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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Traders Duel Over #1 IBD 100 (BORN, NFLX)

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 3:43 pm

It had been weeks that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) was sitting on the pole position as the #1 stock chart in the Investors Business Daily 100.  In fact, it had ...
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Barry Diller, Sidney Harman Could Care Less if Daily Beast-Newsweek Ever Makes Money

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 2:27 pm

Good thing that Barry Diller and Sidney Harman don't work for the CIA because the two media tycoons are doing a terrible job in keeping word of the potential merger ...
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Dollar Tree’s Land Grab in Canada (DLTR, NDN, FDO)

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 2:26 pm

Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) and related peers find themselves in a far different class of dollar stores than 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN).  Dollar Tree announced this morning ...
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The Week’s Top Earnings Reports On Deck (CSX, INTC, JPM, GE, APOL, SWY, AMD, GOOG, JBHT, MAT)

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 1:19 pm

Earnings season is about to kick off this week with three DJIA components and a slew of other influential sector-moving companies.  The key reports we are watching first are CSX ...
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Securities Industry and Financial Association: “Catastrophic” Impact Of Wide Foreclosure Moratorium

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 12:40 pm

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) which claims that it represents the interests of hundreds of securities firms, banks and asset managers, says that a full-scale moratorium would ...
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BioHealth Business Daily (ALXA, ALKS, ALTH, DNDN, JNJ, GERN, GENZ, IMGN, JAZZ)

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 11:52 am

The world of biotech and biohealth is seeing a flurry of news today.  This is bringing on many winners and losers in the sector.  We are tracking the news and ...
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Wind Power: The Realization Of America’s Energy Dreams

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 11:50 am

The great dream of America's energy planners and nightmare of the oil companies and coal producers is that one day the US will have a large scale, economic way to ...
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That Was Fast: Gymboree Bought by Bain (GYMB)

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 9:32 am

The Gymboree Corporation (NASDAQ: GYMB) has hardly been on the market for much time after shares had a great ten days or so on word that it was reviewing alternatives ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ALXA, AB, AIB, CSIQ, CHK, BORN, CIT, GNBT, HRBN, IMGN, LDK)

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 9:01 am

Bonds may be closed for Columbus Day, but the U.S. stock market is open and there are many movers to watch.  Some of the most active stocks or largest moves ...
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M&A Alerts: MBO Heads Harbin’s Way (HRBN)

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 8:26 am

Harbin Electric, Inc. (NASDAQ: HRBN) is going private, at least that is if the deal is accepted.  The company has received a proposal letter from its Chairman and CEO, Mr. ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (10/11/2010) Nobel Economics Prize, CNOOC M&A

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 8:25 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 (10/11/2010) Hulu IPO, Potash, The Daily Beast

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 8:15 am

Updated throughout the day. Sinochem and Canadian pension are at work on separate deal to buy Potash (NYSE: POT) (The Times) Citigroup (NYSE: C) may move to increase its transaction ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ANF, BP, BRCM, CX, COST, EMC, FR, FO, RAX, RFMD, TQNT)

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 8:07 am

Bonds may be closed in observance of Columbus Day, but stocks are open for trading and there are analyst calls to watch.  These are some of this Monday's key analyst ...
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CEO Gridlock And The Future Of Business

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 5:56 am

The Business Round Table, which is a group of the most powerful CEOs in America, will meet in Chicago this month and try to address what the largest businesses in ...
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US Could Block CNOOC Investment In Chesapeake Energy

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 5:42 am

CNOOC, the large Chinese energy company, will buy assets of US firm Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE: CHK) for $1.1 billion. Chesapeake holds large reserves of shale oil deposits and those ...
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