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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Why Cracking Down On Illegal Immigrants Is Nuts

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 1:45 pm

The Obama administration has been accused by Republicans of being "soft" on illegal immigration.  Nothing can be further from the truth and there lies the problem. As The Wall Street ...
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Johnson Controls: Beating Earnings & Raising Guidance Is Not Enough (JCI, HON, CREE, XIDE, AONE, MAG, TRW)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 1:22 pm

The ride continues at Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI). For the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, the company reported record net sales of $9.5 billion and record income ...
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The Great Dividend Hikes Of 2011 Are Underway (CCL, OKE, FINL, JPM, WFC, BAC, CSCO, AAPL, GE, UTX, MMM, WPO)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 12:58 pm

The rising dividend theme of 2010 is already continuing in 2011 and this looks to be another great year for investors seeking higher dividends.  We have seen three fresh dividend ...
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Environmental Heat on Apple in China (AAPL, HPQ, BT)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 11:27 am

A Chinese environmental group, the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs, IPE, has just published a study blasting Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) for not "honoring its commitment in ensuring its ...
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Morgan Stanley Earnings Stand Apart From Goldman Sachs (MS, GS, AMTD, SCHW, WFC)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 10:35 am

Profits at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) rose 88% in the fourth quarter compared with the same period a year ago. Competitor Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) reported yesterday that ...
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Economic Data Galore: Jobs, Confidence, Inflation, Housing & Manufacturing

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 10:29 am

Thursday has been a very busy day when it comes down to economic releases.  We have seen data from the Conference Board on Consumer Confidence for December and National Association ...
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Giant Companies With Stocks At All-Time Highs (AMZN, AAPL, CAT, EMR, IBM, UNP, UTX)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 8:59 am

The market is doing well so far in 2011 after a great 2010.  With the DJIA around 11,800 it is still a far cry from when 14,000 was being challenged ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/20/2011) Hedge Fund Departure, Arby’s

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 8:33 am

Updated throughout the day. RBS was dropped as a Nielsen underwriter (Reuters) Wendy's/Arby's will sell Arby's (WSJ) Steve Eisman may leave hedge fund FrontPoint (WSJ)   ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (CYTX, EBAY, FFIV, FITB, MNKD)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 8:28 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), F5 Networks, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, BHI, CIM, FFIV, FLR, GS, HCBK, MNKD, MEE, MU, SHAW, TYC)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 8:05 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Baker ...
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F5 Fallout Moves To Tech & Networking, Now What? (FFIV, RVBD, BCSI, ARUN, APKT, JNPR)

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 7:39 am

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) got killed as the network optimization company reported that non-GAAP net income was $0.88 EPS and revenue rose 41% to $268.9 million.  Thomson Reuters estimates ...
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State Problems Risk Renewed Rise In Unemployment

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 6:16 am

Economists believe that the US recovery is well enough underway so that the private sector will begin to add jobs. It happened to a limited extent in the fourth quarter ...
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Time To Drop Earnings Estimates For 2011

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 5:54 am

Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) said that an increase in the cost it must pay for fuel could  hurt its earnings for the balance of the year. The International Air Transport ...
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Greece Wants A Better Deal

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 5:34 am

Greece wants a better deal on the rate it pays for its sovereign debt. "A discussion has begun on the cost of the loans and that is very important for ...
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China’s Economy And Stock Market Decouple

Posted: January 20, 2011 at 5:07 am

China's GDP grew 9.8% in the fourth quarter of last year. The country's consumer price index dropped to 4.6% in December compared to the month before.  Experts will say that ...
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