Monthly Archives: July 2010

Moody’s Cut on Ireland: Opportunity Rather Than Caution (AIB, IRE, IRL)

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 2:58 pm

After Moody's downgraded Ireland, there may be more of a buffer ahead in place than additional negative catalysts working against its two key banks of Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: ...
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After Unit Sale, Confusion Still Reigns at Motorola (MOT, NOK, SI)

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 2:02 pm

Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) shares are up today on news that the Nokia-Siemens JV, owned by Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) and by Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), is paying about $1.2 ...
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Homebuilder Confidence Collapses, Congress Needs To Renew Buyer Credits

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 12:45 pm

Homebuilder confidence for newly built, single-family homes declined for a second consecutive month in July to its lowest level since April 2009, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells ...
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Boeing, EADS Taking Names (BA, GE, EADSY)

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 11:37 am

To mark the beginning of the world's largest air show at Farnborough, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has announced two large orders. Dubai's Emirates Airlines plans to buy 30 plans Boeing ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (ATAC, BP, CYPB, GOOG, PETS, VVUS)

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 9:00 am

There are many stocks on the move for day traders and active traders this Monday morning now that earnings season has launched. We are seeing key moves in shares of ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (7/19/2010)

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 8:50 am

Updated throughout the day. "American International Group Inc.’s appointment of Mark Tucker as chief executive officer of its Asian unit shows AIG may eventually be planning a takeover bid of ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARMH, ADCT, BIDU, BHP, C, PRGO, PLD, RIMM, SSYS, TIN, YHOO)

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 8:42 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst research summaries of upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street firms: ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) Cut to Sell at Benchmark. ADC Telecommunications ...
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Despite Awful Policy, the U.S. Economy Is Not Doomed

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 8:40 am

John Tamny of Forbes The increasingly popular belief that Washington's present policy mistakes mark our long-term doom is completely overdone. Not excusing the Obama and Bush presidencies for one second, ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 7.19.2010 The Wisdom Of Crowds

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 8:34 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 Passes US In Energy Use

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 8:19 am

China is now the world's biggest energy consumer, taking the place the U.S. ha had it held one hundred years, according to new data from the International Energy Agency. China ...
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BP Clean-Up Costs Reach $4 Billion

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 6:01 am

BP plc's (NYSE: BP) direct costs to clean up the damage from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico rose to $4 billion over the weekend. That is a ...
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24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 27

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 5:47 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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Moody’s: A Very Late Downgrade Of Ireland

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 5:41 am

Moody's downgraded Ireland's government bond ratings by one notch to Aa2 from Aa1. The credit research firm said: "The government's gradual but significant loss of financial strength, as reflected by ...
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The July 2010 NABE Industry Survey: What Recovery?

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 5:20 am

Economists and the unemployed have discovered that the recovery is not much of a recovery. GDP expansion may have died in June and there are very few signs that it ...
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The TARP Program To Increase American Unemployment

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 5:01 am

The average car dealership probably employs 20 or 30 people. That does not include the truckers who deliver the cars, the people who provide basic services, or the employees in ...
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