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Monthly Archives: March 2011

Nike’s Brand Strength: A Round Of Prices Increases

Posted: March 18, 2011 at 5:44 am

Not many things test a brand's strength more than a price increase. Nike (NYSE: NKE) said it will increase what it charges for most products by 5.2% because of rising ...
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A New Oil Industry Safety Group Controlled By The Oil Industry

Posted: March 18, 2011 at 5:10 am

The main oil and gas industry trade association has set up a new safety division. Perhaps it will do better than ones created in the past. The Center for Offshore Safety ...
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American Executives Get The Pay Raise They Deserve

Posted: March 18, 2011 at 4:38 am

The Wall Street Journal and The Hay Group have released their study of executive compensation at large public companies in 2010. "CEO bonuses at 50 major corporations jumped a median ...
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Media Digest (3/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 18, 2011 at 4:11 am

Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) cut 5% of the employees in its trading operation (Reuters) Congress added another stop gap budget bill to take the federal government's funding through April ...
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An Apple iPad 2 Parts Shortage

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Hardware industry research firm iSuppli has issued a report which says that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) may run short on some parts used to build the iPad 2. The aftermath ...
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What Solar Fears? First Solar’s Large Expansion (FSLR)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 4:11 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) announced today that it will acquire about 135 acres within the Mesa Proving Grounds project for the first phase of its next solar module fabrication ...
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US Companies That Will Replace Japan’s Nuclear Generation Shortfall (BTU, ACI, ANR, CNX, XOM, CVX, COP, CHK)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 1:11 pm

Japanese officials have confirmed 4,340 dead and 9,083 still missing as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country a week ago, according to London's Daily Mail ...
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Daily IPO Outlook: FriendFinder Wants IPO, Again (FFN)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 1:01 pm

Porn and adult social networking   FriendFinder Networks Inc. has applied to come public again. The company has said that it has applied to list under "FFN" for its ticker on ...
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Daily M&A: The VimpelCom Surprise (VIP, MBT, VOD)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Russia is one of the great new investment frontiers which offers high rewards in a high risk-reward game.  When VimpelCom Ltd. (NYSE: VIP) announced that it was acquiring Wind Telecom ...
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America’s Worst Board Members: Michael B. Yanney Of Level 3

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 11:05 am

Level 3 (NASDAQ: LVLT), by almost any measure, has been one of the worst run large American companies over the last five years. The firm lost $623 million in 2010 ...
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The Daily Dividend: High Yields in Defensive Stocks (MO, AWK, KO, KMB, KFT)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 11:01 am

Defensive stocks are supposed to offer you some safety in times of uncertainty.  High-yield stock dividends are also supposed to offer you a safer harbor in choppy markets as well.  ...
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ClearWire: Huge Opportunity, Huge Hurdles (CLWR, S, DTEGY, DRWI, CIEN, ALU)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 10:36 am

Shares of Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) have fallen more than 30% in the past year, and there are plenty of signs that things are not going to get better any ...
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St. Patrick’s Day Stock Portfolio (AIB, IRE, IRL, RYAAY, ELN, WCRX, SAM, TAP, BUD, MO)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 9:29 am

Kiss me, I'm Irish!  That is what you'll be hearing a lot of after work if you go out for the St. Patrick's Day festivities after work (or during work) ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (3/17/2011) Jobless Claims, Fedex Earnings

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 9:22 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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Lululemon, A Breather on Earnings (LULU)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 8:58 am

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) may be taking a breather after earnings. The yoga-themed near-monopoly beat earnings but it looks as though the revenues may have been soft compared to ...
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