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Daily Archives: June 25, 2009

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The Power Of Branding: Apple (AAPL) iPhone’s Extraordinary Margins

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 6:58 pm

Software is supposed to be a high margin business and hardware a sector in which most companies struggle with gross margins. Hardware components are expensive and there is almost no ...
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Greenspan Slaps At Current Fed Policy

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 5:33 pm

The old Fed and new Fed don't get along. A day after the FOMC pronounced inflation nearly dead and said that the dynamics of the economic recovery would not allow ...
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Ruth’s Chris, or Ruth’s Hospitality, Raising Cash (RUTH)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 3:43 pm

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RUTH) has filed a shelf registration to raise capital. The owner of the Ruth's Chris Steak House chain has filed a mixed securities shelf to ...
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Palm Shows Mixed Hand (PALM)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 3:10 pm

Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) has been one of 2009's top performers due to the anticipation of the Palm Pre smartphone this month.  The company's earnings are out and it has ...
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More Triple-Leverage ETF Competition (UPRO, SPXU, FAS, FAZ)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 2:15 pm

ProShares already has double leverage ETFs for investors and traders alike.  It now has launched two new Triple-Leverage ETFs.  The UltraPro S&P500 (NYSE: UPRO) is meant to offer 300% of ...
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Generic Biotech Drug Approval in Japan, Implications in U.S. and Abroad (NVS, PFE, AZN, AMGN, GENZ, GILD, CELG)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 11:31 am

Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) shares are at session highs and well of the lows of the day in the early afternoon Thursday after Japan okayed one of the company’s human ...
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Strong Demand Drives SIRIUS Cash Raising Efforts (SIRI)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 11:09 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has raised more cash through its XM Satellite Radio Inc. unit than it originally projected.  We were looking for a raise of some $350 ...
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PC Sector Sales Not As Bad in 2009, Growth in 2010 (DELL, HPQ, AAPL, MSFT, INTC)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 10:34 am

We have another rough couple of quarters ahead of us in PC and computer sales.  There are some things to take heed here which will come front and center for ...
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Short Sellers Pile Harder Into Large Solar Stocks (FSLR, STP, LDK, SPWRA, ENER, SOLR, JASO)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 8:56 am

Short Selling looked higher in some of the key solar and alternative energy stocks.  Of the top 7 solar stock plays we track by market cap, six of the seven ...
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Target Core Brand Re-Launch, All About Lower Prices (TGT, WMT)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 8:27 am

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) was hurt as the recession took hold and customers had to go searching for cheaper and cheaper products.  Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) was the winner there.  ...
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Another 24/7 Wall St. CEO To Go Goes Away (BSX)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 8:01 am

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is finally getting free from President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Tobin.  This was one our top 10 CEO's to go for 2009 as his ...
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The Jobless Double-Dip

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 7:34 am

The Labor Department has released its latest data on weekly jobless claims.  The figure  came in at 627,000, a gain of 15,000.  We had a Dow Jones consensus looking for ...
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Goldman Sachs Mixes Calls in Oil and Utilities (RIG, PTEN, HAL, OIS, NBR, DO, FTI, WR, NRG, NVE)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 7:22 am

Goldman Sachs has made several key upgrades and downgrades this morning in the utility sector and in the oil patch.  While the utility sector was raised to attractive, some of ...
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Without Excusing Geithner, This Is Bush’s Inflation

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 7:20 am

By John Tamny of RealClearMarkets The recent spike in U.S. Treasury yields has generated renewed commentary about the specter of inflation. It's even being asked if we're repeating the inflationary ...
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Downgrading First Solar (FSLR, TAN)

Posted: June 25, 2009 at 7:04 am

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is going to be down early this morning after Canaccord Adams decided to downgrade the stock.  The brokerage firm decided to cut the rating to ...
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