March 2011

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 3, 2011 at 8:39 AM EST

Today’s Best Market Rumors 3.3.2011 SEC Examination, Citi Sale

Updated throughout the day. The SEC is examining the structure of small bank loans to see whether they mask weak…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 3, 2011 at 8:31 AM EST

Bilking the Rich: Rising Diamond Prices (TIF, NILE)

There is a prevailing belief that higher oil prices act as a tax on the poor and middle classes because…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 3, 2011 at 8:02 AM EST

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BX, COP, DISCA, GGP, HOLX, AGN, NVDA, STRA, TKC, UNH, URI, WM, WLP)

Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 3, 2011 at 7:16 AM EST

Disk Drives.. Value Stocks to Value Traps (WDC, STX, AAPL, SNDK)

Investors generally look to low price-to-earnings ratios to find “Value Stocks.” The trick is to avoid companies which look like…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 3, 2011 at 6:09 AM EST

Greeks Say “I Don’t Pay”

CNBC points out that polls in Greece show an increase in an “I Don’t Pay” movement. Greek citizens cannot do…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 3, 2011 at 5:51 AM EST

The Real Message In The Beige Book

The Fed’s Beige Book, which looks at economic activity in the central bank’s regions, did not have much to add…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 3, 2011 at 5:42 AM EST

Americans Take To The Road Again

Americans drove three trillion miles in 2010, the most since 2007 and the third-highest ever recorded, according to The Department…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 3, 2011 at 5:04 AM EST

The Single Product Economy

Norway ranks No.12 in the world in oil production. It relies on crude to fuel its economy much like several…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 3, 2011 at 4:17 AM EST

Media Digest 3/3/2011 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The Treasury expects $6.4 billion from the sales of AIG’s (NYSE: AIG) sale of its MetLift share (Reuters) The government…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 2, 2011 at 3:00 PM EST

How a Democratic Middle East Is Bad For The U.S. Economy

Americans were heartened by the ouster of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak. They are pleased that Libyan madman Muammar Gaddafi may…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 2, 2011 at 2:03 PM EST

iPad2… Killing ZAGG (ZAGG, AAPL)

ZAGG Incorporated (NASDAQ: ZAGG) is getting crushed today due to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and a feature of its iPad2…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 2, 2011 at 1:40 PM EST

PPL’s U.K. Asset Purchase: Price Matters (PPL)

PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) almost seems odd that its shares are trading higher after making such a premium acquisition. The…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 2, 2011 at 12:44 PM EST

Dividends For Biotech? (AMGN, GILD)

Investors love huge biotech opportunities for growth. Investors also love to get paid in the form of dividends. Unfortunately, the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 2, 2011 at 11:25 AM EST

ADP Reports Jump in Hiring (ADP)

Employment in the private sector rose by 217,000 in February, according to the latest report from Automatic Data Processing Inc.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 2, 2011 at 9:59 AM EST

Arkansas Earthquakes Could Be Result of Shale Gas Production (SWN, CHK, BHP)

More than 700 mild earthquakes have shaken an area of north central Arkansas in the past six months. State geologists…

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Month: March 2011

Today’s Best Market Rumors 3.3.2011 SEC Examination, Citi Sale

Bilking the Rich: Rising Diamond Prices (TIF, NILE)

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BX, COP, DISCA, GGP, HOLX, AGN, NVDA, STRA, TKC, UNH, URI, WM, WLP)

Disk Drives.. Value Stocks to Value Traps (WDC, STX, AAPL, SNDK)

Greeks Say “I Don’t Pay”

The Real Message In The Beige Book

Americans Take To The Road Again

The Single Product Economy

Media Digest 3/3/2011 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

How a Democratic Middle East Is Bad For The U.S. Economy

iPad2… Killing ZAGG (ZAGG, AAPL)

PPL’s U.K. Asset Purchase: Price Matters (PPL)

Dividends For Biotech? (AMGN, GILD)

ADP Reports Jump in Hiring (ADP)

Arkansas Earthquakes Could Be Result of Shale Gas Production (SWN, CHK, BHP)

SMH ETF Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance at July Earnings Calls

The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity’s 2026 Study Finds

Apple Will Run Advanced AI Model on Nvidia GPUs via Google Cloud, Ditching Private Infrastructure

The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity's 2026 Study Finds

Fidelity's 2026 Study: 76% of Boomers Are Counting on Social Security While Younger Generations Lean on Workplace Plans

SMH ETF Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance at July Earnings Calls

The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity’s 2026 Study Finds

Today’s Best Market Rumors 3.3.2011 SEC Examination, Citi Sale

Bilking the Rich: Rising Diamond Prices (TIF, NILE)

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BX, COP, DISCA, GGP, HOLX, AGN, NVDA, STRA, TKC, UNH, URI, WM, WLP)

Disk Drives.. Value Stocks to Value Traps (WDC, STX, AAPL, SNDK)

Greeks Say “I Don’t Pay”

The Real Message In The Beige Book

Americans Take To The Road Again

The Single Product Economy

Media Digest 3/3/2011 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

How a Democratic Middle East Is Bad For The U.S. Economy

iPad2… Killing ZAGG (ZAGG, AAPL)

PPL’s U.K. Asset Purchase: Price Matters (PPL)

Dividends For Biotech? (AMGN, GILD)

ADP Reports Jump in Hiring (ADP)

Arkansas Earthquakes Could Be Result of Shale Gas Production (SWN, CHK, BHP)

SMH ETF Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance at July Earnings Calls

The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity’s 2026 Study Finds

Apple Will Run Advanced AI Model on Nvidia GPUs via Google Cloud, Ditching Private Infrastructure

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The Average American Has Worked for 6 Employers and 23% Still Have Multiple Old Retirement Accounts, Fidelity's 2026 Study Finds

Fidelity's 2026 Study: 76% of Boomers Are Counting on Social Security While Younger Generations Lean on Workplace Plans