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Monthly Archives: July 2009

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IBM’s Virtualization Push (IBM, VMW, CTXS, MSFT, ORCL)

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 7:26 am

IBM (NYSE: IBM) is getting deeper into the race in virtualization.  The company is entering what was a fast growth and now suddenly crowded space along with the clear virtualization ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BBBB, CTXS, EXPE, IP, NTAP, NOK, PKG, PETS, TNK, USB)

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 7:08 am

These are this Tuesday morning's top ten analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen in early trading from Wall Street firms: Blackboard (BBBB) Cut to Neutral at ...
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DJIA Component Earnings Trifecta (DD, MRK, UTX)

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 6:27 am

So far we have three DJIA components with earnings out.  DuPont (NYSE: DD), Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) have all posted earnings.  So far there are ...
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The Rich Get Much, Much Richer

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 4:58 am

America's rich are getting richer and they are getting richer at an astonishingly fast pace. A new study by The Wall Street Journal which looks at Social Security data found ...
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Venture Capitalists Abandon Their Market

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 4:40 am

The National Venture Capital Association says that VC investments fell slightly more than 50% in the second quarter. The group reports that just 25 venture capital funds raised $1.7 billion ...
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California: A Budget Agreement That Breaks The State

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 4:18 am

The politicians who run California have come to a budget agreement that may take care of most of the state budget deficit, but it will drive California much deeper into ...
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Apple (AAPL): The Strength Of Branding Over The Economy

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 3:55 am

Wall St. analysts expect Apple’s earnings to do better than estimates. This is not surprising. Apple (AAPL) has a history of setting low expectations about its figures and then beating ...
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Charles Schwab (SCHW) And The Price Of Reputation

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 3:46 am

Several research firms publish data on corporate reputations each year. It is not difficult to predict which companies are likely to be on the section of these lists where there ...
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Media Digest 7/21/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 2:53 am

Reuters:   Microsoft (MSFT) is putting more R&D in India. Reuters:   CIT (CIT) confirmed that it rasied $3 billion. Reuters:   Bernanke said Fed can control inflation. Reuters:   California lawmakers agreed to ...
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Asia Markets 7/21/2009

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 2:20 am

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose 2.7% to 9,582. Sony (SNE) and Toyota (TM) both advanced. The Hang Seng fell .6% to 19,380. China Life (LFC) rose and ...
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TI Results and Guidance Beat, Short of Xanadu (TXN)

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 3:37 pm

Communications chip giant Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) has just reported earnings after the close.  The non-GAAP results were $0.20  EPS on a 27% decline in revenue to $2.46 billion  ...
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Intel Selling Long Bonds (INTC, MSFT)

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is not a company you think of needing cash.  Yet, after the close, the chip and processor giant announced its intention to sell a $1.5 billion ...
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Harman & Lessons of Old Emulex Hoax (HAR, ELX)

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 2:33 pm

The lessons of trading in Harman International Industries Inc. (NYSE: HAR) today come from a different form of news, but there is just no way to not draw a parallel ...
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Negative PR And Market Cap: GE’s (GE) Missing $200 Billion?

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 11:49 am

VMS, which monitors television content for its PR value, recently reported that Twitter had received $48 million in free media public relations in the last month. The dynamic of press mentions ...
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Earnings Previews for 11 of 30 DJIA Components This Week (CAT, DD, MRK, KO, PFE, BA, MMM, AXP, T, MCD, MSFT, MO)

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 11:39 am

This week will mark the first crest of earnings season as we have 11 of the 30 DJIA components reporting earnings this week alone.  On Tuesday, we have earnings from ...
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