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AMD Taking Back Market Share from Intel (AMD, INTC)

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 8:00 am

The worst may have been seen in the market share war for Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) against Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC).  A report from late yesterdayfrom iSuppli said ...
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Sprint (S) Still Near Top Of MSN “Worst Customer Service” List

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 7:43 am

Palm (PALM) may not have had much of a choice in terms of which cellular company was going to market its new Pre. AT&T (T) and Verizon Wireless (VZ)(VOD) were ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades (ALNY, DB, DSCM, ZEUS, SEPR, X, YHOO)

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 6:58 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street research calls early this Wednesday morning: Alnylam (ALNY) Started as Buy ...
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Top Analyst Downgrades (CRDN, FSLR, NUE, RS, SINA, TLB)

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 6:56 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen early this Wednesday morning: Ceradyne (CRDN) cut to Underperform at Wachovia; Cut to Accumulate ...
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Short Interest In Banks Plunges

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 5:46 am

The short interest in most large banks fell very sharply for the period ending May 29, an indication that traders believe that TARP repayments and ongoing strong earnings mean the fate ...
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Housing Inventory Down, But Figures Not Meaningful

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 5:13 am

Housing inventory came down a bit in May, but not enough to put a real foundation on faltering home prices. ZipRealty reported "the supply of homes available for sale in 28 ...
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With Pay Cap Restrictions Faltering, Will Talent Return To Wall St.?

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 4:58 am

Wall St. firms and the large money center banks with investment and M&A arms have continued to insist that their best talent will head to private equity firms and hedge ...
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The Theory The Low Demand Will Moderate Oil Prices Dies

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 4:40 am

The theory that the recession would mitigate the price of oil had all the trappings of being true. Consumption in the US, UK, EU, and Japan happen to be down ...
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Signs That Ford (F) Sales Are Dipping

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 4:12 am

Over the past week, the 24/7 Wall St.--The Channel Checkers poll surveyed Ford dealerships to gauge business trends at the ten retailers.  We asked the following questions: 1. What is the best selling ...
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Average Purchase At Darden (DRI) Unit Falls

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 4:06 am

Over the past week, the 24/7 Wall St.--The Channel Checkers poll surveyed various Red Lobster locations, part of Darden Restaurants (DRI), to gauge trends in the casual dining business.  We asked the ...
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Sales At Ann Taylor (ANN) Hold Steady

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 4:00 am

Over the past week, the 24/7 Wall St.--The Channel Checkers poll surveyed Ann Taylor (ANN) locations to gauge business trends at the ten retailers.  We asked the following questions: 1. On ...
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Examining The Torture Of Ken Lewis

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 3:52 am

The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Fed to get information relating to the Bank of America (BAC) buyout of Merrill Lynch. Ken Lewis, the bank’s CEO, claims that former ...
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Liquidating Chrysler Was An Option

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 3:41 am

The government was successful when it warned that if the Supreme Court delayed the Chapter 11 process of Chrysler more than a few days, the No.3 US car company might ...
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Media Digest 6/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 3:02 am

Reuters: The Supreme Court delays  Chrysler deal. Reuters:   The cleared ten banks to repay TARP include JPMorgan (JPM), Goldmand Sachs (GS), American Express (AXP), Cpaital One(COF), State Street (STT), BBT ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 6/10/2009

Posted: June 10, 2009 at 2:25 am

Markets in Asia rallied sharply and oil stocks moved up as crude hit $71. The Nikkei rose 2.1% to 9,991. The Hang Seng was up 3.3% to 18,660. Petrochina (PTR) ...
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