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Monthly Archives: June 2010

24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 24

Posted: June 28, 2010 at 4:47 am

The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 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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Media Digest 6/29/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT Bloomberg

Posted: June 28, 2010 at 4:04 am

GReuters:   Thick oil hit the Mississippi coast as a large storm moved toward the Gulf. Reuters:   BP plc's (NYSE: BP) oil spill costs hit $100 million a day. ...
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Tropical Storm Alex Moves Inland, Threatens The Gulf

Posted: June 27, 2010 at 7:50 am

Alex, now a tropical storm, with sustained winds of 40 mph, moved inland on the eastern coast of Mexico, and is expected to emerge into the Gulf where warm waters ...
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UK Prime Minister Fears BP’s “Destruction”

Posted: June 26, 2010 at 7:31 am

The new UK Prime Minister David Cameron told Canadian broadcaster CBC, "It is ... in all our long-term interests that there is some clarity, some finality, to all of this, so ...
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Big Short Interest Changes in Major Cult Stocks (ALU, ABK, BBI, BGP, BRCD, C, DRYS, FRE, FNM, NOK, PALM, PMI, BPOP, RAD, SIRI, S, UNG, VG)

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 11:39 am

Many traders and investors love the active penny-stocks and low-priced stocks.  And betting against low-priced shares is something that expert short sellers frequently do.  The short selling from June 15 ...
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Foreign Investors Buy Into Shale Gas Play

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 11:28 am

Earlier this year Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (NYSE:PXD) said that it was seeking bids from potential partners to develop its holdings in the Eagle Ford shale gas play in south ...
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Ford’s Big Sell Off

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 10:17 am

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) stock is down more than 23% during the last three months, which is significantly more than Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) or Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC). At ...
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FuelCell Punishes Already-Hurt Shareholders (FCEL)

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 9:37 am

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) is doing its holders a real disservice after announcing a proposed share sale offering last night.  The company makes high-efficiency, ultra-clean power plants using renewable ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/25/2010)

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 9:06 am

Updated throughout the day. Hulu will launch a paid premium video service this month (WSJ) Astenbeck Capital Management, run by former Citigroup (NYSE: C) commodities chief Andrew J. Hall, lost ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (BA, BP, C, JPM, GS, KBH, ORCL, RIMM, SSN)

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 8:58 am

There are many stocks on the move on news for day traders and active traders this Friday morning.  Stocks on the move are Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), BP plc (NYSE: ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 6.25.2010 The Wisdom Of Crowds

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 8:56 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 ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (GENZ, IHS, KSU, MXIM, PBR, RIMM, SLRC, TUP, TKC, VOD)

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 8:37 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) Cut to Market Perform at Leerink Swann. IHS ...
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The End Of Banking As We Know It

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 8:20 am

The financial earnings of big banks will go the way of the Dodo bird, driven by the will of Congress to right the perceived wrongs of the credit crisis. The ...
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Congress Approves Financial Reform Legislation

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 6:37 am

The House and Senate have agree upon financial reform legislation. The main aspects of the bill include according to the Reuters Factbox: Wall Street firms would have to spin off ...
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BP Clean Up Costs Rocket Above $2.35 Billion

Posted: June 25, 2010 at 6:03 am

BP plc's (NYSE: BP) clean-up costs for the Gulf  leak have hit more than $2.35 billion. That only includes expenses to contain the spill and modest payment to area residents ...
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