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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Opportunity Still Knocks in Riskier E.U. Banks (NBG, IRE, AIB, STD)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 3:14 pm

The recent bank stress tests in the E.U. on July 23 were arguably a greatly watered down test. But the stress test did act as a buffer on the Euro ...
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The Daily Gimmick: Flu Shot Gift Cards (WAG)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 2:01 pm

We often have many features we run when we see odd news or quirky news.  This one takes the cake, even if it might not be a ground-breaking event.  Walgreen ...
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The Least Important Smartphone Launch Of 2010: The BlackBerry Torch

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 1:30 pm

The clock has run down for Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) already. The Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android-based smartphones is made by a bevy of manufacturers. The Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) ...
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Chart Breakout Calls: Oil, Financial, Industrial (USO, XLF, XLI, GE, COF, BWA)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 12:53 pm

Chart breakouts are happening as the market recovers.  Maybe.  Monday's triple digit DJIA gains on the first day of the month followed an extremely strong July.  You just have to ...
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Can Citi Unload Its Egg U.K. Internet Bank? (C, PUK)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 12:13 pm

Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) is still trying to pare itself down to the core-Citi operations.  It is going to take years to carry out.  A story from Sky News in ...
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R-I-M New Phone & New O/S Rewarding Investors, So Far (RIMM, T, AAPL)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 11:46 am

Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has delivered on its new phone.  The question is whether you will like the name of it... TORCH.  R-I-M is selling the BlackBerry 6 ...
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Solar Merger-Venture Shenanigans (SOLF, SHCAY, STM, AMAT, JKS, CDXS)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 11:25 am

The ever-entertaining solar PV sector provides more than its share of fun today. First, Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:SOLF), a Chinese solar PV company making crystalline wafers, cells, and ...
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Pending Home Sales–Another Sign Of Housing Depression

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 10:36 am

There has not been a single positive piece of housing news in more than a month. That string continued today as the National Association of Realtors put out is June ...
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Genzyme: When Buyout Premiums Become Opaque (GENZ, SNY, JNJ, GSK, BIIB)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 9:48 am

All of the freshest reports have the Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) buyout discussions between Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) as being a friendly merger.  The first discussions noted by the WSJ were ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (ACOR, ARNA, CTSH, DOW, GENZ, PFE, PG, SOLF, SYKE, TSRX)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 8:50 am

There are many stocks on the move this Tuesday morning for day traders and active traders to pick from.  We are watching the key moves in Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/3/2010)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 8:48 am

Updated throughout the day. The Federal Reserve may make small moves to try to improve the economy (WSJ) Investment bank Houlihan Lokey refused to support the buyout of The Tribune ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Watch (8/3/2010): Amazon Trouble, P&G And Pfizer Earn

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 8:40 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 (AIB, AMAT, IRE, ENR, FCEL, GEOY, HBC, SNN, TEF, VVUS, WX)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 8:13 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Allied Irish Bank Group (NYSE: AIB) Cut to Hold and Target Cut ...
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Tuesday Morning Market Snapshots

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 7:51 am

Stocks were flat this morning and have listed lower as more earnings data has come out. DJIA futures are trading down 0.25% and S&P futures are down 0.3%.  In Europe, ...
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Pfizer Earnings Meet Dirt Cheap Valuations (PFE)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 7:41 am

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is out with earnings of $0.62 EPS on an adjusted basis on 58% growth in revenues (due to Wyeth purchase) of $17.33 billion in revenues.  Thomson ...
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