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Daily Archives: February 2, 2010

Ford Fleet Sales Account For Over 100% Of January Gains

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 4:36 pm

Ford (NYSE:F) did not bother to put it in the fine print, not exactly. The firm's January sales rose 24.6% to 116,543 from 93,506. That includes 4,128 Volvos sold last ...
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Trimble and GPS Earnings… No Bust, No Boom (TRMB, GRMN)

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 4:28 pm

Trimble Navigation Limited (NASDAQ: TRMB) is seeing some mixed reaction after earnings offer no major boom nor a major bust for the world of global positioning companies and the new ...
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Toyota (TM) Passes Ford (F) On Its Way Down

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 3:24 pm

The only thing surprising about Toyota's (NYSE:TM) January sales results is that they were not worse. Its recalls will probably catch all the way up with them in February. Toyota's unit ...
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Electronic Trading Price Wars (AMTD, SCHW, ETFC, IBKC)

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 1:26 pm

Shares of electronic trading firms are under a bit of pressure today over fears of more price wars in the highly competitive electronic trading arena.  The pressure comesx after Fidelity ...
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Leap’s Best Chance (LEAP, PCS, S, T, VZ)

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 10:31 am

Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) was up huge late in the trading on Monday.  In fact, it posted double-digit percentage gains on late-day that it had hired Goldman Sachs ...
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How The Deficit Could Curb American Power

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 9:47 am

From The Atlantic Wire By Max Fisher With the U.S. budget deficit to hit $1.6 trillion in the current fiscal year, a post-World War Two record, grim predictions are rolling ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/2/2010)

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 9:04 am

Updated throughout the day. The George Soros controlled Latin American land and energy venture Adecoagro may raise money via an IPO (Bloomberg) Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) may cut its CEO's annual payout ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (CITP, DHI, ITMN, LXK, SIRI)

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 8:59 am

These are today's top day trader and active trader alert stocks.  We have links over to VSInvestor (except on one) with more details and analysis on each story: Comsys IT ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMD, AA, AXP, APC, COF, DFS, XOM, FCX, MA, Q, SCHN, PCU, V)

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 8:35 am

These are this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in early all Street research calls: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) Cut to Conviction Sell at Goldman Sachs. Alcoa ...
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FHA Numbers Indicate Rise In Foreclosures

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 7:19 am

By Douglas A. McIntyre The percentage of mortgages backed by the FHA that are in default has risen by a third over the last year. According to a report in ...
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China Economic Indicator: Largest Oil Company To Up Output 28%

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 6:29 am

If there was any question about how quickly the Chinese think their economy will grow this year, the production targets for Cnooc, its largest off shore oil and gas exploration company, ...
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Why Ever Buy A Toyota Again?

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 6:06 am

The news media is filled with stories about the eight million or more vehicles that Toyota (NYSE:TM) has recalled in the US, China, and Europe. These have gas pedals that can stick, ...
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A Dying DVD Business Causes Layoffs At Sony (SNE)

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 5:50 am

Sony (NYSE:SNE) has had enough problems in the three years since Howard Stringer became CEO. The company's PS3 has been a disappointment, regularly underselling the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSF) Xbox 360 and ...
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The 192-Page Federal Budget: Drilling Down

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 5:18 am

The news media covered all the top line information about the new White House budget. Expenditures will be $3.8 trillion, if the package is approved. The deficit will be $1.6 trillion ...
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Goldman Sachs: Lloyd Blankfein’s Missing Paycheck

Posted: February 2, 2010 at 5:13 am

The Times of London wrote that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein would be paid $100 million for his work as the head of the bank during 2009. Goldman’s public ...
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