to pick up a ...
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Fixing The Car Industry By Fixing Cars (F)(GM)(TM)

Posted: March 13, 2009 at 4:10 am

America’s car companies are still operating on the premise that the new car market will recover in a year or two. It may not rebound from its current annual run-rate ...
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In The Blink Of An Eye, The Economy Got Better

Posted: March 13, 2009 at 4:03 am

The market rally over the last few days based its activity on just a few events, but the press and investors have grabbed them and are holding on for dear ...
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AAPL (AAPL) Weekly Headline Roundup: March 9-13

Posted: March 13, 2009 at 3:56 am

It’s been quite a week for Apple news and AAPL shares. Here are the key headlines aggregated from 24/7 Wall St. partner Apple Investor News: • The big news involved ...
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Media Digest 3/13/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 13, 2009 at 3:07 am

According to Reuters, investors in GE (GE) are still worried that the stock will not recover to its highs of last year. Reuters reports that Madoff pleaded guilty of 11 ...
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Asia Markets 3/13/2009

Posted: March 13, 2009 at 2:32 am

Markets in Asia were mostly higher. The Nikkei rose 5.2% to 7,569. The Hang Seng rose 3.9% to 12,473. The Shanghai Composite was off .2% to 2,129. Data from Reuters. Douglas A. ...
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MarkWest Energy Files To Raise Cash (MWE)

Posted: March 12, 2009 at 3:39 pm

MarkWest Energy Partners LP (NYSE: MWE) has just filed with the SEC to raise capital via the sale of securities.  The company's filing is for sales of any combination for ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (MTG)(PLL)(ROCK)

Posted: March 12, 2009 at 3:10 pm

MGIC (MTG) Fitch puts company on negative watch list. Plunges to $.70 from 52-week high of $14.99. Pall Corporation (PLL) Profit falls 19%. Drops to $18.20 from 52-week high of ...
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Stocks That Should Double: Financials (C)(JPM)(BAC)(WFC)(GE)

Posted: March 12, 2009 at 1:41 pm

This week 24/7 Wall St. is picking several stocks that are likely to double off of their lows.  The  time frame is by the end of 2010, which is meant ...
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Apple (AAPL) Announces iPhone OS 3.0 Event

Posted: March 12, 2009 at 1:09 pm

From 24/7 Wall St. partner AppleInvestorNews Just Announced: An Apple (AAPL) event in Cupertino next Tuesday will talk about the next generation of iPhone software. The Apple invitation to reporters formally ...
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Hidden Positive Aspects of Intel in Research (INTC, TSM)

Posted: March 12, 2009 at 12:19 pm

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) shares rose today after  Broadpoint AmTech raised its rating to "Buy" from "Neutral."  We normally would not make much of an issue on a single event ...
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SunPower Puckers On Analyst Licking (SPWRA)

Posted: March 12, 2009 at 10:55 am

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) has already taken a licking and its lowered guidance is not helping.  Ditto for an analyst downgrade.  JP Morgan dropped the stock from "Overweight" to its ...
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Refiners Feeling the Pinch (VLO, TSO, MRO)

Posted: March 12, 2009 at 10:18 am

US refiners might be facing a squeeze on earnings if crude inventories continue to build and prices continue to drop for diesel fuel.  Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO), Tesoro Corp. ...
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