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Top 10 Tech Earnings on Deck (INTC, LLTC, ADTN, XLNX, ASML, IBM, AMD, FCS, GOOG, NOK)

Posted: October 10, 2009 at 7:35 am

We have many key technology stocks reporting earnings this coming week.  Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) will start things off to give us a read on semiconductors and PCs. Linear Technology ...
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Higher Oil, Higher Rigs (BHI, OIH, DIG, USO, OIL)

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 1:24 pm

Maybe higher oil prices keep begetting higher rig counts.  Baker Hughes, Inc. (NYSE: BHI) has released its weekly rig counts and there are gains in all three measures.  We have been ...
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Next Week’s Top 11 Earnings (INTC, JNJ, ABT, JPM, C, GS, GOOG, IBM, BAC, GE, HAL)

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 12:33 pm

We may have had earnings season officially start with Alcoa this week, but next week will be the real week for the launch of earnings season.  We now have an ...
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CEOs Growing More Confident

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 10:15 am

The Conference Board issues a report called "CEO Confidence" on a quarterly basis.  It is probably without surprise that the gains in the second quarter were also gains in the ...
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Citi Escapes Big Bonus Issue, Unloads Phibro to Occidental (C, OXY)

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 9:32 am

If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.  That is what Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) has done over its Phibro commodities trading unit.  Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/9/2009)

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 9:19 am

Updated throughout the day. Updated 2:00 PM EST: American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) has traded higher all day and some are noting takeover chatter on this one.  We have yet ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (ACOR, AVNR, INFY, SVNT, SPPI, TSM)

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 8:57 am

These are this Friday morning's top day trader and active trader alert stocks.  We have provided a link through to VSInvestor.com with more detailed price and volume analysis on each ...
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More Secondaries Hitting the Market (LAD, PZG, SVNT, GOL)

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 8:26 am

We have seen at least four different secondary offerings this morning, and there are some others that are pending to be priced for trading today.  The offerings are from Lithia ...
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IEA Sees Surge In Oil Demand

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 7:55 am

The top global banking associations and economist have a broad spread of expectations about what worldwide GDP growth will be in 201o. The IEA has raised its GDP forecast and along ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades (AKS, BMY, CREE, JPM, LRCX, MAR, RIMM, SVNT, SE, VIA)

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 7:43 am

These are this Friday morning’s top Wall Street analyst upgrades and positive research calls: AK Steel (AKS) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank. Bristol-Myers (BMY) Started as Outperform at Wells ...
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Top Analyst Downgrades (ARO, AKAM, AIZ, EP, HOT, SVU)

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 7:41 am

These are the top Wall Street analyst downgrades and cautious research calls seen early this Friday morning: Aeropostale (ARO) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs. Akamai (AKAM) Cut to Market ...
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Prominent Investor: Oil Moving Over $200

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 6:06 am

One of the greatest hedge fund managers in history, Jim Rogers, insists that oil will move above $200 at some point during the bull market. He also sees the coming ...
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Comcast Should Buy Viacom, Time Warner, Or Scripps

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 5:47 am

One of the leading media investing firms in the US, Gabelli & Co. wants cable outfit Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) to stop its pursuit of GE's (NYSE:GE) NBCU and turn its focus ...
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GM China Sales Rise 55% To A Record

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 5:26 am

GM's sales may be taking a thrashing in its home market, but Chines sales for the No.1 US car company are getting good enough to trump the company's trouble in ...
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Murdoch Wants Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) To Pay

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 5:16 am

Rupert Murdoch wants Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) to pay for the use of content from his News Corp (NYSE:NWS) and all of his major competition. He told an audience at  the World ...
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