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Monthly Archives: January 2010

GM And Chrysler Face Longer Odds

Posted: January 7, 2010 at 4:47 am

By Paul Ausick of 24/7 Wall St. Auto companies have recently reported sales figures for the month of December and full-year 2009. For nearly all, the numbers are better. The ...
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Trouble With OPEC Quotas

Posted: January 7, 2010 at 4:43 am

Yesterday's report from Reuters that some OPEC member nations are cheating on their quota agreements is unique only in that the news agency has apparently got a document outlining ...
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Media Digest 1/7/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 7, 2010 at 3:54 am

Reuters:  Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) has held private talks with Hershey (NYSE:HSY). Reuters:   Oil dropped below $83 as China said it would tighten its energy policy. Reuters:   GM will close Saab. (more...) ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (1/7/2010)

Posted: January 7, 2010 at 3:26 am

Markets in Asia fell moderately. The Nikkei was down .5% to 10,661. JAL fell on fears of bankruptcy. The Hang Seng dropped .7% to 22,269. China Life (NYSE:LFC) fell. The ...
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Cramer’s Going Global Theme Stock Picks for 2010 (VALE, STD, CHU, PCU, NAT, STO, BHP, BNS, JDSU)

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 6:45 pm

Jim Cramer came out with his series of themes for 2010 on CNBC's MAD MONEY this evening, and tonight's theme was 'Going Global.'  Despite the market being overbought and the negative news ...
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Speculators Run Platinum & Palladium Plays Ahead of ETF Launch (GLD, SGOL, PTM, PGM, SWC, PAL)

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 2:29 pm

If you have ever wondered just how much exchange traded funds and exchange traded notes can run a market, you can forget about wondering how much the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: ...
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Dell Deal: AT&T Clutters Up Its 3G Network

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 2:07 pm

PC also-ran firm Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), desperate to get into new lines of business, has launched its Android-based handset, the Mini 3. Dell announced that AT&T (NYSE:T) will be offering the phone to ...
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What Will Hershey (HSY) Have To Pay For Cadbury (CBY)? $20 Billion

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 1:50 pm

Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) may be posturing to top Kraft Food Inc.'s (NYSE: KFT) bid for Cadbury Plc. (NYSE: CBY) Hershey would likely make a friendly bid, at least ...
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Some OPEC Members Cheating on Quotas

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 11:44 am

One problem the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has had since its founding is ensuring that members abide by their quota agreements. To some degree, keeping member states in ...
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Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Retiring Debt, With Debt (BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 11:29 am

Warren Buffett is raising capital.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has just filed with the SEC to raise up to $1 billion via a sale of debt securities.  It is ...
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Oil Inventory Gains Trump Weak Refining (OIH, USO, OIL, UCO)

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 10:42 am

The Department of Energy has just released its weekly oil inventory data, which was something to watch considering the move up in oil and the cold weather of late.  The ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (SONC, DPTR, NLST, CIEN, NICE, BZH)

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 8:59 am

These are this morning's top day trader and active trader alerts with links to each story for more detailed analysis and data: Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC) is down over 10% ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/6/2010) (HSY)(MSFT)(HPQ)(VOD)

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 8:44 am

Updated throughout the day. Mobile advertiser Millennial Media is likely to be bought soon now that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has bought Quattro and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has purchased AdMob. (The Deal) JAL is once ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AOL, DT, DOW, ECA, FNSR, PM, SWIR, TEN, MMM, WY, ZBRA)

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 8:04 am

These are this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) Started as Neutral at JPMorgan. Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) Started ...
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Level 3 Back at the Well (LVLT)

Posted: January 6, 2010 at 7:54 am

The effort of raising cash by selling debt at some companies just never seems to end.  Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) is one of those companies.  The company announced ...
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