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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Top Day Trader Alerts (FSLR, FNM, FRE, NBIX, DSCO, ONTY, NVDA)

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 9:03 am

We have several day trader and active trader alert stocks on the move this morning.  Stocks on the move are First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM), Freddie ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/17/2010)

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 8:49 am

Updated throughout the day. The government has ended its investigation into American International Group, Inc (NYSE: AIG) and its management. (CNBC) Clothing company Barney's will lose $60 million this year ...
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Beware Blowback From Obama’s BP Boot

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 8:33 am

By John Tamny of Forbes Multi-national U.S. firms will pay dearly for Obama's shabby treatment of BP next time they err overseas. Read more.... ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AAPL, AMZN, BP, CEO, COMV, DELL, DTV, EXC, GD, HPQ, SUN, TIF, STEC)

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 8:32 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started as Buy at Janney (late ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 6.17.2010 The Wisdom Of Crowds?

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 8:28 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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BP Shares May Double

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 6:08 am

The problems in the Gulf have caused BP's shares to drop from a 52-week high of $62 to the current price of $32. Two years ago, they were almost $70. ...
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Saving The Big Entitlement Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, And SS

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 5:46 am

It is hard to believe that a big government program could be wasteful, but a new study shows that Medicaid spends too much money on drugs. It does not mandate ...
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A Task For US Government: Suspending Foreclosures In The Gulf

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 5:23 am

Citigroup (NYSE: C) said it would halt foreclosures in areas 30 miles or less from the Gulf oil spill and suspend evictions for people in homes in the region for ...
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Will Every American Sue BP?

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 5:06 am

BP's new $20 billion escrow account to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico and those hurt by the spill does not count for much. It will hurt BP's shareholders ...
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Media Digest (6/17/2010)

Posted: June 17, 2010 at 4:51 am

Reuters:   The head of BP plc (NYSE: BP) is about to testify before Congress. Reuters:   Spain may use 30 billion euros to support its faltering banks. Reuters:   Oil moved above ...
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Jobs, Loathed By Competitors, Sells 600,000 iPhones

Posted: June 16, 2010 at 2:41 pm

Each time Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) launches a new product, he has a chance of launching Apple's first major failure since the introduction of the iPod in ...
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BP Loses Last Ace, Gives Into US Escrow Demand And Kills Dividend

Posted: June 16, 2010 at 2:27 pm

BP p.l.c. (NYSE: BP) gave up the last ace it had in the hole, agreeing to set up a $20 billion escrow account which will be used to compensate the ...
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Nokia Tumbles on Dreary Forecast

Posted: June 16, 2010 at 2:16 pm

Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK) makes and sells more handsets than any other company in the world. The company faces two problems. First, it doesn't compete well against high-end smartphones from Apple ...
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Polo Ralph Lauren: When Founders Cash Out (RL)

Posted: June 16, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Founders of companies can become worth hundreds of millions of dollars, or even billions, when they keep large shareholdings in their companies.  The catch is that the companies have to ...
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Apple OS Leaves Competition To Eat Dust

Posted: June 16, 2010 at 11:18 am

According to research firm Quantcast, the leading OS among wireless subscribers who search the web is the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) operating system with a nearly 60% share. Google's ...
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