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Monthly Archives: May 2010

Trader Take: Comparing BP Gulf Oil Spill to Exxon Valdez (BP, XOM)

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 11:28 am

It may seem impossible to believe, particularly after two days of a bad broad tape, but investors and traders alike are treating BP plc (NYSE: BP) as if the worst ...
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Top Stocks from Top Managers (BAC, CMCSA, RF, CIT, C, AFL, NWS, KO, SYY, BCR)

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 10:31 am

Many investors chase famous and well-known portfolio managers' newest stock picks.  After all, if you can piggyback on Warren Buffett, Bruce Berkowitz, and others... why not?  Morningstar has shown some ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (ACAS, BZH, BP, GMRN, ITMN, MPEL, MYGN, OSIR, RYAAY)

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 8:56 am

Many stocks are on the move this morning, and not all from earnings.  The top day trader and active trader alerts are in American Capital, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS), Beazer Homes ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/5/2010)

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 8:39 am

Updated throughout the day. BC Partners, Genstar Capital, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe are in the running to acquire publicly traded pharmaceutical company InVentiv Health (NYPost) "Goldman ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 5.5 The Wisdom Of Crowds?

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 8:25 am

Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ...
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Pulte Sets New Bar For Builders (PHM, XHB, ITB)

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 8:20 am

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) is often thought of by many as the bogey of the US Homebuilding sector.  If so,  the company is giving a forecast that might mean profits ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CSIQ, ITMN, COCO, ERTS, MLM, MPEL, MRK, MYGN, SOLF, S, TSL, WFMI, YHOO)

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 8:03 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning: Canadian Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) Raised to Buy but lowered ...
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Nokia & Microsoft Go After Apple & RIM

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 6:03 am

One its face, it would seem to be a mismatch. Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), two huge global firms which have been notoriously unsuccessful in the smartphone market up against the ...
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How Safe Is BP From The Cap On Oil Spill Costs

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 5:36 am

BP plc (NYSE: BP) will benefit from a law passed after the Exxon Valdez incident which capped the liability for oil spills at $75 million. BP says it will still bear ...
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As Europe Sovereign Debt Fears Grow, US Will Have An Easier Time Funding The Deficit

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 5:22 am

The risk, at least in the minds of bond and currency traders, is that the financial chaos Europe is sliding into has been getting worse each day despite the bailout ...
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The Safe American Stocks To Own If Europe Crisis Grows

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 5:05 am

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) sold off on news of trouble in Europe. The region is critical to the tech company's sales.  Citigroup (NYSE: C) shares also lost ground. There are concerns ...
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Media Digest 5/5/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 5, 2010 at 3:57 am

Reuters:   Calm water is helping manage the Gulf oil spill. Reuters:   April retail sales should be up in a sign of consumer recovery. Reuters:   The US is questioning Johnson & ...
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Goldman Sachs: Berkowitz In! Blankfein, Out? (GS)

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 8:21 pm

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) has become thought of as Darth Vader's Empire for the public of late.  Still, investors are torn over whether to Buy or Sell Goldman ...
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AT&T Customer Satisfaction Dives As Dropped Calls Surge

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 7:02 pm

By Jeff Reeves, Investor Place Wireless telecom provider Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has been trouncing AT&T (NYSE: T) for months in surveys of customer satisfaction and loyalty. But a recent survey ...
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Wall Street Reform: What’s in This Bill? And What Isn’t?

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 6:47 pm

By Chris Lombardi Last week’s Congressional votes have opened the door for both houses of Congress to finally take up the bill developed by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, ...
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