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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Microsoft Earnings Win Botched By Poorly Timed Release (MSFT)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 4:15 pm

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) somehow managed to release its earnings early and before the close rather than after the close of trading.  The software giant reported earnings in the last ...
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2011′s New Dividend Candidates From Giant Companies (AMGN, BRK-A, DELL, EBAY, EMC, KSS, CSCO, AAPL)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 2:26 pm

Despite big companies holding unprecedented billions and billions of dollars on their balance sheets, it is shocking how many companies do not reward shareholders in the most classic sense by ...
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Why Analysts Are Playing Catch-Up With Netflix (NFLX, AMZN, CSTR, BLOAC, AAPL)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 1:32 pm

If nothing succeeds like success, then Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) could be on the verge of being wildly successful. The company absolutely smoked first quarter expectations, and the stock is ...
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Mother Nature’s Economic Punch

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 12:30 pm

When officials in Beverly, Mass., outside of Boston,  calculated their snow removal budget for the year, they figured that $580,000 ought to be sufficient, a 33% increase from the previous ...
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Short Sellers Gain on SIRIUS XM as Pandora Rises (SIRI)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 11:34 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) peaked above $1.70 at the start of 2011 with a high of $1.72 on January 3 and a high of $1.74 on January 4, ...
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Motorola and Nokia Dance To iPhone Tune in Earnings (AAPL, VZ, MMI, T, NOK, GOOG)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 10:58 am

If there was any lingering doubt about the identity of the 600-pound gorilla in the mobile phone market, today's earnings announcements from three major mobile players out to put those ...
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Short Sellers Regaining Courage in High-Priced Leaders (AMZN, AAPL, BIDU, FFIV, GS, GOOG, IBM, MA, NFLX, POT, PCLN, CRM, VMW, WYNN)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 10:38 am

The short sellers had been exiting the high-priced market leaders for some time, but as of the January 14, 2011 settlement date we saw many issues showing an increase in ...
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Ag/Mining Earnings on Fire: Caterpillar, Potash, and Peers (POT, CAT, BHP, CNH, BUCY, MOS, MOO)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 10:00 am

The message delivered today by earnings reports from Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) is that as long as the ...
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Altria Delivers on Earnings, Again and Again (MO)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 8:58 am

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) has some mixed earnings data this morning that is driving shares.  America's Big Tobacco reported earnings of $0.44 EPS versus $0.35 EPS a year ago, ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (FLWS, NFLX, MU, SBUX)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 8:51 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLWS), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Micron Technology, ...
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Immense Pain in Jobless Claims

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 8:40 am

The Labor Department just delivered the weekly jobless claims and the numbers are startling even if seasonality is a large issue in January as retailers and transport companies trim back ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/27/2011) Sara Lee M&A, Nokia Earnings

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 8:39 am

Updated throughout the day Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) has no bid from Apollo and JBS SA (Bloomberg) After poor earnings Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may go through a restructuring (various) 'Douglas ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, BA, BWA, BKI, KMX, CHK, COP, FDO, GT, NFLX, QCOM, CODE, SYMC)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 8:16 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Market Perform ...
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Sony’s New Portable May Be Success

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 6:02 am

The first thing that experts in the gaming industry will point out about the new Sony (NYSE: SNE) portable NGP video game console is that it cannot succeed in a ...
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China Tries To Cool Overheated Property Market

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 5:23 am

The Chinese government raised the level of the minimum down payment that its citizens must have on second homes to 60% from 50%. The People's Republic authorities also said the ...
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