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Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report IMF Downgrade

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 8:18 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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Screening for Value Stocks in Commodities (CLD, MOS, NEM, CVX, KOL, POT, GDX, XOM, COP)

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 8:01 am

We have recently begun filtering out value stocks in a sector by sector screen ahead of earnings season.  This latest batch is a commodities value screen, and we identified three ...
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Merger Mania: Level 3 and Global Crossing (LVLT, GLBC)

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 7:58 am

The world of M&A often takes strange turns.  This morning comes news of a merger of two cult stocks in the communications world between two companies that have never really been ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/11/2011) Couric Gone, IMF Downgrades Japan

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 7:21 am

Updated throughout the day. Obama will present his new deficit goals (WSJ) Katie Couric may leave CBS (NYSE: CBS) and create morning TV show with Matt Lauer (NYT) A group ...
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The Ten Industries That Pay Women The Least

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 6:17 am

Women continue to struggle for equal rights in the workplace.  For at least two decades, they have earned 80% of the wages of men doing equivalent jobs. That should be ...
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Walmart Gets Cheap

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 6:07 am

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is known for "every day low prices." It is probably the primary reason people shop there and it has made the company the world's largest retailer. Wal-Mart, for ...
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Americans Turn Against The Pillars Of Power

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 5:43 am

Americans believe that lobbyists, large companies, banks, and the government have too much power. They have reason for their opinions. Banks nearly took down the credit system. Now, they refuse to ...
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In Iceland’s Rejection Of Debt, A Sovereign Paper Warning

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 5:25 am

Iceland's government created a plan to repay 3 billion euros due to the UK and the Netherlands because of the collapse of its banking system three years ago. Iceland's citizens ...
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China And Corn Imports: The Growing Inflation Threat

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 4:57 am

China posted its first trade deficit in seven years in the first quarter of 2011. The figure was a very modest $1 billion, which many economists saw as a sign ...
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Media Digest (4/11/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 3:56 am

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) rejected a Nasdaq offer to buy it, which Nasdaq labeled as the best future for the older exchange. (Reuters) Corporate earnings may not be strong enough to support ...
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Week’s Biggest Market Losers (FSLR)(MON)(HOG)

Posted: April 10, 2011 at 1:34 pm

First Solar (NASDAQ: FLSR) fell 7% on concerns that the US government's financial support of renewable energy will falter. The federal government's move toward austerity makes it likely that this threat to ...
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The Week’s Major Market Winners (NSM)(ANF)(RSH)

Posted: April 10, 2011 at 9:09 am

Stocks which rose last week were paced by National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) which jumped 68% to $27 after it agreed to be purchased by Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN). The fate of the transaction between ...
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Earnings Calendar: Top Earnings To Watch Next Week (AA, JPM, DRWI, CHKP, FCS, HAS, MAT, SVU, CBST, GOOG, JBHT, BAC, SCHW)

Posted: April 8, 2011 at 3:10 pm

Next week is supposed to mark the launch of earnings season.  It will still be a tad light compared the two weeks that follow, but there are some market-movers and some ...
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Commodities Watch: Gold & Silver Continue Surge; Oil Tops $111; Corn Prices Also Rising Again; Positive Outlook for Aluminum (GLD, SLV, USO, CORN, MOO, AA, JJU, CENX, AWC, KALU, NOR, ACH)

Posted: April 8, 2011 at 2:36 pm

Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments. This Friday brings gold and silver, corn prices on the rise, and even a positive read ...
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IPO Watch: Housing Capital Raises… IPO-esque? (BZH, HOV, ITB)

Posted: April 8, 2011 at 1:32 pm

The dark side of investment banking beyond Initial Public Offerings usually revolves around secondary offerings and when companies raise capital via securities sales.  Generally speaking, these can offer investors a ...
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