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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Goldman Sachs… Earnings in Golden Slacks (GS, BRK-A)

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 8:52 am

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) managed to beat earnings expectations this Tuesday.  The bank holding company without a bank reported earnings of $ 1.56 EPS and revenues fell 6.9% ...
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Bank Earnings Versus Actual Book Values (CMA, NYB, NTRS, RF, SBIB, STT, USB)

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 8:38 am

We are seeing several key bank earnings now that our two DJIA component-banks have already reported earnings.  We have briefly given note of the earnings report on each bank this morning, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ABT, ABAT, AMZN, BAC, GNOM, ELX, GCI, HAL, MJN, NAV, NLSN, TSCO, YRCW, HCA)

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 8:27 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) Maintained Hold but cut estimates at ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/19/2011) Sony JV, GM Sale

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 8:10 am

Update throughout the day. The US Treasury may sell its shares in GM (NYSE: GM) soon (WSJ) Vendanta Resources bought 11% of Cairn India (Reuters) Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) will license ...
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Why Some Key IPOs Are Hitting After-Market Lows (DMD, KMI, GM, SQNS, ZIP)

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 7:06 am

The good news for the IPO market in 2011 is that investors are willing to pay for IPOs.  They are even willing to overpay for quality IPOs.  The problem is ...
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Sony Ericsson, The Forgotten Smartphone Firm, Makes A Profit

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 6:04 am

Almost no one mentions also- ran handset company Sony Ericsson anymore. The firm lost money and market share over the last two years. That trend may be in reverse now. ...
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Can The Treasury Make Money On GM Shares?

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 5:46 am

The US Treasury may want to wait a few years to sell its portion of GM. The federal government put $50 billion of taxpayer money into the largest US car ...
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The BP $20 Billion Gulf Claims Facility Has Paid Nearly Nothing

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 5:22 am

BP plc (NYSE: BP) was forced by the US government to set up a $20 billion claims facility to cover costs from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The money was meant ...
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Who Lives the Longest – Countries With the Most and Least Effective Healthcare

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 4:51 am

Here is the sad fact about health care: there is often little relationship between what is spent on medical care and the results. Nations like the US, which not ...
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Media Digest 4/19/2011 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 4:10 am

Poor trading results are likely to hurt Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) earnings (Reuters) Japan's government, which owns billions in US papers, stated it had confidence in the value and ...
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Zillow Files For IPO

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 3:57 pm

Maybe housing is not as dead as the reports indicate, or maybe a popular brand just can't wait any longer to come public.  Zillow, Inc. has filed for its Initial ...
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Goldman Sachs Earnings Preview (GS, BRK-A)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 3:31 pm

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is due to report its first quarter earnings Tuesday morning.  Thomson Reuters has estimates for "The Bank Holding Company" that has no bank at ...
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Can Wal-Mart Drive More Sales With Kosmix Acquisition? (WMT, AMZN)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is not exactly the first spot I think of when it comes to social networking.  This is one of those deals which you might even ...
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Commodities Watch: Molycorp Acquires A US Processing Plant; Demand for Steel to Grow; Wheat Prices Rise Again (MCP, REE, AVL, REMX, MT, AKS, ATI, X, NUE, GLD, SLV)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 1:58 pm

Commodities news today features another processing plant acquisition, the latest projections on demand for steel, and more increases in the price of wheat. Gold and silver continue to make new ...
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IPO Watch: Tesoro Logistics On Deck (TSO, TLLP, VLO, KMI)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 1:40 pm

Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) is set to have its Initial Public Offering this week for its Tesoro Logistics LP (NYSE: TLLP).  Tesoro is looking to move to a more of ...
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