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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Toyota To Halt Sales Of Eight Models, Reputation In Tatters

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 6:45 pm

Toyota (TM) recently said it expected a 6% increase in global sales this year which would make it the No.1 car company in the world for the second year in ...
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Fox Is Most Trusted Network News Operation

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 6:12 pm

Glen Back and Bill O'Reilly have not done as much to damage the credibility of Fox News, a part of News Corp (NWS) which is controlled by Rupert Murdoch, as some ...
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Buffett & Berkshire Snag S&P 500 Spot (BRK-B, BNI)

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 5:42 pm

It has been speculated that this may occur, but few were expecting this news this soon.  Warren Buffett has been notified by Standard & Poor's Indexes that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) ...
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Yahoo! Plugging Along… Sort Of (YHOO)

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 4:38 pm

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) gave earnings after the close today that really offers no great jumping point on the first look for new buy-ins nor for new sell-outs.  The number-two ...
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3Com and H-P Closer to Merger, China Review Looms (COMS, HPQ)

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 4:21 pm

3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) filed with the SEC documents showing that the special meeting of holders approved the merger with Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ).  While this does not make the ...
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Chinese Solar Stocks Take Off (YGE, JASO, CSIQ, STP, TSL)

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 2:23 pm

Chinese Solar stocks, as measured by Tickerspy's Chinese Solar Stocks Index (*CHSOL), are up over 4.5% today.  The solar sector has performed poorly in recent weeks as a policy shift ...
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Yahoo! Earnings Preview… Beyond the Numbers (YHOO, GOOG, MSFT)

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is set to report earnings after the closing bell.   While the distant number-two search player is still in the midst of a turnaround, the report is ...
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Verizon Wireless Thrashes AT&T In New Survey

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 12:50 pm

AT&T (NYSE:T) may have the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, but Verizon Wireless (VOD)(VZ) has the customer service reputation, and service seems to trump product. ChangeWave polled about 4,000 people as part ...
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The Most Overpaid University Presidents

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 10:39 am

The 24/7 compensation of college presidents was based on three criteria.  The first two were the president's compensation divided by their respective student bodies and staff.  The president of a college is ultimately responsible for these ...
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Congressional Budget Office 2010 Outlook… Time for the Deficit Manifesto

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 10:20 am

The Congressional Budget Office has released new data for the 2010 budget, and the need for more spending freezes and spending controls is becoming more and more evident by the ...
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Will Wal-Mart Sell Google Nexus One? It Won’t Matter

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 9:50 am

Blogs and tech websites are beginning to buzz with news that Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) may begin to sell the Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Nexus One handset powered by the search company's own Android ...
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2010 Retail Sales To Rise 2.5%?

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 9:08 am

The retail industry's biggest booster group, The National Retail Federation, expects sales in the industry to rise 2.5% next year. It bases its conclusion on an anticipated increase in consumer ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (AAPL, MRNA, NVO, LLY, AMLN, VMW, CTXS)

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 9:06 am

These are the top day trader and active trader alert stocks.  We have more details and analysis via a link to each story over at VSInvestor.com: Apple Inc.(NASDAQ: AAPL) is ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/26/2010) (WMT)(GOOG)

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 8:46 am

Updated throughout the day. Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) will begin to sell the Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Nexus One. (Android Community) GM is near to a sale of Saab. (Bloomberg) The US Sanate may ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AA, AXP, AMLN, AMAT, NILE, CSCO, ETN, HBAN, HSY, JCI, JNPR, KEY, LXK, LTD, PNC, TXN)

Posted: January 26, 2010 at 8:31 am

These are this Tuesday's analyst upgrades and downgrades seen from Wall Street research calls: Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) Raised to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital. American Express (NYSE: ...
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