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Monthly Archives: June 2009

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TARP Warrants: Spreading the Value Game Beyond The Government

Posted: June 29, 2009 at 4:13 am

The Treasury said that it plans to dispose of the warrants that it got from banks as part of bail out financing given to, and, in some cases, forced upon ...
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Dell (DELL) Becomes An American “Also Ran” (HPQ)(AAPL)

Posted: June 29, 2009 at 3:58 am

The New York Times recently made the point that Acer may soon pass Dell (DELL) as the world’s second-largest PC manufacturer. This analysis indicates that Dell favored direct sales for ...
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With Unemployment Moving To 9.6%, Economic Impact Of Jobs Is Just Beginning

Posted: June 29, 2009 at 3:45 am

The unemployment rate for June is likely to go to 9.6% or higher according to most analyst estimates. There are anecdotes from all over the country that businesses which have ...
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Media Digest 6/29/2009

Posted: June 29, 2009 at 2:54 am

Reuters:   GM will accept product liability on cars it has built in the past. Reuters:   Obama could consider a second stimulus if necessary. Reuters:   Rising office availability in NYC is ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 6/29/2009

Posted: June 29, 2009 at 2:24 am

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 1% to 9,783. The Hang Seng was off .5% to 18,506. The Shanghai Composite rose 1.6% to 2,75. At the open in ...
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GE’s (GE) Flawed Vision Of The New Economy

Posted: June 27, 2009 at 8:21 am

GE's (GE) CEO Jeff Immelt wants the US to focus on rebuilding its manufacturing economy in the hopes of expanding the American export base. The notion is laudable, but financially impossible. GE ...
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Time For Detroit To Dump NASCAR

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 9:31 am

It is time for Detroit to pull its products and sponsorship dollars out of NASCAR. Toyota (TM) may be able to afford the marketing luxury, but Ford (F), Chevy, and Chrysler ...
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GE’s New Research Center, Maybe More Than Meets The Eye (GE)

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 9:22 am

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has now confirmed that it will open an advanced manufacturing technology and software center in Michigan called The Advanced Manufacturing and Software Technology Center. We ...
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Can A New Marketing Head Revive NutriSystem? (NTRI)

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 8:49 am

NutriSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI) is well known as the weight management and weight loss company that delivers specially designed food in bulk.   You have seen its  commercials on TV.  Now ...
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Personal Income and Spending Dwarfed by Personal Savings

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 7:38 am

The Commerce Department's Personal Income and Consumer Spending numbers have been released for May 2009 and the numbers were +1.4% on Personal Income and Consumer Spending was Up +0.3%.  The ...
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Potash Earnings Issues Now Credibility Issues (POT, MOS, AGU, CF, TRA, TNH, IPI, MOO)

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 6:48 am

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) did last night what most traders already feared was coming. The Canadian potash supply giant said that weak demand for its products and ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CETV, CQB, CME, CFX, JAZZ, OSG, PII, UBS, WBS)

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 6:21 am

These are the top early-bird analyst calls with upgrades and downgrades seen this Friday morning with over two hours until the market opens: Central European Media (CETV) Raised to Neutral ...
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Deflation Becomes Real Danger In Japan

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 5:13 am

Japan's consumer price index fell 1.1% in May. According to the AP, that is a record drop. The Japan of 2009 is starting to look like the Japan of the ...
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China Kills Buyout Of Hummer

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 4:56 am

GM wants to sell Hummer. It needs the money. Sichuan Tengzhong, a heavy equipment firm based in China, looked like a ready buyer. GM would like to find an acquirer ...
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Chaos At The Apple (AAPL) App Store As Nudity Programs Disappear

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 4:34 am

Software applications which allowed owners of Apple (AAPL) iPhones to download pornography have started to disappear from the firm's huge App Store which now has more than 50,000 offerings. According ...
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