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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Alcatel-Lucent Delivers on Earnings, Profit Taking Prevails (ALU, CSCO, ERIC)

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 7:26 am

Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) has reported earnings showing that its losses narrowed and it confirmed the outlook for 2011 based on stronger North American sales.  The telecom and communications equipment ...
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Sony CEO Howard Stinger Blogs His Apology, And Mentions The Earthquake

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 6:01 am

Dear Friends, I am sorry. I am sorry. I am sorry. Sony (NYSE: SNE) CEO Howard Stringer who has been oddly absent since the huge hack of Sony's PlayStation Network, ...
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No Relief In Global Food Prices

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 5:33 am

The Food and Agriculture Division of the United Nation reported that food prices remained mostly unchanged in April. That is hardly good news since February and March prices were, for ...
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The $4 Gas Threat: A Possible Drop In Price

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 5:15 am

AAA Fuel Gauge Regular Price: $3.985. For the first time in weeks it seems that the average price of regular gasoline will not breach the $4 mark nationwide. Oil sold ...
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The Most Innovative Places In The World

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 4:53 am

Some regions have more temperate climates than others, making them pleasant places to live.  The same holds true for business innovation. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to identify the regions within ...
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Media Digest (5/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 4:07 am

The drop in commodities may help rally the dollar (Reuters) The moderating growth of jobs claims is seen as a threat to the recovery (Reuters) A sharp drop in commodities ...
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The $4 Gas Threat: Oil Plunges But Recession Risk High

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 7:35 pm

AAA Fuel Gauge National Average for Regular: $3985. The price of oil made a staggering collapse today and fell below $100. Light, sweet crude for June delivery moved lower by ...
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Nine Stocks Loving the Oil & Commodity Crash (AMR, CCL, EK, FDX, SIX, TIF, UAL, LCC, WGO)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 3:44 pm

If you still believe that speculators cannot really drive markets up too far in any direction, take a look at the commodities market.  The continuous raising of margins in silver ...
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Five Stocks That Will Cheer The Flash Crash Anniversary Passage (ACN, AAPL, CNP, EXC, PG)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 2:31 pm

Friday, May 6, 2011 will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2010 Flash Crash.  The Flash Crash has been blamed on many things and many investors still dispute the true ...
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Commodities Watch: Commodity Prices Falling Everywhere; Glencore IPO Fully Subscribed (SLV, GS)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 2:02 pm

Today's commodity news focuses on the dramatic decline virtually across the board in commodity prices. There's also news on the Glencore IPO and on a big corn buy from China. ...
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The $4 Gas Threat: Amazon And FedEx Pulled Different Ways

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 1:51 pm

AAA Daily Fuel Gauge: Regular $3.985. The ripple effects from the sharp rise in gas prices have grown tremendously in the last week as regular gas has risen from $3.886 ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: First Solar Downgraded; New Ethanol Bill in the US Senate; Spain’s Iberdrola Gets Boost from US Wind Projects (FSLR, IBDRY, STP, SPWRA, YGE, TSL, CSIQ)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 11:50 am

Today's alternative energy news leads off with a downgrade to First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), then looks at a new bill to cut ethanol subsidies, and wraps up with profit ...
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The Devil’s Metal, Looking For A Silver Dead Cat Bounce Yet? (SLV, SIVR, PSLV, ZSL, SLW, PAAS)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 11:33 am

The death of the silver trade is playing out even faster than the oil bubble popped in mid-2008.  Silver is truly living up to its name "The Devil's Metal."  The ...
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Value Investor Revisit: Domino’s Pizza Value Remains, But… (DPZ)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 10:37 am

It was in early April that we called Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) a value stock as America’s pure-play pizza delivery giant.  After all, it was trading at only about 12-times ...
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Nintendo Kicks Sony When Its Down

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 10:17 am

As children, we are taught that it's not fair to kick someone when they are down because they won't have a fair chance to fight back.   Businesses, such as Nintendo,  ...
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