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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Economic Recovery Sputters Amid Weak Consumer Confidence

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 9:55 am

The U.S. economy continues to sputter along like a car down to its last gas cap's worth of fuel before stalling on the side of the road.  Jobless claims figures ...
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EXCO: When Auctions Yield Less (XCO)

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 9:53 am

EXCO Resources Inc. (NYSE: XCO) is trading higher this morning but not by as much as many investors may have hoped.  The company announced that it will explore strategic alternatives ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report Marathon Break-Up, Jobless Rate

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 9:24 am

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 175 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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PIIGS Banks Get Reprieve From Spain (STD, BBVA, NBG, AIB, IRE)

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 8:56 am

Yesterday was Portugal helping out, today is Spain... Debt sales that is.  A debt sale in Spain is so far being hailed as a minor success and this comes on ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (CERS, EXFO, LEDS, MU)

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 8:54 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ: CERS), EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (NASDAQ: EXFO), SemiLEDS ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors 1/13/2011 MySpace Spin Out, Sara Lee M&A

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 8:51 am

Updated throughout the day KKR may make a bid for Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) (Reuters) MySpace may be spun off by News Corp (NYSE: NWS)  (WSJ) Douglas A. McIntyre ...
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Economic Data Shows Inflation As Jobs Still Suffer

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 8:44 am

There were several key economic data reports issued simultaneously this morning at 8:30 AM EST.  The readings are a bit mixed, although there is less good news than many might ...
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Moody’s: Unpleasant Comments On US Debt

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 8:36 am

Moody's made comments on the sovereign paper of the UK, UK, Germany, and France. Each of these nations has a Aaa rating currently. The assessment of each was harsh but ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AFL, APOL, T, BAC, CAKE, EMC, ETFC, GD, GM, HGSI, ITT, JNPR, PCS, MU, MSFT, NDAQ, S, WLP)

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 8:31 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Outperform at FBR. Apollo ...
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South Korea’s Rate Hike Surprise Versus U.K. & E.U. (EWY, KF, KEF, PKX, KEP, SKM, SKOR)

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 8:07 am

The news was expected to be setting up for headlines such as "No rate hikes from the Bank of England nor from the European Central Bank" this morning.  South Korea ...
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The Ten Companies That Control The Death Industry

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 6:39 am

Death in America is a $15 billion a year industry. That includes funeral homes, crematoriums, and cemeteries, but excludes related costs such as headstones and crypts. It is expensive to ...
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Boeing’s New Excuse For Dreamliner Delay Is US Government

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 6:30 am

Boeing's (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner has had six official delays in its launch data, and more if every glitch in production is counted. Boeing says it will announce another new ...
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The World Economic Forum Takes Stand On Global Risks

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 6:07 am

The World Economic Forum has offered its annual evaluation of the economic situation around the globe. It does not like what it sees, for the most part. There is some ...
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Congressional Oversight Panel: A Failure At GM

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 5:37 am

The Congressional Oversight Panel is skeptical that the Treasury Department will ever recoup its investment in GM. The new report from the panels says: GM is furthest along in the ...
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The World Bank Offers Little Hope For Short Term Recovery

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 5:12 am

Any hope of a recovery for the economies of developed nations in the near term was questioned rigorously by The World Bank. Growth in the developed world, in fact, will ...
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