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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (IRE, AIB, BIOF, COST, EQIX, JASO, MON, TTES)

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 8:31 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this morning.  We are tracking moves in The Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE), Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB), ...
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ADP Data Confirms Jobs Trouble

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 8:25 am

On the heels of disappointing news from Challenger, Gray & Christmas about planned lay-offs in September, ADP issued equally bleak news. Private-sector employment decreased by 39,000 from August to September ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADI, ASML, BIDU, HUM, IRM, ITRI, NBR, PTEN, PBR, SD, TSO, TXN, VIA, DIS)

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 8:05 am

These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Started as Neutral at Sterne Agee. ASML ...
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September Layoffs Rise

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 7:59 am

The downward trend in layoffs is over. Employers announced plans to cut 37,151 jobs during the month, a 7% increase from the 34,768 job,cuts reported in August, according to Challenger, ...
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HP To Launch New Handsets Into Jaws Of Competive Market

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 6:04 am

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) made a mistake when it bought Palm. It is about to make a much more costly mistake in launching  a series of smartphones that run the rickety ...
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Costco’s Magnificent Recovery

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 5:48 am

The results of Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) for the September quarter were impressive, even if they are already priced into the retailer's shares. Net sales for the fiscal 2010 fourth ...
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Cost Of Financial Bailout Almost Too Good To Be True

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 5:29 am

The TARP program is no more. The Treasury Department issued its final report on the cornerstone project meant to save the US financial system from failure. "In light of the ...
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Interior Department Approves First Solar Projects Which Won’t Work On Public Lands

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 5:04 am

It may seem to be an extremely modest start, but the Interior Department has approved two large-scale solar projects which will be the first ever build on public land. The ...
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Media Digest (10/6/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 4:07 am

Reuters:   George Soros says Germany has a deflation problem. Reuters:   China helped keep the yuan's value low by giving aid to Greece. Reuters:   China ignored EU comments about the yuan. ...
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Gold Stocks With Most Upside (ABX, GRS, GG, IAG, JAG, RGLD, AUY, GDX, GDXJ)

Posted: October 5, 2010 at 6:12 pm

Whether we are in a bubble or not is still an outstanding issue, but many of the gold miners and producers are seeing their stocks now trading above what is ...
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Will Android Ever Be Profitable For Google? Probably Not

Posted: October 5, 2010 at 6:06 pm

Google Inc.  (NASDAQ: GOOG) is testing the old "why buy the cow if the milk is free" cliché with the Android Mobile OS.  The question remains whether the search engine ...
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AmEx Now Getting To Be Worth A Look (AXP, MA, V)

Posted: October 5, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Credit metrics are still continuing to show modest improvements across the land, yet recent government action via a Department of Justice antitrust suit has put the hit on shares of ...
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Duelling Opinions Flare on SIRIUS XM at 52-Week Highs (SIRI)

Posted: October 5, 2010 at 1:43 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) was seeing an elevated bit of options and stock trading yesterday and the shares are performing well again today.  Today's performance is from Lazard ...
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Allied Irish Banks Loses Two Directors (AIB, MTB)

Posted: October 5, 2010 at 12:47 pm

It is almost routine now that Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) trades lower.  Whether it is ongoing fears about Ireland as a whole or whether it is a fear ...
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September Retail Sales on Deck, Expected Winners & Losers (ZUMZ, ANF, GYMB, LULU, ANN, APP)

Posted: October 5, 2010 at 12:41 pm

This week will mark some key retail sales data for the month of September-2010 in same-store-sales.  So far we are seeing some positive trends from many of the retailers and ...
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