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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/20/2010)

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 8:49 am

Updated throughout the day. Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) may buy back the $5 billion investment that Warren Buffett made in the investment bank. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will ...
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McDonald’s Earnings Up, But How Long Can It Gain Market Share?

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 8:36 am

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) earnings were up again and it renewed its commitment to raise its dividend which adds to the return it has made to shareholders through buy-backs and improved ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ABK, AMLN, CRUS, EBAY, K, NFLX, NLST, NOK, PLCE)

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 8:27 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Some of the most active stocks or ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AGU, AMZN, BJ, COMV, ETFC, GRNB, MPEL, MCP, NGG, NFLX, STX, TSO, TXT)

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 8:05 am

These are some of this Thursday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. Amazon.com Inc. ...
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Caterpillar Challenging New Highs On Earnings and Guidance (CAT)

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 7:53 am

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is showing that earnings on strong in infrastructure.  The giant equipment maker posted earnings of $1.22 EPS and revenues of $11.1 billion.  Thomson Reuters had estimates ...
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AT&T Still Plagued By Landline Attrition

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 7:51 am

AT&T (NYSE:T) turned in strong wireless numbers but its fiber-to-the-home numbers were anemic. The drop in its consumer landline business continues to damage the company's prospects For the quarter ended ...
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Smoking Profits (PM, MO)

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 7:22 am

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) is showing that smoking is still cool, at least as far as earnings are concerned.  The international tobacco giant reported adjusted earnings of $1.00 ...
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The Ten Holiday Gifts No One Will Buy In Stores

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 7:01 am

E-commerce sales are still below 10% of all retail sales in the US, but the category has posted a better growth rate than bricks-and-mortar revenue for some time. comScore reported ...
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Nokia Brilliant Earnings Driven By Smartphones, Will Slash 1,800 Jobs

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 6:44 am

Almost no one expected Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to post strong third quarter earnings, but it did. Revenue rose 5% to 10.27 billion euros. Operating profit rose to 423 million euros ...
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Toyota’s New 1.52 Million Recall: Poor Workmanship Or Fear Of Government Reaction

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 5:50 am

The Transportation Department probably keeps statistics on car recalls which date back to the Model T. It does not matter much since problem cars are recalled for an infinite number ...
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The Myth Of China GDP Growth

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 5:26 am

Third quarter GDP growth in China slowed to 9.6% from 10.3% in the second. Economists said this was a return to "normal" growth instead of an unsustainable expansion. It is, ...
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What Will The UK Do With 490,000 Laid Off Public Employees?

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 5:01 am

The UK will fire about 490,000 public workers as part of an austerity program to cut its deficit. The plans call for $124 billion in budget cuts over four years. ...
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Media Digest (10/20/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 21, 2010 at 4:01 am

Reuters:   Geithner said the major currencies are "in alignment" but need negotiations to make sure their status remains that way. Reuters:   Toyota (NYSE: TM) will fix 1.52 million ...
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Why is Netflix Disclosing Less About Its Business?

Posted: October 20, 2010 at 7:22 pm

A gangbusters earnings report from Netflix Inc.  (NASDAQ: NFLX) is no surprise, which makes the video rental giant's decision to disclose less about its operations puzzling. Net income at the ...
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6 DJIA Components Still Have Earnings Due (T, CAT, MCD, TRV, AXP, VZ, HON)

Posted: October 20, 2010 at 6:23 pm

Earnings season is well under way.  The floodgates are open wide and we still have 6 more of the 30 DJIA components left to report this week.  AT&T Inc. (NYSE: ...
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