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Monthly Archives: May 2010

Top Day Trader Alerts (AIV, CTIC, DWA, HIMX, ODSY, S, ZLC)

Posted: May 24, 2010 at 8:50 am

We have several decent movers this morning in the early morning.  This Monday's top day trader and active trader alerts are in Apartment Investment & Management Co. (NYSE: AIV), Cell ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 5.24 The Wisdom Of Crowds?

Posted: May 24, 2010 at 8:48 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 (ACE, BX, CSIQ, C, CME, XOM, FSLR, ISRG, NYB, NTRS, S, THC, RIG, VMED, WFC)

Posted: May 24, 2010 at 8:22 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen early this Monday morning in Wall Street research calls: Ace Ltd. (NYSE: ACE) Raised to Conviction Buy List ...
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BP “Doesn’t Know What It Is Doing”

Posted: May 24, 2010 at 6:09 am

The US government has readily admitted that it does not have the skill of equipment to stop the oil rising from the wreck of the Deepwater Horizon rig. And, it ...
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The $123 Billion Tab For Job And Tax Bill

Posted: May 24, 2010 at 5:44 am

The bill known as H.R. 4213, The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, may clear Congress in the next few days. It would extend eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits, ...
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US Companies Face Debt Crisis As Spreads Widen

Posted: May 24, 2010 at 5:16 am

Corporate bond sales this month will be the worst since 1999. According to Bloomberg, they will only hit $47 billion, down from $183 billion in April. The borrowing machine that ...
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China: More Double Talk On The Yuan

Posted: May 24, 2010 at 4:58 am

One of the primary reasons that a delegation led by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in China this week is to discuss fair trade. ...
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Media Digest 5/24/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 24, 2010 at 3:54 am

Reuters:   China avoided a commitment on the yuan's value during talks with the US. Reuters:   A Senate committee will look at the UAL (NASDAQ: UAUA) merger with Continental (NYSE: CAL). ...
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24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 19

Posted: May 23, 2010 at 10:29 pm

The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product ...
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Loop Catches Oil Spill

Posted: May 23, 2010 at 3:31 pm

The NOAA reported that several overflights were conducted today to help researchers forecast the trajectory of the oil spill over the next 72 hours. On one flight, a significant amount ...
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The Unusual Suspects (AIG, COST, EW, EMC, GS, INFY, MDT, TIVO)

Posted: May 23, 2010 at 10:36 am

This coming week has what seems like a tame or simple cast of characters in The Unusual Suspects.  While there are earnings on deck, most of these are not considered ...
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“Regressive Terminations”: UK May Fire 300,000

Posted: May 23, 2010 at 7:40 am

The UK government could fire 300,000 people and the number may rise to 700,000, according to the Times of London. The nation has an estimated £156 billion budget deficit. Governments ...
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FDIC Bank Closures Hit 73 For 2010

Posted: May 22, 2010 at 4:04 pm

The FDIC total  bank closures hit 73 on Friday. Pinehurst Bank, St. Paul, Minnesota, was closed today by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...
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Fishing Ban Area’s Massive Increase As BP Spill Expands

Posted: May 21, 2010 at 2:55 pm

The size of the BP plc (NYSE: BP Deepwater Horizon spill is growing rapidly, as some scientists estimate the leak at 95,000 barrels a day instead of the 5,000 barrels ...
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TARP Costs Now Only $105 Billion, Thanks To Citigroup (C)

Posted: May 21, 2010 at 12:46 pm

The cost of saving the global financial markets and credit system has come down again. The government's estimate of the loss on the TARP has dropped $11.4 billion. According to ...
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