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Monthly Archives: July 2009

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Unusual Options Trading in Mosaic, Options Price Predicting (MOS, VALE)

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 4:06 pm

We saw very unusual options trading late today during the last hour of trading in shares of Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS).  This is the day after reports that Brazil's Vale ...
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AIG Files To Raise Cash (AIG)

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) has filed an automatic shelf registration statement with the SEC.  While no dollar amount was set and no financial terms were listed, everyone knows ...
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IPO FILING: Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS)

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 12:40 pm

Addus HomeCare Corporation has filed to come public via an initial public offering.  The company has taken the "ADUS" as the tentative ticker for a NASDAQ listing and the filing ...
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Internet & Online Media Stock Expectations After Google Earnings (GOOG, BIDU, YHOO, IACI, VCLK, LOCM)

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 12:11 pm

Whether you like the earnings report from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) or not, there are some key takeaways using the same metrics that Google uses for other Internet and online ...
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Morgan Stanley Launches TALF Fund (MS)

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 9:45 am

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is launching a TALF fund.  It is slightly larger than its original target.  The fund probably won't make a huge boost for earnings, but it is ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (CIT, C, BAC, YHOO, BCRX)

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 7:45 am

These 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 volume ...
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Citigroup (C) Earnings: Credit Cost Spike

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 7:41 am

For the second quarter Citigroup, credit costs increased to $12.4 billion, including an addition of $3.9 billion to loan loss reserves, bringing the total allowance for loan losses to 5.6% ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CME, DRI, ICE, MYGN, NVS, ALXN, MDRX, NNI, NOK)

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 7:14 am

There were many analyst calls this morning, but the problem is that most were on smaller companies or were by second and third tier boutiques.  These were the top call ...
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A Miracle At Bank Of America (BAC)

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 6:27 am

Ken Lewis will be CEO of Bank of America (BAC) forever. Even after being forced into a horrible deal to buy Merrill Lynch by former Treasury chief Paulson. the firm ...
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GE (GE) Bombs

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 5:56 am

GE's results were not terribly different from what Wall St. expected although revenue was on the low side. The conglomerate, however, could not get out of its own way as ...
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North Korean Cyber-Criminals Will Be Back

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 5:05 am

The New York Times points out that law enforcement officials across the world are still puzzled by the source of the cyber-attacks that shut down or slowed down websites in ...
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Another Mega-Auto Firm For Detroit To Contend With

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 4:51 am

It is not enough that two-thirds of The Big Three have gone through bankruptcy and that GM is controlled by the Treasury Department. Detroit has to contend with the more ...
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Video Games Sales, A Key Marker For Consumer Sentiment, Fall Apart

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 4:29 am

Video games are perfect entertainment during a recession. Game consoles such as the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox, and Sony (SNE) Playstation, only cost a few hundred dollars. The games ...
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Roubini Is Always Right

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 4:13 am

Celebrities cannot be misquoted. They have been in the public spotlight for too long. Anything that they say is just a thin epidermis on top of the thick layer ...
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Google (GOOG): When The Best Breaks Down

Posted: July 17, 2009 at 3:52 am

Google (GOOG) is supposed to be one of the "best" companies in the world. It makes "most admired" lists and lists of "most valuable" brands. Google had one of the ...
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