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Monthly Archives: March 2010

More Cleantech IPOs and Mergers Coming? (FSLR, SPWRA, ENER, WFR)

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 1:05 pm

If you have watched the earnings from solar power companies and other Cleantech companies in recent weeks, the obvious elephant in the room is the notion that there needs to ...
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Greek Stock Proxy: Austerity Plan Falls Short (NBG)

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 12:36 pm

Every time there is news from Greece about its debt woes, the first place to look for a reaction on how it will play out for U.S. investors and traders ...
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Costco v. BJ’s v. Big Lots: A Surprise Winner

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 12:28 pm

By Jon Ogg Costco Wholesale (COST) reported earnings this morning the same day as BJ's Wholesale (BJ).  Even Big Lots (BIG) got in on the earnings game.  Considering that we ...
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Good News, Bad News in AIG Sale

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 12:15 pm

By Heather Horn of The Atlantic Wire Mere days after AIG's staggeringly poor fourth quarter numbers dropped, taxpayers were cheered by news of a profitable deal: Prudential will buy AIG's ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (3/3/2010)

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 8:47 am

Updated throughout the day. Updated:   12.55 PM Eastern:   RadioShack will be taken private (Bloomberg) Updated:    12.55 PM Eastern:   GM vice chair Bob Lutz will retire May 1 (CNBC) Government regulators ...
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52-Week Lows Soon Gone in Banks (BAC, C, JPM, WFC, FAS)

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 8:45 am

There is a common search that value investors, momentum investors, growth investors, and traders all look through for various price screens to help on deciding when to a buy or ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AKAM, BX, D, FCX, GS, NFLX, PAYX, SPLS, SLB, VALE)

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 8:10 am

These are ten of the top research calls we have seen in the form of upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street analysts this Wednesday morning: Akamai Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ...
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A Sales Surge At Costco: Has The Consumer Returned, Or Just The Frugal Consumer

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 5:56 am

Costco (COST) has built its revenue over the years by selling quality goods for low prices. That is in contrast to Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT) which have reputations for selling cheap products ...
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Greek Government Will Cut Another $6.5 Billion From Budget And Slashes Its Throat In The Process

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 5:28 am

Greece cut another $6.5 billion from its budget. The country had little choice. It cannot sell bonds to offset financial obligation because of its deficit which is about 12% or GDP. ...
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China Still The Holy Grail For GM, And The Best Place For Its IPO

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 5:08 am

Ford's (F) sales may have passed GM's in the US in February, but GM is still well ahead of its rivals in China. GM sold 174,306 cars on the mainland last ...
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The Most Significant Investment The Government Is Making To Address Unemployment

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 4:08 am

It has been two days since the United States Department of Labor announced that if Emergency Unemployment Compensation and full federal funding for the Extended Benefit program are not ...
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Media Digest 3/3/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 4:00 am

Reuters:   The Senate overcame opposition to allow jobless benefits to be extended. Reuters:   China will hope to keep the value of the yuan steady. Reuters:   JC Penney (JCP) will focus ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (3/3/2010)

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 3:31 am

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .3% to 10,253. Toyota (TM) surged. The Hang Seng fell .1% to 20,877. China Mobile (CHL) fell. HSBC (HBC) rose. The Shanghai Composite ...
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A Knife Fight Breaks Out Among Car Companies

Posted: March 2, 2010 at 6:50 pm

GM had to recall 1.3 million cars this week, which took away much of its current marketing advantage over Toyota. The perennial No.1 domestic car company could claim that its ...
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A Questionable Patriot Bid… (PCX, MEE)

Posted: March 2, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) had a stellar trading day, with a gain of more than 10% which moved the shares above $20.00 for the first time since January 20.  ...
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