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Monthly Archives: May 2011

May Auto Sales–A Stunning Victory For South Korea

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 6:30 am

Korean car companies sold 109,000 units in May,  according to car research firm Edmunds. That would put the sales of Kia and stablemate Hyundai ahead of Japan's Honda (NYSE: HMC) ...
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In Moody’s Action On Japan Another Blow To Stimulus

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 6:20 am

Moody's put Japan's sovereign debt on credit watch with "review for a possible downgrade." The agency wrote: The review has been prompted by heightened concern that faltering economic growth prospects ...
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An IMF Run By Two Managing Directors Instead Of One

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 6:16 am

The selection of a new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund has become contentious because some of the world's largest emerging nations believe the organization's next leader should come ...
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Media Digest (5/31/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 6:10 am

Moody's said it may downgrade Japan's debt because of its economic problems and huge debt. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs traded $1.8 billion in Libyan sovereign capital in 2008 and lost most ...
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The Twitter-247 Wall Street Market Report (5/30/2011) Greek Bailout, Lockheed Martin Cyberattacks

Posted: May 30, 2011 at 8:35 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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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/30/2011) Greek Bailout, VW M&A

Posted: May 30, 2011 at 8:19 am

Updated throughout the day The EU is at work on a second bailout of Greece (Reuters) VW may make a formal offer for MAN (Reuters) Hedge fund manager David Einhorn ...
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China Is Not A Currency Manipulator, Yet

Posted: May 29, 2011 at 7:35 am

Despite huge amounts of data to the contrary and the opinions of a large number of economists, The Treasury Department said China is not a currency manipulator. Treasury sends a ...
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Week’s Top Market Gainers (Capital IQ)

Posted: May 29, 2011 at 6:40 am

S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (20 MAY – 26 MAY) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 26May11 Close Price 20May11 Market Cap ($Mil) Tiffany & Co. TIF 9.8 ...
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The 24/7 Wall St. Top Six Analyst Calls of the Week (CIM, DNDN, KKD, LULU, MOS, NDAQ, VHC)

Posted: May 28, 2011 at 7:45 am

Each morning we give a quick hit to the top Wall Street analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see.  As you might expect, some calls are much better, are much ...
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Commodities Watch: Silver May Have Bottomed, The Devil’s Metal Lives On (SLV, SIVR, PSLV, ZSL, SIL, SLW, PAAS)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Today's commodities watch focuses exclusively on silver, The Devil's Metal. It appears that the gray metal may have hit a floor although the exact level of that floor is arguable. ...
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Implications of Rare-Earth Exchange In China (MCP, AVL, REE, REMX)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 1:43 pm

A Rare earth metals exchange?  In China?  Reports were out last night that Baotou Steel Rare Earth has won has won an approval from the local government to actually start ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Swiss Nix Nuclear Energy; Chinese Renewables Firm Withdraws IPO Again; Northeast Utility Sells Last Wind Farm (CHG, DUK, DATE, RENN)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Today's alt energy news begins with a decision in Switzerland to phase out nuclear power generation. A Chinese renewables firm has withdrawn its IPO for a second time and CH ...
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Key Value Stocks In Energy (CRZO, KOG, HNR, CWEI, HK, PDS, DVR, XOM)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 12:18 pm

As the long holiday weekend rolls in, we thought we'd take a look at some oil, gas, and energy services stocks that might offer good value in the medium term. We've ...
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Contract Shell Game: Switching Providers (MHS, CVS)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 10:23 am

It is a tale you have heard before... driving down prices or capping hikes by bidding contract renewals out in what feels like a Dutch auction.  Today's daily hat trick comes ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (5/27/2011) Greek Debt, US Personal Income

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 9:07 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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