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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Water Investing Long-Term Stock Picks (AWK, BMI, TTEK, WTS, VE, PHO, PIO, DGW, SBS, GE, MMM, ERII)

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 6:45 pm

Water is the source of life.  Many futurists believe it is the largest concern of the world in the years ahead.  The water sector is also not the easiest to ...
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Cramer ‘Sell Blocks’ Green Mountain (GMCR)

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 6:38 pm

Jim Cramer came to the same conclusion we did about Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR)... This week's news about the accounting and SEC inquiry is a game changer.  ...
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Meet HP’s New CEO (HPQ, SAP, ORCL)

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 4:18 pm

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) was halted right after the close of trading this Thursday.  The halt was a NEWS PENDING status, and we all knew what was expected and what ...
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Verifone is Back after Hypercom Rebuffs Offer (PAY, HYC)

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 12:53 pm

The opening scene of a by-now-familiar drama has just been completed in the latest unfriendly merger transaction. Verifone Systems, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) first tried to sweet talk Hypercom Corp. (NYSE:HYC) into ...
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GE’s Opportunity With New Mobile Fracking Solution (GE, CHK, SWN, APA, DVN, XOM)

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 12:14 pm

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has an announcement that could be a key development in solving the problem of water supply contamination caused by the fracking process.  The company has ...
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Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Low, Does Not Help Slide In Home Prices

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 12:08 pm

Average interest rates on fixed 30-year fixed-rate mortgages have fallen to an all-time low of 4.37%, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates. The drop in rates ...
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Google’s Android Gains On The Apple iPhone

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 11:54 am

Google Inc.'s  (NASDAQ:  GOOG)  Android mobile phone operating system continues to eat away at the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:  AAPL) iPhone's lead in the smartphone market. According to ChangeWave survey of ...
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Gold & Metals ETFs Reaching Critical Mass in Size (GLD, IAU, SGOL, PHYS, PPLT, SIVR, PALL, SLV)

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 10:28 am

Gold ETFs just keep growing.  Investors are going to the shiny yellow stuff in droves despite that new highs keep getting hit.  As central banks race to zero on devaluing ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (9/30/2010) GDP, Jobless Claims, And Ireland

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 9:16 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 ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors 9/30/2010 Facebook, Skype, And McDonald’s Workers

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 9:05 am

Updated throughout the day. Facebook and Skype may form a partnership (AllThingsDigital) McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) may drop its healthcare plan. (WSJ). The Journal story on the McDonald's healthcare plan is ...
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A Small Jobless Claims Improvement

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 8:37 am

The Labor Department's figures on the latest weekly jobless claims came in with a drop of 16,000 down to 453,000, slightly better than expected but still a no-growth level for ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AIB, IRE, AIG, GMCR, HYC, LLNW, MAT, NOK, SNTS)

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 8:29 am

Active traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB), Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE), ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALKS, MO, BBY, FDO, N, PRX, PCLN, PLD, SYY, TLAB)

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 8:08 am

These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) Started as Buy at UBS. Altria Group Inc.(NYSE: ...
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Facebook, Skype, And The End Of The Phone Company

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 6:01 am

There are rumors that Skype, the Voice over Internet Protocol service, and social network Facebook may join forces. Each has hundreds of millions of members. In Facebook's case, the number ...
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Faltering Banks Strain Ireland’s Budget To Breaking Point, Bailout Next

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 5:39 am

Ireland announced that its budget deficit will rise to 32% of GDP, a number which is nearly unimaginable. It would be the equivalent to a $5 trillion annual deficit in ...
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