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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Top Analyst Downgrades (DELL, MLM, NVTL, SWIR, UNT, VMC)

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 8:22 am

These are this Tuesday's top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious research calls we have seen out of Wall Street early on: Dell (DELL) downgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse. Martin ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades (BCSI, CVD, TRAK, DNDN, DISH, GYMB, HPQ, M, BTU, PETM, X)

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 8:17 am

These are this Tuesday morning's top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls seen from Wall Street: Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) started as Buy at BofA/Merrill. Covance (CVD) upgraded to ...
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B of A Hot Seat Continues (BAC)

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 8:08 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has a couple of issues on the legal and regulatory front for this week.  Last night, it announced that it has reached an agreement ...
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DVD Sales Crushed By Rentals, As Apple (AAPL) And Amazon (AMZN) Rise

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 6:25 am

DVD sales are flagging and rentals are up, news which is likely to be unwelcome at the major movie studios. The Digital Entertainment Group announced that in the first half ...
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Twitter Moves Into Top 50 US Websites

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 6:07 am

It may not be clear how Twitterwill ever make money, but its growth is not in doubt. The microblogging website is now among the 50 largest internet properties in the ...
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Asia Shrugs Off The Recession

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 5:50 am

China and other large economies in Asia are not just struggling to get out of the recession. They are racing away from it at light speed. The Asia Development Bank ...
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The EU Meddling In US Tech Industry Grows

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 5:17 am

The EU regulators who combat monopolistic practices have never been kind to Microsoft (MSFT). They have hounded the world's largest software company for years, accusing it of bundling its browser ...
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AIG (AIG), Never Give A Sucker An Even Break

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 5:00 am

"We think that the American taxpayer will be fully repaid" under the company's plan”—Ed Liddy, AIG CEO, May 13, 2009 "At the end of the day, we believe we will ...
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Media Digest 9/22/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 4:01 am

Reuters:   Obama pushed his economic message before the G20 summit Reuters:   A Senate panel took up healthcare legislation. Reuters:   Bank of America (BAC) missed a deadline for supplying information from ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 9/22/2009

Posted: September 22, 2009 at 3:27 am

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Hang Seng rose .3% to 21,546. Sinopec (SNP) rose. The Shanghai Composite was down 2.3% to 2,898. At the open in Europe, the FTSE ...
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Chimera & Annaly Dividend Hike, Profits In Mortgages (CIM, NLY)

Posted: September 21, 2009 at 5:03 pm

Investing in mortgages might not be as bad as many thought.  Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) has already raised more capital on more than one occasion since coming public in ...
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Cutting Cat in Half Never Looked So Good (CAT)

Posted: September 21, 2009 at 1:56 pm

Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) gave us some figures this morning showing that there is still some trouble in this economic recovery.  The maker of heavy industrial vehicles and equipment showed ...
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GM Dealers Opting Out Of 60-Day Satisfaction Guarantee

Posted: September 21, 2009 at 1:07 pm

Some GM dealers have elected to opt out of the car company's 60-day satisfaction guarantee program. Under the terms of the promotion a buyer can purchase a Chevy, Buick, GMC or ...
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Warren Buffett, Wind Investor? (BRK-A, GE)

Posted: September 21, 2009 at 11:06 am

Mid-American Energy, a holding of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and a holding of Warren Buffett, is about to get into the U.K. offshore wind power business if the reportsfrom ...
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Leading Economic Indicators Leading.. at a Crawl

Posted: September 21, 2009 at 10:21 am

The Conference Board has just released its data on Leading Economic Indicators for August, and the gain here is actually a drop when compared to recent months.  LEI in the ...
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