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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Bankruptcy Comes to Mesa Air (MESA)

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 10:32 am

Mesa Air Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MESA) has been a trouble airline and a troubled stock for quite some time.  That is taking a turn for the worse for common shareholders ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (ACE, APC, WPRT, RSH, AIB, IRE)

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 9:10 am

These are this Tuesday's top day trader and active trader alerts.  We have more detailed information via a link to each story at VSInvestor.com: ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) is down ...
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The 15 Most Hated Companies In America

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 9:01 am

Customers, employees, shareholders, and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. has looked at many of these issues to choose the 15 most hated companies in ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/5/2010) (GOOG)(GS)(AAPL)

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 8:44 am

Update throughout the day. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will unveil its Nexus One handset today  (various) China GDP grew 13% in December (CNBC) Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) may move its operations out of ...
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Buffett Potential Kraft-Cadbury Roadblock (BRK-A, KFT, CBY)

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 8:40 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has made one of its more unusual press releases.  The company said that it has voted "no" on Kraft's proposal to authorize the issuance of ...
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Barclays Initiates EU/Global Banks (AIB, IRE, UBS, BBVA, DB, HBC, STD, RBS, CS)

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 8:27 am

Barclays Capital's banking research department has been busy going into the new year as it has issued new coverage on many of the European and global banks.  Some of the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CHKP, DELL, IPI, LVS, ERIC, MOT, PALM, QCOM, POT, RIMM, V)

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 8:14 am

These are this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) Cut to Hold at Auriga. Dell Inc. ...
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Public Pension Funds Up Against $2 Trillion Shortfall

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 7:51 am

By Douglas A. McIntyre Even in a world of massive deficits and rising national debt, not many problems come in packages that are in the trillions of dollars. The deficit ...
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Biodiesel Firms Grapple With Tax Issues

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 7:47 am

By Paul Ausick of 24/7 Wall St. Until December 31, 2009, biodiesel makers enjoyed a tax credit of $1/gallon on alternative diesel fuel made either from feedstock such as soybeans ...
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Apple (AAPL) Share Price Up 175% From 2009 Low

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 6:15 am

It is nearly impossible to find a justification for the 175% rise in Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) share price which hit an all-time high of $214.50 on December 4, up from $78 ...
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Small Business Loans Rise With Small Business Defaults

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 5:58 am

The business of lending money to small businesses has entered a vicious cycle. The Small Business Administration says that it processed 12,393 loans in the fourth quarter of last year. ...
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Bankruptcies Pile Up, Threaten Recovery

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 5:44 am

The AP claims that bankruptcies filed in the US last year totaled 1.4 million, which includes both businesses and individuals. That would be a 32% increase compared to 2008. The Wall ...
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Smartbook Business Menaces Netbooks: Lenovo Product Released

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 5:19 am

The segment of the consumer electronics market that includes all the miniature or handheld PC alternatives grows by the day. Smartphones including the RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) Blackberry and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone post sharply ...
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Kraft (KFT) Ups Cash Portion Of Cadbury Bid, Sells Unit To Nestle

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 4:59 am

Kraft (NYSE:KFT) made a remarkably clever move in its pursuit of Cadbury (NYSE:CBY), but it may be too little too late. The US foods company sold its North American pizza business to ...
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Media Digest 1/5/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 3:51 am

Reuters:   Kraft (NYSE:KFT) sold it pizza business to Nestle and lifted the cash portion of its deal to buy Cadbury (NYSE:CBY). Reuters:   Cold weather pushed oil prices near $82. Reuters:   US ...
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