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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Will Car Rentals Be In The Future Of Automaker

Posted: October 25, 2010 at 5:03 am

The world of car driving would change a great deal if vehicle manufacturers began to compete against rental companies, which are the auto companies' largest customers. BMW will begin to ...
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How Do People Make Ends Meet?

Posted: October 25, 2010 at 4:37 am

It will take decades to calculate the damage caused by the Great Recession, but there is little doubt that  even those lucky enough to have jobs are struggling. For young ...
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Media Digest (10/25/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 25, 2010 at 4:08 am

Reuters:   What might have become a currency war before the G20 has turned to very tentative cooperation. Reuters:  Emerging nations will have more say in IMF policies. WSJ:   ...
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What is “Quantitative Easing,” and Why Should We Care?

Posted: October 24, 2010 at 6:43 pm

Retirees are struggling right now because investment returns are so low that their pensions and IRAs are not producing enough interest income to meet their expenses.  Stock prices are where ...
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G20 Makes Tepid Statement On Currency Exchange Rates

Posted: October 23, 2010 at 8:42 am

The G20 finance ministers meeting in Korea issued a lukewarm endorsement of the obligations of each nation to prevent the use of its currency as a trade weapon. The statement ...
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Fitch May Cut Ratings Of Large Banks

Posted: October 23, 2010 at 8:04 am

Financial regulatory measures may have finally caught up to the ability of some large banks to stabilize their balance sheets. This problems sits side-by-side with the foreclosure document scandal which ...
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Fast Casual Dining is a Winner (CMG, CAKE, BJRI, PNRA, BWLD, MCD)

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 4:18 pm

Consumers who might remain unconvinced about an economic recovery still have to eat. And not all of them are eating at fast food restaurants. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) ...
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The Ten Biggest Philanthropists of the Decade

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 3:45 pm

Individual philanthropy has been at the heart of American culture since its founding. Considered the oldest charity founded in America, the St. George Society, provided aid to impoverished colonists before ...
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Did Steve Jobs Give President Obama An iPhone? (RIMM, AAPL)

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 2:30 pm

President Barack Obama is not shy when it comes to using technology.  He has been an ardent user of the BlackBerry smartphone from Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM).   Apparently,  ...
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Next Week’s Must See Earnings (AMGN, CIT, DD, X, CMCSA, COP, PG, MMM, DOW, XOM, POT, FSLR, MSFT, CVX, MRK)

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 12:56 pm

Earnings season is in full swing and the peak will occur next week.  We have several DJIA components reporting earnings along with several other companies which are equally as important ...
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China Subsidies for Clean-Tech Under Fire (FSLR, JASO, STP, TSL, YGE, LDK)

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 12:25 pm

The government of China has made no secret of its intention to become the world's leading supplier of solar PV panels and a major player in other sectors related to ...
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October’s Largest Buybacks (PPG, OKE, CY, EBAY, WTW, EMC, KO, VAL, WAG, IRM, FDO, CVX)

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 11:37 am

Despite the rise of the stock market, many companies are continuing to repurchase their shares in the open market.  Many investors prefer dividends over buybacks, but asking which is a ...
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The 9 Things That Cost Less Now Than In 2009

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 10:29 am

Economists, including those at the Fed, are concerne that the U.S. could enter a deflationary cycle. Companies are forced to lower prices in order to boost demand. Faced with lower ...
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Schlumberger Earnings Just Meet Estimates (SLB, HAL, WFT, OIH)

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 9:42 am

Schlumberger N.V. (NYSE:SLB) reported third quarter earnings this morning and the short story is there were no surprises. Like competitors Halliburton Co. (NYSE:HAL) and Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE:WFT), onshore drilling ...
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ETF Launch: Precious Metals All Mixed Together (GLTR, SGOL, PPLT, PALL)

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 9:32 am

They say there is an ETF for just about any strategy.  Gold investors and other precious metal investors are now getting a new ETF that will trade as a single ...
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