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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Live Blogging Ben Bernanke First Ever Post-FOMC Press Conference

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 2:26 pm

Ben Bernanke, nor any other FOMC chairman, has ever given a regular press conference immediately after a scheduled FOMC meeting. We are taking notes, some will be paraphrased... We will not be ...
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Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Full Preview of Warren Buffett (BRK-A, BRK-B, GS, GE, LZ, COP, KO, PG, WFC, AIG)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 2:09 pm

This coming weekend will mark the one weekend that the hotels, retailers, and restaurants all look forward to in Omaha, Nebraska... Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has its much-anticipated ...
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Commodities Watch: New Ag ETFs Coming; Crude Oil Pipeline to Gulf Coast Also Planned; Rare Earths Miner Files Shelf Registration (CORN, DBA, EPD, ETP, TRP, COP, AVL, MCP, REE)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 1:43 pm

Today's commodities news highlights an SEC filing for a new agricultural ETF, a proposed pipeline that would send crude oil to the US Gulf coast, and a $500 million shelf ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: China Plans to Spend Big on Grid; Equipment Maker Gets Big Order (SOLR, AMAT, LDK, CREE, VECO, AMSC)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 1:12 pm

Alternative energy news today begins with a new order for sapphire crystallization furnaces and ends with a story on development in China's national electricity grid. We recently noted that a ...
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FOMC ‘Rates Steady’ Statement, Almost Admits Slower Growth & Slower Recovery

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 1:01 pm

Ben Bernanke and the FOMC have decided to keep rates at roughly zero-percent all over again.  The good news here is that we are seeing more hints that the end of ...
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The Ten Huge Networks Hackers Will Target Next

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 12:49 pm

The Sony PlayStation Network hack apparently exposed personal information, including credit card data, for 77 million people. It is a hint of things to come. The PlayStation hack shows ...
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CenturyLink Buys into the Cloud (CTL, SVVS, VZ, T, RAX)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 11:30 am

Just last month CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) complete its $12.2 billion acquisition of Qwest. At the time the deal was announced, it seemed to make little sense because neither Qwest ...
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Dividend Watch: Textron Fails Dividend Test of Conglomerates (TXT, GE, UTX, MMM)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 11:16 am

Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is one of those companies that is categorized as a conglomerate by most financial analysis sector groupings.  It is not quite diversified enough by our count ...
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Gabelli Ditching the Rare Earth Leader (MCP, REMX, REE, AVL)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 10:10 am

It was just on April 13 that we noted how rare earths had become the new crack and meth for Wall Street and Main Street investors and speculators.  Actually, all ...
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YUM! Now An Acquirer In China, Eating McDonald’s Lunch (YUM, MCD)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 9:51 am

Restaurant giant Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) has made a preliminary offer to acquire China's Little Sheep Group Ltd. and its 300 or so stores in China, the US, and ...
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Obscene Jeans Going Concern Problem

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 9:42 am

Obscene Jeans (OTC: OBJE)., an small early stage company which is not listed on any major exchange (it is listed on OTC), has placed advertisements on the internet which have ...
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The Valuation Call: SIRIUS XM Analyst Downgrade (SIRI)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 9:18 am

It was just late yesterday that we issued a "what to expect now" outlook on SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) after it hit the $2.00 mark for the first time ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (BRCM, ERIC, SVVS)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 8:55 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), and Savvis Inc. ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/27/2011) YouTube Movie Rental, Katie Couric Goes

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 8:51 am

Updated throughout the day. The White House may pick an associate of Wall St. critic Elizabeth Warren to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Reuters) News Corp (NYSE: NWS) will ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, ACAS, AINV, ACI, BMRN, COF, CSCO, EMR, FSLR, IACI, IBM, JOYG, LXK, PNRA, SWC, TSM, WYNN)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 8:23 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to ...
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