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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Inflation: Looking Ahead to the Next Decade

Posted: October 31, 2010 at 8:59 pm

Inflation is dead, according to financial pundits in the papers and on TV. The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates near zero to stimulate the economy. Mortgage rates are at ...
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Apple Files Patent Suits Against Motorola

Posted: October 31, 2010 at 11:57 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has filed suit against Motorola (NYSE: MOT) alleging a breach of six patents. Apple 's suits are against Motorola Inc. and Motorola Mobility Inc. They were filed ...
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Gold To Reach $10,000: The Case

Posted: October 31, 2010 at 10:58 am

Gold will reach $10,000 an ounce, or so says investment manager Shayne McGuire, who  runs a $330 million gold portfolio at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, according to The Wall ...
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Consumer Spending Remains Near Lows In October

Posted: October 30, 2010 at 7:07 am

Consumer spending remained in deep trouble in October. Gallup reports that "Americans' self-reported spending in stores, restaurants, gas stations, and online averaged $62 per day during the first four weeks ...
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The Ten Biggest American Cities That Are Running Out Of Water

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 3:29 pm

Some parts of the United States have begun to run low on water. That is probably not much of a surprise to people who live in the arid parts of ...
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Hot Apple Rumors 10/29

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 2:03 pm

Here are the highlights from websites that focus on Apple: From AppleInsider --  The next generation iPad, which goes on sale in the first quarter of 2011, will feature two ...
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People Received $111.4 Million In Bogus Tax Benefits

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 11:49 am

According to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the number of tax returns containing errors rose by 7.1 percent during the 2010 filing season.  As a result, 125,762 ...
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Next Week’s Must See Earnings On Deck (ADM, BP, PFE, ERTS, QCOM, SIRI, KFT, SBUX)

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 11:09 am

Next week is the beginning of the end of earnings season as November gets started, but we still have many key earnings to watch and there are still many large ...
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Is US Solar Boom Over Just As It Gets Started?

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 10:11 am

Developing a renewable energy project depends at least equally on government backing as much as anything else. Government-guaranteed loans, tax incentives, regulations, and direct subsidies are all usually required in ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report GDP Up 2%

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 8:48 am

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 145 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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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (EXAS, FSLR, FMR, HAL, MU, NUVA, PWER, STX, VVUS)

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 8:42 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Exact Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS), First Solar, ...
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Today Best Market Rumors (10/29/2010)

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 8:37 am

Updated throughout the day. Obama may urge $50 billion in new businees invesment. (Bloomberg) BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) may withdraw its bid for Potash (NYSE: POT) (various) Douglas A. McIntyre ...
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Proof That Apple Stock Is Very Under-Owned (AAPL, MSFT, XOM, GE, IAH, QQQQ, XLK, QLD, IYW)

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 8:15 am

It is hard to argue against the thought that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the hottest growth stocks with great share performance and great brand loyalty.  Its shares ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (SATS, FSLR, LVS, MCP, MWW, NIHD, NUVA, HOT, VVUS)

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 8:13 am

These are some of this Friday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ: SATS) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. First Solar, Inc. ...
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Potash And Genzyme: When M&A Reaches It Limits

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 6:03 am

Some of the recent acquisitions by one public company or another have given shareholders huge windfalls. 3Par was sold at an extraordinary valuation after a bidding war between Dell (NASDAQ: ...
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