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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Merger Watch: When Billionaires Leave, The MGM De-Merger (MGM)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 1:36 pm

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) was a company that many figured would get gobbled up during the casino grab days of the private equity bubble.  We all know what happened, ...
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Google Earnings Preview: 360-Degree View from Analysts to Charts to Fundamentals (GOOG)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 12:57 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is set to report its first quarter earnings for 2011 after the close of trading today.  Thomson Reuters has consensus estimates of $8.11 EPS and $6.32 ...
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Dividend Watch: Big Dividends in ADRs (AZN, GSK, NOK, TMX)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 11:38 am

American Depository Receipts, or ADRs, are generally called American Depository Shares, or ADSs, now.  We found after some routine screens that there were many 3%, 4%, and 5% or higher dividend ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Suntech Now World’s Largest Supplier of Solar PV Modules; Methane Releases Revisited; Storage Deal Announced for Wind Farm (STP, FSLR, CSIQ, HSOL, SPWRA, JASO, DUK)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 11:10 am

Our daily review of alternative energy begins today with the latest rankings of solar PV makers by sales. Also, a recent study by Cornell University researchers on the release of ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: The United States of Ireland

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 10:50 am

Let's close our eyes and pretend we live in a country where taxes so low that companies are beating down the door to set up shop there.   Readers of Daily ...
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Executive Desertion Pressures First Solar (FSLR)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 10:30 am

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has already been under pressure and now the company is losing another key executive.  Bruce Sohn, President, Operations, is leaving First Solar.  The company's filing ...
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Arcos Dorados Hot IPO, McDonald’s in Latin America (ARCO, MCD)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 9:48 am

Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO) will begin trading today and it is also coming out at a premium.  Arcos Dorados translates to 'golden arches' and it is the largest franchisee of McDonald's Corporation ...
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Zipcar IPO Arrives Hot (ZIP)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 9:27 am

Zipcar Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP) is looking to be a hotter IPO than its pricing.  The offering for the car sharing rental model sold shares at $18.00 per share versus what ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ERIC, INVE, IRE, NBG, OPEN)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 8:54 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), Identive Group (NASDAQ: INVE), Bank ...
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Jobless Claims See Unexpected Surge As PPI Shows More Inflation Coming

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 8:44 am

This morning we had two key economic readings, and the trend is for higher prices and a re-weakening of the employment situation.  The Labor Department released weekly jobless claims for ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (4/14/2011) Zipcar IPO, BP Trouble

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 8:43 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 ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, CPB, CYH, CS, FRX, GG, INTC, LDK, MSFT, OPEN, PMT, THC, TSO, TRLG)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 8:32 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Maintained Underperform at Credit Suisse. Campbell Soup ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4.14.2011) Warner M&A, White iPhone

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 8:17 am

Updated throughout the day. US regulators are examining whether large banks manipulated the Libor (WSJ) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suppliers have begun to make components for a white iPhone 2 (Reuters) ...
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Foreclosures Fell But The Real Estate Market Still Stinks

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 6:45 am

The real estate market is showing signs of life after being pushed into the abyss by the Great Recession.  A resurgence, though, is not around the corner. Foreclosure activity fell ...
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Finland May Be New Block To EU Bailouts

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 6:07 am

The politics within national borders have been a limitation to the bailouts of financially weak European nations which so far include Ireland, Greece, and Portugal. Ruling parties have been put ...
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