Monthly Archives: May 2011

Sony 0, Microsoft 2 –PS Customers Screwed

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 6:37 am

Sony Corp. (NYSE:SNE) Chief Executive Howard Stringer is living proof of "Murphy's Law." Everything that could have gone wrong for the media and electronics giant has done so. Last month ...
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Short Sellers Savage The Macro-Caps Across The Board

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 6:33 am

No industry was able to avoid short selling activity, particularly among its largest companies. Tech, automotive, conglomerates, consumer goods, and financial shares were all under pressure, and big firms took ...
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OECD: A US-Based Global Recovery?

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 6:01 am

Anyone who has watched the US economy falter would suppose that American GDP growth will be a drag on the global economic recovery. The OECD sees the situation otherwise, although ...
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Starbucks Finally Meets Its Match–Coffee Prices

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 5:33 am

The new Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) formula for success is straightforward. Sell a wider set of products. Offer free Wifi. Concentrate on the current chain of stores instead of rapidly expanding ...
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The 24/7 Wall St. Interview With Irv Hockaday

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 9:14 pm

Mr. Irvine Hockaday is on the boards of Ford Motor Company and Estee Lauder. He was the President and CEO of Hallmark from 1986 to 2001. 24/7 Wall St.'s Douglas McIntyre ...
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Key Equity Events To Watch For Wednesday (NDN, ACTV, AIG, CTXS, CSC, COST, HRL, NTAP, ORBK, TOL, YHOO, AEO, GES, RL)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 4:11 pm

Wednesday is setting up to be a busy day before what will turn into a long weekend in a hurry later this week. We have many key stock events to ...
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Commodities Watch: Another Look at Copper; Corn, Wheat Turn Lower; Goldman Moves Commodities Up (GS, ABX, BHP, FCX, TCK, JJC, COPX, CORN, MOO, DBA)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 3:12 pm

Today's commodities markets are being driven by a new report from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) essentially reversing its 'sell' report of scarcely six weeks ago. Copper prices remain ...
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Goldman Sachs, Almost Schizophrenic in China and Oil Calls (GS, BNO, FXI)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 2:06 pm

If you think Wall Street is confusing and even think that it is a game loaded against the little guys, then today is another day that will fuel more to ...
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Dividend Watch Signals All Is Well At Deere (DE)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 1:14 pm

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) might have enjoyed any other day discussing a new factory in China as it expands closer to other end-markets, but today's excitement is around a higher ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Solar Winners and Loser; Slowdown in China Wind Growth; Ups and Downs in Energy Storage (SOLR, AMAT, FSLR, ESLR, MXWL, FLEX, JCI, F, GM)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 12:42 pm

The alternative energy news for today leads off with (finally) a good quarterly earnings report and a new record conversion rate for flexible thin-film solar PV cells. Wind energy growth ...
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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Sony 0, Microsoft 2 –PS Customers Screwed

Short Sellers Savage The Macro-Caps Across The Board

OECD: A US-Based Global Recovery?

Starbucks Finally Meets Its Match–Coffee Prices

The 24/7 Wall St. Interview With Irv Hockaday

Key Equity Events To Watch For Wednesday (NDN, ACTV, AIG, CTXS, CSC, COST, HRL, NTAP, ORBK, TOL, YHOO, AEO, GES, RL)

Commodities Watch: Another Look at Copper; Corn, Wheat Turn Lower; Goldman Moves Commodities Up (GS, ABX, BHP, FCX, TCK, JJC, COPX, CORN, MOO, DBA)

Goldman Sachs, Almost Schizophrenic in China and Oil Calls (GS, BNO, FXI)

Dividend Watch Signals All Is Well At Deere (DE)

Alternative Energy Watch: Solar Winners and Loser; Slowdown in China Wind Growth; Ups and Downs in Energy Storage (SOLR, AMAT, FSLR, ESLR, MXWL, FLEX, JCI, F, GM)

Companies Profiting From Crime & Punishment (BCO, MOC, CXW, GEO, SWHC, RGR, TASR)

Yandex Scores Big Open-Premium, Lessons of LinkedIn and Renren (YNDX, LNKD, RENN, GOOG, BIDU)

Daily Austerity Watch: The Psychological Toll

What The El Paso Split Means for Shareholders (EP, EPB, MRO, WMB)

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (INVE, SIFY, SOLR)

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