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Monthly Archives: January 2011

S&P Case-Shiller: The Home Price Depression Continues

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 9:46 am

Anyone who questioned whether the housing depression continues only need look at the new S&P Case Shiller price data. The odds that home values will return to 2006 levels within ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report 1/25/2011 (JNJ, VZ) Earnings

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 9:03 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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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (TLAB, BPAX, ERIC)

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 8:55 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB), Biosante Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BPAX), and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/25/2011) Apple Payment System, SRA M&A

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 8:50 am

Updated throughout the day SRA International (NYSE: SRX) hired bankers to look at buy-out offers (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will allow consumers to make purchases with the iPhone and iPad ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, AMD, COH, ELN, KSS, MCD, NSC, OVTI, PBR, RSH, RNET, LUV, WWE, XLNX)

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Neutral at Piper ...
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Eastman Kodak Patent Death in Fight Against Apple & RIM (EK, AAPL, RIMM)

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 7:31 am

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is one of those companies where the walls keep coming in.  The company's shares are indicated lower after the shrinking photo and printing legend announced ...
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UK GDP Stages Surprise .5% Drop

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 6:30 am

UK GDP was down .5% in the fourth quarter of 2010. The drop was not expected and indicates that as the nation enters a period of austerity its fortunes are ...
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Dividends And The Death Of Growth

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 6:04 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is often questioned about its hoard of nearly $60 billion in cash and securities. Investors wonder why the most valuable technology corporate in the US based on ...
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Food Industry Set To Become Its Own Judge And Jury

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 5:28 am

The food industry has decided to set up its own nutrition labeling system. The President's wife and FDA wanted the federal government do this. The Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents more ...
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IMF: Global And US Recovery Improve, Maybe

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 5:04 am

The IMF's World Economic Outlook Update says that the rate of the recovery from the worldwide recession has accelerated though nearly all the comments in the document are qualified. Agencies ...
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Media Digest (1/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 4:12 am

AIG (NYSE: AIG) said ailing CEO Benmosche will remain through 2012. (Reuters) The Financial Crisis Inquiry Committee has referred several cases of potential law violations from the credit crisis to ...
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Green Mountain & Krispy Creme: A Dream Team (GMCR, KKD)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 5:13 pm

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is one of those cult stocks that investors often fight over.  It has a checkered past and has had accounting issues before.  So, what ...
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AIG Delivers Taxpayers Good News on CEO Cancer Battle (AIG)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 4:17 pm

American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) has announced an update on CEO Robert Benmosche's battle against cancer.  Mr. Benmosche should be able to fully remain in his position at AIG ...
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DJIA 12,000 Upon Us

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 3:12 pm

Today has looked and felt like a stealth rally trading day.  Despite inflationary concerns, despite China and India putting on the breaks and despite a very mixed earnings season, the ...
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The Pope’s Savvy Stance On Social Networks

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 2:53 pm

Pope Benedict this morning proclaimed that social network sites, which have been blamed for adultery  and  other ills of modern life, are not all bad.   The endorsement from the Holy ...
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