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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIXG, BMY, DKS, HEV, GNC, HMY, HBAN, HUN, JASO, JNJ, NTAP, NYB, QIHU, SBUX, UTI, WMB)

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Sell at Canaccord Genuity. Bristol-Myers ...
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Unusual Short Interest Trends in High-Priced NASDAQ Favorites (AMZN, AAPL, BIDU, FFIV, FSLR, GOOG, NFLX, PCLN, QCOM, WYNN)

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 8:02 am

The April 29, 2011 short interest data is now out and there continues to be a very mixed bag as far as trends in many of NASDAQ’s high-priced leaders.  Some short ...
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Short Sellers Keep Adding and Getting Killed in SIRIUS XM (SIRI)

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 7:35 am

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has managed to amaze and dazzle on its share price performance.  We were concerned that it would take a whole new host of shareholders ...
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ETF Launch for Global Auto Manufacturing (CARZ, GM, F, TM, HMC)

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 7:01 am

First Trust has launched yet another global ETF, this one being based upon the NASDAQ OMX Global Auto Index.  It doesn't take a rocket scientist to get what it invests in.  ...
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Social Networking or Porn: FriendFinder IPO Prices, Sex on Wall Street (FFN)

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 6:50 am

FriendFinder Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: FFN) has managed to price its initial public offering, albeit at the lower end of its expected price range.  The company is the adult-themed social networking ...
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Short Sellers Bet Against Tech And Apple

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 6:37 am

Most technology company first quarter earnings have been relatively good. Businesses and consumers have begun to return to the market for servers, PCs, and software. The demand for smartphones and ...
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A Radical Restructuring To Salvage The EU

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 6:33 am

A US-style stimulus may be all that is between defaults of the sovereign debt of Greece, Portugal, and Ireland. It is a plan which is extremely unlikely to be undertaken, ...
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Slow China Growth May Help Its Exports

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 6:26 am

Reams of new data from China show that its economy has begun to slow. Inflation for April was 5.3%--modest by Chinese standards. Information on industrial output and loans also indicated ...
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Media Digest (5/11/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 6:22 am

China eased restrictions on US companies to give them access to supply the People's Republic services and to sell mutual funds. (Reuters) Toyota's (NYSE: TM) operating profit dropped 52% in ...
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Housing Markets That Will Rise Most This Year

Posted: May 11, 2011 at 4:54 am

Housing has dropped more than 50% in many areas in the US, and there are few regions where prices are off less than 25%. Most housing experts do not believe ...
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Molycorp… When Bubble Stocks Disappoint on Earnings (MCP, REE, AVL, REMX)

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 4:58 pm

Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is about as frequently referred to a bubble-stock as you can imagine.  So what happens when highly inflated stocks miss on earnings estimates?  Investors sold shares ...
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Commodities Watch: Margin Increases, Possible Flooding Hit Crude; Growers, Traders Watching the Weather; Platinum Forecast at $1,925 in 2011 (CME, SWC, PPLT, PGM)

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 3:15 pm

Today's commodities news starts with a rise in margin requirements on crude oil contracts, and then looks at weather effects on both crude oil refining and US grain prices. We ...
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Meet The Next 10 Mega-Cap Stocks (ABT, AMZN, CSCO, HPQ, GS, MCD, OXY, QCOM, UTX, DIS)

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 2:20 pm

It is almost every day that we take a look at the market capitalization rates of some of America's largest public companies in our own Real-Time 500 reading.  The recession killed ...
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Previewing Retail and Restaurant Earnings For The Week (WEN, MCD, THI, JACK, M, JWN, VRA, KSS)

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 1:38 pm

A number of retail store and restaurant stocks report earnings this week, including Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. (NYSE: WEN), Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M), Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Jack in the Box ...
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When CEOs Fail and ‘Retire’… Ray Elliott (BSX, ZMH)

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 11:19 am

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is already losing its replacement CEO.  Ray Elliott has announced that he will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2011.  As this ...
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