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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMD, ACI, CTXS, EQIX, JDSU, NVDA, FTO, SO, SYMC)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 8:50 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Cut to Market Perform at FBR. ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (7/29/2010)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 8:39 am

Updated throughout the day. Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) plans to sell its assets in Venezuela. (Reuters) Monitronics is on the block represented by Moelis & Company. Douglas A. McIntyre ...
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The 10 Biggest Dividend Stories of 2010 (GE, SBUX, UNH, MSFT, INTC, JPM, VZ, T, WMT, WY, BP, CSCO, AAPL)

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 8:37 am

2009 was the year that dividends were cut or went on hold.  2010 is becoming the greatest year of increases and initiations of dividends that the markets have ever seen.  ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (7/29/2010)–Exxon Earnings, Kindle Price Cut

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 8:25 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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The Wealthy Will Save Troubled Social Security

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 6:03 am

Many financial experts and analysts believe that the national debt and high deficits will mean that the federal government will have to make tremendous cuts in spending before the end ...
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Irrefutable Data That Global Warming Is Real?

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 5:42 am

Those who worked to refute the huge IPCC 2007 study on global warming were wrong, perhaps. They had accused scientists of hyping their data, claims which have only recently been ...
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Foreclosures Worsen In 75% Of Major Metro Areas In First Half

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 5:13 am

RealtyTrac, a leading real estate research firm, reports that foreclosures in 75% of metro areas rose in the first half, another sign that the housing market never recovered from the ...
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Facebook Dominates New Online Rankings As World Cup Lifts ESPN

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 4:38 am

The June audience of ESPN.com soared to 30.6 million unique visitors as people checked out the World Cup online, according to research firm comScore. That moved it ahead of well-known ...
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Media Digest (7/29/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 3:52 am

Reuters:   The Fed Beige Book says some regions see economic slowing. Reuters:   The China People's Daily ran an editorial which encourages the US to take account of China's rising power. ...
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Harsh Verdict on Motricity Quiet-Period Ending (MOTR)

Posted: July 28, 2010 at 3:49 pm

Motricity Inc. (NASDAQ: MOTR) has not gone so well in the post-IPO market.  The price target came down to $10 to $11 per share from $14 to $16, while its ...
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Envestnet, Another IPO Meeting Soft Demand (ENV)

Posted: July 28, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Envestnet Inc. is not looking like a solid IPO before it even gets out to the public.  This is one of this week's scheduled IPOs that is expected to begin ...
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Toyota Delays US Prius Plant — Until 2016 (TM, HMC, TSLA, F)

Posted: July 28, 2010 at 2:34 pm

Back in 2008, when gasoline pump prices were on a steady march to $4/gallon, the Prius hybrid electric car from Toyota Motors (NYSE: TM) was selling like hotcakes in the ...
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July 2010 Beige Book, Neither Friend Nor Foe

Posted: July 28, 2010 at 2:21 pm

The Federal Reserve has just released the Beige Book data showing a region by region breakdown of the economy.  The report from the 12 Fed districts shows that the growth ...
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Do High Air Fares Equal Profits?

Posted: July 28, 2010 at 1:07 pm

Average domestic air fares in the first quarter of 2010 increased to their second highest level since 2001, rising 4.7 % from the first quarter of 2009, the U.S. Department ...
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The Surprises in a Mortgage Refinance Economy (FMCC)

Posted: July 28, 2010 at 11:02 am

There is still free money out there if you can qualify for it... Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) has released its latest data on its second quarter cash-out refinancings, and the ...
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