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Monthly Archives: November 2010

PROP 19 Fails; Cigs, Beer, Booze Win (MO, BUD, BF-B, STZ, DEO, TAP)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 9:39 am

Pot is still not going to be legal in California for recreational use.   PROP 19 failed to win enough votes on a low voter turnout and California will not have ...
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Mortgages for New Homes Rise, Refinancings Fall (PHM, LEN, KBH, DHI, TOL, HOV, BZH)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 9:24 am

Just last week the Mortgage Bankers Association, MBA, released its forecast for mortgage rates and numbers for the rest of 2010 and 2011. The association expect 30-year mortgages to fall ...
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Today’s Top Stock Movers & Shakers (BP, CADX, FSIN, GRMN, OPEN, Q, SONS, TGB, WYNN)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 8:59 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of BP plc (NYSE: BP), Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (11/3/2010) Jobs Numbers, Freddie Mac

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 8:49 am

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 145 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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ADP: A Light At The End Of The Unemployment Tunnel?

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 8:41 am

The ADP employment report, sandwiched between Challenger Gray and the Friday government numbers, showed a tiny improvement in private sector payrolls. It was not enough to convince even optimists that ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/3/2010)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 8:21 am

Updated throughout the day. BP plc (NYSE: BP) may keep its dividend low (WSJ) Chinese PE firm Hopu Investment Management will begin to shut down operations. (FT) Citigroup may be ...
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Secular Trends Mount Against Garmin (GRMN)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 8:17 am

Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) is feeling some of the secular trends that many have feared.  All those free and bundled GPS and personal navigation services on smartphones are taking away ...
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Job Cuts Improve, But Very Little

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 8:03 am

Unemployment rates in the US may not get worse, but they won't get better again soon, it seems. Challenger, Gray & Christmas announced that "Downsizing activity remained flat in October, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BP, CAI, CLRT, MOT, NOK, RIMM, SVR, WL, WYNN)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 8:03 am

These are some of this Wednesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. BP plc (NYSE: BP) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. CACI International ...
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Oil Surges Back Toward $90

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 7:13 am

Oil moved up to $84.69 on a path that may well take it above $90. US stockpiles were down 4.1 million barrels according to the American Petroleum Institute. OPEC has ...
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T-Mobile Promotes 4G Network With No Takers

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 5:59 am

T-Mobile says there is no need to switch to Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) to get the 4G speeds that Sprint WiMax offers. There is also no need to wait for the ...
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World Bank Lauds China Growth

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 5:29 am

The World Bank anointed China as the premier large growth economy. It reported that, while GDP improvements may moderate slightly, its 9.6% third quarter increase was surprisingly strong. The World ...
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Time For Obama To Get Back On Campaign Bus To Build Jobs

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 4:57 am

The Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives and some of their lead in the Senate, as was expected. The reasons for the shift were obvious before the election. ...
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Media Digest (11/3/2010) Reuters, NYT, FT, WSJ, Bloomberg

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 3:56 am

The Republicans took control of the House but not the Senate. Solar panel maker Solyndra was forced to halt expansion, to some extent because of Chinese competition. (NYT) Cotton prices will ...
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The Top 7 IPOs for 2010: Q4 Review (JKS, HSFT, QLIK, BORN, MMYT, MCP, AMAP)

Posted: November 2, 2010 at 4:15 pm

There are still many companies waiting to come public via initial public offerings in 2010 with just under 2 full months until the end of the year.  We wanted to ...
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