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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Moody’s Frowns On Iceland–Sovereign Debt Problems Still Menace

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 5:07 am

Moody's and S&P have had a habit of downgrading sovereign paper in nations such as Greece, Spain, and Portugal long after it was clear to the capital markets that their ...
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Microsoft: Tablet PC May Be The Next Xbox

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 4:47 am

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been pretty good at protecting a lead. Its Windows 7 franchise has kept it well ahead of any other PC operating system and produced record sales ...
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Media Digest 7/30/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 3:58 am

Reuters:   Second quarter growth slowed on imports and lower consumer spending. Reuters:   Republicans blocked a small business plan. Reuters:   The House will take up legislation on offshore drilling. Reuters:   Citigroup ...
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China’s Google Blockade Back Up (GOOG, BIDU)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 5:42 pm

If you heard CNBC in the last few minutes or have watched news wires, multiple reports are out that China has blocked the Google.cn site.  Sound familiar? It should.  This ...
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Earnings… Confusion Reigns at MEMC (WFR)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 4:40 pm

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is one of those companies which seems to be just stuck between a rock and a hard place.  Tonight's earnings will only reflect that ...
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Can Moody’s Save Krispy Kreme? (KKD)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 3:48 pm

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is as much a cult stock as any, even though the stock has fallen off almost every big trader and investor radars after its ...
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Senate Energy Bill Not Much, Not Popular

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 3:08 pm

When President Obama took office he said that one of his priorities as to devise a US energy policy that would reduce the country's dependence on imported oil and launch ...
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Strong July 2010 Auto Sales, No Contraction Yet (F, TM)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 2:59 pm

The economy is supposed to be slowing down in its growth path, right?  Then why are car sales doing so well?  Edmunds.com just released its latest forecast for new vehicle ...
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Last Look: Kindle, Razors to Razor Blades (AMZN, BKS, SNE, AAPL)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 1:57 pm

The newest Kindle e-reader from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) offers many features for a low price, provided that all you want to do is read books. Amazon's recent announced of a ...
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The Death of Symantec (SYMC, MFE, CHKP)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 12:41 pm

Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) probably just managed to lose the patience of every last shareholder it has after posting poor earnings. Earnings were in-line with estimates, but revenues were flat ...
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When The Market Goes Into No-Man’s Land (SPY)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 11:37 am

The S&P 500 may be stuck.  We'd call it a technical no-man's land on a longer-term basis.  Rather than using the S&P 500 Index, we look at the trading in ...
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Airlines Just Miss Record For Revenue And Ten Year High for Profits

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 11:22 am

For the 2nd quarter 2010, the nine largest airlines collectively reported $1.86 billion in net profits on $31.7 billion in revenues (net profits exclude $713 million for special items). The ...
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Consumer Spending Falls Sharply In July As Major Retailers Lose Ground

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 10:43 am

One of three respondents in a recent survey said they would spend less on consumer goods over the next 90 days than they said they would in June. The drop ...
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Top Ten Consumer Complaints: Stories Of Fraud, Sharp Tactics, And Fast Talking

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 10:40 am

On a regular basis, the Consumer Federation of America, in cooperation with the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators and the North American Consumer Protection Investigators, publish a report on ...
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Exxon Mobil Knows How To Make Money (XOM)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 9:30 am

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is the largest integrated oil company which can come under fire because of its huge profits.  Its second quarter earnings were $7.6 billion outside of ...
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