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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Media Digest 2/10/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 10, 2010 at 3:50 am

Reuters:   Honda (NYSE:HMC) expanded its recall by 440,000 as more Toyota (NYSE:TM) models were probed. Reuters:   ArcelorMittal sees a slow improvement in steel production in Q1. Reuters:   IMF aid for ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (2/10/2010)

Posted: February 10, 2010 at 3:25 am

Markets in Asia were higher. The Nikkei rose .3% to 9,964. Recall news pushed Honda (NYSE:HMC) down but Toyota (NYSE:TM) rose. The Hang Seng rose .7% to 19,922. China Life (NYSE:LFC) ...
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Honda Takes A Turn With The Firing Squad, Recalls 378,000 Cars

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 6:48 pm

Japan has two large car companies known throughout the world for quality, workmanship, value, and fuel efficiency. Each took several decades to establish its brand in the US. Each burnished its ...
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3M Dividend Hike To Pressure GE Dividend Hike (MMM, GE)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 6:10 pm

While we were getting ready to post our next round of large companies which we think will be hiking their dividends in 2010, one of the companies beat us to ...
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Airgas Wants More From Air Products (ARG, APD)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 5:41 pm

After the Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) unsolicited offer from Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD) was made, we noticed how there was a premium to the deal's public price.  ...
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The Cautious Euphoria in Baidu Earnings (BIDU)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 4:49 pm

We had said in our detailed preview that this was a make or break quarter for Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU).  So far it looks like the investment community is taking ...
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Brother Can You Spare A Dime: Open Jobs Plummet

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 3:27 pm

Unemployment may have dropped below 10% last month, but the number only looks good in a vacuum. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the bearer of much of the federal government's ...
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China Agritech Raising Cash (CAGC)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 3:26 pm

CHINA AGRITECH, INC. (NASDAQ: CAGC) was having a great day with gains north of 7%.  But at about 3:09 PM EST we saw a filing from the company.. the S-3... ...
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Make or Break Earnings for Baidu (BIDU, GOOG, MSFT, YHOO)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 3:06 pm

Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) is up for earnings later this evening for us, Wednesday morning for, to report earnings.  All the media outlets sell you on "this might be the ...
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Euro Banks in PIIGS React to News and Hope (NBG, STD, BBVA, IRE, AIB)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 11:27 am

You saw the bank bailout in the U.S. in 2008 to 2009, now it seems that the great bailout is heading the way of Greece if the reports and if ...
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Gloating At John Thain’s Step Down

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 10:14 am

From The Atlantic Wire Business writers are happy John Thain's second act is a step down. The CEO who engineered a fire sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/9/2010)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 8:54 am

Updated throughout the day. The EU is getting closer to a bailout of Greece (Reuters) Beer may be good for strengthening bones (Reuters) Google (GOOG) will reveal product innovations on ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ERTS, GME, LAMR, MON, NBG, SWIR, SNWL, TWX, VZ, WBSN)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 8:27 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning: Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) Cut to Hold at Needham. GameStop ...
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Three SPAC Deals on Deck This Week and More (TLB, BPW, AXG, CFQCF, AUTC)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 8:18 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.  Talbots Inc. (NYSE: TLB) is up ...
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Searching For a Better Understanding of Depressions

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 8:09 am

By John Tamny of Forbes "But is it not conceivable that wants may some day be so completely satisfied as to become frozen forever after? Some implications of this case ...
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