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Monthly Archives: August 2010

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (8/24/2010) Yen Soars, Dumb Dell

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 8:46 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 Active Trader Alerts (ABK, ASML, AVII, C, DTPI, FMCN, NBG, RIMM)

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 8:40 am

There are some big stocks for active traders and day traders to ponder this morning.  On the move are Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK), ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML), ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CHS, DUK, EGO, KGC, NBG, OPEN, OXPS, POM, SMTC, TRAD, URBN)

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 8:18 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms: Chico's FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS) Started as Neutral at Janney ...
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3 Safe Defensive Stocks For A Bear Market (CHD, JNJ, NEE)

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 7:53 am

Investors are looking for safe haven stocks that won't get killed if we are into another bear market.  In this case, investors usually flock to defensive stock names during a ...
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Eurozone Manufacturing Slows

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 7:09 am

The Eurozone PMI composite output data presented by Markit slowed to a two-month low of 56.1. Manufacturing PMI dropped to a six-month trough of 55. The report said that the ...
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BP Had 360 Problems On Deepwater Horizon

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 6:23 am

Employees of BP plc (NYSE: BP) said that they had found 360 problems related to overdue maintenance on the Deepwater Horizon rig, according to an investigation  by the US Coast ...
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From Intel And Nokia–3D Products For Smartphones

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 5:57 am

3D movies helped push the phenomenal ticket sales of films such as "Avatar" and "The Dark Knight". IMAX cinemas have begun to open in great numbers which has helped that ...
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Businesses Buy iPads: The Age Of The Mini-PC May End

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 5:38 am

The mini-PC helped pull the industry though the global recession. Its sales outstripped those of larger, more expensive PCs. Research groups like Gartner proclaimed that the trend might go on ...
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Chrysler: No Profit This Year And Questions About GM

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 5:15 am

Chrysler's prospects for 2010 seemed so promising. The company's management, captained by Fiat chief Sergio Marchionne, was optimistic about the year as the No.3 US car firm shaved its loss ...
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Japan’s Economy Dismantled One Piece At A Time: Yen Rises, Stock Market Fall

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 4:52 am

Japan's Nikkei hit a 15-month low and traded below the 9,000 level. The yen reached a 15-month high against the dollar at 84.24. Japan Finance Minister reacted by saying that ...
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Media Digest 8/24/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 4:05 am

Reuters:   BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) is likely to show strong profits as it continues its quest to buy Potash (NYSE: POT). Reuters:   Chrysler will have a hard time turning a ...
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America’s Ten Dead Cities: From Detroit To New Orleans

Posted: August 23, 2010 at 8:34 pm

A city does not die when its last resident moves away.  Death happens when municipalities lose the industries and vital populations that made them important cities. The economy has evolved ...
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Why Dell Can’t Up Its Bid For 3 Par

Posted: August 23, 2010 at 2:24 pm

Dell Computer (NASDAQ: DELL) won't increase its bid for 3 Par (NYSE: PAR). It can't afford to because of both financial issues and execution risk. 3 Par was little  more ...
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Select Tech Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows (ARRS, ARTG, ATMI, CSC, FORM, TINY, HPQ, LOCM, PLXS, POWI, PGI)

Posted: August 23, 2010 at 2:11 pm

Investors are opting out of many smaller and larger technology names in case this slowing becomes a true double-dip recession.  Despite the selling that has already been seen and despite ...
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Bank Stocks Collapse To 52-Week Lows, As Industry Stumbles

Posted: August 23, 2010 at 1:33 pm

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) shares have dropped to 52-week low in the last few days. So has Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Citigroup (NYSE: C), ...
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