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Monthly Archives: June 2009

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Looking For a Premium IPO in LogMeIn (LOGM, INTC)

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 5:04 pm

Calling for the verdict on an IPO ahead of the actual IPO is a tricky business.  So many things can change.  In fact, too many things can change.  Yet, we ...
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NYSE New Circuit Breakers for Q3 2009 (NYX)

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 3:40 pm

NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) has listed the revised circuit breaker levels for the New York Stock Exchange.  These will be the new trigger levels for Q3-2009 that create trading ...
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UnitedHealth’s Lofty Ambition: $332 Billion in Healthcare Savings (UNH)

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 11:32 am

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) has listed a very lofty plan for how to reach the healthcare savings for America, which of course will include a private/public system.  It may ...
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GE Taking Decisive Step Into Stem Cells (GE, GERN, STEM, ASTM)

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 9:17 am

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) is taking a bold and controversial new step into the field of embryonic stem cell research.  The company has signed an exclusive license and alliance ...
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Chicago Purchasing Managers, Prelude to a Quiet ISM?

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 8:54 am

Chicago Purchasing managers is frequently used as a preliminary vote for the national report from the Institute of Supply Management.  This morning we saw the Chicago Purchasing Managers come in ...
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Emulex Still May Refuse Higher Offer (ELX, BRCM)

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 8:32 am

Emulex Corporation (NYSE: ELX) has already given an initial response to the higher $11.00 offer from Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM).  This is not an outright rebuff, but Emulex said that ...
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Analyst Looks More Positive on Utilities (AEP, DUK, EXC, PCG, PEG, UTL, XEL, ED, FPL, PNW, PGN, SCG, SO, IDU)

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 7:39 am

Oppenheimer is making a new call in the utility sector.  It looks a bit mixed between positive and somewhat cautious calls this morning, but it is important to note that ...
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Top Analyst Downgrades (ACLI, AMR, GPS, NOK, SO, HOT)

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 7:34 am

These are some of the top analyst downgrades or cautious calls we have seen early this Tuesday morning: American Commercial Lines (ACLI) Cut to Market Perform at Morgan Keegan. AMR ...
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Obama’s Volunteer Initiatives Are Economically Bankrupt

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 7:12 am

By John Tamny of RealClearMarkets   Responding to the almost monolithically positive coverage of the Obama administration by the national press, Phil Bronstein, editor-at-large for the Hearst Newspapers, observed recently ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades (AMZN, COH, FDX, IPI, JWN, QCOM, RIMM, URBN)

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 6:33 am

These are Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen early this morning with more than two hours until the market opens: Amazon.com (AMZN) Raised to Outperform ...
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Comcast (CMCSA) Launches Threat To Wireless Telecom Services

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 5:10 am

Cellular providers including Sprint (S), AT&T (T), and Verizon Wireless (VZ)(VOD) have had the broadband wireless market all to themselves. WiFi offered some modest competition, but its service only works ...
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California’s IOU Fever Is Likely To Spread To Other States

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 4:55 am

California has begun to issue IOUs to many state vendors as it grows low on cash. The largest state in America as measured by GDP is up against a $24 ...
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Another Achilles Heel For Social Networks, Cybercrime On Facebook

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 4:33 am

Facebook is becoming one of the most dangerous places on the internet. According to Reuters, "Scammers break into accounts posing as friends of users, sending spam that directs them to ...
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Hyundai Attacks The US Car Market, Again, With $1.49 Gas

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 4:18 am

Hyundai has been gaining auto market share in the US. The Korean firm sold almost 37,000 light vehicles in America last month. Its success is moving it to a level ...
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When Will China Start Drilling For Oil In America?

Posted: June 30, 2009 at 3:52 am

China may invest $10 billion in Brazil state oil company, Patrobras, on terms that the Latin American company cannot help but find attractive. In advance of the investment, China has ...
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