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Smaller Banks May Face $200 Billion In Losses

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 7:45 pm

A comprehensive survey by The Wall Street Journal shows that "Commercial real-estate loans could generate losses of $100 billion by the end of next year at more than 900 small ...
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SolarWinds & OpenTable IPO’s To Determine Summer IPO Docket (SWI, OPEN)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 3:12 pm

We are expecting two initial public offerings this week.  On the docket are SolarWinds, Inc. to trade under the "SWI" ticker on the NYSE, and OpenTable, Inc. to trade under ...
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2009 IPO Scorecard, Up 27% On Average (CYOU, RST, MJN, DGI, BPI)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 1:54 pm

We have been keeping track of the 2009 IPOs that made it to market, and while one is barely broken, a portfolio of the IPOs from the pricing level gives ...
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Diverse Stocks Hitting New 52-Week Highs (ADY, COMS, CUBC, DDRX, LORL, MED, NKTR, OGXI, PALM, QSII, STEC)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 1:29 pm

There are some rather interesting stocks hitting 52-week highs today.  Some may seem obvious, while others may seem as though they are from left field. American Dairy (NYSE: ADY) is ...
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Don’t Count on Your 401(k)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 10:07 am

The next financial crisis—yes, we saw it coming. By Mark Gimein of The Big Money "Our nation's system of retirement security is imperiled, headed for a serious train wreck.That wreck ...
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Time Warner Looks Ahead in Central European Media Investment (CETV, TWX)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 9:54 am

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: CETV) issued a statement this morning that the Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) investment closed.  It is usually hard to know if the seller ...
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India Election Winners By ETF & Shares (PIN, EPI, IIF, IFN, INP, INFY, IBN, REDF, SAY, SLT, TTM, WIT)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 8:19 am

It is rare that you see an election have this large of an impact, but the Indian stock market surged on the new election results.  The Congress Party won a ...
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The Apple (AAPL) iPhone Gets More Like A PC

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 8:02 am

Apple's (AAPL) march to make the iPhone a viable alternative to the business-oriented RIM (RIMM) Blackberry and perhaps netbooks, which are posting surging sales, got a boost from software security ...
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Italy’s ENI Grows In Texas, Via Quicksilver (E, KWK, UNG)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 8:01 am

Italian energy giant Eni SpA (NYSE:E) has acquired a 27.5% interest in the leases of Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE:KWK) in Quicksilver's Alliance properties in the Fort Worth basin. Quicksilver will ...
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Goldman Takes BofA to Top Rating, Doubles Target (BAC, GS)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 7:58 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is getting a rather strong bid in early trading this morning.  Goldman Sachs raised its rating on the largest bank by deposits to the ...
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The Long, Hard Road To ‘Excessive’ Pay

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 7:14 am

John Tamny of RealClearMarkets   Big businesses start small.   Recently, The Wall Street Journal ran a relatively small article in its Marketplace section that many likely missed. The headline ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades (EAT, DAI, ENR, HS, LEN, LNC, MGM, RTP)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 6:54 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades we have seen from Wall Street early this Monday morning: Brinker International (EAT) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. Daimler (DAI) Raised ...
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Top Analyst Downgrades (AYE, AU, BJS, CEO, SLB, WX)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 6:49 am

These are some of the general analyst downgrades we have seen this Monday morning from Wall Street: Allegheny Energy (AYE) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Anglogold (AU) Cut to ...
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Analysts Changing Semiconductor Ratings (ALTR, AMCC, ASML, BRCM, LSCC, MRVL, WFR, MU, PMCS, STM, XLNX)

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 6:45 am

We have seen many semiconductor and circuit calls this morning with upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street analysts.  Here are some of these upgrades and downgrades: Altera (ALTR) Cut to ...
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The Continuing Fall Of Wall St. Research

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 5:20 am

After stock research was discredited seven or eight years ago because analysts had relationships with the companies that they covered that were considered tainted, Wall St. when though a purging ...
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