August 2010

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 19, 2010 at 8:17 AM EDT

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ARUN, CRUS, DGI, ECA, GPS, MOT, OTEX, SIRI, SYMC)

These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms:…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 19, 2010 at 8:15 AM EDT

Yingli, A Solar Beat (YGE)

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) was indicated higher after earnings, but the trading volume is still too…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 19, 2010 at 7:26 AM EDT

GM’s IPO Hurdle: Investors Don’t Want Shares (GM, F)

GM’s largest problem for the IPO seems to be investor skepticism. Late yesterday came the SEC filing paperwork from General…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 19, 2010 at 6:20 AM EDT

American Airlines: Sit Up Front For A Fee

Airlines that used to offer free baggage service and food now charge for those services along with almost everything else…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 19, 2010 at 6:00 AM EDT

Will Mark Hurd Go To Dell?

Mark Hurd’s exit from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) was based on his bad judgment, bad manners, or bad behavior. None make…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 19, 2010 at 5:35 AM EDT

Apple iPhone 4 And iPad About To Hit China

There are already grey market versions of the iPhone 4 and iPad on sale in China, many of them brought…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 19, 2010 at 5:14 AM EDT

Small Businesses Dominate Job Losses

Job losses at companies with fewer than 50 workers eclipsed larger companies when it comes to job cuts according to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 19, 2010 at 4:33 AM EDT

The Safest National Debt In The World: And It’s Not From The US

Nations with strong credit ratings did not experience the sovereign debt crisis that affected countries like Greece, Iceland, and Spain.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 19, 2010 at 4:05 AM EDT

Media Digest 8/19/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters: There do not appear to be any bids to rival BHP Billiton’s (NYSE: BHP) for Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters: …

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 18, 2010 at 5:08 PM EDT

The Shack’s New Buyback, Sign of No Acquirers (RSH, BBY)

RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) has had a buyout premium for some time as reports had been out that buyers from…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 18, 2010 at 4:39 PM EDT

Applied Earnings: No Great Joy, No Great Misery (AMAT)

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT), the chip equipment giant, is out with earnings and so far there is a very…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 18, 2010 at 3:54 PM EDT

At Last, GM’s Full IPO Filing, Common & Preferred Stock

General Motors is out with its S-1 filing. In short, its IPO filing is now out and official. Terms are…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 18, 2010 at 2:33 PM EDT

Druckenmiller’s Top Stock Sale Candidates (AKAM, AAPL, CSCO, C, EOG, JPM, MCD, MYL, NFX, WFC)

What happens when large hedge funds shut down? They unload their holdings, at least assuming the clients say they would…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 18, 2010 at 12:00 PM EDT

Gold Trends Versus Platinum and Palladium (GLD, PPLT, PALL, PLTM, PGM, PTM)

The relationship between gold and platinum has been a tenuous one. When things got really bad in 2008 platinum lost…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 18, 2010 at 10:30 AM EDT

Consolidation Coming to Homebuilders (BZH, MTH, RYL, DHI, KBH, PHM, XHB)

Mergers are headed the way of smaller homebuilders. That is the take from Citi. The firm is looking at several…

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Month: August 2010

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ARUN, CRUS, DGI, ECA, GPS, MOT, OTEX, SIRI, SYMC)

Yingli, A Solar Beat (YGE)

GM’s IPO Hurdle: Investors Don’t Want Shares (GM, F)

American Airlines: Sit Up Front For A Fee

Will Mark Hurd Go To Dell?

Apple iPhone 4 And iPad About To Hit China

Small Businesses Dominate Job Losses

The Safest National Debt In The World: And It’s Not From The US

Media Digest 8/19/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

The Shack’s New Buyback, Sign of No Acquirers (RSH, BBY)

Applied Earnings: No Great Joy, No Great Misery (AMAT)

At Last, GM’s Full IPO Filing, Common & Preferred Stock

Druckenmiller’s Top Stock Sale Candidates (AKAM, AAPL, CSCO, C, EOG, JPM, MCD, MYL, NFX, WFC)

Gold Trends Versus Platinum and Palladium (GLD, PPLT, PALL, PLTM, PGM, PTM)

Consolidation Coming to Homebuilders (BZH, MTH, RYL, DHI, KBH, PHM, XHB)

SMH ETF Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance at July Earnings Calls

The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity’s 2026 Study Finds

Apple Will Run Advanced AI Model on Nvidia GPUs via Google Cloud, Ditching Private Infrastructure

The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity's 2026 Study Finds

Fidelity's 2026 Study: 76% of Boomers Are Counting on Social Security While Younger Generations Lean on Workplace Plans

SMH ETF Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance at July Earnings Calls

The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity’s 2026 Study Finds

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ARUN, CRUS, DGI, ECA, GPS, MOT, OTEX, SIRI, SYMC)

Yingli, A Solar Beat (YGE)

GM’s IPO Hurdle: Investors Don’t Want Shares (GM, F)

American Airlines: Sit Up Front For A Fee

Will Mark Hurd Go To Dell?

Apple iPhone 4 And iPad About To Hit China

Small Businesses Dominate Job Losses

The Safest National Debt In The World: And It’s Not From The US

Media Digest 8/19/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

The Shack’s New Buyback, Sign of No Acquirers (RSH, BBY)

Applied Earnings: No Great Joy, No Great Misery (AMAT)

At Last, GM’s Full IPO Filing, Common & Preferred Stock

Druckenmiller’s Top Stock Sale Candidates (AKAM, AAPL, CSCO, C, EOG, JPM, MCD, MYL, NFX, WFC)

Gold Trends Versus Platinum and Palladium (GLD, PPLT, PALL, PLTM, PGM, PTM)

Consolidation Coming to Homebuilders (BZH, MTH, RYL, DHI, KBH, PHM, XHB)

SMH ETF Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance at July Earnings Calls

The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity’s 2026 Study Finds

Apple Will Run Advanced AI Model on Nvidia GPUs via Google Cloud, Ditching Private Infrastructure

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The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity's 2026 Study Finds

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