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Monthly Archives: December 2010

Weather: The Economy’s Worst Enemy

Posted: December 20, 2010 at 6:19 am

The UK has recently been hit by record low temperatures. Most of its large airports are closed. The wintry weather has also moved to other parts of northern Europe. Some ...
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Americans End The Year Unhappy

Posted: December 20, 2010 at 5:58 am

Americans are remarkably unhappy about their situations and the direction the country is going as the holiday season begins and they look toward the end of the year. "Seventeen percent ...
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Online Ad Spending Passes Newspapers

Posted: December 20, 2010 at 5:32 am

Many people have read so much about the death of the newspaper industry that they might believe that online ad spending passed newspaper ad spending years ago. That is not ...
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The Ten Worst Holidays Since the Great Depression

Posted: December 20, 2010 at 5:07 am

Slow retail sales and the high unemployment rate this year might make people believe that this is one of the more economically difficult holiday seasons in memory. That is ...
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Media Digest (12/20/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 20, 2010 at 4:03 am

The Congress will try to reach an agreement to fund the government short-term--through March 4. (Reuters) Now that the tax package has been approved, the political battle will change to ...
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Free Shipping Spurs E-Commerce, May Harm Online Margins

Posted: December 19, 2010 at 5:52 pm

Free shipping has begun to draw more and more customers to online retail sites. The surge of consumers could continue into 2011 and next holiday season. Large store chains like ...
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Starbucks May Pay Employees In Stock

Posted: December 19, 2010 at 7:01 am

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) may begin to pay US employees in stock if its plans in the UK are any indication. Starbucks shares have gone from $8 in March 2009 to ...
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Inflation In Online E-Commerce Prices Spikes

Posted: December 19, 2010 at 6:46 am

The prices of goods sold online has moved up sharply according to data from MIT. The movement higher has outpaced the Consumer Price Index recently, a possible sign of inflation ...
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The Top 5 Analyst & Research Calls of the Week (AAPL, BBY, ITMN, LULU, VECO)

Posted: December 18, 2010 at 10:58 am

This last week had many headline news events and we saw many key moves from news and from research.  We already track many of the key daily analyst upgrades, downgrades, ...
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UK, Germany & France Urge EU Budget Freeze

Posted: December 18, 2010 at 7:19 am

Many of the EU nations have adopted such severe austerity programs that unions and students have taken to the streets in protest. Greece recently had riots that shuttered the national ...
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ETF and ETN Market Surpassed $1 Trillion (SPY, GLD, EEM, VWO, EFA, IVV, QQQQ, TIP, IWM, VTI)

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 2:25 pm

It is almost hard to say it, but the world of exchange-traded products (ETFs, ETNs, etc) hit an almost unbelievable milestone.  The exchange-traded market is now over $1 trillion in ...
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A New Patent Troll on the Scene? (NOVL, MSFT, AAPL, ORCL, EMC, GOOG)

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 11:48 am

When Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) agreed to be acquired by privately held Attachmate Corp. in late November, part of the deal included the concurrent sale of some of Novell's intellectual ...
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How Leading Are Leading Economic Indicators?

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 11:41 am

This morning's report from the Conference Board showed that the index of leading economic indicators in the United States rose in November by what appears to be the most in ...
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Early Indications Show Rise In December Unemployment

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 10:53 am

Unemployment in December may have worsened. The federal government posted joblessness data for November which disappointed most analysts and politicians. These are people who have supported platforms which they believe ...
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US Military Tanker Bids Nearing Completion? (EADSY, BA)

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 10:35 am

A process begun in 2000 might be coming to a close. European aircraft maker EADS (OTC: EADSY), builders of the Airbus planes, is readying its final bid to build a ...
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