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Monthly Archives: May 2010

New Oil Forecasts Looking Much Lower (OIL, USO, OIH, XOM, CVX)

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 12:31 pm

A new forecast from Bank of America Merrill Lynch is lowering the expected 2010 target oil demand growth from 2 million b/d to 1.5 million b/d. The bank also cut ...
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Solar M&A Watch: Shopping for Revenues (WFR, FSLR, TSL, SPWRA, TAN)

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 12:11 pm

There may be more M&A headed to the solar sector.  Solar wafer maker MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE:WFR) has announced its second deal in as many days as it seeks ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 5.25 The Wisdom Of Crowds?

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 11:03 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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Online Gaming Woes in China (GA, NTES, PWRD, GAME, SNDA, CYOU)

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 10:20 am

We have seen some interesting research on the highly under-followed online gaming sector in China from the research team at Auriga.  Some of the trends will be very disturbing for ...
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Is China Serious About Revaluing Its Currency?

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 10:13 am

By Heather Horn Reports on U.S.-China talks are interpreting Chinese President Hu Jintao's statements as a positive sign of the country's willingness to revalue the yuan. While he made no ...
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Case-Schiller Shows Housing Market Still Broken

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 9:26 am

When it rains, it pours. On top of trouble on the Korean peninsula, Eurozone sovereign debt concerns, and a belief the US economy could be heading back into reverse, the ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (AIXG, IRE, AIB, DRH, NBG, NBIX)

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 8:57 am

Picking movers on a morning like this when overseas markets and US markets are being slapped silly is fairly easy.  ALL OF THEM!  We have picked out a few select ...
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Today’s Top Stock & Market Rumors (AAPL, T, S, DIS, BX, VOD)

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 8:40 am

Updated throughout the day... Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) still has persisting rumors of new cell phone carrier distribution outside of AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T).  Various sources are citing a weekend ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AIXG, BK, COCO, EMC, GILD, MIR, MUR, NBG, NTAP, PNC, RRI, LCC, WERN)

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 8:20 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen early this Tuesday morning in Wall Street research calls: Aixtron Aktiengesellschaft (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan ...
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IMF Batters Spain

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 7:35 am

Its credit rating in tatters and it banks in trouble, Spain was kicked by S&P while it was down. The agency said: Spain’s economy needs far-reaching and comprehensive reforms. The ...
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Auto Loan Delinquency Plunges, Silver Lining For Car Companies

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 6:20 am

Car loan delinquencies dropped over 18% from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of this year, according to credit agency TransUnion. The news is good for US ...
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Dell Slate To Challenge iPad

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 6:02 am

Dell Computer (NASDAQ: DELL), usually late to market with new products such as handsets and netbooks, will challenge Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) with a new tablet PC. It is called ...
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The 4G iPhone: Wal-Mart (WMT) Cuts Price Of Current iPhone 3GS By Half

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 5:33 am

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) will cut the price of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 3GS, the top of the company's smartphone line, by over half to $97 if customers commit to ...
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Mixed Messages: Administration Asks For More Stimulus

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 5:17 am

It was only last week that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said that the US economy was strong enough to weather the threat of a slowdown in Europe. That seemed improbable ...
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Are $50 Billion In Budget Cuts By EU Members Too Little?

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 4:46 am

Many EU nations have disclosed plans for budget cuts as part of the trend toward austerity that has swept the region. The frugality is understandable. In the eyes of the ...
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