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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Top Earnings Previews For Thursday (ARG, CTL, CVS, DMD, DTV, EP, KFT, PMI, PCLN, V)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 4:13 pm

Earnings season may have peaked but we still have some key sector moving stocks due to report earnings on Thursday morning.  We have offered previews and some basic color on ...
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Commodities Watch: Gold, Silver Sell-off Continues; US Now Net Exporter of Refined Oil Products; Coffee Prices Slide (GLD, SLV, SBUX, GMCR)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 3:00 pm

The sell-off in shiny metals leads off today's commodities news. We also note new data that shows the US is a net exporter of oil for the first time in ...
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POLL: No Dead Bin Laden Photo Release! Is It Fair?

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 2:42 pm

The most recent White House news is that no photos of Osama Bin Laden's corpse will be released to the public.  We have heard mixed reports all week about whether ...
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Is Citi Worth $5.60? Or $56 Soon? (C, GS, BAC)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 2:14 pm

UBS Securities has failed to make a dent in the price of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) today, despite a positive research call in the banking sector.  The Swiss bank issued ...
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Oil & Gas Hedging Woes, Devon Energy Falters With Chesapeake (DVN, CHK, APC, APA, OXY)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 12:55 pm

First-quarter earnings plunged at Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) compared with the same period a year ago. The good news is that expectations were even lower. Excluding items, Devon posted ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: European Headwinds for Solar; New Rules for Biomass Generation in Massachusetts; Bill Gates Pushes Nukes (STP, TSL, YGE, FSLR, MSFT, USU)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 11:48 am

Today's alternative energy news includes recent changes to Italian solar subsidies, restrictions on biomass electricity generation, and comments by Bill Gates on energy innovation. After 10 years of booming growth, ...
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Dividend Watch: Major Dividend Hikes Continue, More Coming (CAH, CBS, CSX, PEP)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 11:31 am

The dividend hikes continue... We have seen continued dividend hikes from large companies.  Those hiking dividends for just this trading session are Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), CBS Corporation (NYSE: ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: The U.K.’s Austerity Crisis

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 10:49 am

That great economic sage Mary Poppins memorably sang that it "takes a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down."  Residents of the fictional nanny's homeland, the United Kingdom, ...
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Dunkin Brands Finally Files For IPO, A Private Equity Bonanza

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 10:19 am

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. has finally filed to come public.  This is one of those IPOs which has long been on teh watch list but one which was never known ...
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IPO Watch: Renren Prices, Issues Be Damned! (RENN)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 9:35 am

Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN), often called "The Facebook of China," has finally priced its initial public offering.  Due to the restated growth targets of last week and then due to the ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report (4/4/2011) ADP And Kellogg

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 9:13 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’ Best Market Rumors (5/4/2011) Netflix Latin America

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 9:04 am

Updated throughout the day. The Department of Justice has increased its activity as it examines AT&T's (NYSE: T) plan to buy T-Mobile (WSJ) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) want to move into ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ACLS, AMAT, GMCR, VSEA)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 8:56 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Axcelis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLS), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: ...
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Green Mountain Raises Cash After Earnings (GMCR)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 8:54 am

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) saw shares surge in the after-hours trading after beating earnings and raising guidance.  It turns out that higher coffee prices are not yet ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ABC, BA, CEDC, XOM, FSLR, FWLT, GS, JPM, LVS, LM, PCS, MYL, ODP, OPEN, RBA, SNY, SNDA, SIRI, SRDX, VCLK)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 8:22 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE: ABC) Reiterated Buy and raised target to ...
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