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Daily Archives: November 11, 2009

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When The News Is Not The News: The AIG CEO Story

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 8:25 pm

Robert Benmosche, the CEO of AIG (NYSE:AIG) is known for being hot-headed, mercurial, self-centered, brilliant, ill-tempered, and gifted. He is just the sort of executive who threatens to quit his job ...
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Maybe The Search Engine Business Isn’t So Great (YHOO)(GOOG)(MSFT)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 7:58 pm

Several studies show that Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bing search engine picked up market share in October. Combined with Yahoo! the two companies could end up with clost to 30% of the ...
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SIRIUS Cautious Praise At S&P (SIRI)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 5:41 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has been reaffirmed on its corporate debt rating at "B-" late in the day.  While this is still very deep in "junk bond" territory ...
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Housing Speculation On The Rise

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 4:56 pm

According to a recent survey conducted by Move.com the some people interested in purchasing real estate as an investment has doubled since March 2009.  The results show that this growth has been driven by ...
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Tech Strangeworld: 3Com Bought by H-P (COMS, HPQ, CSCO, IBM)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 4:30 pm

Sometimes the unimaginable happens, and that is today.  3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) is being acquired, and in a deal that won't run regulatory risk at least over China having access ...
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52-Week High Club (NCST, SMD)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 4:21 pm

NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: NCST) rose over 70% to a yearly high of $1.70.  Its rise was driven by the news that Smith & Nephew Plc (NYSE: SNN) has agreed ...
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Bing Captures More Search Share (MSFT, GOOG, YHOO, IACI)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 1:23 pm

It is usually questionable if Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and its new Bing.com search engine is stealing from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) or from Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) when it ...
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How Much is Benmosche Really Worth to AIG? (AIG, MET)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 1:00 pm

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is under pressure today after its new CEO Robert Benmosche, who has not even had a full three months yet on the job, has ...
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Applied Materials 360-Degree View Before Earnings (AMAT, SMH, USD)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 12:12 pm

Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) is on deck for earnings this afternoon right after the market closes. The chip equipment giant, and relatively new solar player, is the king of ...
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Macy’s Highlights Value-Performance Conundrum in Dept. Stores (M, JWN, KSS)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 10:12 am

Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M) is showing just how much of a conundrum there is between today's retail stock valuations and the reality of what to expect from earnings ahead.  Macy's ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (AIG, AONE, MBI, PALM, SIGM, REGN, CADX, TRA, CF, AGU, BRCD)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 9:09 am

These are this morning's top day trader and active trader alerts seen in the pre-market trading hours.  We also included some options color from yesterday.  A link has been provided ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/11/2009) (AMR)(INTC)(GE)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 8:41 am

Updated throughout the day. 11:45 AM EST: Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) may seek to sell its Home & Networking division for about $4.5 billion according to WSJ. -Jon Ogg American ...
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Wal-Mart (WMT) Give RIM (RIMM) A Hand

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 8:15 am

RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) has been under seige these last few weeks. Investors are concerned that the Blackberry maker is losing market share to the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone and a new group ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (ADBE, BCS, STV, FPL, FLR, GME, PCLN, TOL, TSN, TROW)

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 8:11 am

These are this Wednesday's top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Adobe Systems NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer. Barclays plc (NYSE: BCS) ...
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Private Equity Takes To The Sky

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 6:08 am

American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) is competing with Delta (NYSE:DAL) to form a close partnership with financially troubled Japan Air. Both US carriers would like ready access to JAL's tremendous network of ...
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