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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Whither The Yuan

The US expressed "real concern" today about the value of the Chinese yuan. The Administration is getting pressure from Congress, unions, and some American companies to force the People's Republic to ...
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Google Prepares To Become Latest Failure In Taking On The American Living Room

About ten years ago, Microsoft (MSFT) made an effort to invade the American living room by offering connections among PCs, TVs, DVRs, game consoles, and broadband. No one hears about ...
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From Sprint: The Fastest Phone On Earth

Sprint (S), still losing subscribers to AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless each quarter, is down to 48 million cellular customers. Many analysts believe the number will go lower. Its relationship ...
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Media Digest 3/18/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Toyota (TM) told regulators it is looking at how to fix 1.2 million Corollas. Reuters:   A Chinese export body said a rise in the yuan would be destructive. Reuters:   ...
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The Hardest Working Brands for 2009: The Year Of The Dog

A look at the "hardest working" major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may ...
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Sprint Picks Up Google’s Much-Despised Nexus One

Google (GOOG) may have to rename its Nexus One because of trademark infringement issues, but whatever the handset it is called Sprint (S) will distribute the product. "Nexus One, the ...
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Google Loses “Nexus One” Trademark Ruling

The US Patent and Trademark Office has denied Google's application for its "Nexus One" trademark. Several media sources say that "a likelihood of confusion" with a trademark held Portland, Ore.-based ...
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BioHealth Business Daily (ABII, STEM, XNPT, LXRX, MIPI, LLY, GTXI, SHPGY, JAZZ)

We are seeing many key movers in the BioHealth space today.  Biotech stocks and drug stocks are often more volatile than other sectors.  Today's BioHealth Business Daily includes the key ...
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One-Time Dividends Today Versus Past (GRMN, LTD, MSFT, AXE, INSP)

Dividends reward shareholders through time.  One-time dividends are often thought of as windfall events, although in today's world it may be getting the dividend payments out to shareholders in the ...
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World Bank Downplays China Inflation

The World Bank issued its quarterly update on the Chinese economy. The organization said that because the world's most populous nation had GDP growth of 8.7% during the worst of ...
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Public Offering Floodgates Open Wide (CUZ, DHX, DFS, EPR, FNSR, FPO, GEL, G, GLP, HIG, IRDM, LXRX, NVAX, ORG, SATC, TTMI)

If you think you are alone in noticing that the markets have held up extremely well, you better take a look and see what managers and officers of public companies ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (3/17/2010)

Updated throughout the day. Richard Fuld, former CEO of Lehman, feels that the 2,200 page report on the collapse of the firm "vindicates" him  (NYPost) Renaissance Technologies may close two ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALU, ANN, ATHN, ADSK, BHP, BRCM, CTXS, DO, GHL, MRVL, ERIC)

These are this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls during the pre-market hours: Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Ann ...
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Germany’s Merkel Suggests Greece Could Be Dumped From Eurozone

There has been a great deal of speculation that Greece might resign its spot in the Eurozone so that it can use its own currency as a way to handle its ...
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The Mr. Dumas Accounting Award: Fuqi International (FUQI, MOV, JADE, ZLC)

Fuqi International Inc. (NASDAQ: FUQI) got killed last night and things are not looking bright this morning.  The Chinese jewelry designer found "accounting errors" which led to overstated profits for ...
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