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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Asia Markets And Europe Open (11/25/2009)

Posted: November 25, 2009 at 3:21 am

Markets in Asia were higher. The Nikkei rose .4% to 9,442. Mitsubishi UFJ (NYSE:MTU) was down. Sony (NYSE:SNE), Toyota (NYSE:TM), and Honda (NYSE:HMC) rose. The Hang Seng was up .7% ...
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Fannie Mae Delinquencies Keep Rising (FNM, FRE)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 4:53 pm

It seems that the end of the recession notices via positive GDP has not reached Main Street America, at least as far as paying for their single-family house.  Fannie Mae ...
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The Great Merck Buyback.. Dividend Too (MRK)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 3:42 pm

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) barely has its Schering-Plough deal behind it.  And today came the announcement of its dividend rate, but more importantly came word of a large ...
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FOMC Narrows Unemployment, Inflation and GDP Targets

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 2:26 pm

The November 3 to 4 Minutes of the FOMC meeting are now out, and as you have been told over and over (and over and over)....  It has the flexibility ...
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Punishing Ciena… By Everyone (CIEN)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 1:44 pm

Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) is trading higher today, a day after it's weakness on the announced buyout of the Nortel assets.  Continuing to pick on it about the risks, the ...
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Stocks For Buffett To Unload (BRK-A, BNI, COP, XOM, GCI, WPO, MCO, NSC, UNP, UPS, UNH, WLP, GSK, SNY, IR, STI, BAC, WFC, TMK, TRV)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 1:01 pm

We recently discussed the changes that have taken place inside Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) as Warren Buffett has gone higher up the food chain.  In his more focused and ...
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Options & Future Only Highlight Positive GE Research Call (GE)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 12:27 pm

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has seen at least some decent trading action today, despite the softness in the market.  The stock was reaffirmed as "Overweight" at JPMorgan, but the ...
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FDIC Fund Goes Into the Red

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 10:20 am

It seems that the healthy banks will get to come up with new funds all over again to protect the unhealthy banks, or maybe it is the regionals and community ...
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More SPAC Deal & Warrant News (EDS, TGY, NSAQ, CAEL)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 9:07 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. Exceed Co. (NASDAQ: EDS), the Chinese ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/24/2009) (FRE)(PALM)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 9:06 am

Updated throughout the day. Playboy (NYSE:PLA) may outsource many of its publishing operations.  (WSJ) Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) may counter the Kraft (NYSE:KFT) big by making an offer for Kraft's confectionery business. (NYPost) Palm ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (AMLN, BRCD, TIVO, SEED, FEED)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 8:56 am

These are this morning's top day trader and active trader alerts seen in early pre-market trading.  We have more details and analysis on each stock available in links over at ...
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GDP Revisions Keep Recession at Bay

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 8:37 am

This morning we just received the first revision to third quarter Gross Domestic Product.  The original unrevised figure was reported +3.5% for Q3, and the revision came in at +2.8%.  ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (ATVI, AMLN, CEPH, CEO, ERTS, EXPE, PCLN, PRU, TIF, UNP)

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 7:42 am

These are this Tuesday morning's top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen early this morning in Wall Street research calls: Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Outperform ...
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Consumer Migration To Ford (F) Crushing GM And Chrysler

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 6:04 am

Car sales may slip over the next few months, but not every company will be affected equally. New research from ChangeWave shows that the bankruptcy and turmoil around GM and ...
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Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): The Case Against The Share Buyback

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 5:54 am

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is the latest large American company to announce it would buyback many more of its shares. This has become popular once again among the cash rich in the ...
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