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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Corporate Bond Floodgates Open Wide (IBM, JNJ, DELL, HD, AGN, AXP, ATK, AON, HPQ, MHS, HSP, HCN, PH, GR, USB, BRK.B, FTE, CM)

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 12:16 pm

If corporations have high credit ratings, there is an opportunity to borrow for rates that have not been seen in years (or ever).  August saw key bond issuances at extremely ...
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Alan Simpson and the Fate of Social Security

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 11:14 am

“Let ‘em eat cake,” Marie Antoinette is said to have replied when told her starving subjects had no bread. Rivaling the French queen’s indifference to the plight of society’s disadvantaged,  ...
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Job Openings Jump Higher, But Hiring May Not

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 10:41 am

In what could be a positive bit of jobs news, job openings rose to three million in July. Whether those jobs are filled quickly is another matter entirely. The job ...
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Mark Hurd Oracle Comp Worth A Modest $10 Million

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 10:25 am

Mark Hurd won't make much in salary as c0-president of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)--only $950,000. His bonuses will be relatively modest as well. In a letter from the company: "We offer ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 9:15 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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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/8/2010)

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 8:56 am

Updated throughout the day. "China's state-owned Sinochem Corp has invited Temasek, the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, to join a consortium that may bid for Canada's Potash Corp" (Reuters) "J.C. Flowers ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ARMH, AVII, BP, BRCD, CIEN, JASO, TUNE, ZRAN, TLB, QXM, ZGEN)

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 8:49 am

This Wednesday seems like there is a floodgate open of stocks on the move for active traders and day traders.  We are tracking key moves in shares of ARM Holdings ...
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BP Report: Blame Transocean And Halliburton

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 8:30 am

BP plc (NYSE: BP) in its internal report on the Deepwater Horizon incident made certain that there was plenty of blame to go around. It is evident that a series ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades (AWK, BP, BCS, BPX, BWA, COST, HAR, HPQ, INTC, LEA, PCLN, TEN, TWX, WIT)

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 8:20 am

These are some of the top research calls for analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday: American Water Works (NYSE: AWK) Cut to Neutral ...
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The Disappearing Greek Economy

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 6:03 am

The Greek economy has begun to disappear, or more appropriately, the process has begun to happen more quickly. Greece's 240 billion euro economy, about 2.5% of the euro zone, contracted ...
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Cybercrime Victims Blame Themselves

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 5:39 am

Seventy-three percent of American have been victims of cybercrime which includes computer viruses, online credit card fraud and identity theft. Oddly enough, 54% of those victimized believe that they should ...
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Spend And Cut Taxes: No Admission That Earlier Plans Did Not Work

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 5:07 am

President Obama has presented a series of proposals for new programs that he says will help restart the economy. The president may be absolutely right, but he knows that odds ...
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Media Digest 9/8/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 4:10 am

Reuters:   Japan's plan to intervene in yen trading has not moved the currency lower. Reuters:   Oil dropped as investor moved away from risk Reuters:   Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) sued to keep ...
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Oracle Says Mark Hurd Does Not Beat His Dog: An Ethical Issue

Posted: September 7, 2010 at 7:44 pm

Mark Hurd does not beat his dog. He did not sexually harass a Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) contractor. He would never disclose HP trade secrets to his new employer Oracle (NASDAQ: ...
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The Nuclear Renaissance Is Here

Posted: September 7, 2010 at 5:23 pm

If Germany, where most of the public hates nuclear power,  plans to extend the life of its nuclear reactors, the world has entered a new atomic age. In fact, more ...
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