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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Honda’s Profits: The Risk Of A US Recovery

Posted: January 31, 2011 at 5:30 am

Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) announced it third quarter earnings and raised it full-year net income forecast to 530 billion yen from 500 billion. Honda said its optimism was based on ...
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As Moody’s Downgrades Egypt, A Win For Credit Agencies And Investors

Posted: January 31, 2011 at 4:57 am

Moody's downgraded the debt of Egypt, one of the few times a credit rating agency acted quickly to change an opinion on sovereign debt. Moody's, Fitch, and S&P have been ...
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Media Digest (1/31/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 31, 2011 at 4:08 am

Barai Capital may be part of the insider trading investigation. (WSJ) Honda (NYSE: HMC) expects higher profits as its Q3 topped forecasts. (Reuters) A Florida judge could say that part ...
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Alpha Gets Massey for $8.5 Billion (ANR, MEE, BTU, ACI)

Posted: January 30, 2011 at 12:05 pm

Reports have been  around or months that Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) would acquire Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE). Other suitors were mentioned, but Alpha was always at the ...
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Egypt Unrest And Inflation

Posted: January 30, 2011 at 11:01 am

Egypt is a significant exporter of petroleum, cotton, and textiles which are all being driven higher by inflation. Egypt's export level was $25 billion compared to a GDP of $500 ...
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The Top 5 Analyst Calls of the Week (GE, NFLX, NVDA, POT, VZ)

Posted: January 29, 2011 at 12:33 pm

Analyst calls from Wall Street are sometimes great and sometimes not.  We look each week for those standout research calls that are above the grain or are outside of the ...
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Stocks That Got Hammered The Most This Week (AMZN, ARNA, BNVI, EK, F, INFN, MWW, MNTA, MMI, MYGN, PSTI, PMCS, QTM, TSRA)

Posted: January 29, 2011 at 11:18 am

Friday was a sea of red in the markets, but earnings season creates many winners and losers.  This last week brought on another interesting aspect: Many Stocks Got Hammered!  It ...
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One-Year Chart for TADAWUL ALL SHARE INDEX (SASEIDX:IND)

Saudi Share Price Drop 6% On Egypt News

Posted: January 29, 2011 at 9:50 am

Last Update: 8:00 AM ET, Jan 29 -6.429% VALUE: 6,267.222 SAR TADAWUL ALL SHARE INDEX (SASEIDX:IND) Snapshot SUMMARY Value 6,267.22 Chart: Bloomberg Douglas A. McIntyre ...
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Brent Crude Near $100

Posted: January 29, 2011 at 9:42 am

ICE March Brent, the primary world measure of oil prices, rose to $99.63 which is an increase of over 2% for last week. Trouble in Egypt and expectations for a ...
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Goldman Sachs: Lloyd Blankfein’s Big Payday

Posted: January 29, 2011 at 8:01 am

It does not seem to matter that the government and much of the public are outraged over Wall St pay. It also does not seem to matter that Goldman Sachs ...
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Social Networks May Be Threatening Monster (MWW, RHI, MAN)

Posted: January 28, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Shares in Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) have more than doubled from their 52-week low of $10.01 in late August 2010. The company's earnings were modest, but they were positive. ...
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Skullcandy Files For IPO (SKUL)

Posted: January 28, 2011 at 1:37 pm

Skullcandy is a company many investors and many adults may have never heard of.  That may change as the company has now filed its S-1 paperwork with the SEC to ...
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Coal Sector Has Much More Than Arch’s Earnings Signal (ACI, BTU, MEE, ICO, PCX, CNX, KOL)

Posted: January 28, 2011 at 12:53 pm

Like demand for crude oil, demand for coal is being driven by China. The government's recent decision to limit domestic production means that other coal miners will be sending more ...
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How Apache Is Scalped By Egypt’s Turmoil (APA)

Posted: January 28, 2011 at 12:28 pm

Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) is feeling a pinch from the riots in Egypt.  The company is a very large independent oil and natural-gas producer and it has very large exposure ...
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Verizon & Terremark: The Value of the Cloud Rises (VZ, TMRK, VMW, AMZN, MSFT, RAX, SVVS)

Posted: January 28, 2011 at 10:21 am

Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has agreed to acquire Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMRK) in an all-cash deal worth about $1.4 billion. Verizon will pay $19/share for Terremark, which is ...
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