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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Sky high oil prices may be just around the corner

Posted: March 25, 2009 at 3:47 am

By Tim Catts for Daily Finance The recession has curbed demand for oil, pushing prices down sharply from their peak last summer. But without aggressive steps to improve energy efficiency, ...
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Media Digest 3/24/2009

Posted: March 25, 2009 at 3:01 am

According to Reuters, Obama said that the recession would be halted by government efforts. Reuters reports that Treasury wants broad new powers to wind down troubled non-bank financial firms. Reuters ...
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Asia Markets 3/25/2009

Posted: March 25, 2009 at 2:22 am

Markets in Asia were mostly lower. The Nikkei dropped .1% to 8,480. The Hang Seng was down 1.6% to 13,695. The Shanghai Composite was down 2% to 2,292. Data from ...
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S&P Puts Eagle Eye On Buffett & Berkshire (BRK-A, GE)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 6:14 pm

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is putting Mr. Buffett on Watch.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has had its ratings outlook revised to "Negative" from "Stable" along with Berkshire Hathaway ...
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Cramer Touting More Dividend Growers (PG, APD, NAT, MMM)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 5:42 pm

Jim Cramer's featured list of stocks this week on CNBC's MAD MONEY is on companies which have grown or will grow their dividends.  Tonight, Cramer touted Proctor & Gamble Co. ...
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Another IPO Withdrawn: Valor Computerized Systems

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 3:56 pm

Valor Computerized Systems Ltd. has filed to withdraw its IPO plans with the SEC.  No terms had ever been finalized, but this IPO was said to be for as much ...
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Eastman Kodak & Permanent Shrinkage (EK)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 3:25 pm

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) keeps shrinking operations.  It doesn't matter what the GDP numbers and unemployment numbers are.  It isn't even a recession at Eastman Kodak. It is a ...
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AAPL NewsFlow Check: China iPhone Rumblings

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 3:25 pm

There are multiple stories today about a pending iPhone deal with China, aggregated from 24/7 Wall St. partner Apple Investor News: It started with a Macworld UK report that China ...
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Ten Major Newspapers That Will Fold Or Go Digital, An Update

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 1:49 pm

Over the last few weeks, the newspaper industry has entered a new period of decline. The parent of the papers in Philadelphia declared bankruptcy as did the Journal Register chain. ...
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Traders Betting Both Sides On DryShips Earnings (DRYS)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 1:26 pm

Investors and traders alike seem to be taking both sides of the trade ahead of the highly anticipated DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) results.  The shipper is expected to report earnings ...
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Heads You Win, Tails I Lose

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 1:18 pm

A bad-asset bailout that only private equity could love. By Mark Gimein of The Big Money One of the oddest quotes coming from a government official in the lead-up to ...
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Allergan May Join Sector Takeover Waves (AGN, GSK, DNA, PFE, WYE, MRK, SGP)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 11:34 am

If the rumor mill has any truth to it, then Allergan Inc. (NYSE: GSK) may by the next biotech takeover target.  There is roughly $150 billion in new equity investor ...
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Gold’s Value Without Fear & Inflation (GLD, GDX, ABX, GFI, GG, NEM)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 10:11 am

The recent move in gold may be saying something about how to value the commodity in an environment of low inflation and in an environment where fear brings less of ...
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First Solar to Build New Mexico Solar Plant (FSLR)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 10:00 am

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) will build a 30 megawatt solar PV plant in northeastern New Mexico to supply power to a wholesaler that serves nearly 1.5 million customers in four ...
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Officials Hint AIG Systematic Risks Are Gone, Repayment To Follow (AIG)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 9:46 am

If you trust your government and its officials in what they say regarding the overall health of the system, there may be some good news out there on a systematic-risk ...
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