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Monthly Archives: December 2010

Airgas Becomes the King of ‘No!’(ARG, APD)

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 10:00 am

Two weeks ago, Air Products (NYSE: APD) made what it said was its "best and final offer" for Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), a $70.00 per share hostile takeover deal that ...
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Dry Bulk Shippers Raising Cash to Diversify (DSX, DRYS, GNK, TOD)

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 9:42 am

A couple of large deals have now been completed in the shipping business, the latest of which is the partial spin-off by Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) of 80% of ...
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Top Active Trader Alerts (AIB, ARMH, BBBY, JAS, ERIC, MU, SQNM, VRGY)

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 9:00 am

It may be the day before the holidays start, but traders and investors have several key movers to look at this morning.  We are tracking moves in Allied Irish Banks ...
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Lackluster Economic Data Ahead of The Holiday

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 8:44 am

We have just seen a very mixed bag of economic data this morning ahead of the holiday.  While nothing is atrocious, none of it is exactly showing a gangbuster economy.  ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AM, BBBY, CTAS, HOV, ERIC, MU, PVTB, WAG, XLNX)

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 8:22 am

The research reports are getting thinner and thinner into the holidays.  These are some of this Thursday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. American ...
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Today’s Top Rumors (AIB, AAPL, ARMH, MSFT, ODP, RHT, SNE)

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 8:09 am

The holidays are upon us and the rumors are still active. Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) depends upon which wire service you read, but reports signal that it could ...
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Who Cornered the Copper Market? (JPM, JJC, COPX, SCCO, FCX)

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 7:28 am

Copper is supposed to be one of the leading economic indicators.  As demand rises, it translates to project building and industrial expansion in the months ahead.  After all, it is ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors 12.23.2010 AIG Taiwan, VW China

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 7:25 am

Updated throughout the day. Ruentex is the leader in a bid of AIG's Taiwan operations (Reuters) China will tighten rules and regulations for financial firms that handle IPOs (Reuters) VW ...
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Gallup Says 11% Of Americans Lack Affordable Housing

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 6:49 am

More than 1 in 10 Americans faced times in the past year when they could not afford adequate housing, according to a Gallup Poll which documents how access to affordable ...
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American Car Safety Posts Impressive Improvement

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 6:01 am

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its list of the safest cars for 2011.  The "TOP SAFETY PICK" award for 2011, included 40 cars, 25 SUVs, and a minivan. ...
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Americans Will Take To The Roads Once More

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 5:42 am

Americans do not care much about the price of gas, at least for now. Ninety million people will take to the roads between December 23 and January 2. The AAA ...
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Late Holiday Sales Surge, Perhaps On Bush Tax Cut Extension

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 5:23 am

It is official now, or as official as anything gets. The last week of the holiday shopping season salvaged what might have been mediocre results and turned them into something ...
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Media Digest 12.23.2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, F, Bloomberg

Posted: December 23, 2010 at 4:45 am

China said it will help nations in the eurozone to return to financial stability. (Reuters) Riversdale will be bought by Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) for $3.8 billion. (Reuters) Oil moved ...
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SIRIUS XM Driven by BMW and Research (SIRI)

Posted: December 22, 2010 at 3:43 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is surging today on what seemed to be too much at first look.  The company signed a pact for BMW.  The pact calls for ...
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December Buybacks Near $30 Billion Already, More For 2011 (T, AET, AZO, ADSK, CB, CAG, CCK, ECA, ENZN, HD, INTC, MAN, MKL, SWY, SYK, TEVA, TIBX, PKW, CSCO, GE, BAC, WFC, JPM)

Posted: December 22, 2010 at 12:38 pm

There is a long-standing debate over the effect and impact of share buyback plans. What is not up for debate is that many companies have given big updates or announced ...
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