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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Ireland, E.U., IMF, Bailout Dusts Banks (IRE, AIB, RBS, LYG, IRL)

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 8:44 am

Ireland may be on the road to salvation after an E.U. and IMF bailout and that may be lending further support to the Euro.  Just don't look for the love ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (11/22/2010) Ireland Blues, Inflation News

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 8:36 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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Today’s Best Market Rumors 11/22/2010 Genzyme Deal?

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 8:26 am

Updated throughout the day. Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) may consider a deal structure to allow Sanofi-Aventis to buy the company (WSJ) The US will launch a massive insider trading case against ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (APSG, MT, ARBA, ARMH, ATW, CEDC, CIEN, CRUS, FNGN, GMCR, MEE, PSA, SNDK, SOLF, TER)

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 8:19 am

These are some of this Monday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: APSG) Cut to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus. ...
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Black Friday Special: Nine Retailers That Will Be Crushed This Holiday Season

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 6:36 am

Several experts estimate that as many as 130 million shoppers will visit stores or online retail sites on Black Friday. The number is deceiving. The National Retail Federation expects the ...
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Bailouts Could End With Ireland

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 6:15 am

There is a broad expectation that contagion will rise as Ireland is bailed out by EU nations and the IMF. Much like Greece, Ireland could not afford to finance its ...
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Why The Chinese Love Their Bosses

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 5:49 am

Chinese and Indian workers believe that they have bright futures and that their employers and superiors will take care of them. That is the conclusion of a recent survey by ...
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Economists Voice More Anxiety About The Economy, Probably With No Effect

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 5:17 am

Economists in general were sanguine about the economic recovery as late as early fall. The optimism began to slide and the economy's downward momentum has begun to accelerate. The highly regarded survey ...
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Media Digest (11/22/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 4:04 am

Reuters: EU and the IMF began to work out details of an Ireland bailout. Ireland will finish work on a $20 billion set of budget cuts. Reuters: China has started ...
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Ireland Chokes

Posted: November 21, 2010 at 5:37 pm

Earlier in the weekend, there appeared to be a chance that Ireland would avoid a bailout from EU nations and the IMF. It was reported later that Ireland might take ...
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Facebook Has Nearly One Of Four Internet Page Views In US

Posted: November 20, 2010 at 8:28 am

Facebook is a dominant presence on the internet and around the world, but that dominance may be greater than nearly anyone could have imagined. Traffic to the huge social network ...
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Airport Security Screening – TSA’s Dog and Pony Show

Posted: November 20, 2010 at 7:35 am

By Robert Herbst   Since the 2001 terrorist attacks, over seven billion passengers have gone through US airport security and not a single terrorist has been caught!  For clarification, I am ...
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EC To Hammer Ireland On Its Four-Year Economic Plan

Posted: November 20, 2010 at 7:06 am

The European Commission plans to give a “thorough assessment” of a four-year budget plan to be released on Tuesday. According to the Irish Times, "The European authorities and the IMF are ...
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WSJ: Investigation Of Insider Trading May Be Biggest Ever

Posted: November 20, 2010 at 6:44 am

According to information supplied by The Wall Street Journal to its subcribers: Federal authorities are preparing insider-trading charges that could ensnare consultants, investment bankers, hedge-fund and mutual-fund traders and analysts ...
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Top Investment Trends For Futurists (FFD, AFK, EZA, PHO, PIO, PXN, TINY, LIT, BP, PBW, PZD, PBD, REMX, NLR, MOO, GLD, BBH, IBB, FPX, IPOSX)

Posted: November 19, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Futurists are an odd lot.  Generally, they are authors, scientists,  consultants and economists.  What many people don't know is that investors follow this philosophy as well.  Their goal is to ...
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