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Monthly Archives: December 2010

Suddenly, Bond Yields May Shine Over Stocks (TBT, TLT)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 11:06 am

QE2 has so far had no impact on keeping Treasury bond yields lower.  Lower taxes, higher deficits, European bailouts, and a still-present race by nations devaluing currencies are all to ...
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Rydex Launched Equal-Weight ETFs on Russell & Emerging Markets (EWRI, EWRS, EWRM, EWEF, EWEM, EWAC)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 9:40 am

Rydex has announced that it is launching six new exchange traded funds.  These ETFs are equal-weight ETFs around the Russell indexes and around emerging markets.  Rydex will now have 16 ...
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Electric Vehicles Getting Ready for Prime Time (TSLA, GM, NSANY, TM, F, HMC)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 9:33 am

At the annual United Nations sessions on climate issues in Cancun, US energy secretary Steven Chu predicted that electric vehicles powered by batteries will be able to compete more effectively ...
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China IPO Debut: E-Commerce China Dangdang (DANG)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 9:27 am

We have another IPO from China today that may look like a NASDAQ IPO but it is a New York Stock Exchange IPO.  E-commerce China Dangdang Inc. (NYSE: DANG) priced ...
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Youku.com IPO Debuts (YOKU)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 8:56 am

Youku.com Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) is set to debut in an IPO today.  This initial public offering is set at 15,847,700 American Depositary Shares at $12.80 per share.  For those who ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AIB, AIXG, IRE, MVIS, NFLX, OREX, RYAAY, VVUS)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 8:51 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Allied Irish Banks, plc. (NYSE: AIB), Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: ...
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More Love For Irish Banks (AIB, IRE)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 8:39 am

Irish shares are ripping higher again this morning after big gains in Tuesday.  This morning there are comments from Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan denying any default possibilities.  Lenihan was ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors 12.8.2010 Mastercard Attack, BP Spill

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 8:29 am

Updated throughout the day. Hackers have attacked the MasterCard (NYSE: MA) website in retaliation for the credit card companies withdrawal of the ability to use its plastic for contributions to ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALTR, ACI, CBOE, FWLT, GE, JBHT, KSU, NFLX, NSC, PCX, CRM, MMM, UNP, URI, VVUS, XLNX)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 8:21 am

These are some of this Wednesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR) Started as Neutral at Janney. Arch Coal Inc. ...
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Market Disappointed With McDonald’s (MCD) Sales

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 8:18 am

The market is disappoint with McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) same-store sales in November. The company's stock trades down about 2% to $79, still near its 52-week high. The shares have risen ...
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Fortune Brands Finally Sees Value in Parts (FO)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 7:20 am

Fortune Brands Inc. (NYSE: FO) is too small to be a conglomerate.  It is, however, a small mix of unrelated businesses that have few synergies.  It is almost a mini-me ...
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Americans Support Helping The Unemployed

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 6:10 am

Americans support extending unemployment benefits, which is among the most expensive of the compromises made between President Obama and the Republicans. They also support extending the Bush Tax Cuts. Taken ...
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Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac: What Is An Underwater Mortgage?

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 5:52 am

The problem is fairly simple. About 11 million home mortgages in the US are underwater. These homeowners owe more for their homes than their homes are worth. That has had ...
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America: A Nation Of Idiots

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 5:28 am

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development released its Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for 2009. The research is done every three years. The 2009 survey include data from 35 ...
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Microsoft Xbox Takes Lead From Wii, And Nintendo May Not Get It Back

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 4:54 am

There is growing evidence that the Nintendo Wii, which dominated game console sales for nearly three years, is losing market share. That position has been taken by the Microsoft (NASDAQ: ...
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