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Monthly Archives: May 2009

DJIA Component Replacement Candidates for GM (GM, F, CSCO, ORCL, GOOG, AAPL, CL, HON, PEP, TGT, MDT, ABT, GS, BRK-A)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 11:05 am

The bets are on that General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) is done as far as the current stock is concerned.  While it seems that the equity holders of today will ...
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China Seeks Even Cheaper Iron Ore (RTP, CLF)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 8:58 am

The deal between Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) and Japan's Nippon Steel that cut the Japanese company's iron ore price by a third does not appear to be acceptable to ...
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Advanced Battery Tech, Conservative Projections (ABAT)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 8:49 am

Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAT) has offered up 3-year projections for the recently acquired Wuxi ZhongQiang Autocycle CO., Ltd., which currently has four production lines in operation with production ...
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Turning To The Mafia For Money During The Recession

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 8:30 am

The Treasury has probably made a horrible mistake by not turning to the Mafia for cash during the current financial crisis. The Mob has billions of dollars looking for a ...
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Evergreen Kicks Out New Marketing Effort, Sort Of (ESLR)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 8:27 am

While waiting for its 37 million share secondary offering to close, Evergreen Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLR) will introduce a new branding campaign. The theme is "More Electricity, Less Impact." (more...) ...
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More Losses in the Chinese Solar Space (CSUN, CSIQ, YGE)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 8:08 am

Another Chinese maker of PV solar cells, China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:CSUN), has reported a loss for the first quarter of 2009. The company's net loss per diluted ADS came ...
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Shell Game (RDS-A, RDS-B, XOM)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 7:59 am

The big news this morning is a restructuring at Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A) as the oil major welcomes a new chief executive on July 1st. The company is dividing ...
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Bank of America’s Current Capital Raising Status (BAC)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 7:47 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has just issued an update on its capital raising to date.  The banking giant has raised almost $26 billion and said it is "well ...
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As GM (GM) Prepares For Bankruptcy, “The Detroit Century” Draws To A Close

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 7:11 am

GM's (GM) creditors have rejected a program that would have swapped most of the auto company's debt for equity, effectively driving the firm into Chapter 11. The century that began with the mass ...
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Top Analyst Downgrades (BMO, BIG, BMR, CTXS, HMY, MRO, ODP)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 7:03 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative research calls we have seen from Wall Street firms early this Wednesday morning: Bank of Montreal (BMO) Cut to ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades (BBBY, MAPP, ISLE, OMX, PCZ, RF, SPLS, SYMC)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 6:58 am

These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street firms this Wednesday morning: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Started as Outperform at ...
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Nintendo Changes Course (MSFT)(SNE)

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 5:26 am

Nintendo's strategy with its immensely popular Wii has been to market a simple game console that is easy to operate and appeal to a broad set of consumers. It has largely ...
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The Vote That Recession Is Ending Grows

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 5:13 am

The National Association of Business Economists has just released its prediction for the direction that the economy will take between now and the end of the year. The survey polled ...
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McDonald’s (MCD) Will Crush Starbucks (SBUX) In Europe

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 4:50 am

American management has been trained that any company can think and execute its way out of trouble. That means that there is a solution to every sales or cost problem. ...
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Optimism May Be Based On Hope, But Hope Does Not Fuel A Recovery

Posted: May 27, 2009 at 4:37 am

Economists and stock holders were overjoyed by numbers from The Conference Board showing that its confidence index rose to 54.9 in May from 40.8 in April. The fact that the number is ...
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