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Monthly Archives: February 2011

China Hackers Raid Canada

Posted: February 17, 2011 at 5:48 am

The keen investigative journalists at the CBC have discovered that cyber-hackers, probably based in China, made at least two raids on Canadian government servers and databases. The network said "Sources ...
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National Retail Federation Hunts Ghost Of American Shopper

Posted: February 17, 2011 at 5:12 am

The National Retail Federation predicts that retail sales will rise 4% this year. The forecast does not include sales at gas stations, car dealers or restaurants. Stronger-than-expected retail figures late ...
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Media Digest (2/17/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 17, 2011 at 4:13 am

Republicans have started to shut down funding for Dodd-Frank programs (Reuters) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and other agencies will fine banks for improper foreclosure methods (Reuters) Ben ...
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How the FT and Economist Triumphed in The U.S.

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 7:43 pm

Millions of megabytes have been wasted telling the story of how traditional business media companies were caught flat-footed by the rise of the Internet and are struggling to stay relevant. ...
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Top After-Hours Stocks on the Move (ITRI, NVDA, PDLI, HAWK, WMB)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 4:35 pm

We are seeing many movers in the after-hours session this Wednesday.  We wanted to track some of the key movers with brief news updates as of 4:30 PM EST.  Shares ...
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Priceline Shatner

There’s Priceline, Travelzoo, and Everyone Else

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 3:27 pm

Priceline Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) has killed the competition since inception and its chart is a thing of beauty despite the recession and a crowded market place. Looking back in the last ...
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Last Analyst Party at SIRIUS XM? (SIRI)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 3:09 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) actually had a rough day after earnings on Tuesday and shares are back in redemption after some analysts keyed in.  While earnings were $0.02 ...
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Corporate Cash Hoard Slowly Shrinking

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 1:56 pm

Since mid-2009 the most favored product from nearly every company has been its stock. When corporations began to return to profitability, US consumers maintained their frugality, reducing demand, and cooling ...
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Nvidia About To Blow the Doors Off Mobile Computing (NVDA, QCOM, INTC, ARMH)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Graphics processor maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) reports fourth-quarter earnings after markets close today, and analysts are expecting EPS of $0.21 on revenue of $894.6 million. When Nvidia reported its ...
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Grabbing For High Dividends in Tech (DLR, MXIM, ISIL, MCHP, INTC, MSFT)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 12:25 pm

Investors love dividends and they love technology stocks.  By and large it is hard to find very high dividend payout in technology.  There are several chip stocks which pay over ...
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Deere Holds Hope for Strong 2011 (DE, CNH, AGCO)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 11:28 am

Rising food prices may be hurting consumers around the globe, but they aren't doing any damage to the farmers who raise the food and the companies that supply those farmers ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: News On Fannie Mae Worsens

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 9:58 am

A new analysis attacked the legal fees involved in the government takeover of Fannie Mae. A number of contracts the mortgage organization had should simply have been voided, the author ...
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Comcast Trumps Cablevision in Earnings (CMCSA, GE, CVC, T, VZ, DTV, DISH)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 9:56 am

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings this morning that both beat analysts' expectations. For the quarter, Comcast posted EPS of $0.36 on revenue of $9.7 billion, ...
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How Options Trading May Impact Genzyme Post-Merger Trading (GENZ, SNY)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 9:30 am

It has finally happened.  Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) is being acquired by Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY).  The deal should trade at a premium to the $74.00 cash component due to what ...
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Fairholme Funds Love Letter To St. Joe Co. Board: Get Out With Help From Spencer Stuart

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 9:15 am

Fairholme Funds has made several attempts to take control of the board of directors of St Joe Co.  (NYSE: JOE). The Florida real estate company has done badly for the ...
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