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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Texting May Ruin Twitter Growth

Posted: February 4, 2010 at 4:57 am

Texting, a simple method to send messages from wireless handset to handset, may be the largest single roadblock to Twitter's growth. A survey by Pew shows that among internet users ...
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Toyota (TM) Makes Profit, Raises Forecast, Projects $2 Billion Costs For Recall

Posted: February 4, 2010 at 4:05 am

Toyota (NYSE:TM) posted a profit of $1.7 billion in the quarter that ended December 31 due to cost cuts and improved sales in Asia and the US. Sales rose 10%. ...
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Media Digest 2/4/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 4, 2010 at 3:58 am

Reuters:  Toyota (NYSE:TM) said it would have charges of $2 billion for recalls, but posted a profit last quarter and improved its forecasts. Reuters:   Shell's (RDS.A) profits fell sharply. Reuters:   ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (2/4/2010)

Posted: February 4, 2010 at 3:30 am

Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei was off .5% to 10,356. Toyota (NYSE:TM) fell and Honda (NYSE:SNE) gained. Sony (NYSE:SNE) announced a profit. The Hang Seng was off 1.8% to ...
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24/7 Wall St. Toyota 2010 Forecast: 500,000 Lost Sales, CEO Resignation, 40,000 Layoffs

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 7:17 pm

The bad news is just beginning for Toyota (TM). The eight million vehicles the company has recalled, the shut down production of eight of its most popular cars, and ...
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Cisco Rocks Numbers, One Caveat Seen (CSCO)

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 4:19 pm

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) had a bullish bias going into earnings as far as the options traders were concerned.  The networking giant has posted earnings of $0.40 EPS on ...
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The Great Wal-Mart Battery Trade-Out (XIDE, JCI, WMT)

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 12:51 pm

Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE) is getting crushed today after news that the company was notified by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) that the retailer will stop selling the company's auto ...
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Anonymous Source Story Of The Week: Huge Layoffs At Take-Two (TTWO)

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 12:06 pm

MCV, the games business site, reports that Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) will lay-off 400 people, or 20% of its work force. The company's VP of Corporate Affairs, Alan Lewis, denied the rumor ...
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Are Old People Bankrupting America?

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 11:43 am

From The Atlantic Wire, By Max Fisher As health care costs balloon, swelling the budget and the deficit, elderly Americans are consistently the biggest consumers. This isn't their fault. They ...
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DOE Inventory Data Highlights Ongoing Refinery Woes (OIH, USO, UCO, VLO)

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 11:04 am

The Department of Energy has released some mixed data on weekly oil inventory data, and the take for refining is looking just as bad still or actually worse in February ...
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Challenger Gray Layoffs Dominated By Ten Firms (VZ)(WMT)(M)(XRX)(LMT)

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 9:44 am

Challenger, Gray & Christmas announced that layoffs disclosed by major US firms last month hit 71,482 in January up from 49,094 in December. Downsizing at ten companies made up a third ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (APKT, ANX, ALVR, AUXL, CTRP, SOLR, HDIX, DDSS, MYGN, NETL, NWS, VRSN, WU)

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 8:56 am

These are this morning's top day trader and active trader alerts with a brief explanation of the news behind the moves: Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT) up 14% at $12.21 ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/3/2010)

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 8:41 am

Updated throughout the day. The US could lose its Aaa bond rating at Moody's (CNBC) Obama will outline a significant stimulus for alternative energy  (Reuters) Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) will ...
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Major Premium Buyout at Home Diagnostics, A Return To Old Prices (HDIX)

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 8:35 am

Home Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDIX) is this morning's top pre-market gainer, on news of a buyout.  The company has agreed to be acquired by Nipro Corporation for $11.50 per share ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BIDU, CNQ, CCH, GENZ, KFT, LOW, MCD, NDAQ, NEM, QSFT, UBS, WCRX, VALE)

Posted: February 3, 2010 at 8:24 am

These are this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Reiterated Buy but target raised to $550 at Goldman Sachs. ...
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