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Top Analyst Upgrades (AMD, AMGN, BDK, BMY, CTXS, KR, MA, PCG, SYMC, V, VMW)

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 7:18 am

These are the top early-bird analyst upgrades and positive research calls which we have seen from Wall Street early this Monday morning: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Buy ...
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Top Analyst Downgrades (BRCD, DPS, DWA, EL, NOK, SNDK, VE)

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 7:12 am

These are the early-bird analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Monday morning: Brocade Communications (BRCD) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer. Dr. Pepper Snapple ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Failure Destroys T-Mobile Customer Data

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 6:08 am

"Regrettably, based on Microsoft/Danger's latest recovery assessment of their systems, we must now inform you that personal information stored on your device - such as contacts, calendar entries, to-do lists ...
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Minority Partner Could Kill Comcast (CMCSA) Deal For NBCU (GE)

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 5:49 am

GE (NYSE:GE) investors are thrilled that the conglomerate may be able to rid itself of its underperforming media unit, NBC Universal. It appears that GE is close to a deal ...
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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) $22 Billion Payroll

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 5:35 am

Its fiscal year coming to an end, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is about to post record annual profits less than a year after the peak of the credit crisis. It is ...
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Soros Will Invest $1 Billion To Proft Off Green Movement

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 5:22 am

The government is putting part of its $787 billion stimulus package into alternative energy and improving the infrastructure of the energy grid. Private foundations have started to put money into ...
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The State And City Financial Time Bomb Ticks Louder

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 4:59 am

The financial crisis has too many pieces to follow even if it is being resolved and brought to an end as many experts expect. The end is still far off, ...
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Orange Juice Gets More Expensive That Oil

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 4:48 am

Commodities prices are supposed to give some sign of inflation although the value of the dollar, spot demand for certain metal and agricultural products, or the kind of feeding frenzy ...
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Media Digest 10/12/2009

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 4:03 am

Reuters:   E-mails and the credit crisis will be key to the trial of Bear Stearns workers. Reuters:  The approval process for Tengzhong to buy Hummer has started in China. Reuters:   ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 10/12/2009

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 3:22 am

Markets in Asia were slightly down with Japan closed for a holiday. The Hang Seng was off .5% to 21,404. Sinopec (NYSE:SNP) was up slightly. The Shanghai Composite fell .6% ...
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Airlines Make Aggressive Move To Go Green

Posted: October 11, 2009 at 7:50 am

The car industry is going green by rapidly developing hybrids and electric cars. Residential and commercial building are adding solar panels. The last place that most people would expect a ...
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DJIA Component Earnings on Deck (AA, INTC, JNJ, JPM, IBM, BAC, GE, C)

Posted: October 11, 2009 at 7:35 am

Thisis going to be a very key earnings week.  The only DJIA component to report its Q3 period report so far has been Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA).  But we have earnings ...
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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Short Interest Steady, Down In Other Techs

Posted: October 10, 2009 at 2:53 pm

The short interest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was steady in the period that ended on September 30 at 16 million shares.The bet being made against RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) rose 13% to 13% to ...
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Facebook Visits Triple In A Year, MySpace Falls By Half

Posted: October 10, 2009 at 8:46 am

Facebook is doing well. Most experts already know that. But, the No.1 social network's size has surged at a remarkable rate over the last year. Nearly 60% of the visits to ...
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US Economy Boomed In Q3, But Peril May Be Ahead

Posted: October 10, 2009 at 7:59 am

The US economy  roared back from nearly two years of deep recession in the third quarter of this year. The Blue Chip Economic Indicators, a regular poll of top economists, ...
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