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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Gold & Silver Finding Some Interest (SLV, GLD)

Last week's monumental drop in silver and the overall drop in commodities last week has some Monday morning buyers trying to find a bottom as new margin requirements kick in.  ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (5/9/2011) McDonald’s Same Store, Greek Downgrade

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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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ALU, APO, BHI, BP, CPO, ETFC, FUJIY, GMCR, LECO, NVDA, OXY, PEP, QIHU, SNDK, LUV, AMTD, TE)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/9/2011) NetFlix Latin America, Angry Birds IPO

Updated throughout the day. The maker of "Angry Birds" may try an IPO in three years (Reuters) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will make a big effort to move into Latin America ...
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IPO Watch: LinkedIn Sets IPO Terms, Worth Over $3 Billion (LNKD, GS, MHP, SAP)

LinkedIn Corporation is now much closer to coming public as it has set the terms for its initial public offering.  The company has set the initial offering terms at 7.84 ...
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A Commodities Correction Is Just That

Crude collapsed from over $112 to under $100 in just a few days. The sell-off in silver was even more rapid and deeper. Agricultural commodities prices have fallen, in most ...
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US Housing Market Disintegrates In First Quarter, Worse Since 2008 Lows

There is hardly any legitimate research that shows an improvement in the US housing market. That was confirmed again today as real estate website Zillow released its first quarter analysis. ...
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Can Sovereign Restructuring Hold The Line At Greece?

The EU will not be able to hold the restructuring line at Greece. Greece was always expected to be the problem child among the EU nations that needed bailouts or ...
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The Ten Nations Where Facebook Rules The Internet

In 10 countries, more than 86% of users are on Facebook. That kind of dominance is rare for any company. Facebook has 600 million members worldwide and continues to grow. ...
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Media Digest (5/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) moved past Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) as the world's most valuable brand, according to research firm Millward Brown. (Reuters) New negotiations between China and the US seeks to ...
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Key Stocks To Watch This Coming Week, The Unusual Suspects (AIG, ACOM, BAC, BRK-A, BRK-B, BMTI, C, CROX, GPRE, SLV, LULU, NBG, PG, RAH, CAG, SNE, THC, CYH, X)

We have a very busy week ahead for equity investors, even outside of earnings season.  This coming week's key events, what we call The Unusual Suspects, is non-earnings related and ...
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The $4 Gas Disaster: Prices Drop–A Little

AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report: $3.966. Gasoline prices dipped a minuscule amount from $3.975 yesterday. The sudden drop in oil price may bring future belief, but several brokers say the ...
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The Week’s Market Losers (CSC, PXD, HP)

S&P 500 WEEK: BOTTOM 10 (29 APR – 5 MAY) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 5May11 Close Price 29Apr11 Market Cap ($Mil) Computer Sciences Corp CSC -14.7 ...
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The Week’s Market Winners (NVLS, M, CCL, ERTS)

S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (29 APR – 5 MAY) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 5May11 Close Price 29Apr11 Market Cap ($Mil) Novellus Systems Inc. NVLS 10.3 ...
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The Top Seven Analyst Research Calls of the Week (ALU, C, JVA, JDSU, MCP, PMI, PCLN)

Each morning we publish the top analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see in the market.  When you look through the detailed research reports more closely, there are always some ...
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