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Monthly Archives: May 2010

Airline Value Questions (CAL, UAUA, LCC, AMR, LUV, JBLU)

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 4:24 pm

Maybe it is the Iceland volcanic ash clouds, maybe it was the market, but more likely than not it was the state of airline mergers that crushed airlines today.  Continental ...
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SIRIUS XM Breather Set-Up, With A Twist (SIRI)

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 2:01 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is one of those stocks that you either love it or you love to hate.  The company's earnings showed $157.8 million in adjusted operating ...
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As Demand For Ethanol Grows, ADM and Valero Will Reap the Benefits

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 12:30 pm

The recovering US economy is fueling demand for crude oil, and the demand for crude oil is boosting demand for ethanol. Corn prices, which had been low for months, have ...
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This Month’s Biggest Index Gainers: Recreational Vehicles, Homebuilders, and Vehicle Rental Stocks

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 11:44 am

There were strong gains in three Tickerspy indexes over the most recent 30-day period. This month’s biggest gainers are in recreational vehicles, homebuilders, and vehicle rental stocks. Homebuilder stocks are up 19.3% in the past ...
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Secondary Offering Floodgates Open Wide (ARNA, BZH, FSS, GHL, KMP, KFN, PEI, RDN, RSG)

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 11:39 am

The secondary floodgates are reopening it seems.  That's a bull market for you.  We have shares or units reacting against many such filings today.  Those companies include Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/4/2010)

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 9:07 am

Updated throughout the day China shipbuilder Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries will have an IPO of $1.5 billion with JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) as underwriters (Reuters) The Senate will ...
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The Global Economy And The Bailout Of Greece

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 8:55 am

By John Tamny of Forbes The IMF/EU package for Greece is yet another backdoor bailout of banks that will over time imperil the euro.  The global economy will suffer for ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (BZH, BHP, BP, GGP, IPXL, LF, NTRI, PBI, PWAV, QCOR, SIRI)

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 8:51 am

There are many pre-market movers this morning, and most are still from earnings but not all... Those on the move this morning include Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH), BHP ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 5.4 The Wisdom Of Crowds?

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 8:49 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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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MT, BLK, BCSI, HAS, LOGI, NBG, NTRI, CRM, SAPE, SON, SYK)

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 8:12 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning: ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Raised to Buy at ING. BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: ...
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China Raises Reserve Requirement Ratio

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 7:58 am

By staff reporter Huo Kan, Caixin In an apparent effort to curb inflation, China's central bank has raised reserve requirement ratios for the third time this year Read more... (more...) ...
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The Eruption Epidemic: More Ash, More Cancelled Flights

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 6:03 am

The Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland began to erupt again, grounding flights in the northern UK.  And there are fears that the nearby Katla volcano may be unstable. Airports around Europe may ...
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An “Inside Baseball” Look At UAL-Continental Deal–Labor Unions At The Core

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 5:30 am

By Robert Herbst And so it goes after years of trying, United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) finally found a competing airline to say “yes.” Big “deals” usually mean there is ...
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Treasury To Raise $340 Billion This Quarter

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 5:16 am

The need for money to support the federal deficit in the April to June period grew from earlier forecasts. The Treasury expects to issue $340 billion in net marketable debt, ...
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Media Digest 5/4/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 4:07 am

Reuters:   The Senate will begin to vote on the financial reform bill. Reuters:   Regulators are considering an antitrust case against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reuters:   Tensions between Germany and France over ...
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