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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CP, CME, GOOG, GDOT, ICE, NDAQ, N, NVTL, NYX, CRM, SNN, SMSI, SYMC, WFMI)

Posted: October 15, 2010 at 8:01 am

These are some of this Friday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE: CP) Cut to Market Perform at Raymond James. ...
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Tower Gets IPO Launched (TOWR)

Posted: October 15, 2010 at 7:48 am

Tower International, Inc. (NYSE: TOWR) is about to be public.  The former Tower Automotive supplies welded assemblies, body structure stampings, frames, and other auto structures.  Tower has also entered the ...
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GE: Mediocre Results A Disappointment: Company Fails To Reinvent Itself

Posted: October 15, 2010 at 6:51 am

GE showed the world that it has been unable to transform itself from an unwieldy conglomerate to a company that is worth more than the sum of its parts. The ...
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The $8 Million iPhone 4

Posted: October 15, 2010 at 5:54 am

Most US consumers can buy an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4 for $200 or $300, depending on the amount of memory storage. The device can cost closer to $600 when ...
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OPEC Fights In Favor Of $100 Crude

Posted: October 15, 2010 at 5:42 am

OPEC is moving towards supporting $100 oil. Some of its members have already started to lobby aggressively to get the price to that level. There are a number of reasons, ...
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Angelo Mozilo: The Case In Favor Of Hanging

Posted: October 15, 2010 at 5:15 am

Angelo Mozilo, the former CEO of Countrywide, one of the firms at the center of the mortgage and credit crises, may settle fraud charges with the SEC. At issue is ...
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The Yuan Currency Manipulation Report

Posted: October 15, 2010 at 4:58 am

The Treasury Department must decide whether to name China a "currency manipulator" today. Though officials could appear weak by dodging the issue or delaying the twice-yearly report, its impact may ...
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Media Digest (10/15/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 15, 2010 at 4:04 am

Reuters:   Obama must decide whether China will be designated a "currency manipulator" before the midterm election. Reuters:   Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares were up after earnings. Reuters:   GM's IPO should be ...
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When Buyouts Hunt For Deep Value Tech (STX, WDC)

Posted: October 14, 2010 at 5:28 pm

Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) was one of our "Deep Value Tech Stocks" we recently screened as technology stocks with dirt cheap valuations.  We had noted a prior interest with ...
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Bank Mortgage & Foreclosure Fears Drive Insurers (BAC, MBI, ABK, RDN, MTG)

Posted: October 14, 2010 at 5:12 pm

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) may have more exposure than the rest of the money center banks due to its acquisition of Countrywide, and the spate of news about ...
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Google Earnings More Than Good Enough

Posted: October 14, 2010 at 4:16 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is out with its Q3-2010 earnings report.  The king of Internet search reported that earnings were $6.72 EPS but adjusted the figure was $7.64.  It also ...
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Novatel & Smith Micro Win from iPad at Verizon (AAPL, VZ, T, NVTL, SMSI)

Posted: October 14, 2010 at 3:14 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has many winners and losers through time in its partnership suppliers.  The announcement that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is going to begin selling the iPad ...
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Wall Street Analysts Win By Often Being Wrong

Posted: October 14, 2010 at 12:58 pm

Ted Williams, who some consider baseball's greatest hitter, was the last player to bat over .400 during a single season (1941).  That means Williams got a hit during 40 percent ...
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EMC Rumors Change But Won’t Die (EMC, CSCO, ORCL, VMW)

Posted: October 14, 2010 at 12:32 pm

It seems as though there are now more market rumors of which company wants to buy other companies and which company has many companies considering an acquisition of the target ...
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Solar Industry Sees New Entrants and Some Exits (SPWRA, CRDN, AMAT, WFR, GE)

Posted: October 14, 2010 at 12:07 pm

An expected 27,000 attendees are spending a few days in Los Angeles at the Solar Power International 2010 conference and exhibit. There are about 1,100 exhibitors, with a few unusual ...
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