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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Alternative Energy Watch: Big Move in Solar; Clean Energy Subsidies Lag Those For Fossil Fuels (GE, FSLR)

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 11:29 am

It is time for our daily review of the alternative energy sector. General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) plans to build a new plant to manufacture 400 megawatts annually of thin-film ...
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Dividend Watch: Big Companies With Big Dividend Hikes (IR, NEM, PNC, QCOM)

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 11:01 am

It is time for The Daily Dividend and today's review is on yet another flurry of dividend hikes from key companies.  Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE: IR), Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM), PNC Financial Services ...
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Daily Austerity Watch (4/7/11) — The Shutdown Saga Drags On

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 10:33 am

To Daily Austerity Watch, the story of whether the federal government will shut its doors is unfolding like a bad movie, the kind that  makes Attack of the Killer Tomatoes ...
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What Problems at Google? Raised Estimates With $800 Target (GOOG)

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 10:02 am

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been trading in a very mixed fashion of late and this week brought up concerns that something may have diminished again.  Just don't tell that ...
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BofA Changes Stance on Many Cleantech Stocks (WPRT, CLNE, FSYS, AMSC, CREE, ITRI, ENOC, AONE, HEV)

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 9:36 am

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has its quarterly summary and outlook our for the cleantech sector via wind, solar, and other alternative energy plays.  While there was a 5% S&P 500 ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (BBBY, COST, SSW)

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 8:53 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), Costco Wholesale Corporation ...
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Mild Help in Weekly Jobless Claims

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 8:41 am

We got another drop in the weekly jobless claims in this last week from the U.S. Labor Department but the move is not going to be enough considering that the ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (4/7/2011) ECB Rate Increase, US Jobless Claims, Monthly Retail Sales

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 8:41 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 have ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (A, AMSG, BUD, AAPL, BBBY, GLW, CMRE, DAC, FTE, NU, PENN, CRM, SSW)

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 8:17 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) raised targets as Bull of ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/7/2011) Borders Rejection, Goldman Buyout

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 8:17 am

Updated throughout the day. Borders may have its restructuring killed by publishers (NYT) Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) will buy out the part of the Australian JV that it does ...
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E.U. Delivers Its Rate Hike… U.K. Next or U.S. Next?

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 8:02 am

The move is too soon but it was widely expected to occur.  The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rates by 0.25% to 1.25% this morning.  The move is ...
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As Commodities Prices Rise, Is The US Bread Basket Empty?

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 6:06 am

The US may be the bread basket to the world, but the basket is closer to empty than many suppose. The price of corn has doubled in the last year ...
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Amazon And The Commercial Real Estate Disaster

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 5:48 am

Many of the largest mall operators in the US have gone into default. The Wall Street Journal recently said that the problem is caused by the effects of the economy on ...
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Portugal And The Price Of Oil

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 5:28 am

Portugal finally asked the EU for financial aid. The capital markets had driven its cost of borrowing too high to be sustainable. The country also had to admit that the ...
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Another Mad Rush To Control The TV

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 5:12 am

Dish Network bought the assets of Blockbuster to compete with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), if the media is right. At about the same time, Netflix signed an arrangement to offer "Mad ...
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