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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMAT, BBY, EXPE, FCX, KLAC, LXK, MPEL, NUE, RADS, SAP, X, VCLK)

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 7:45 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Started as Underperform at BNP Paribas. Best ...
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UK To Keep Aaa Rating

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 6:51 am

In a world where the value and risks of sovereign debt is being constantly threatened, one of the world's oldest nations will keep its Aaa rating. Moody's announced that "Despite ...
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This Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (LEN, ADBE, AZO, CCL, DRI, BBBY, KMX, RHT, FINL, NKE, RAD, KBH)

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 6:49 am

We have several large earnings reports this week.  While none are DJIA components nor broad market movers, they can impact stocks in their related sectors.  Some of the top earnings ...
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Tax The Rich, But Not Their Businesses

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 6:14 am

Washington has a problem, or at least the Administration does. It is tempted to allow tax cuts for the rich, those who make more than $250,000 a year, expire. That ...
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The Old Folks Can’t Find Work

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 5:50 am

The old folks can't find work. Neither can the young. But, the young can wait it out. The old have almost run out of time. The New York Times points ...
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Banks Find Ways Around Reform Costs

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 5:21 am

Bankers plan to find ways to make up the money they will lose as a result of new restrictions on fees set up by federal financial reform measures. Elizabeth Warren, ...
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Air Fares Get Much Too Low

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 4:56 am

By Robert Herbst One of the most frequent questions I get asked during interviews is: "Why is the airline industry doing so poorly?" There can be a long list of ...
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24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 36

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 4:44 am

The 24/7 Wall Street  Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies  in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product ...
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Media Digest 9/20/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 4:11 am

Reuters:   BP plc (NYSE: BP) says its $20 billion escrow has paid out 19,000 claims which total $240 million. Reuters:   The US said that BP has "killed" the leaking well. ...
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Poll Shows Unemployment On The Rise Again, Total Nears 19%

Posted: September 19, 2010 at 7:51 am

The number of people who are unemployed or underemployed has begun to rise for the first time since last spring. This may be a sign that the economic slowdown that ...
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Bankruptcy & Closures: Six More Bank Failures Makes 125 in 2010

Posted: September 18, 2010 at 1:01 am

The banking devil is still heading down to Georgia, looking for bad bankers' souls to steal.  The problem is that Georgia had just three of the six banks closed down ...
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David Stockman Hates The Bush Tax Cuts

Posted: September 17, 2010 at 6:17 pm

Former Reagan Budget Director David Stockman, one of the founders of fiscal conservatism, has emerged as one of the smartest critics of the Bush Tax Cuts.  He made his case ...
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Is Elizabeth Warren Up To The Job?

Posted: September 17, 2010 at 2:49 pm

Elizabeth Warren, the new interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is by all accounts a brilliant and likable woman.   She may regret getting the job she campaigned ...
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Consumer Confidence Crushed In September

Posted: September 17, 2010 at 11:21 am

According to Reuters  Consumer sentiment unexpectedly worsened in early September to its weakest level in more than a year, as distress over jobs and finances intensified among upper-income families, a ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors 9/17/2010

Posted: September 17, 2010 at 8:52 am

Updated throughout the day. Citigroup (NYSE: C) may sell its stake in Student Loan Corp (NYSE: STU) (NYPost) Carlyle Group may take a position in several hedge funds (Bloomberg) Apple ...
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