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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, ATML, CBY, CEO, EXR, N, OXY, OZM, PSA, WFC)

Posted: May 5, 2009 at 6:27 am

These are ten of the top pre-market analyst calls we have seen early this Tuesday morning with more than two hours until the market opens: Anadarko Petroleum (APC) Cut to ...
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GM (GM) Sales In China Up 50%, A Way For The Company To Raise Money

Posted: May 5, 2009 at 5:09 am

GM's (GM) most valuable asset may be its operation in China. Sales at the division rose 50% in April to 151,084.  The No. 1 US car company sold 173,007 light ...
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Is UBS (UBS) Loss A Caution For American Banks?

Posted: May 5, 2009 at 4:51 am

UBS (UBS) lost $1.7 billion in the first quarter. Some of the reasons for the poor earnings report could apply to American banks and their results in future quarters. UBS management ...
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Rumors The Ten Of 19 Banks Failed “Stress Tests” (WFC)(BAC)(C)

Posted: May 5, 2009 at 4:35 am

Several news organizations are reporting that ten of the 19 banks subjected to "stress tests" will be asked to raise more capital. Since the firms are still debating with the ...
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Google (GOOG) And Apple (AAPL) Up Against Bogus Antitrust Probe

Posted: May 5, 2009 at 4:22 am

The FTC believes that there may be an antitrust problem because two members of the Google (GOOG) board sit on the Apple (AAPL) board. One of those is Google CEO ...
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Despite Signs To The Contrary, Real Estate Will Get Worse

Posted: May 5, 2009 at 4:11 am

Warren Buffett said that the real estate business his company Berkshire Hathaway owns is seeing a small improvement in housing demand. The National Association of Realtors seemed to confirm his ...
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Despair And The Vision Of The New Economy

Posted: May 5, 2009 at 4:04 am

A number of prominent American economists believe that the American economy has permanently lost its resilience and vitality. They believe that, for the first time in memory, America cannot rebuild ...
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Media Digest 5/5/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 5, 2009 at 2:59 am

According to Reuters, changes at Yahoo! (YHOO) are getting mixed reviews from employees. Reuters reports that ten banks could could have to raise new money after stress tests. Reuters reports ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 5/5/2009

Posted: May 5, 2009 at 2:21 am

Markets in Asia were modestly higher. Japan was closed for a holiday The Hang Seng was up .2% to 16,405. The Shanghai Composite moved up .3% to 2,568. At the ...
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Cramer’s Speculative Tech Pick 1: Tekelec (TKLC)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 5:54 pm

Tekelec (NASDAQ: TKLC) just took a "PR Boost" after Jim Cramer named this stock as a speculative technology stock winner for this week on CNBC's MAD MONEY.  He said this ...
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ASM Scores Intel Investment (ASMI, INTC)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 3:09 pm

ASM International NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) has just secured an investment from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) via Intel Capital.  The investment is listed as a 4% stake of the company's total ...
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Is Carbon Trading or Cap and Trade Dying On The Vine? (ICE, CME, NDAQ, BRK-A)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 1:45 pm

One of the Obama proposals to fight global warming and climate change may be up against the ropes.  This is emissions trading, or what the media calls "cap and trade." ...
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The End of Personal Finance

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 1:14 pm

Decades of advice turn out to be so much garbage. By Helaine Olen of The Big Money Years ago, when I wrote a popular financial makeover feature for a major ...
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How DryShips (DRYS) Became The Next Sirius XM (SIRI)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 12:39 pm

Sirius and XM Satellite Radio were among the great cult stocks of the last decade. They were heavily traded and volatile. Investors expected their business to be the most important ...
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SolarWinds Closer to IPO (SWI)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 9:35 am

SolarWinds, Inc. has been on the potential IPO docket for more than a year now.  It looks like it is now going to be closer to fruition.  Keep in mind ...
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