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Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Ten Largest Military Powers In The World

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 5:47 am

America is the arms merchant to the world and is likely to sell $50 billion in weapons this year. Business may not be as good in the near term, however. ...
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Senate “Anatomy Of Financial Collapse” Is Exciting Read

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 5:45 am

The Senate Investigations Subcommittee released its Levin-Coburn Report On the Financial Crisis, which is entitled "Anatomy of a Financial Collapse." It is 635 pages and reads like a crime fiction novel. "The ...
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The Myth About Online Ad Sales Growth

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 5:06 am

The Internet Advertising Bureau, anxious to prove the effectiveness of its media, distributed a report which says online ad revenue reached $7.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, up ...
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Media Digest (4/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 4:08 am

A  report  from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations accuses Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) of selling weak financial securities and betting against the interests of its clients. (Reuters) Glencore ...
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More Foreigners Snapping Up Foreclosed Property

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 6:26 pm

RealtyTrac's list of the cities with the best bargains in foreclosed properties contained few surprises.  What may not be well-known, however, is that many investors from outside the United States ...
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Rare Earths, the New Meth and Crack for Wall Street (MCP, REE, AVL, REMX)

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 4:00 pm

Rare earth materials, rare earth oxides, rare earth elements... Whatever they are called by whichever outlet is writing about them that day, these have become the trading stocks where fortunes have ...
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Commodities Watch: Corn Prices Climb Again; EPA to Review Monsanto’s Round-up Herbicide; Rio Tinto Expects to Produce More Iron Ore and Coal; Lumber Prices Have Collapsed (MON, SYT, DOW, DD, BASFY, RIO)

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Our commodities coverage today looks at the bounce in prices following yesterday's across-the-board drop and reports on a review of Monsanto's best-selling herbicide. We also note some positive news on ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Another Biofuel IPO; Batteries Make Headlines; SunPower Gets Federal Loan Guarantee (AMRS, GEVO, ADM, VLO, DD, CVX, BP, AONE, HEV, SPWRA, NRG, FSLR)

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 1:01 pm

Today's round-up of alternative energy news includes a new IPO filing from a well-known entrepreneur, some developments in batteries, and another federal loan guarantee for a large solar PV project. ...
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M&A Watch: Valuing Tyco With or Without Buyout (TYC)

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 12:28 pm

Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) is trading up this week on continued talk that Schneider Electric may be buying the company.  Whether you believe that this report comes true depends ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: April 13 The Companies With The Worst News

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 10:54 am

Cisco news was particularly negative as CEO John Chambers tries to take apart the segments of his company that perform poorly. Concerns about Toyota's earnings remain high due to parts ...
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Dividend Watch: The Stock Dividend & High-Yield Bank Dividends (VLY)

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 10:52 am

Valley National Bancorp (NYSE: VLY) was recently featured in our dividend watch for the already-high dividend yields that came out before the rest of the TARP banks were allowed to reinstate their ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: Waiting On Obama

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 10:33 am

Unless there is something really good on cable,  Daily Austerity Watch will be grabbing a tub of non-fat popcorn and watching today's speech by President Barack Obama detailing his plans ...
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America’s Worst Board Members: Steven M. West Of Cisco

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 10:17 am

Steven M. West, who has been a board member of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) since April 1996, runs a company called Emerging Company Partners LLC. It claims to help companies execute ...
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Zoom Rides Qualcomm Coattails, Reverse Merger Memories (ZOOM, QCOM)

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 9:58 am

ZOOM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZOOM) is surging this morning and what is interesting is that there could still be room above if the China syndrome  of reverse mergers doesn't act ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ADTN, INVE, GRM, RVBD, SLGN)

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 8:54 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Adtran, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN), Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), Graham ...
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