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Monthly Archives: November 2009

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The Foreclosure Rate Abates

Foreclosure rates may have leveled off, but it would be a mistake to count on that being a long-term trend. New data from RealtyTrac shows  foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled foreclosure ...
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VW Passes Toyota (TM) And GM As World’s Largest Car Company

Toyota (NYSE:TM) did not keep its top spot as the world's largest car company for very long. It held the crown for about a year. Industry statistics show the new VW-Porsche ...
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Media Digest 11/12/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   China is the key stop on Obama's tour of Asia. Reuters:   South Korea's businesses may start to feel more pressure from China competitors.. Reuters:   Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) bought 3Com (NYSE:COM) ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (11/12/2009)

Markets in Asia were moderately lower. The Nikkei fell .7% to 9,804. Honda (NYSE:HMC) rose. The Hang Seng fell 1% to 22,402. HSBC (NYSE:HBC) dropped. The Shanghai Composite fell .1% ...
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When The News Is Not The News: The AIG CEO Story

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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