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Monthly Archives: December 2010

Occidental Petroleum Raises Dividend, Re-arranges Assets (OXY, RDS-A, SRE)

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 10:13 am

One fairly short press release from Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY) announces some big changes to the company's asset base. Oxy has agreed to sell its oil and gas operations ...
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Green Mountain Earnings Versus Credibility (GMCR)

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 9:36 am

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is seeing a bear raid after its earnings.  It is one of those bear raids that is for good reason.  Shares had recovered ...
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America’s Most Expensive Holiday Gifts

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 8:58 am

By Douglas A. McIntyre A look at the most expensive gifts sold by twelve retailers including Tiffany (NYSE: TIF), Target (NYSE: TGT), Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Apple (NYSE: AAPL, ...
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Molycorp & Sumitomo… Proof of Rare Earth Value (MCP, REE, REMX)

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 8:57 am

Some rumors actually do come true, or at least close to true.  Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) was rumored to be getting an investment from Sumitomo for a stake of close ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (DRYS, FSYS, NFLX, PACB)

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 8:52 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS), Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: FSYS), Netflix ...
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High Trade Deficits? US Becomes An Exporter, Almost

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 8:44 am

The United States has a monthly release regarding its international trade.  The 'trade balance' is actually now always a 'trade deficit.'  Sometimes a large number is good and that is ...
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SandRidge Thins The Portfolio (SD)

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 8:31 am

It has been a rough year for SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) after earnings, guidance, and production/rates have not always been so positive as it mixes its gas and oil ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report 12.10.2010 China Trade, Boeing Inspections

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 8:24 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 (12/10/2010) GE Dividend, Apple iPad

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 8:14 am

Updated throughout the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will release a new iPad with two cameras (various) China's largest social network, Oak Pacific International, will have an IPO (Reuters) The FAA ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ARG, IRE, BRCM, CPN, CELG, CIT, DRYS, GILD, INTC, LULU, MRVL, NVDA, PG, QCOM, RIMM, TXN)

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 8:13 am

These are some of this Friday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Airgas Inc. (NYSE: ARG) Raised to Outperform at Baird. Bank of Ireland ...
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December Buybacks Over $15 Billion, More For 2011 (AET, CB, CAG, ECA, HD, INTC, MKL, SWY, SYK, TEVA, CSCO, BAC, WFC, JPM)

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 7:55 am

There have always been questions about whether stock buybacks are an effective return of cash to shareholders.  The theory is a simple one:  reducing the number of shares outstanding boosts ...
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China Trade Numbers Not A Yuan Debate Factor

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 6:05 am

China's exports and imports rose more than expected in November, continuing a string of overachievement by the world's  second largest economy. Exports were up 35% from the same month last ...
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OPEC: Not An Oil Price Wild Card

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 5:35 am

OPEC meets this weekend. Output from the members of the cartel is about a third the world's total which means these nations account for about 29 million barrels a day. ...
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The Ten Worst Drug Recalls In The History Of The FDA

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 5:02 am

This year's recall of certain types of Tylenol and Motrin by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), which began in January, brought back memories of the 1982 Tylenol recall. It affected ...
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Is the `Cash On The Sidelines’ Argument A Myth?

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 4:40 am

Want further proof of the reluctance of companies to hire?  Well, here it is, or maybe not. Data released yesterday from The Federal Reserve showed that U.S. nonfinancial companies held ...
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