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Daily Archives: April 28, 2009

Top Analyst Upgrades (EAT, DFS, KWK, UHS, TPX, VPHM)

Posted: April 28, 2009 at 6:54 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street early this Tuesday morning: Brinker International (EAT) Raised to Buy at ...
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Top Analyst Downgrades (ARLP, BJS, CHKP, EP, FST, INFY, ISRG, STAR)

Posted: April 28, 2009 at 6:44 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative research calls from Wall Street we have seen early this Tuesday morning: Alliance Resource (ARLP) Cut to Market Perform ...
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Dubai, And Other Rich Nations, Hit The Road To Reality

Posted: April 28, 2009 at 5:23 am

The recently rich nations of the Middle East and Russia are learning that having a lot of money is not all that it is cracked up to be, especially when ...
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The Government’s Forecast If Flu Problem Explodes: Two Million Americans Die

Posted: April 28, 2009 at 5:08 am

Somewhere in the basement of a government warehouse, federal employees with too little to do have come up with estimates of the what the effects of an all-out flu pandemic would ...
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If The Government Owns The Car And Bank Industries, How Does It Get Money Back? (BAC)(C)(GM)(TM)

Posted: April 28, 2009 at 4:44 am

By the middle of the year, the federal government will own large, and in some cases, controlling interests, in two car companies and several major banks. There is a chance the the extent of ...
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The Economy Looks Beyond The Recession To Disease And Terrorism

Posted: April 28, 2009 at 4:00 am

There are many fears about the swine flu outbreak.  It is not simply that it could cause the death of thousands or in the case of a pandemic, perhaps millions.  ...
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When The Government Funds Companies To Fire People

Posted: April 28, 2009 at 3:51 am

GM (GM) must fire another 21,000 factory workers, as part of a plan to get an additional $11.6 billion in aid from the federal government. The restructuring plan would give ...
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Media Digest 4/29/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 28, 2009 at 2:57 am

According to Reuters, world health officials are fighting to contain the new flu. Reuters reports that the government may be pressing Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC) to raise ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 4/28/2009

Posted: April 28, 2009 at 2:24 am

Markets in Asia were lower. The Nikkei was down 2.7% to 8,494. The Hang Seng was off 2.1% to 14,532. The Shanghai Composite was off .2% to 2,401. At the ...
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