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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Gap & Aeropostale, From Bruised to Battered (GPS, ARO)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 5:04 pm

Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) and Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) are getting slaughtered after earnings reports that are both full of bad news ahead.  Both are former glory stocks, and both ...
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After-Market Expectations for Giant Mosaic Secondary Offering (MOS, POT, CF, IPI, TNH, MOO)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 3:20 pm

The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) is finally about to be free from its shackles.  We are just about to get past the long-awaited spin-off of this whopping 100 million shares ...
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Jim Cramer Calls LinkedIn IPO Action A Sham (LNKD, TST, MHP, SAP)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 3:00 pm

If anyone can cause a controversy on Wall Street it is Jim Cramer.  In late-afternoon trading today Jim Cramer was blasting the LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) post-IPO trading as a ...
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Ronald McDonald Didn’t Make You Fat, Your Mother Did

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 2:36 pm

Attention America's obese children:  Your parents made you fat.  Ronald McDonald is probably not to blame. That's not the message that America's food police -- nutritional do-gooders -- who want ...
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Top DJIA Dividend Stocks Out-Yielding 10-Year Treasury (T, INTC, JNJ, KFT, MRK, PFE, VZ, CVX, DD, GE, MCD, PG, MO)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 1:39 pm

Now that the 10-Year Treasury Note has been back to close to the 3.00% yields again, we wanted to see which Dow Jones Industrial Average components had a higher dividend ...
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NOAA Predicts Above-Average 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Hurricane season matters to investors.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA,  is calling for an above-average hurricane season in 2011. NOAA noted, "The Atlantic basin is expected to ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: Liberals, Conservatives Agree That Film Tax Credits Are A Bad Idea

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 10:24 am

The liberal Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the conservative Tax Foundation, who rarely agree on anything, are unanimous in their view that governments should not be in ...
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IPO Watch: LinkedIn Opening Price Worth $7.84 Billion (LNKD)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 10:12 am

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) has just opened and the price was at $83.00 per share after a $45.00 pricing.  We conducted a poll after the social media outfit raised its ...
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Dividend Watch: High Silver & Gold Prices No Issue At Tiffany (TIF, HWD, SIG, ZLC)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 9:58 am

Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) has been an amazing stock.  Despite the rise in precious metals, the company has so far not been impacted by rising prices when it comes ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (GLUU, INTC, MPEL)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 9:24 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU), Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC), and Melco ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BP, BRCD, CSCO, DE, EMC, WIRE, INTC, JNPR, LRCX, NTAP, PAL, OMX, PETD, SPLS, STP, TER, UTI, VMED)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 8:31 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. BP plc (NYSE: BP) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. Brocade Communications Systems, ...
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24/7 Wall St. Poll: LinkedIn Priced Too High! (LNKD, GS, MHP, SAP)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 8:16 am

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) is the IPO of the day in the U.S. and it is one more check-mark on our own TOP 17 IPOs TO WATCH IN 2011.  The ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/19/2011) Apple Privacy, New IMF Chief

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 7:49 am

Updated throughout the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will face new privacy laws in Europe (FT) Christine Lagarde, the finance minister or France, is the favorite to ...
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Another Sears Failure, A Chance To Sell It For Scrap

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 6:53 am

Eddie Lampert, the chairman and controlling shareholder of Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), has been accused of being a fool and poor operator more than once. Sears results proved once more ...
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International Energy Agency Alarmed By High Oil Price

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 6:52 am

Today's IEA statement: The IEA Governing Board, at its regular quarterly meeting on 18-19 May, examined oil market developments and their impact on the global economy. Despite a near-10% correction ...
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