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Monthly Archives: February 2011

China’s New Protectionism

Posted: February 12, 2011 at 9:45 am

China will create a new body to review all significant foreign investments made in companies based in the People's Republic. "Foreign investments in military, agriculture, energy and resources, key infrastructure, ...
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The Week’s Largest Market Gainers

Posted: February 12, 2011 at 8:59 am

S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (04 FEB -10 FEB) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 10Feb11 Close Price 04Feb11 Market Cap($Mil) Big Lots Inc BIG 20.1 40.77 33.95 ...
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Carl Icahn Goes After Clorox (CLX)

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 3:17 pm

If any activist investor is able to rattle a public company, it is Carl Icahn.   He just disclosed that he owns 9% of Clorox Corporation (NYSE: CLX) totaling 12.5 ...
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Dynegy Begs Shareholders to Accept Icahn’s Offer (DYN, IEP, BX)

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 2:11 pm

A tender offer for Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) from an affiliate of Icahn Enterprise L.P. (NYSE: IEP) was supposed to have closed two days ago. Unfortunately, only 4.4% of Dynegy ...
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The Macro Lunch: Lower Oil Prices Shrinks Trade Deficit

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 2:08 pm

The US trade deficit stood at $40.6 billion in December, up about 6% from $38.3 billion. Comparing the trade deficit data with Oil prices, we can see they moved in ...
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Freescale Files IPO Paperwork

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 2:07 pm

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. has just filed to come public in yet another large private equity re-IPO.  The company filing is for up to $1.15 billion in common shares ...
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IPO Filing: NGL Energy Partners LP

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 1:35 pm

NGL Energy Partners LP has just filed to come public via an initial public offering.  Terms have not been disclosed at all for a share count or for a price ...
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Apple Working on Cheaper iPhone (AAPL, NOK, MSFT, GOOG)

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 1:02 pm

Leave it to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to grab a headline on the same day that Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) reveals a tie-up with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Bloomberg cites ...
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Biodiesel Industry Looking Forward to 2011 (GEVO, AMRS, DD, CVX, BP, RDS-A, ADM)

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 11:05 am

Only a few years ago most of us associated biodiesel with recycling of used cooking oil to produce a transportation fuel that Willie Nelson used on his tour bus. The ...
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Food For Thought: Netflix or Amazon Should Buy Blockbuster (BLOAQ, NFLX, AMZN, CSTR)

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 10:53 am

Reports have been circulating since late yesterday that Blockbuster Inc. (Pink Sheets: BLOAQ) has put itself up for sale rather than trying to emerge as a new operating company that ...
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Ackman Pretends To Knuckle Under For JC Penney Board

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 10:35 am

William A. Ackman, the head of Pershing Capital, has finally joined the JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) board. He has been a buyer of the stock and has agitated for change ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (EXPE, MNKD, PNRA)

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 8:52 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD), and Panera ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/11/2011) Smaller iPhone, Facebook Private Sale

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 8:34 am

Updated throughout the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is at work on a smaller version of the iPhone (WSJ) Facebook is considering a $1 billion sale of shares by employees (WSJ) ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, ALXN, AWK, NILE, CELL, CMG, CSCO, EPOC, EXPE, GDOT, IFF, ONXX, SPR, S, TUP)

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 8:32 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Neutral at Nomura. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, ...
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Body Central Secondary, Discount Outweighs Dilution (BODY)

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 8:01 am

Body Central Corp. (NASDAQ: BODY) has a secondary offering which priced at a healthy discount for those who are getting shares.  It should have come at a discount since almost ...
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