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Monthly Archives: March 2011

M&A Watch: Evaluating Websense, Strategic Versus Financial (WBSN, LWSN, NOVL, INTC, DELL, HPQ)

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) finds itself in a mixed position as it reportedly is exploring its merger possibilities.  Shares originally popped up almost 10% to $22.37 when we first covered this on ...
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Dividend Watch: The Oracle Dividend Hike May Rise Exponentially Ahead (ORCL, MSFT, INTC, HPQ, CSCO)

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 11:01 am

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) has been one impressive growth stock and it has  absorbed almost all the smaller major players which could have posed competitive threats down the road.  It ...
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Alternative Energy Daily: When Solar Stocks Look Like Value Stocks (FSLR, SPWRA, ESLR, JASO, TSL, STP, LDK)

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 10:20 am

Our "Alternative Energy Daily" focuses on some of the key solar stocks with an eye on evaluating these as "value stocks" with growth potential out into 2012.  Those under review are ...
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Daily Austerity Watch — 3.25.11 Portugal, NYC Pensions

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 10:04 am

Here is our latest installment of the Daily Austerity Watch, 24/7 Wall St.'s summary of the major news off efforts by governments to bring their fiscal houses in order. Portugal: ...
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Biotech Daily: Prana Still Worth Speculative Look (PRAN)

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 9:37 am

Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: PRAN) may have left shareholders feeling like they got the wool pulled over their eyes this week.  The company's ADRs surged on reports that an article ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (3/25/2011)

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 9:11 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 (BSPM, ORCL, PANL, RIMM)

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 8:53 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSPM), Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), Universal ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (3/25/2011) AIG Auction

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 8:49 am

Updated throughout the day The Federal Reserve may auction off AIG (NYSE: AIG) subprime inventory instead of selling it back to the company (WSJ) US banks may settle foreclosure fraud ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, MT, ADM, BRCM, HOC, JBLU, MD, NVTL, ORCL, RIMM, SAI, SUP, UTHR)

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 8:30 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. ArcelorMittal ...
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RIM: When 36% Growth Is A Disappointment

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 5:54 am

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) announced that its fiscal fourth quarter sales for the period which ended on February 26 rose 36% to $4.1 billion. During the quarter, RIM shipped about ...
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Free Shipping Becomes Freer

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 5:26 am

The L.L. Bean website says the retailer will offer free shipping for any order placed with the company. Unlike other retailers there will be no minimum purchase price to qualify. ...
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The Fed Tells Americans How Poor They Were

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 5:01 am

The Federal Reserve issued one of the wonderfully detailed reports that only government agencies can create that tells Americans the extent of their poverty. The only weakness of the report ...
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The 10 Companies That Will Save The American Economy

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 4:31 am

America lost its lead as the world’s top manufacturer to China. That is in part the basis of the argument that China’s Gross Domestic Product will pass America’s sometime before ...
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Media Digest (3/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 3:56 am

The Federal Reserve will hold press conferences four times a year. (Reuters) In 2006, Fannie Mae was warned about abuses in the foreclosure process. (WSJ) The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad ...
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RIM: Weak Guidance Versus ‘Value’ (RIMM)

Posted: March 24, 2011 at 4:33 pm

Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has reported its earnings for its fourth quarter.  The maker of the BlackBerry earned $1.78 EPS and $5.6 billion in revenues.  Thomson Reuters had ...
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