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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Brand Keys Laughable Loyalty Awards

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 11:42 am

Most brand valuations done by consultancies render suspect figures because none are based on completely transparent data. This is particularly true of the well-known Brand Z and Interbrand annual numbers. Each of ...
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SPAC Deals Keep Rolling; More Blank Checks Set to Emerge (NLX, CSAQF, AXG, CFQCF, AMRR)

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 8:56 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.  Deals with news on deck are ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/1/2010) (TTWO)(C)(AAPL)

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 8:55 am

Updated throughout the day Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) will get a $100 million bonus (Times of London) Morgan Stanley (NYSE::MS) will hire hundreds of traders over the next ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BIDU, CPN, ID, M, MIR, OMCL, PLD, RFMD, RRI, SLXP, TWX, VRTX)

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 8:23 am

These are Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse. Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) Raised ...
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Health Care, and the 16 Percent of GDP Canard

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 8:07 am

John Tamny from Forbes   Nowhere in the Constitution is health care mentioned as something the federal government has the power to oversee. Yet politicians in both political parties pay ...
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Nokia Cuts Prices, Starts Handset Price War

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 8:04 am

The price war for market share in the cellular business have moved from carriers to handset manufacturers. AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon Wireless have dropped subscriber fees in a battle for US ...
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China GDP Growth Trumps Arms Dispute

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 6:14 am

The People's Republic had a particularly nasty reaction to the US plan to sell $6.4 billion in arms to Taiwan. China threatened to suspended military cooperation with America and sanction the ...
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Financial Confusion Reigns On Record $1.6 Trillion Deficit Forecast

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 5:54 am

The White House is about to present its budget to Congress for the 2010 fiscal that will cause a $1.6 trillion deficit and $3.8 trillion in spending. That would be an ...
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The White House Discovers The Budget Deficit

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 5:22 am

Most economists have warned that the budget deficit could cause a need for ongoing huge borrowing by the Treasury and the need for higher taxes to stanch the red ink. ...
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Nokia (NOK) Stays Ahead Of Apple (AAPL) And RIM (RIMM) In Smartphone Market

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 5:08 am

It might appear that the only two companies in the race for first place in the global smart phone industry are Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM). That is not even ...
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24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings (Week 4)

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 4:04 am

The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product ...
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Media Digest 2/1/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 3:56 am

Reuters:   Obama is looking for ways to cut the deficit. Reuters:   Citigroup (NYSE:C) may sell its private equity group. Reuters:   Toyota (NYSE:TM) will announce the fix for its gas pedals. ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (2/1/2010)

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 3:18 am

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .1% to 10,205. Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Honda (HYSE:HMC) fell on recall news. The Hang Seng rose .4% to 20,193. The Shanghai Composite dropped ...
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