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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Alternative Energy Watch: Competition in Solar Equipment Manufacturing; A123 Gets a Boost; Another Setback for Wind (AMAT, SOLR, AONE, HEV)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 12:15 pm

Today's alternative energy news focuses on new competition in the solar equipment manufacturing sector, an upgrade to a battery maker's stock, and a hint that rare earth element production is ...
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Merger Watch: Just How Much Can Tenet Fetch? (CYH, THC)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) was one we flagged over the weekend for "the biggest analyst calls of the week" due to its move early last week and then ...
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America’s Worst Board Members: John E. Richardson Of RIM

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 11:14 am

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is based in Canada but it is listed on the Nasdaq and a large portion of its investor base is in America. RIM is an ...
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Dividend Watch: Lilly Highlights Drug Sector Dividends Ahead of Earnings Season (LLY, PFE, MRK, AZN, GSK)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 11:01 am

The drug sector has become rather boring and investors already know all about the ongoing patent expiration threats that loom in the industry.  The good news is that the drug ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: Do Obama’s Budget Numbers Add Up?

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 10:48 am

President Obama's budget numbers don't add up. At least, that's the conclusion of the Tax Policy Center, which is run by the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution,  which took issue ...
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Vows of Change at Moody’s, but the Flaws Remain the Same

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 10:36 am

by Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, April 13, 2011, 4:28 p.m.March 30, 2011 In the aftermath of the financial crisis, nobody has gone to prison and there haven’t been any serious structural ...
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Halliburton Earnings Surge, But Services Sector Has Risks Ahead (HAL, SLB, BHI, WFT, OIH)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 10:04 am

Oil field services firm Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) reported EPS of $0.61 for its first quarter, more than double its profit in the same period a year ago. Revenue reached ...
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Does S&P Action On US Debt Pressure Congress?

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 9:48 am

Congress and the Administration may finally be under the outside pressure to deal with the budget deficit that has not been bought upon them by voter sentiment, economist comments, or ...
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The Day Has Arrived: S&P Gets Negative on U.S. Triple-A Ratings

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 9:35 am

If you saw that the equity markets were lower after news out of China this morning, the inevitable credit ratings agency news about the U.S. sovereign debt is adding more ...
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BioWatch: Amarin Joins Ten-Bagger Chase (AMRN)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 9:17 am

Amarin Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRN) just went off the charts, literally.  The company reported very solid Phase III study results this morning and the stock is now up almost tenfold from ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/18/2011) Greek Default, Glencore IPO

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 9:01 am

Updated throughout the day. The NYSE (NYSE: NYX) wants a fee from Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) to begin M&A negotiations to be paid in the event that a transaction is blocked ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (BPAX, INVE, NOK)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 8:53 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Biosante Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX), Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MT, BMC, CIM, CYH, DYN, ESLR, RE, GPS, GPC, GOOG, INFY, JCP, JPM, IRM, KBH, KFT, MRVL, PCG)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 8:36 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. BMC Software ...
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Citi Mixes Earnings Metrics, Trading Under Book Value (C)

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 8:17 am

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) is continuing to show some improvements from its near-implosion.  The money center bank reported earnings were about $3 billion and were reported as $0.10 EPS and ...
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Americans Ambivalent About Tax Rates

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 6:00 am

Americans are divided about whether their tax rates are too high or about right. That has to make it harder for members of Congress as they try to decide whether ...
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