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Monthly Archives: August 2010

National Bank of Greece: Dull Earnings Never Looked So Good (NBG)

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 12:06 pm

National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) may be one of the poster children for the troubled banking sector in the PIIGS, but the huge earnings decline is actually good ...
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Intel: When a Warning is Good (INTC, SMH)

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 11:16 am

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) warned, but here is the issue: THIS IS A 'GOOD WARNING' if you consider the news versus the current situation.  First and foremost, it does not ...
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Wind Turbines and National Defense

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 10:57 am

The development of new and larger capacity wind farms in the US sets up a likely conflict between the developers and the US Department of Defense. The large, utility-scale wind ...
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Bernanke Sticking By Growth & Prices

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 10:53 am

Fed-Head Ben Bernanke is trying to convey that the Federal Reserve can still take action if needed.  He is trying to convey a message of more unconventional stimulus, an action ...
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Consumer Confidence Still Stuck In The Mud

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 10:47 am

The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers released its August report and the consumer will not be pulling the economy out of its current damaged state. The Sentiment Index ...
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Altria Delivers Another Big Dividend Hike (MO)

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 10:23 am

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) has hiked its dividend.  While we saw a dividend hike earlier in the year, we had a few questions about its dividend coverage.  It seems ...
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GDP Revised Downward — Bad Or Good News?

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 10:20 am

First the bad news:  Gross Domestic Product increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2010 from the first quarter. The good news is that ...
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Top Active Trader Alerts (ARST, IMGN, JCG, NZ, PAR, SOMX, SPWRA, STSA)

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 8:52 am

Despite it being a Friday in late-August, we are seeing several shares on the move this morning for active traders and day traders.  Stocks on the move are Arc Sight, ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/27/2010)

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 8:50 am

Updated throughout the day. American International Group (NYSE: AIG) will not sell its Asian business (Reuters) Manulife Financial and Ace are bidders for New York Life's Hong Kong, Korean, and ...
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GDP Down To 1.6%, Could Have Been Worse

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 8:40 am

The Department of Commerce cut its GDP figure to 1.6% from the previous estimate of 2.4%. The change was due to factors including inventory changes and the strength of imports. ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report 8/27/2010 GDP Crash, Boeing Mistake, HP Bid

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 8:36 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 (CHD, GSIC, MW, SPWRA, TSO, VCLK)

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 8:25 am

It is a Friday in late-August, so the research calls are pretty thin.  These are some of today's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen this morning: Church & Dwight ...
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Possibility of Three Atlantic Storms At Once

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 7:42 am

So far the 2010 hurricane season has left the United States unscathed.  That may not be the case for long.  Hurricane Danielle appears to be headed north in the Atlantic ...
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Dell, 3PAR & HP: A Par Five Bidding War (DELL, PAR, HPQ)

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 7:23 am

They don't call it a bidding was no reason at all.  Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has just raised its offer for 3PAR, Inc. (NYSE: PAR) again.  After Dell went to ...
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When Will Best Buy Lower Guidance? (BBY, RSH, WMT, TGT, COST)

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 7:00 am

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is in a virtual conundrum.  The stock has been hitting 52-week lows after a new fresh low of $31.25 Wednesday versus a $32.48 close ...
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