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Daily Archives: November 18, 2009

Major Rumor: CBO Says Senate Healthcare To Cost $849 Billion

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 6:07 pm

At this point it is simply a rumor, but The Wall Street Journal reports that : "Senate Democrats' health-care legislation has been estimated to cost $849 billion and to reduce the ...
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24/7 Wall St. TV: Sony e-Reader To Ship Late Adding To Company Woes

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 5:42 pm

The management at Sony (NYSE:SNE) looks more and more like "The Gang That Couldn't Shot Straight." Its TV screen business is losing money. Most months, sales of the PS3 fall ...
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Paulson Making Gold Rush Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (GLD, KGC, AU)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 5:23 pm

A broker noted something about this yesterday as a gold bug, and frankly it seemed far-fetched considering the size of the move we have already seen in recent weeks and ...
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52-Week High Club (AMD, ASMI, ALV, CHS, GGWPQ, LFT, DE)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 4:15 pm

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) rose over 10% to a yearly high of $7.33 after the computer processor maker announced today that it would offer $500 million in senior ...
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Thursday Earnings Retail Bonanza (DKS, FL, GPS, ROST, SHLD, BKE, PLCE, WTSLA, WSM, ZUMZ)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 3:38 pm

The earnings season is mostly winding down, but we still have a slew of retail earnings in the apparel and home categories.  On Thursday alone, we have earnings from Dick’s ...
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Mitsubishi UFJ (MTU): Banks Have Access Capital Markets

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 1:33 pm

Large U.S. banks have raised money to improve their capital position this year, in some cases because the government required them to do so. Bank analysts have worried that ...
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Risks in Geithner’s Call For More Lending

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 12:16 pm

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke this morning and has effectively called for banks which have received government bail-out funds to boost their lending activities.  Geithner noted that a lack ...
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Reviewing the New Smart Grid ETF (GRID, PBD, PZD, PBW, QCLN)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 11:40 am

If you thought you might not see another green energy or less-dirty energy exchange traded-fund, there is a new ETF for you.  First Trust Advisors is launching the First Trust ...
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Oil Inventories Heading Wrong Way (OIH, DIG, USO, OIL)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 10:42 am

The Department of Energy has just released its weekly oil inventories data and those wanting stable prices from oil data may be disappointed.  We are watching the key ETFs around ...
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American Superconductor Discounting Contract Wins (AMSC)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 10:22 am

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) is one of the (almost) cult stocks out there in the field of alternative energy and green energy as its has proprietary megawatt-scale wind turbine ...
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Underwriting Syndicate Bonanza Continues (FTNT, AWK, BZ, LFT, SII)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 10:01 am

This morning we have a syndicate bonanza with a very solid IPO pricing and many secondary offerings getting priced.  Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) priced 12.5 million shares in IPO at ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (PARD, NLST, DRYS, VVUS, PHM)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 9:01 am

These are this morning's top day trader and active trader alerts with big volume or big moves in early pre-market trading.  We have more detailed analysis and data with a ...
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Long-Past SPAC Deals Reach Back for Warrants, More Deal News (SGS, HOL, EST, CIO, PAX, TMI, CFQCF)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 8:50 am

We have been given some exclusive coverage on the recent developments in special purpose acquisition companies and blank check companies from SPACupdate.com this morning.  Stream Global Services (AMEX: SGS), the ...
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American Express & Revolution… The Reach Down (AXP)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 8:41 am

American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) is about to get larger in the credit arena, and in a new path than its traditional high-end clients.  The company announced that it has ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/18/2009) (MCD)(BAC)(GOOG)

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 8:17 am

Updated throughout the day. Updated 1.48 PM EST:  News Corp's (NYSE:NWS) MySpace is in talks to buy free music streaming site imeem. (AP) Update 1.42 PM EST:  Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will ...
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