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Monthly Archives: May 2009

Pending Home Sales Show Great Comfort (XHB)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 9:17 am

If you are an investor or a buyer in the market for a new home or if you are a homebuilder, there may be some good news after waves and ...
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Capstone Takes On More Dilution (CPST)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 9:04 am

Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST) has agreed to sell 14.45 million units comprised of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase an additional 0.75 of a share of ...
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Canadian Solar Adds In Korea (CSIQ)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 8:24 am

PV solar maker Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) has completed a new sales agreement with a Korean integrator calling for delivery of an additional 5 megawatts in 2009. The deal adds ...
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Another Utility Misses Estimates (ETR, D, AEP, CHK)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 8:11 am

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) joined the ranks of electricity generators that haven't been able to reach consensus estimates for the first quarter of 2009.The company's results resemble the earlier reports from ...
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B of A: Raising Capital and Not Raising Capital (BAC)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 8:05 am

Is Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) raising more capital or is it not?  It depends upon which news service you believe.  The FT reported that the company was seeking ...
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DIRECTV & Liberty Media: Complicating An Enigma (DTV, LINTA, LINTB, LMDIA, LMDIB, LCAPA, LCAPB)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 7:48 am

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTV) has announced that it is going to combine with Liberty Entertainment, Inc., and then the company will be split off from Liberty Media.  This supposedly ...
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Sprint (S): More Marginalized In Cell Service Business Than Ever

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 7:09 am

Sprint (S) keeps getting smaller and smaller and its two larger competitors Verizon Wireless (VZ)(VOD) and AT&T (T) keep getting larger. For the most recent quarter, Sprint's revenue fell 12% ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, RATE, BWA, MRO, RHT, SEPR, SYMC, SINA)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 6:35 am

Monday is starting the week off with a pretty light wave of analyst calls.  The top 10 analyst upgrades and downgrades are not even a full 10 calls with more ...
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Citigroup (C) And Bank Of America (BAC) Capital Needs Could Damage Stock Prices

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 6:18 am

The Financial Times is reporting that Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC) may each need to raise over $10 billion. If that is true, to get money in the capital ...
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Taxing Offshore Operations A Huge Blow To US Multinationals

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 5:28 am

The US Treasury needs money to offset growing deficits and the Administration plans to get that capital by whatever means are necessary. According to The Wall Street Journal, the new ...
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Wal-Mart’s (WMT) Drug Addiction Is Trouble For Rivals

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 5:18 am

Wal-Mart (WMT) plans a significant expansion of its programs to bring inexpensive prescription drugs to its customers which will almost certainly damage margins as its competitors. According to The Wall Street ...
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China Manufacturing Back In Gear But Is Global Deman Sustainable?

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 5:03 am

China's manufacturing sector showed a remarkable rebound in March. The closely followed CLSA China Manufacturing PMI moved to 50.1 from 44.8.  The gain is the first in nine months. The question ...
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Fiat Works To Become The Next GM (GM)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 4:47 am

When GM (GM) was by far the largest car company in the world at the beginning of the decade it had vast operations in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin ...
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The Economies Of Asia Form An Alliance That The West Cannot

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 4:25 am

The US, UK, and a number of the large countries that make up the EU began to form political and military and alliances after WWII and these expanded as the ...
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Chrysler Makes A GM (GM) Bankruptcy Harder

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 3:52 am

The Chrysler bankruptcy makes a bankruptcy at GM harder because the American consumer may only be able to deal with the Chapter 11 of one of its auto companies, particularly ...
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