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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Apple iPad Linkfest (AAPL)

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 3:09 pm

The much anticipated Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) tablet has finally debuted under the name "iPad."  It will sell for as little as $499, making it available to potentially huge market.  Despite ...
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Valero Finally Worth a Look (VLO, COP)

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 3:04 pm

The refining industry has been under pressure for some time.  It seems that rising prices were not a shoe-in for windfall profits at all.  A rapid drop in oil prices ...
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FOMC: Free Money Policy Remains… 1 Dissenting Vote

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 2:29 pm

The Federal Open Market Committee has just kept rates steady at the ongoing 0.00% to 0.25% rate target.  The vote today was 9-1 rather than unanimous, with KC's Hoenig being ...
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J.C. Penny Reaction To 24/7 Wall St Store Closing Lists

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 1:38 pm

J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) sent 24/7 Wall St. a reaction to the 2010 Major Store Closing List: Mr. McIntyre… After reading the 24/7 Wall Street “2010 Major Retailer Store Closing List” entry ...
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New Home Sales Heading Wrong Way (XHB, ITB)

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 10:13 am

New home sales in December went back the wrong way, which was largely expected considering the data we had already seen from the housing sector in the last week.  The ...
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Some Miracle SPAC Deals Succeed, Some in De-Listing Danger (NLX, CIO, ARR, BPW, TLB, UEI)

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 9:32 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.  There have been key developments in ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (HGSI, BRK-B, SIFY, SANM, TM)

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 9:08 am

These are this Wednesday's top day trader and active trader alerts.  We have more details and analysis with a link to each full story over at VSInvestor.com: Human Genome Sciences ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AKS, AMZN, BBY, HGSI, JNJ, KFT, MS, TWX, X, VZ)

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 8:26 am

These are this Wednesday's top 10 analyst calls for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research: AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/27/2010) (MSFT)(ORCL)

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 8:22 am

Updated throughout the day. The Fed may gamble that it can end purchases of mortgage paper without hurting the housing market (Bloomberg) Microsoft (MSFT) Window Mobil 7 will be out ...
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Cancellation Of Google Nexus One Purchase Costs $350

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 5:46 am

Google (GOOG) has not been able to make much money from any business other than its huge search advertising operations. The company hopes that sales of its handset called the ...
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Greece Looks To The Chinese Sugar Daddy

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 5:26 am

Plagued by high deficits and a drop in its credit ratings, Greece has to raise money as quickly as it can to fund its national debt. According to the FT, ...
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Signs Of The Apocalypse: The 182 Page CBO 2010 Deficit Analysis

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 4:52 am

A review of the Congressional Budget Office forecast of the 2010 to 2020 fiscal P&L and balance sheets for the US government leaves the impression that the government is caught in ...
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Media Digest 1/27/2010

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 3:49 am

Reuters:  Obama will focus on jobs and the deficit. Reuters:   Toyota (NYSE:TM) will suspend manufacturing of eight models. Reuters:   Geithner and the NY Fed defended their actions in AIG (AIG) bailout. Reuters:   ...
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Asia Market And Europe Open (1/27/2010)

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 3:22 am

Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei dropped .7% to 10,252. Toyota (NYSE:TM) fell on news that it suspending making some models. The Hang Seng dropped .4% to 20,426. The Hang ...
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The AIG Manifesto, All Over Again… and Again (AIG)

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 9:26 pm

The most popular issue outside of bashing bonuses for politicians has been the notion of getting to bash saving American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG).  This will be an interesting ...
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