Monthly Archives: September 2009

Barrick Raising & Spending Billions To Drop Hedging (ABX)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 5:29 pm

Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) is going to be taking an action which has mixed implications for shares of Barrick versus the overall gold play now that the shiny yellow ...
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Cree Raising Cash (CREE)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 4:38 pm

Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) is raising cash. The company, which makes lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor solutions for wireless and power applications, announced that it is selling 11,000,000 shares ...
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Palm Pre Price Cuts… Paradise Lost? (PALM, S, AAPL)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 3:16 pm

Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) is signaling something which many smartphone and PDA-phone makers do not want to signal... difficulty grabbing market share for the new Palm Pre. The new promotion ...
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Many Key SPAC Developments (HLD, GHQ, IAQGU, TOH, TTY, NSAQ)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 1:09 pm

We have seen many significant developments in recent days regarding the field of M&A in form of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs. SPACUpdate.com sent us some key data on ...
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The Buffett Bonus Call (BRK-A, HBC)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 12:36 pm

There is an interesting take out there on Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and on HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HBC) over how these firms should pay a high bonus to ...
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Short Seller Presses Bet Against Ratings Agencies (MCO, MHP)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 11:21 am

David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital may do other things other than find companies to short sell. But he became rather well known for his bet against Lehman Brothers even after ...
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Conference Board’s Jobless Recovery

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 10:24 am

The Conference Board is known for many key economic readings in the US and abroad, but this morning's data may just add a little more fear that the hope and ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (AIG, HLCS, OSIR, ITLN, SPDR)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 9:26 am

We already saw many bounces from contact notifications on Wall Street, so many traders may still be off or getting slowly back in the saddle. That being said, some of ...
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Morgan Stanley’s Key Technology Upgrades & Downgrades (IBM, DELL, CTXS, ADSK, NVLS, TXN, STM, PMCS, QLGC, LRCX, XLNX)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 9:01 am

Morgan Stanley has made several key downgrades in technology, as well as a few lesser upgrades. Both IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) were downgraded to Equal-Weight from ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades (ADPI, EXP, GE, GSM, IHG, ERIC, PMT, RHT, TKTM, VMW)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 8:09 am

These are some of the top early morning analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street early this Tuesday morning: American Dental (ADPI) Started as Outperform ...
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Top Analyst Downgrades (BLKB, CTXS, DSCO, EV, FII, LUV)

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 8:05 am

These are some of the analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen early this Tuesday morning on Wall Street: Blackbaud (BLKB) Cut to Hold at Jefferies. Citrix Systems ...
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China Readies First Airliner

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 6:13 am

It can hardly be good news for embattled Boeing (BA) or Airbus. China has unveiled the first commercial airliner to be produced inside its borders. It is called the C919 ...
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Switzerland Tops US As Most Competitive Economy

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 6:02 am

The World Economic Forum says that the United States is no longer the world's most competitive economy. Switzerland has taken that role. The culprits for the weaker US position are its ...
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US Hiring To Remain Weak

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 5:32 am

Hiring in the US may not be recovering, at least not soon, to the extent that it will help the economy in the fourth quarter. New data from Manpower shows a ...
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Trading Guns For Jobs

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 5:03 am

The annual Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations report from the Congressional Research Service shows that the US is still by far the world’s leading arms merchant. A summary of ...
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