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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Hacker Group Releases Code To Attack Android

Posted: July 31, 2010 at 7:16 am

Thousands of hackers will be able to break into the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile OS. The new software will allow experts to break into Android-powered phones to steal personal ...
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The 10 Worst Real Estate Markets in the U.S.

Posted: July 31, 2010 at 6:21 am

By Douglas A. McIntyre Despite stimulus programs and all-time low mortgage rates, the real estate market in the U.S. continues to struggle with excess supply, depressed home prices and high ...
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PIMCO’s Bill Gross Confirms Slower Growth Ahead, For Years

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 2:26 pm

It is month-end, and bond magnate Bill Gross of PIMCO is out with a new round of predictions.  The bond guru's August Investment Outlook often has quirky ways of explaining ...
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A Large Water Dividend Gets Larger (AWK)

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 1:49 pm

Investing in water is one of the trends that investors have gone after for years and years.  After all, the future of the world and life depend entirely upon the ...
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2010 Becomes The Year of the Conglomerates (GE, MMM, HON, UTX, BRK-A, SPY, DIA)

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 12:43 pm

2010 may be a directionless year for the stock markets so far, but shares of conglomerates are outperforming and more upside is expected.  The five largest conglomerates we follow are ...
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TeleNav, When IPOs Die (TNAV)

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 10:42 am

If you have been an IPO investor in 2010, you might wonder if there are better ways to make a buck.  TeleNav, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNAV) just joined in the wave ...
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The Silly Notion of Deflation

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 10:14 am

Deflation... Bah humbug!  The arguments are still relatively new over whether the global economy is headed for a double-dip recession or just an extended period of slow growth.  There is ...
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The Ghosts of GDP

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 9:36 am

Gross Domestic Product showed another positive figure for the Q2-2010 period but not as good as seen before and a  less than what economists were expecting.  The Commerce Department reported ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (ALU, CSTR, GERN, GOOG, BIDU, OREX, PWER, TNAV, WYNN)

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 9:04 am

Day traders and active traders have many stocks on the move to choose from this Friday.  Some of the top percentage movers and standout stocks are Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), Coinstar ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CATM, CLNE, ENOC, GFI, HAL, HUM, FSLR, WFR, MYL, POT, SINA, RNWK, WDC)

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 8:42 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades seen from Wall Street research calls: Cardtronics Inc. (NASDAQ: CATM) Started as Neutral at UBS. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors 7/30/2010

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 8:00 am

Updated throughout the day. Facebook may postpone its IPO until 2012 (Reuters) American International Group (NYSE: AIG) will add Citigroup (NYSE: C) as another underwriter of its AIA IPO. (Reuters) ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Watch (7/30/2010): Facebook IPO, Disney Dumps Miramax

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 7:43 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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China Surges Into No. 2 Economic Spot, May Pass US In 2025

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 7:04 am

Projections that go out 15 years may not mean much. That is when China may pass the US in total GDP according to forecasts by The World Bank and other ...
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Forget US Unemployment–Spain Is Now More Than 20%

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 5:57 am

US unemployment may be close to 10% and the President's midterm budget review may say that the jobless rate will be above 9% until 2012. Many economists believe the figures ...
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IMF On US Future: Risk Of Housing Double Dip And Lack Of Resolve To Solve Problems

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 5:40 am

The IMF lauded the efforts of the U.S. government to reverse a move of the economy toward depression with stimulus spending and rapid changes in Fed policy. The risks to ...
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