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Monthly Archives: January 2010

China Inflation May Be A US Opportunity

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 6:12 am

China continues to thrash the US in economic growth. Analysts expect GDP growth in the People's Republic to be above 10% this year while the improvement in the US may ...
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China And India Save GM’s Bacon

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 5:54 am

GM said today that its sales in China were up 67% in 2009 to 1.83 million vehicles. The No.1 US car company believes that things could get even better. "Despite ...
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The Advent Of Mobile TV

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 5:42 am

Like visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, the chiefs of the Hollywood studios and their bosses at the major media conglomerates want to extend the profits that they ...
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The Fed Lays Blame On Everyone Else

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 5:05 am

The Federal Reserve was not to blame for any of the financial events that caused the collapse of the credit markets late in 2008. It is the same credit collapse ...
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Media Digest 1/4/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 4:06 am

Reuters:   Novartis (NYSE:NVS) will buy the part of Alcon (NYSE:ACL) that it does not currently own for $39 billion. Reuters:   JAL may receive a bailout from the Japanese government. Reuters:   The Fed ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (1/4/10)

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 3:27 am

Markets in Asia were narrowly mixed. The Nikkei rose 1.1% to 10,865. JAL rose on news of government financial support. The Hang Seng fell .2% to 21,823. The Shanghai Composite ...
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TMZ.com Valuation Tops $100 Million

Posted: January 3, 2010 at 6:56 pm

TMZ.com's audience growth over the last six months and its expansion into content delivery through TV as well as the internet has increased the value of the company to more than $100 ...
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“Avatar” Passes $1 Billion Global Box Office Figure As Escapism Increases

Posted: January 3, 2010 at 6:31 pm

The global gross ticket sales for the film "Avatar" passed $1 billion this weekend, which makes it the third-highest grossing movie in history. "Avatar" was directed by James Cameron, who also directed ...
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Signs Of Intelligent Life At Kraft (KFT)

Posted: January 3, 2010 at 7:50 am

The Times of London reports that Kraft (NYSE:KFT) will raise its bid for Cadbury (NYSE:CBY). Cadbury trades above the amount of the Kraft offer price and several companies including Italian confectioner ...
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S&P 2009: Ford Wins Big And Citi Loses

Posted: January 2, 2010 at 8:47 am

The year 2009 is in the books and some of the most troubled companies of the last decade made the biggest returns among S&P 500 firms in 2009. Among S&P 500 stocks, Ford (NYSE:F), ...
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Sri Lanka Stock Index Topped Results Of All Other Nations In 2009

Posted: January 1, 2010 at 7:41 am

The stock market of Sri Lanka, birthplace of Galleon hedge fund founder and alleged inside trader Raj Rajaratnam, posted the best return of any national index in the world. Its CSE of ...
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Top 2010 Stock Picks from… Everyone (AAPL, GE, CMCSA, MRVL, BIDU, DRYS, POT, LVLT, C, CVX, HPQ, KBH)

Posted: January 1, 2010 at 6:59 am

2009 is over, for better or worse.  Now it is time to look ahead.  We wanted to look for the best top stock picks for 2010 from our partners and ...
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