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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Top Day Trader Alerts (BDX, BRK-A, BPAX, FSLR, GFG, IDCC, LOW, HD, RST)

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 9:16 am

These are this Monday's top day trader and active stock alerts.  We have more detailed data on volume and price analysis with links through to VSInvestor.com on each stock: Becton ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ARIA, ADSK, BJ, CX, ENOC, GLNG, IT, N, PSA, WMT)

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 8:00 am

These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street firms we have seen early this Monday morning: Ariad Pharma (NASDAQ: ARIA) Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer. Autodesk ...
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Almost 90% Of US Paper Money Has Traces Of Cocaine

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 6:12 am

Filed in the folder marked "facts most people would never imagine" is the news that nearly nine out of ten bills in the US are contaminated with cocaine. Data released ...
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Access To GPS In US Gets Cheap As Apple (AAPL) iPhone Apps Grow

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 5:56 am

Two years ago, GPS products cost more than $1,000. Car companies charged as much as $2,500 for the systems. Tom Tom and Garmin (GRMN) stocks hit remarkably high levels on ...
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A Ray Of Hope In Japan

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 5:31 am

Some experts on the Japanese economy, the world's second largest, compared the current recession to the nation's "lost decade" of the 1990s when real estate and stock market prices plunged ...
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Higher Taxes In 2011 Should Drive Stronger Than Expected GDP Growth In 2010

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 5:00 am

More and more economists talk about a “V”-shaped recovery. The recession has been so bad, their theory goes,  that there is now pent-up demand for goods and services. New data ...
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The Largest Business Blunder Of The Year: VW Gave Up The US Market

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 4:50 am

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, the company known to most Americans as VW, wants to become the world’s largest car company within a decade. VW has almost no chance of realizing that aspiration ...
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Media Digest 8/17/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 4:03 am

Reuters:   China Investment Corp will put $2 billion into US mortgages. Reuters:   The US pay czar says be can "claw back" executive compensation. Reuters:   Japan is pulling out of its ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 8/17/2009

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 3:27 am

Markets in Asia were sharply lower. The Nikkei fell 3.1% to 10,289. The Hang Seng was down 3.5% to 20,169.  PetroChina (PTR) was down 4%. The Shanghai Composite was off ...
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Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Q2-2009 Holdings P to Z (BRK-A, PG, SNY, STI, TMK, USB, USG, UNH, UNP, UPS, WBC, WMT, WPO, WFC, WLP, WSC)

Posted: August 14, 2009 at 5:22 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) has released its public stock holdings for Q2-2009 as of June 30, 2009.  Buffett did make some portfolio changes that have been seen here from ...
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Berkshire Hathaway & Buffett Q2-2009 Holdings G to O (BRK-A, GCI, GE, GSK, HD, IR, IRM, JNJ, KFT, LOW, MTB, MCO, NLC, NKE, NSC, NRG)

Posted: August 14, 2009 at 5:02 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) has released its Q2-2009  public equity holdings as of June 30, 2009.  There are some portfolio changes that have been seen here from the end ...
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Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Q2-2009 Holdings A to F (BRK-A, AXP, BAC, BDX, BNI, KMX, KO, CMCSA, CDCO, COP, COST, ETN, CEG)

Posted: August 14, 2009 at 4:45 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) has shown its Q2-2009  holdings as of June 30, 2009.  There are some portfolio changes that have been seen here from the end of Q1 ...
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Mixed Rig Counts Despite Higher Oil

Posted: August 14, 2009 at 1:23 pm

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) has released its weekly rig counts for the U.S., Canada, and international. While oil continues to stay high, the rig count picture is a mixed. ...
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How Deep Are Buffett’s SEC & Derivative Issues? (BRK-A) (BRK-B)

Posted: August 14, 2009 at 10:18 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(NYE: BRK-A) (BRK-B) had its earnings and quarterly report last Friday, but the aftermath this week has shown more derivative criticism.  But more importantly, issues over SEC correspondence ...
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The Recession Will Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Posted: August 14, 2009 at 10:12 am

"Do not go gentle into that good night." --Dylan Thomas The recession, which was supposed to be ending, is hanging on for dear life if some of the economic data ...
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