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Monthly Archives: May 2011

How A Renewable Energy IPO May Have Rekindled Nanotech (SZYM, TINY, LMT, PXN)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 5:45 pm

How does a renewable energy company's IPO relate to possibly rekindling interest in the tiny sector of nanotechnology?  Actually, there is a deep tie now.  Solazyme, Inc. (NASDAQ: SZYM) is a renewable ...
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Commodities Watch: Checking in on Fertilizer Shares; Beer to Cost More; Wheat to Cost Less (POT, MOS, AGU, CF, MON, SYT, BUD, TAP, SAM, DBA, MOO)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Today's commodities news leads off with a quick look at how fertilizer stocks are doing. There's also some bad news out of Europe on malting barley, which could be equally ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: Medford, New Jersey’s Daft Idea Of Charging Student Teachers

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 2:31 pm

Medford, New Jersey,  a wealthy suburb of about 22,000 outside of Philadelphia, may seem to be the least likely place to have a cash-strapped school district.   The community is ...
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Markets Love Bailouts Over Austerity (NBG, STD, AIB, IRE)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 1:49 pm

You have probably heard and read about some of the same rumors and stories about a second bailout heading the way of Greece.  The aim is to prevent a de ...
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America’s Worst Board Members: Jorma Ollila Of Nokia

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 12:43 pm

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) chairman Jorma Ollila really should not be on the 24/7 Wall St. America's Worst Directors List. Nokia is based in Finland, but it is traded on the ...
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Alt-Energy Watch: Germany Phases Out Nukes Versus Solar PV Prices Falling (UEC, URG, URZ, URRE, GE, ARVCY, JASO, FSLR, LDK, STP, YGE, TSL, TAN)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 12:11 pm

Today's alternative energy news is dominated by the German government's decision to phase out nuclear power generation in the country. If the decision holds up, it could be very good ...
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Nokia Must Consider a R-I-M Merger, Survival Risks For Both (NOK, RIMM, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG, HPQ, ERIC)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 11:01 am

Over the last week, 24/7 Wall St. has been working on two different pieces about Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) and Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM).  Nokia was "Nokia's No Way Out ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst Press (May 31)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 10:47 am

Chiquita Brands (NYSE: CQB) was sued for supporting dangerous para-military groups in Columbia in 2007. The EU began what is likely to be a vigorous examination of the Western Digital ...
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Five Gold Stocks Offering Great Value (MIDSX, EGO, AVVGF, NAK, RIO, GLD, NEM, KGC, AU, BVN, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 10:42 am

Less than two weeks ago we were given an exclusive interview with Tom Winmill of the Midas Fund (NASDAQ: MIDSX).  Winmill told us he believes that gold will reach $1,700/ounce in ...
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Housing Double-Dip With Worse To Come

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 9:34 am

Home prices reached a double dip according to Case-Shiller. "Data through March 2011, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. ...
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Stock Chasing: Over-Bulling in TJX??? (TJX, M, JWN)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 8:44 am

The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) is seeing a boost this Tuesday morning after a long weekend thanks to a bullish report in Barron's.  The financial weekly calls for a gain ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/31/2011) Oaktree M&A, Germany Supports Greece

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 7:58 am

Updated throughout the day. Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) lost almost all of $1.3 billion it managed for Libya's sovereign fund in 2008 (WSJ) Oaktree Capital will launch an IPO ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AL, AMAG, ADI, APC, BRCM, COF, EBAY, EDR, BEN, GRMN, GS, MDT, MOS, NVDA, ODFL, ORCL, POT, TASR, TLLP, UFPI, WEC)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 7:55 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) Started as Outperform at Credit ...
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The States That Spend The Most And Least On Each Student

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 6:39 am

When it comes to education, money does not always equal success. An in-depth analysis by 24/7 Wall St.  found that states that spend loads of money on education don't ...
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China Flies Inflation Red Flag

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 6:36 am

Steel is essential to most national economies, but it is one of China's critical components for its massive manufacturing machine which builds a wide array for products from cars and ...
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