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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Are People Killing Themselves Over The Estate Tax?

Posted: November 2, 2010 at 4:27 am

In what is surely one of the strangest stories to come out of the election,  a Republican member of Congress says that some of her elderly constituents are so worried ...
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A Profit For BP (BP) As It Turns The Corner

Posted: November 2, 2010 at 4:07 am

Less than a quarter after capping its Deepwater Horizon well leak in the Gulf, BP plc (NYSE: BP) made a profit. The UK company said a strong operating performance helped ...
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Media Digest (11/2/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 2, 2010 at 4:02 am

Mitsui was billed $1.8 billion from BP plc (NYSE: BP) for clean-up costs. (Reuters) A limited number of holidays and warm weather probably hurt retail sales in October. (Reuters) Canada ...
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The Return of BankUnited Shares (BKU, BKUNA, BX)

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 6:51 pm

BankUnited Inc. was one of the first public bank casualties in the financial meltdown.  Filings last week show that the turnaround acquisition is coming public again, and the filing was ...
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Apple Takes Lead In Smartphone Market

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 6:24 pm

The debate continues to rage about who owns the smartphone market and who will own it in the future. Many new surveys claim that the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating ...
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Gimmick or Green: Solar-Powered Keyboards (LOGI)

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 3:58 pm

Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) is back in favor with some new products coming to market.  Today's newest launch, a wireless solar-powered keyboard, will seem like a no-brainer for the ...
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Is Sony About to Announce a PlayStation Phone?

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 2:51 pm

Let's see. Sony Corp. (NYSE:SNE) just shipped its last Walkman, the original portable music player that was just slightly larger than a cassette tape. If you don't know what a ...
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Hot Apple Rumors 11/1

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 2:18 pm

From AppleInsider:  Sometimes even the most loyal Apple customer has good reason to be grumpy.  Take European iPhone users.  As the website reports, many woke up on the wrong side ...
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Elections and Quantitative Easing Look Price In (DIA, SPY, QQQQ, USO, GLD, TLT, TBT)

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 2:16 pm

It is no secret that the elections are Tuesday, November 2, and it is no secret that the FOMC under Ben Bernanke will begin the November FOMC starting November 2 ...
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AIG Closer To Paying Back Taxpayers (AIG, MET)

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 11:36 am

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is one step closer to being out of debt with Uncle Sam and the U.S. taxpayers.  Two recent transaction have AIG now with about ...
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Do Corning Sales Point To Weakness in Consumer Electronics? (GLW, AAPL, MOT, SNE)

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 10:06 am

In the first nine months of 2010, manufacturers pushed some 52 million TV sets into their distribution channels. Unfortunately, only 38.7 million sets made it onto retailer shelves, according to ...
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Consumer Income Falls

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 9:42 am

U.S. consumer spending was nearly flat as the economy moved into the fourth quarter. Personal incomes fell in September, a sign the the holiday retail period may be in trouble. ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ABK, ANPI, AVNR, BIOD, XCO, FTNT, SIRI, VVUS, YRCW)

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 8:59 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK), Angiotech ...
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Ambac Skips Bond Interest, Default & Bankruptcy Closer (ABK)

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 8:30 am

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) is signaling that the company is on the verge of implosion, which is not real shock if you have been following the situation since ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/1/2010)

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 8:22 am

Updated throughout the day. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will begin to make chips for start-ups (NYT) IBM (NYSE: IBM) has made an offer for Fortinet (Bloomberg) Bard Capital Markets Europe will ...
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