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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Android Use Explodes: comScore

Posted: May 7, 2011 at 10:38 am

Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2010 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens Share (%) of Smartphone ...
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Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (ATVI, HL, LDK, RAX, SLW, TSN, CSIQ, DF, HELE, JASO, MCP, STEC, DIS, WEN, MT, CSCO, M, SYMC, TEVA, TM, JWN, NVDA, SPWRA, URBN)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 3:35 pm

Earnings season is slowing down as we have over 80% of the S&P 500 companies having reported earnings for the first quarter of 2011.  We do still have key companies ...
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Greek Rumors of Eurozone Exit, Wrong But Massive Impact (NBG, UUP, USO, SLV, GLD)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 3:10 pm

The big Greek rumors are already being refuted today, but it doesn't matter.  Friday's big rumor is that Greece will leave the Eurozone.  Our prediction: this rumor is not true ...
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Anticipating the Citigroup Reverse Stock Split, Trading Implications are Major and Many (C, AIG, NYX, BAC, WFC, JPM, RF, KEY, BPOP, IRE, AIB, NBG)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 2:47 pm

Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) is about to get a huge stock makeover.  This is its last week as a stock in the single-dollar digits.  At least that is what the ...
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Commodities Watch: Iron Ore Mining Wins, Uranium Mining Doesn’t; Corn Prices Continue Falling; Gold, Silver Headed in Opposite Directions (VALE, NHYDY, CCJ, ARVCF, RIO, CORN, GLD, SLV)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 2:04 pm

Vale SA (NYSE: VALE), one of the world's leading producers of iron ore posted record profit in the first quarter of $6.8 billion. Even discounting a one-time gain on the ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: More Biodiesel Planned in Brazil; Solar Struggles on Two Continents; So Does Wind (ADM, BG, LNT)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Today's alternative energy news looks at a new joint venture for biodiesel in Brazil, a country that already has much more capacity than it uses. Solar and wind energy are ...
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Green Mountain Escapes Secondary Offering Punishment (GMCR, SBUX, KFT)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 11:38 am

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is holding up better than we might have expected following its secondary offering.  The coffee conglomerate traded above $78.00 briefly this week after ...
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MLPs Back in Favor As Tax Issues Easing (EPD, KMP, MMP, PAA, KYN, SRV, AMJ, AMLP, MLPN, MLPY, MLPL)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 11:09 am

Master Limited Partnerships have been under pressure of late, in part because of oil.  The major concern for this sector is not as much oil and energy prices, but Washington ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: Jim Rogers Is Wrong About A U.K. Bailout

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 10:45 am

Jim Rogers may be what the media calls a "legendary investor", but that does not mean he always knows what he is talking about such as when he argued yesterday ...
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Solar May Still Thrive in Italy, Maybe Germany Too (FSLR, SPWRA, STP, TSL, YGE, CSIQ, TOT, TAN)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 10:26 am

The Italian government has made official its new regime for solar generation installations in the country. While the new program does scale back government subsidies, it does so over a ...
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Warner Music Bidding Appears to Have Ended at $8.25 Per Share (WMG)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 9:50 am

Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) shares are halted on news that its auction process is over.  Both CNBC and Bloomberg have reported on a higher bid than what was ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (AIG, YOKU, AAPL, ARMH, INTC, GOOG, RIMM)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 9:03 am

We have many rumors and developing issues in tech and beyond today.  American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is having problems with its offering as regulators and investment bankers are ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ALU, ARMH, LLNW, OMPI)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 8:46 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH), Limelight Networks ...
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Unemployment Grows to 9%, But Jobs Creation Passes Expectations

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 8:37 am

The Labor Department just gave the markets and the economy some good news and bad news in its employment data this morning.  The headline data will look bad as unemployment rose, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADS, BSBR, BGFV, C, COST, DK, FSLR, IBKR, JDSU, JNJ, OKE, ORCL, PEP, PCLN, SPR, SBUX, V)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 8:17 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS) Cut to Sell at ...
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