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Monthly Archives: February 2011

First Solar Earnings Expectations Rising Against Peers (FSLR, SPWRA, TSL, YGE, JASO, CSIQ, TAN)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 11:01 am

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) reports fourth quarter and full-year earnings after markets close today, and investors are pushing the share price up in advance of the company's report. Given ...
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Over $40 Billion in Share Buyback Announcements in February (KSS, DOX, DDS, TJX, WLP, WAT, LEA, PLXS, ARG, CVC, KLAC, VAR, COP, MMM, CHKP, ISRG, ALL, CMI, GME, GD, ROST, MHS, ERTS, PFE, TUP)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 10:51 am

Many shareholders argue that share repurchase and stock buyback plans are generally a waste of shareholder capital aimed solely as a short-term share price targeting mechanism.  Many would prefer to ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Frontier Oil Wacked

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 9:52 am

Frontier Oil is receiving the most bad press this morning after posting poor earnings. And, investors are still upset about its M&A deal with Holly. Holly posted good earnings but ...
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Kohl’s Joins Dividend Pressure Buckling Trend (KSS)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 9:44 am

Kohl's Corp. (NYSE: KSS)  has buckled to the pressure to pay a dividend. At the end of January, we highlighted eight non-dividend payers that need to pay dividends.  Kohl's was ...
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US Foreclosure Sales Lower in 2010, But Still High

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 9:29 am

The elimination of the federal home buyer tax credit and the foreclosure documentation issue put a lid on fourth quarter 2010 foreclosure sales, but for the full year, foreclosure sales ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (2/24/2011) GM Profit, Initial Job Claims

Posted: February 24, 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 (CLMT, ETFC, SLXP)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 8:55 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Calumet Specialty Partners Products Limited (NASDAQ: CLMT), E TRADE ...
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Is Intuit Losing Tax Business Back To H&R Block? (INTU, HRB)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 8:51 am

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) is supposed to be the winner from the migration toward online tax return filings and the trend away from having actual people preparing tax returns.  What ...
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Another Positive Move in Jobs

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 8:43 am

The Labor Department just released the weekly jobless claims data and showed that the weekly jobless claims fell down by 19,000 back under the 400,000 threshold to some 391,000 claims.  ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/24/2011) Obama Mortgage, Danaher M&A

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 8:41 am

Updated throughout the day. Obama will propose a solution to charge against banks over mortgage foreclosure issues. It will involve the modification of the loan balances of $20 billion worth ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CELG, CHK, CIEN, FLEX, GES, LULU, NVDA, RL, RHT, SKS, CRM, STRA, TLAB, ZLC)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 8:10 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) Cut to Sector Perform at RBC. ...
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10 Hidden Gems in SanDisk’s Annual Report (SNDK, AAPL)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 7:45 am

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) has just jointed the waves and waves of companies which have filed their 2010 annual reports under the form 10-K with the SEC.  Most investors do ...
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Ten Things Americans Waste the Most Money On

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 6:16 am

24/7 Wall St. reviewed how Americans spend money. One of the conclusions of this analysis is that consumer spending is relatively alive and well, despite the recession. This may mean ...
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Israel’s Economy Continues To Roar

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 6:12 am

What's Israel's secret to success?  Being at the right place at the right time. The Jewish state's success is all the more remarkable considering its lack of natural resources such ...
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Where Will The Irish And Egyptians Go?

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 6:07 am

One of the by-products of unrest and austerity in Ireland is that many of the well-educated and well-paid have left the country or are in the process of doing so. ...
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