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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Daily Austerity Watch: Obama’s Corporate Tax Gamble

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 10:15 am

Riddle me this dear readers:  Can you do more with less?  Of course not.  Nonetheless, that's precisely what the Obama Administration is proposing to do to fight the deficit. According ...
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China IPO Watch: NetQin Not Living Up to Renren Performance (NQ, RENN)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 10:03 am

NetQin Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ), China's leading mobile security software player, is debuting in its initial public offering today.  Unfortunately, the reception is far from hot compared to some of the ...
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Late Easter Really Boosts Retail Sales Data (COST, TGT, BJ, LTD, JWN, M, ARO, ZUMZ, HOTT)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 9:25 am

Even though the month of April was one selling day shorter than March, the late Easter holiday more than made up for the shortfall at most retailers. The Thomson Reuters ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (JDSU, KNDL, ONNN)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 8:53 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of JDS Uniphase Inc. (NASDAQ: JDSU), Kendle International Inc (NASDAQ: ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/5/2011) Warner M&A

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 8:51 am

Updated throughout day. Glencore's IPO was sold out in the first day (Reuters) Warner Music (NYSE: WMG) is about to be sold (Reuters) Douglas A. McIntyre ...
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The Jobless Claims Get Ugly, Foreshadowing Gloomy Unemployment Data

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 8:48 am

The Labor Department has given us the last bit of data ahead of tomorrow's unemployment data with the release of the Weekly Jobless Claims.  It is a disaster and this ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BUD, ATML, DOW, EMN, HES, INTC, JASO, LAD, MCD, MU, OPEN, PMI, PFCB, TWX, TRMB)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 8:24 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) ...
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RPX IPO Changes Tech Patent Landscape, Patent Trolls to Troll Hunters (RPXC, GOOG, NRTLQ)

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 7:01 am

RPX Corporation (NASDAQ: RPXC) may be a game changer when it comes to the world of patents and patent trolls.  Its IPO debut on Wednesday was greeted with a strong reception ...
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10 Reasons To Worry That Stocks Will Fall 10%

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 6:15 am

The recent weakness in stocks could just be the start of what to expect in the weeks ahead.  It is early May and already we have seen the Dow Jones ...
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Small Business Turns Against A Recovery

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 5:50 am

A new survey by The US Chamber of Commerce shows that small businesses do not believe an economic recovery is under way.  The data is important because, by most measures, ...
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Central Banks Buy Gold Ahead Of Sell-Off

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 5:27 am

The governments of Mexico, Thailand, and Russia bought $6 billion worth of gold in February and March, just in time to see a rapid sell-off  in the precious metal. Gold ...
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Intel’s Chip Miracle Does No Help For Stock

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 5:04 am

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) released what it calls a revolutionary family of chips. The world's first 3D semiconductors have been branded Tri-Gate. The company announced "For the first time since the ...
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Media Digest 4/5/2011 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 5, 2011 at 4:03 am

A bipartisan group of Senators will meet once more to work out a compromise on the budget. (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook have considered a purchase of Skype. (Reuters) ...
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Top After-Hours Movers, Earnings & More (BMC, HNSN, IO, SLV, JDSU, KLIC, MELI, NWSA, SMSI)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 5:09 pm

We are seeing several key movers in the after-hours session, some based on earnings and some based upon other events.  Those on the move are BMC Software Inc. (NYSE: BMC), Hansen ...
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Whole Foods Continues To Shine, Despite Revenue Mix (WFMI)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 4:31 pm

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) had traded as though investors were expecting a breather going into earnings.  Those earnings are out and it turns out that the company continues ...
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