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Monthly Archives: November 2010

The E-Commerce Assault On The Cellphone

Posted: November 4, 2010 at 5:34 am

Facebook says it will allow local retailers to send offers to users. The "Deals" service is based on Facebook technology which allows members to share their locations via their cellphone ...
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Is Potash A Strategic Asset?–The Canada Question

Posted: November 4, 2010 at 5:10 am

The Canadian government has rejected an attempt by BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) to buy fertilizer company Potash (NYSE: POT). BHP has 30 days to try to change the government's mind. ...
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Media Digest 10/4/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 4, 2010 at 4:11 am

The Federal Reserve took a risky step that will involve the purchase of $600 billion in securities. (Reuters) Nations in Asia and Latin America said they would alter policy to combat ...
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Canadian Government Blocks BHP Billiton Bid For Potash, Hurts Shareholders

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 6:47 pm

The Canadian government blocked BHP Billiton's (NYSE: BHP) $39 billion takeover of Potash (NYSE: POT), which is based in Saskatchewan The move will likely severely damage Canada's reputation as an open ...
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Inflation: Looking Ahead to the Next Decade

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 6:39 pm

By Catherine Wood Inflation is dead, according to financial pundits in the papers and on TV. The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates near zero to stimulate the economy. Mortgage ...
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GM Posts Third Quarter And IPO Details; Thank Goodness For China

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 4:03 pm

In the midst of the one of the worst car sales environments in US history, GM has announced details of its IPO. If the company were not the leading auto ...
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Why Not To Expect Too Much From the GOP

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 2:52 pm

Investors may be giddy with delight over last night's decisive Republican victory in the midterm elections.  But a reality check is in order. Marco Rubio, the new Republican Senator-elect from ...
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Hot Apple Rumors 11/3

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 2:47 pm

From AppleInsider:   Apple has not provided enough evidence to prove that Nokia has violated patents, according to a memo from the International Trade Commission obtained by the International Trade Commission.  ...
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FOMC/Bernanke Outline Quantitative Easing Measures

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 2:26 pm

We already got past the election news in a hurry.  Now we know what the FOMC's version of quantitative easing, or QE2 by many in the press, will look like.  ...
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Dollar Stores, Growth For Another Decade (DG, DLTR, FDO, WMT, SHLD, NDN)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 1:59 pm

Dollar stores are still king... Unemployment is expected to remain high, or at least 'under-employment' will reign as a continued theme ahead.  This presents a challenge for many retailers out ...
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FedEx Capitalizing On Growth Trends In India (FDX, UPS, PIN, EPI, INFY)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 1:40 pm

In its first fiscal quarter of 2011, ending June 30, 2010, India posted GDP growth of 8.8%, the country's highest growth rate in 3 years. Manufacturing grew a whopping 12.4%, ...
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Beyond Positive Earnings, Qwest Merger Lives On (Q, CTL, T, VZ, S)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 12:10 pm

Last April Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) agreed to a merger with CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), then known as CenturyTel, for $10.6 billion in CenturyLink stock and assumption of ...
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D-Day ETFs for Quantitative Easing and QE2 Today (FAS, FAZ, XHB, FXF, CYB, UUP, GLD, DGP, TLT, TBT, SPY, DIA, QQQQ)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 11:59 am

The elections are over and the Republicans took over the House but not the Senate as expected.  Today is D-Day for Quantitative Easing or QE2... Decision Day.  Now it is ...
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DOE Oil Inventory Trumped By Lower Refining Capacity (OIH, USO, VLO)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 10:44 am

We are continuing to see a mixed picture in oil and byproduct inventory levels in the United States.  Some is seasonal, and some may be due to outside demand issues.  ...
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Chimera Back at the Capital Water Well (CIM)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 10:24 am

Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is supposed to be a toxic mortgage winner in the land of Real Estate Investment Trusts.  The REIT is also a serial capital raising entity, ...
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