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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Zynga IPO Ambitions Could Matter For Many Private & Public Companies (LNKD, ATVI, ERTS, GME, COOL)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 2:19 pm

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) came public and shares opened at a high enough premium that Jim Cramer called it a sham.  There was one obvious issue that came up from ...
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Six Reasons The American Economy Needs Memorial Day

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 1:14 pm

The origins of Memorial Day date to the aftermath of the Civil War when people would decorate the graves of fallen soldiers to honor their service.  Though the holiday still ...
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Toyota And Honda Head To The Slaughterhouse

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 12:31 pm

Unit Sales Forecast Manufacturer May 2011 Forecast % Change vs. April 2011 % Change vs. May 2010 Chrysler 110,132 -5.3% 5.1% Ford 188,280 -0.5% -1.9% GM 225,394 -3.1% 1.5% Honda ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Suntech Misses EPS, Revenue Estimates; More Solar Happenings; Google Invests in More Wind; US Grid Upgrade to Cost Half a Trillion (STP, TSL, YGE, SFTBF, SHCAY, GOOG, ED)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 12:03 pm

Today's alternative energy news leads off with the exceedingly lackluster earnings report from the world's largest producer of solar modules. We've also got more items on solar and wind power, ...
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Tesla Shows How To Run A Secondary Offering, With Insider Buying (TSLA)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 11:39 am

Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is bucking a trend.  The company has just announced a follow-on offering of 5.3 million shares of common stock.  Amazingly, the shares rallied on the ...
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Chinese Accounting Woes Move Up To Large Caps (ACH, AA, CEO, CHU, RENN, LFT, ABAT, CCME, SHZ)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 10:53 am

Can any accounting out of China be trusted?  This is what prudent investors have to start asking themselves.  Since early this year a new report comes out nearly every week ...
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Dividend Watch: Insurance Dividends Paying For Your Retirement (UNH, UNM, HUM, ACE)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 10:32 am

Insurance companies are becoming less popular than lawyers.  Before you throw out the entire class of healthcare insurance, liability insurance, and property & casualty insurance, things might not be as ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (5/25/2011) Durable Goods, California Pizza Kitchen

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 9:04 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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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (COST, CPKI, VVUS)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 8:54 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST), California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. ...
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Big Changes in Short Interest Trends of High-Priced NASDAQ Favorites (AMZN, AAPL, BIDU, FFIV, FSLR, GOOG, NFLX, PCLN, QCOM, WYNN)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 8:48 am

The May 13 , 2011 short interest data is now out and there were some significant changes in many of NASDAQ’s high-priced leaders.  Some short selling went up and some ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/25/2011) Zynga IPO, Avon Charges

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 8:47 am

Updated throughout the day. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will launch an online payment system this week (Reuters) Diageo may buy Jose Cuervo (Reuters) State attorneys general told several banks that they ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BSX, CLF, DMND, EP, JNJ, JNPR, KNX, LPS, MBT, VIP, VMED, WYN)

Posted: May 25, 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. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) Raised to Neutral at Goldman ...
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Selling the Bubble: More Insiders Selling Out Molycorp (MCP)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 7:37 am

Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is about to see even more shares come to the market.  The company has filed with the SEC to sell up to an additional 11,500,000 shares.  ...
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Wall Street Struggles For Fair AIG Share Price, A Positive Outlook (AIG, C, MOS, DG, PBR, GNW, GE, BRK-A)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 7:02 am

Uncle Sam is making a profit on AIG, sort of, so far... This huge highly awaited offering from American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) has been priced and this should ...
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The Six Demographic Characteristics Of Divorce

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 6:49 am

Divorce is a common in America today.  In many cases, divorce affects people from all walks of life similarly except for the poor. Between 2005 and 2009, 10.8 percent of ...
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