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Monthly Archives: May 2010

Media Digest 5/21/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 21, 2010 at 3:49 am

Reuters:   Shares in Europe plunged Reuters:   Oil hit the shores of Louisiana Reuters:   The EU faces scrutiny over whether its austerity measure will be adequate. Reuters:   The euro moved up ...
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Tesla Chances Efforts With Toyota (TM)

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 8:14 pm

In the past, securing Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) as a partner and investor would have been a score for Tesla Motors.  The reality is that it still probably is.  ...
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Top After-Hours Movers (BRCD, CLDX, DELL, FL, HOTT, MRVL, NDSN, CRM, RRGB)

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 7:05 pm

We have many movers in the after-hours session.  Stocks on the move are Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD), Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDX), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), Foot Locker, ...
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Dell Fails To Impress (DELL, HPQ, AAPL)

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 4:27 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) reported earnings after the close, and shares are retreating away from any endorsement of Dell over rival Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ).  The PC-maker said earnings were ...
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Oil Drop’s Real Losers: Alternative Energy Stocks (TAN, PBW, LDK, ESLR, JASO, CSIQ, AKNS, HOKU, ZOLT, FCEL, CPST, AMSC)

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 2:02 pm

Oil has fallen off the proverbial cliff into the roll date and as the concerns that the eurozone's weakness is going to spread enough to really hurt the recovery of ...
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A Few Winners on an Awful Day (MA, V, APOL, BSDM, CTRN, AAP, PLCE, DLTR, ROST, WSM, ARUN, SPLS)

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 1:21 pm

The market might feel like it is in free fall mode as suddenly 1,100 on the S&P500 has been taken out and now the DJIA is within 2% of challenging ...
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Greenland: Offshore Drilling’s Next Frontier

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 12:33 pm

Since 2002, Greenland has issued 13 licenses to explore its onshore and offshore areas for oil and gas. Among the licensees are Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), Chevron Corp. ...
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Has GDP Growth Disappeared? Leading Economic Indicator Stalls

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 12:16 pm

High unemployment, lack of credit availability for small businesses and consumers, and slow wage growth may have caught up to an American economy which has been on the mend since ...
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Apple iPad Satisfaction And Future Demand Soar

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 11:50 am

From 24/7 Wall St. partner Investor Place Back in our February Apple iPad survey report we found "The pre-launch demand for the new iPad is greater than the pre-launch demand ...
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Euro & Dollar Parity, Reality Versus Perception (FXE, EUO)

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 11:03 am

It is no secret that suddenly the U.S. dollar is back as the king, and more importantly that the Euro could be changed to the peso.  The euro was over ...
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The Spill Rolls Toward Florida, But Enviromental Risks Low

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 9:51 am

Florida will probably not be spared. Currents will take crude from the Deepwater Horizon spill within the next few days. According to the NOAA The NOAA's latest observations indicate that ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors 5.20.2010

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 8:54 am

Updated throughout the day. Update after 9AM: TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. (NASDAQ: TTIL) is trading up after confirming buyout talks per media reports.  No deal has been reached yet, ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (BPAX, CNTF, GERN, HAUP, NTES, GOLD, SIRI)

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 8:49 am

This morning's top day trader and active trader alerts are part on earnings and part on other news. The cast of characters this Thursday morning are  BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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The Deflation Story Is That There’s No Deflation

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 8:41 am

By John Tamny of Forbes Market commentators are pointing to the dollar's surge against other paper currencies, quiescent producer prices, looming government austerity in Europe, and "asset deflation" as signals ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 5.20 The Wisdom Of Crowds?

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 8:38 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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