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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AAPL, CSIQ, CIEN, SCHW, EXC, GG, GILD, RIG, VMW, VITC)

Posted: April 21, 2010 at 8:25 am

These are ten of the top research calls of upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street firms this Wednesday morning: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Raised to Outperform at Scotia. ...
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Boeing’s Bad Luck Continues: Incompetence Overcomes Headwinds

Posted: April 21, 2010 at 6:07 am

Boeing (NYSE: BA) is finally close to being out from under the years of delays of the launch of its flagship Dreamliner. Supplier, labor, and poor technical coordination caused half a ...
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Misleading Research: Americans Now Prefer American Cars

Posted: April 21, 2010 at 6:00 am

American cars have now passed their Asian competitors in the quality race among US consumers. The new Associated Press-GfK Poll shows that "38 percent say U.S. cars are best and 33 ...
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Volcano Costs To Airlines Reach $1.7 Billion, Some Carriers In Jeapordy

Posted: April 21, 2010 at 5:38 am

The cost of the Iceland volcanic eruption to airlines has reached $1.7 billion and it has risen at a rate of $400 million from April 17 to 19 period. Some ...
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Apple Prepared To Pass Microsoft As Second Most Valuable US Company

Posted: April 21, 2010 at 5:14 am

Over the last year as Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) sales have grown and expectations for its new products have blossomed, the company's market value has increased by more than double as its ...
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Media Digest (4/21/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 21, 2010 at 3:56 am

Reuters:   Paulson & Co defended itself in its role in the Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) charges. Reuters:   Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) may buy ITA which provides airline flight data. ...
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“Equal Pay Day” And The Myth Of Compensation Equality

Posted: April 20, 2010 at 8:51 pm

Across the measurements of job equality, it is remarkable how little improvement there has been for women over the last decade. Pay parity is both made and born at least as it affects the annual ...
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The Month’s Biggest Index Gainers : Broadcast TV, Newspapers and Magazines, and Real Estate Development

Posted: April 20, 2010 at 5:24 pm

There were strong gains in three Tickerspy indexes over the most recent 30-day period. This month's biggest gainers are in broadcast TV, newspaper and magazines, and in real estate development. Broadcast TV stocks are ...
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Offshore Wind Farms Are Moving To America

Posted: April 20, 2010 at 4:58 pm

The US has no offshore wind power generation capability -- yet. That could change by the end of this month as US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has promised a decision ...
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Apple Pleases All, Sans-Guidance (AAPL)

Posted: April 20, 2010 at 4:39 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is out with earnings, and there are some surprises here.  Steve Jobs and friends reported earnings of $3.33 EPS and $13.5 billion in revenues.  Thomson Reuters ...
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Yahoo! Net Up On Cost Cuts, Prepares For Battle With AOL, Facebook

Posted: April 20, 2010 at 4:37 pm

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) had a large advance in net income in the quarter ending March 31. EPS  rose from $.08 to $.22 in the last period. Net income was $313 ...
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DryShips Back at the Money Trough (DRYS)

Posted: April 20, 2010 at 4:27 pm

DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) is back at the trough for more capital.  The Greek shipping and marine transport company announced after the close that it has commenced a public offering ...
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BioHealth Business Daily (ACUR, AMLN, BIIB, ELN, CADX, CYCC, HGSI, MIPI, PRAN, RNN, SQNM)

Posted: April 20, 2010 at 3:14 pm

Today's version of the BioHealth Business Daily is again full of stocks on the move with news, and some not on news.  Array BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY), BioDelivery Services International ...
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ETF LAUNCH: Silver Miners and Copper Miners (SIL, COPX, SLW, PAAS, FCX, SCCO)

Posted: April 20, 2010 at 2:27 pm

We saw the launch of two new ETF products today covering the global commodities boom.  In the metals and mining sector, Global X Management launched the Apex Silver Mines Ltd. ...
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Apple, Last Look for Earnings (AAPL)

Posted: April 20, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today.  Today we'll find out if there is a traditional 'sell the news' mentality that prevails ...
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