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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Media Digest (10/5/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 5, 2010 at 4:04 am

Reuters:   Bank of Japan moved rates to zero Reuters:   September retail sales were probably up due to promotions. Reuters:   Obama said the fiscal situation was untenable. Reuters:   Twitter appointed a ...
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Bernanke: Don’t Fix The Deficit Now, But Don’t Wait Too Long Either

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 8:11 pm

At the Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, Providence, Rhode Island, Fed chief Ben Bernanke continued to say that the federal deficit is a threat which grows ...
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Mosaic Earnings Highlights Possible Potash Corp. Buyout (MOS, POT, BHP, MOO, MON)

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 4:54 pm

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has just reported strong earnings growth and frankly it helps to highlight just why BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) is willing to pay so much ...
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Skype Snags Cisco Executive as CEO (CSCO)

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 2:51 pm

If you have heard buyout rumors of Skype ahead of its IPO, this newest addition to the Skype team may have you scratching your head a bit.  Skype S.A. has ...
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Chasing Yield Via MLPs (ETE, ETP, RGNC, EPE, EPD, TRP, KMR, KYN, AMJ)

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 2:27 pm

Master limited partnerships are a unique investment class for the dividend-oriented and for the income-oriented investor alike.  As they are MLP's, they generally pass cash down to investors at higher ...
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Terror Alerts and Travel Stocks (PCLN, EXPE, OWW, TZOO, MMYT, UTA, OEH, CCL, UAL, FAA)

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 1:04 pm

Online travel sites have been on fire and a trend of airline consolidation mergers has been very good to the travel and leisure sector in transportation.  But what happens when ...
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The Dow’s Big Gainers — How High Can They Go?

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 1:02 pm

The stock market had its best September since the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  Investors are wondering whether the good times will last.  The answer, according to Wall Street analysts, ...
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As Oil Heads to $90… or Back to $70 (USO, OIH)

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 12:31 pm

Now that oil has bested the $82.00 per barrel mark and rallied about 15% in six weeks, investors are trying to figure out what is next.  We are tracking the ...
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Casino Watch: Internet Gambling Foes Could Be New BFFs (LVS, WYNN, MGM, MPEL)

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 11:52 am

The companies that own bricks-and-mortars casinos have never been big fans of online gambling. In this they have been on the same side as the US Congress, which, in 2006, ...
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US Market And Euro Now Trade In Tandem

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 10:19 am

The euro was under siege in the spring and sold down to $1.17. The S&P 500 rose during the same period from 1,100 in early April to 1,210 in late ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report 10/4/2010 Genzyme Targets, Verizon Rebates

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 8:59 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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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ACTL, AIB, ARRY, GTSI, ISLN, MSFT, NBG)

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 8:58 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this morning.  We are tracking moves in Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL), Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB), Array BioPharma, ...
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Facebook Exposes Tax and Consumption Myths

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 8:47 am

By John Tamny of Forbes It's settled wisdom among Keynesian economists and their media enablers that tax cuts for the rich aren't stimulative given the propensity among the rich to ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/4/2010)

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 8:44 am

Updated throughout the day. Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) are close to a settlement with the Justice Department over an antitrust probe. (WSJ) Kuwait will invest $1 billion ...
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JPMorgan Vs. Meredith Whitney on Regional Banks (CMA, KEY, SIVB, PBCT)

Posted: October 4, 2010 at 8:28 am

You have to love it when there are two high profile calls on the same topic that effectively say the exact opposite of each other.  That is the case when ...
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