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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Today’s Best Market Rumors

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 8:52 am

Updated throughout the year. Blackstone may buy some of Morgan Stanley's (NYSE: MS) Japanese interests. The pay czar will release compensation details of some Wall St. managers who received huge ...
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Jobless Claims Still Heading Wrong Way

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 8:44 am

It may not be much of an economic recovery any longer.  The latest weekly jobless claims from the Labor Department shows a bleak jobs picture continuing after what many have ...
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Without Stable Currency Values, There Is No Trust

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 8:42 am

John Tamny of Forbes Unstable currency values generate massive mistrust in government for governments traditionally eviscerating the savings of the citizenry, create conflict in the debtor/creditor relationship, and worst of ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 7.22.2010 The Wisdom Of Crowds

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 8:40 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 (CERN, CNQR, RDY, ETN, GCA, HGSI, LLTC, OI, POM, SWI, WFC, XLNX)

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 8:37 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades and downgrades seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning: Cerner Corp. (NASDAQ: CERN) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Concur Technologies ...
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The iPad Passes The Kindle

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 6:00 am

Recent research shows that the number of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPads has passed the number of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindles in the hands of consumers. The news could undermine ...
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Europe’s Economy Expands More Than Expected

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 5:40 am

Markit's Eurozone Flash Services Purchasing Managers' Index showed an expansion of the EU economy this month that was not expected.  It was the first improvement in three months as the ...
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In Bernanke We Trust?

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 5:31 am

Ben Bernanke, head of the Federal Reserve, is credited by many people for lifting America and much of the rest of the world out of the financial crisis of 2008 ...
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Congress, The Author Of Financial And Health Care Reform, Has Little Public Confidence

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 5:14 am

Congress has been at the center of most of the revolutions that have affected or will affect life in America now and over the next several decades. There is nothing ...
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As Starbucks Stores Brim To Overflowing, Investors Sell The Stock

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 4:37 am

The stock market was unsettled by Starbucks quarterly results. Revenue rose a very modest 9% to $2.6 billion, which is not impressive given the economic recovery of middle and upper ...
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How The Movies Killed Netflix

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 4:16 am

Wall St did not like the results of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) last quarter and flogged the movie rental company's shares as if they were Blockbuster's, taking 10% off its market ...
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Media Digest 7/22/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 3:46 am

Reuters:  BP plc (NYSE: BP) defended its CEO as it considered new options to kill the well. Reuters:   The Senate voted to restore jobless benefits. Reuters:   Obama's budget review may ...
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Netflix Passes All Goals, Except The Most Important (NFLX)

Posted: July 21, 2010 at 5:07 pm

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is getting hit in the after-hours trading session despite posting some impressive  growth.  The video rental giant made $43.5 million, or $0.80 EPS, a gain of ...
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Earnings Growth & Dividend Hike Meet Valuation at Starbucks (SBUX)

Posted: July 21, 2010 at 4:53 pm

The turnaround continues at Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX).  The coffee chain posted a 37% profit gain and it raised its dividend.  Third quarter same store sales rose 9% on record ...
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eBay Earnings Now a Value Story (EBAY)

Posted: July 21, 2010 at 4:32 pm

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is finding that growth has peaked in being an online auction monopoly.  The online auction giant reported earnings of $0.40 EPS gross on $2.22 billion in ...
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