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Monthly Archives: July 2009

Top Analyst Downgrades (BKC, IPCM, MAS, POT, VOD)

Posted: July 14, 2009 at 6:29 am

These are some of the cautious analyst calls and analyst downgrades we have seen from Wall Street firms with more than two hours until the market opens this Tuesday morning: ...
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China Still The Main Driver Of Oil Prices

Posted: July 14, 2009 at 5:05 am

Rumors that China's GDP and demand for oil are increasing continue to take oil prices up, even if they turn out not to be true. The madness over a Chinese ...
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The Next Great Stimulus: Mortgage Help For The Unemployed

Posted: July 14, 2009 at 4:50 am

The stimulus package has failed to halt the rise of unemployment and has done little to improve investment spending by businesses. Real estate prices are still dropping and the default ...
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Goldman Sachs (GS) Executives Dump $700 Million In Stock

Posted: July 14, 2009 at 4:36 am

Goldman Sachs (GS) has a tin ear. It cannot hear or wishes to ignore the tremendous bad publicity that has come from news that it will pay out record bonuses ...
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Exxon (XOM): Fuel From Algae

Posted: July 14, 2009 at 4:19 am

One piece of news no one ever expected to hear is that Exxon (XOM) will put $600 million into a project that seeks to convert algae into liquid fuel for ...
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Federal Government Psychics Forecast The Future Job Market

Posted: July 14, 2009 at 3:56 am

Forecasting is the meticulous brother of optimism. The Administration is still determined to create or retain 3.5 million jobs by the fourth quarter of 2010 through its $787 billion in ...
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The Tax-less Recovery

Posted: July 14, 2009 at 3:49 am

It is now old news that the Treasury has reported that the US budget gap for June was just over $94 billion which compares with a surplus of over $33 ...
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Media Digest 7/14/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 14, 2009 at 3:00 am

Reuters:   Riots in China show the nation is in flux. Reuters:   The US is considering mortgage aid for the unemployed. Reuters:   The June budget gap was $94 billion. Reuters:   Rattner ...
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Asia Markets 7/14/2009

Posted: July 14, 2009 at 2:25 am

Markets in Asia were higher The Nikkei rose 2.3% to 9,262. The Hang Seng was up 2.8% to 17,744. HSBC (HBC) was up 5%. The Shanghai Composite rose 2.1% to ...
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How Does Take-Two (TTWO) CEO Ben Feder Keep His Job?

Posted: July 13, 2009 at 7:59 pm

Shares of Take-Two (TTWO) Interactive fell 14% after hours as the company cuts its forecasts of earnings and sales for its fiscal 2009. The major reason for the change was ...
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CIT (CIT) Update

Posted: July 13, 2009 at 7:12 pm

After a sharp sell-off during the day due to concerns about a Chapter 11 filing, CIT (CIT) rallied by over 20% after hours on rumors that the federal government may ...
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CIT Heads Deeper Into Junk Status (CIT)

Posted: July 13, 2009 at 4:20 pm

CIT Group, Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has been hit steadily after news that it was not going to have the government loan guarantees, then on concerns that certain customers could be ...
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Dell… Stabilization and Lower Margins Seen As Disappointing (DELL)

Posted: July 13, 2009 at 3:13 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has preempted the entire tech earnings season by offering some guidance of its own.  The PC-centric tech giant has said that year-over-year demand for IT products ...
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Full 360 Review of Technology Earnings Previews (NVLS, INTC, XLNX, GOOG, IBM)

Posted: July 13, 2009 at 1:46 pm

This week will mark the kickoff for the real flood of Q2-2009 earnings season.  We have many key technology stocks reporting earnings this week and these should help to craft ...
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A Massive Expansion Of Nuclear Projects?

Posted: July 13, 2009 at 1:44 pm

Fresh support among Republican senators for a massive expansion of nuclear projects is unlikely as proposed, but it's an indication of the concessions needed for Democrats to pass their ...
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