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Monthly Archives: February 2011

A Case For Immodest GDP Growth

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 9:56 am

All in all, then, I expect noticeably stronger growth in overall activity this year than last. If I had to write down a forecast today, it would be pretty close ...
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A $460 Apple Target Ahead of Verizon iPhone (AAPL, VZ, T, GOOG, RIMM)

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 9:33 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is seeing yet one more analyst upgrade ahead of Thursday's launch of the iPhone with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ).  The move is eliminating the AT&T ...
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Inflation Always Steals the Benefits of Dollar Devaluation

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 9:19 am

By John Tamny Conventional economists still rhapsodize over the alleged exporting benefits of devaluation even though the latter logically points to increased shipping, input and labor costs that would steal ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/8/2011) Yuan War, NASA Travel

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 9:00 am

Updated throughout the day. Keith Olbermann is on the way to Current TV (various) Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is for sale (Reuters) A cancelled NASA rocket could be turned into ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (BBEP, CNXT, PNNT)

Posted: February 8, 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 Breitburn Energy Partners, LLC. (NASDAQ: BBEP), Conexant Systems, Inc. ...
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Ag Equipment Earnings Rise, Difficult 2011 Comps (AGC, DE, TSCO)

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 8:52 am

AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGC), a maker of tractors and combines and farming equipment, reported that its fourth quarter earnings more than doubled to $85.2 million.  This came to $0.88 EPS ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AFL, ALKS, AMLN, GD, GNW, HGSI, IPI, MGM, SNDK, SHAW, VRTX)

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 8:20 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Alkermes, ...
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The Future of “AAA” Ratings: Who Has It & Who Will Lose It

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 6:02 am

Media reports questioning whether the United States will keep its "Triple-A Rating" in the future are frequent.  The fear of endless budget deficit spending and quantitative easing have only added ...
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Obama To Business: Invest No Matter What The Cost

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 5:59 am

President Obama spoke to the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. What he said can be condensed easily.   He will do what he can to cut unnecessary regulations and improve the ...
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December US Mobile Sales: Microsoft’s Foothold

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 5:28 am

Data released by comScore about mobile phone sales in December showed that trends from earlier in the year continued. Sales of Samsung handsets bested all of its rivals in the ...
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Toyota And Ford Signal Auto Sales Recovery Into 2011

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 5:00 am

Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) posted mediocre results for its fiscal third quarter which ended on December 31, and the nine months which ended on the same day. The world's largest ...
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Media Digest (2/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 4:14 am

Regulators will push to keep Wall St. firms from side stepping regulations on financial firm pay. (Reuters) Toyota Motor's (NYSE: TM) fiscal third quarter profits fell but it increased it ...
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Sony Ericsson Kicks Off Playstation Phone at Super Bowl (SNE, ERIC, GOOG, AAPL)

Posted: February 7, 2011 at 2:54 pm

The joint venture between Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) and L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC), aptly called Sony Ericcson, tantalized gamers with a commercial during yesterday's Super Bowl for a ...
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Irish Bank Caught by NYSE Listing Rules Game (AIB, IRE)

Posted: February 7, 2011 at 2:25 pm

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (NYSE: AIB) has been in trouble from top to bottom from the financial crisis.  Things have become dire enough that now the bank has listing issues.  ...
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Offshore Drilling May Not Be as Strong as Expected (ESV, PDE, RIG, BP, WOPEY, DO, PBR)

Posted: February 7, 2011 at 1:07 pm

Today's announcement of a definitive merger agreement between Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) and Pride International Inc. (NYSE: PDE) is the first major deal among offshore drillers since the Macondo well ...
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