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Monthly Archives: January 2011

F5 Options Volume: Trend Reversal, Or Roll-Outs? (FFIV)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 2:49 pm

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) was last week's 'sobering-up stock' when it comes to high-priced tech stocks that have run substantially over the last year.  The revenues were almost there ...
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Does the US Need a Bankruptcy Law for States?

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 1:12 pm

When a former adviser to President Bill Clinton was asked what he wanted to be re-incarnated as, he answered, "The bond market. Everybody's scared of the bond market." If he ...
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More Big Dividend Hikes Coming in 2011 (ABT, AWK, DPS, XOM, KMB, NEE, TGT, WMT)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Last week we began a series of companies which we expect will raise their dividends in 2011.  It was the first piece of a series and there are many other ...
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Fight Over Oil Sands Pipeline Continues to Heat Up (TRP, COP, XOM, SU, TOT, BP)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 11:11 am

Whether or not the 1,700-mile Keystone XL that would transport crude oil from Canada's oil sands to the US Gulf coast is necessary all depends on one's point of view.  ...
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Which Retailers May Close More Stores

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 10:09 am

Now that the holiday numbers are in for US retailers, it's time again for the annual ritual of shuttering some under-performing stores. One of the first is J.C. Penney ...
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Intel’s Gamble: $10B for Buybacks Rather Than Deals (INTC)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 9:49 am

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is announced this morning that it was increasing its share repurchase program by a whopping $10 billion.  While this is a positive, it does raise some ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (1/24/2011) EU Inflation, Toyota King

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 9:13 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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RadioShack Loses Turnaround CEO, Lowers Guidance (RSH)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 9:04 am

RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) is announcing news that may look shocking on the surface, but should come as no major surprise.  CEO Julian Day is retiring and the guidance is ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (CLDA, GXDX, NVDA, OCCF, TSLA)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 8:52 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA), Genoptix, Inc. (NASDAQ: GXDX), NVIDIA ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, AMR, BIDU, FSLR, GE, JNS, LULU, MS, NOVA, OVTI, PFE, PLCM, RNET, WDR)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 8:18 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy with $198 target at ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/24/2011) Morgan Stanley Scandal, Sara Lee M&A

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 8:07 am

Updated throughout the day. Several private equity firms have made bids for Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) (Reuters) Kamal Ahmed, of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is under investigation as part of ...
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A Photo Finish: Toyota Tops GM As World’s Largest Car Company

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 6:18 am

GM (NYSE: GM) is supposed to be a badly crippled giant. Toyota (NYSE: TM) is the global car company with the most efficient manufacturing plants, the highest quality cars and ...
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Private Sector Optimism Surges As Government Austerity Rises

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 5:51 am

The National Association for Business Economics puts out a periodic review of how corporations view their prospects. The data shows the level at which companies are hiring or firing workers. ...
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American Labor Cuts Its Own Throat, Again

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 5:24 am

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the number of union members in the US dropped by 12.3% last year. Union members are now only 11.9% of ...
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Media Digest (1/24/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 4:14 am

RockTenn (NYSE: RKT) will buy Smirft-Stone (NYSE: SSCN) for $3.5 billion. (Reuters) Assets in the Treasury's toxic asset fund rose 27% in value last year to $6.3 billion. (Reuters) China ...
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