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Monthly Archives: March 2011

Airbus Shines, Whines (EADSY, BA, AIRYY, DDAIF, AIG)

From the ashes of a terrible 2009, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. NV, or EADS, (OTC: EADSY) posted a fourth-quarter and full-year profit for 2010 on the strength ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (3/9/2011) Toyota Expands

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 (AEZS, FNSR, JDSU, OCLR)

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of AEterna Zentaris, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS), Finisar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNSR), JDS ...
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Dynegy Struggling to Remain a Going Concern (DYN, IEP)

After failing to pull the trigger on two buyout offers, Dynegy Corp. (NYSE: DYN) stated in its 10-K filing yesterday that it still has plenty of problems: "Our accompanying consolidated ...
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Keeping ‘Sell’ on Netflix (NFLX, AMZN, AAPL)

Yesterday's Facebook slap on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is one which has already gone with some supporting the drop and others refuting it.  It seemed a bit harsh if you ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (3/9/2011) T-Mobile, ING Direct

Updated throughout the day. The European Banking Authority may not be able to use one standard to audit EU banks which means the process will be done nation by nation (WSJ) ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CQP, DYN, ESV, FNSR, IBKR, LULU, MOS, BKU, POT, STP, RIG, TRIB, UNFI, WEN)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Cheniere Energy Partners LP. (AMEX: CQP) Raised to Hold at ...
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Finisar Becomes a Finished Czar in Optics (FNSR, JDSU, CIEN)

Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) had been resurrected in the world of fiber optics equipment.  The company's third quarter revenue met estimates last night but its fourth quarter guidance was light.  ...
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Second Anniversary Of The Crash: The Big Gains That Matter Most(AAPL, BAC, C, CAT, COP, DD, DIS, GE, GOOG, JPM, ORCL, WFC, DIA, SPY, QQQQ)

It was just two years ago today that the U.S. markets reached an absolute bottom.  Investors were reeling and the public was literally getting ready for a breakdown of the ...
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BP’s Empty Apology

"Never apologize; It's a sign of weakness"--John Wayne, "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" 1946 BP plc (NYSE: BP) CEO Bob Dudley said he was sorry about the oil spill that ...
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The Failure Of News Tailored To Each Person

A new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad app called Zite will personalize news for each user based on their  reading habits. Zite describes the service as "Personalization that works automatically as ...
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Sprint Tie-Up With T-Mobile Does Little To Help Either

Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) is apparently in talks with European telecom giant Deutsche Telekom about combining its US cellular division T-Mobile with the No.3 wireless provider. T-Mobile is No.4 in US ...
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Media Digest (3/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The Federal Reserve may change it bond buying plans because of higher oil prices. (Reuters) Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) plans to double profits by 2015 through the launch of new ...
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The Myth Of The Underwater Mortgage

Just over 11 million homes had underwater mortgages at the end of the final quarter of 2010. The precise figure is 11.1 million, which represents 23.1% of all properties with ...
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Boeing Takes Names, Still Flying Into Headwinds (BA, EADSY, AIRYY)

The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) appears to have a little momentum coming off its big win over EADS (OTC: EADSY) for the new US Air Force tanker. The company has ...
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