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Monthly Archives: July 2010

BioHealth Business Daily (AMGN, SNY, AFFX, CORT, CRIS, CYTR, HGSI, NEXMD, NYMX, XNPT)

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 1:21 pm

Today's version of the BioHealth Business Daily is a very unusual lot of movers.  Some moves are merely in sympathy and some are on news.  We also have a re-review ...
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China Won’t Call-in US Debt

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 12:34 pm

As of the end of June, China owned $900.2 billion in US Treasury bills. If you add in all of China's dollar-denominated assets, the total investment by China in the ...
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SIRIUS Finally On Right Track (SIRI)

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 11:07 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is flirting with the $1.00 handle again.  This morning's run in the stock is after the company's subscriber additions came in above expectations.  The ...
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Could the S&P 500 Index Really Fall 75%? (DIA, SPY, QQQQ)

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 10:36 am

The calls for another crash are becoming more and more resounding.  The double-dip recession, depending upon its severity, would certainly help the arguments for a potential new market crash... Imagine ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (7/7/2010)

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 9:22 am

Updated throughout the day. The Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox 360 hit $1 billion in sales (Bloomberg) Microsoft will lay-off a modest number of workers (WSJ) Abu Dhabi is open to ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (BP, FDO, NLST, SIRI, ZANE)

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 9:07 am

This is an odd morning where some of the second tier movers are not really on news, but there are still several newsworthy and trader-watch stocks for day traders and ...
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CEOs Who Makes Hundreds Of Times What Their Workers Do

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 8:46 am

Even though the gap between executive and entry-level worker pay has shrunk ever so slightly in the past couple of years, it's still not unusual for the CEO of a ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 7.7.2010 The Wisdom Of Crowds

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 8:37 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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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AU, CIM, EMC, GOOG, MRVL, SPR, TNK, TEX, VRSN)

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 8:31 am

These are some of this Wednesday's top analyst research calls for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE: AU) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse. Chimera Investment Corp. (NYSE: ...
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Walmart Sam’s Club To Offer Small Business Loans

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 5:50 am

The Sam's Club division of Walmart (NYSE:WMT), which primarily does business with small companies, means to do what banks will not. It has started a test program to offer loans ...
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American Consumer Spending Plunges As Caution Grows

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 5:23 am

Self-reported spending among American consumers fell sharply in June as compared to May, down from $72 per person to $67. The June figure is up from the same month last ...
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Two-Year Treasury Yields Move Toward Zero, A Chance For More Stimulus

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 5:04 am

What is a safe haven investment worth? The yield on two-year notes has dropped to near .6%. The drop in global stock markets, and fear of a rise in the ...
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Media Digest 7/7/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 7, 2010 at 3:55 am

Reuters:   BP plc (NYSE: BP) shares have recovered as a relief well nears the leak. Reuters:   Saudi investors are seeking a 10% to 15% stake in BP. Reuters:   Microsoft Corporation ...
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GM’s CEO Edward Whitacre, Jr: The Great Pretender

Posted: July 6, 2010 at 8:44 pm

Ed Whitacre, the former chairman and CEO of AT&T and current head of GM looks like the Wizard of Oz scarecrow—tall and under-stuffed. Whitacre, however, can afford to buy ...
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Delisting Posse Heads to Ambac (FNM, FRE, ABK)

Posted: July 6, 2010 at 5:14 pm

We already knew all about the big delistings for Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE).  Now the delisting process is heading the way of Ambac Financial Group, ...
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