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Monthly Archives: July 2009

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Goldman Sachs Now Entirely Free From Treasury, On The Cheap (GS)

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 11:28 am

It has only been a week since everyone was drawing that TARP repayment by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) as being on the cheap after the investment banking firm, ...
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At Least The Chinese Stimulus Works For The American Economy

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 10:33 am

Economists debate the impact of the U.S. economic stimulus plan, and if a second round of stimulus is needed. But there's no doubt that China's plan is working for ...
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Solar Subsidy Realities Sink In (LDK, STP, TSL, CSUN, JASO)

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 9:32 am

The excitement in solar shares yesterday is already being met by selling and quick profit taking this morning.  Yesterday's news of the China subsidy that may bring in another 500-MW ...
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Gold Trends Ahead of Miner Earnings (ABX, GG, GOLD, AU, GLD)

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 9:05 am

Ben Bernanke thinks the risks of inflation may be overstated or those fearing major inflation may be misguided.  But that feeling is still not shared by many on Wall Street ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (CIT, ONXX, HGSI, WINN, OFG, AAPL, AMD, YHOO, SBUX, AMLN, GILD)

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 7:53 am

The following are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and ...
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Record Earnings at Buffett’s Bank, Yet Problems Prevail (WFC, BRK-A)

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 7:24 am

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) just posted a record quarter for earnings.  The headline numbers are considerably better than estimates. This might make Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ...
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Morgan Stanley (MS) Earnings: Results Only A Mother Could Love

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 7:12 am

Morgan Stanley's (MS) stock fell 5% the moment it released its earnings for the last quarter. The firm was lucky that the drop did not become a plunge. Morgan reported ...
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Analysts Upgrade Major Stocks (CSCO, INTC, KFT, LMT, SBUX, SY)

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 6:20 am

We have seen several impact calls from analysts this Wednesday morning.  These are major stocks which have been given positive research calls and upgrades. Cisco Systems (CSCO) Raised to Outperform ...
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Amazon (AMZN) Kindle Rival Gets AT&T (T) Help

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 4:55 am

Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle e-book reader has access to the Internet through the Sprint (S) network. The e-commerce firm's rival, Barnes & Noble (BKS), has done the Kindle one better. It ...
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Ford’s (F) Efforts To Re-Conquer Car World Gain Speed

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 4:42 am

Ford (F) will launch ten new models this year. Merrill Lynch says that will bring the age of car company's product line to an average of 2.4 years. In other ...
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LG: An Unlikely Rival Stalks Nokia (NOK), Motorola (MOT), And Apple (AAPL)

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 4:29 am

Most investors would assume that the only handset companies to post increases in unit sales last quarter are Apple (AAPL) and RIM (RIMM). Those two high-end handset companies are damaging the market share ...
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The Next Blockbuster Drugs: A $170 Billion Opportunity

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 4:01 am

Safety and efficacy data are critical to drug candidates. But what really makes a potential drug attractive is strong top-line data, a new biotech-based treatment, and a massive potential ...
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Apple (APPL) And Caterpillar (CAT): Someone, Somewhere, Somehow, Is Spending Money

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 3:50 am

Apple’s beat Wall St. consensus figures by posting earnings per share of $1.35 compared to Wall St. expectations of $1.17. The company also produced revenue of $8.33 billion, up 12% ...
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Media Digest 7/22/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 2:59 am

Reuters:   A tech alliance between China and Taiwas is hurting Korea. Reuters:   Spple (AAPL) easily beat forecasts. Reuters:   CIT (CIT) still faces a number of financial challenges. Reuters:   Yahoo!'s (YHOO) ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 7/22/2009

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 2:25 am

Market in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .8% to 9,723. Shares in Sony (SNE) dropped slightly. The Hang Seng was down .5% to 19,406. China Mobile (CHL) and China ...
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