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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARCO, CPB, CRZO, CIM, CYH, EWBC, ENER, FGP, HPQ, HUM, KBR, MOS, MYL, PAAS, CRM, THC, ZIP)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 8:35 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) Started as Overweight at Morgan ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/24/2011) AIG Shares, SEC Charges

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 8:18 am

Updated throughout the day. JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM), UBS, and Deutsche Bank have been added to the list of financial firms targeted by the NY State Attorney General over mortgage ...
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U.K. Banks Get Further Ratings Cloud, Moody’s Gets Negative (LYG, RBS, BCS, HBC, IRE, STD, NBG)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 8:06 am

If you didn't think the ratings agencies were quite on par over the last, well for years now, there is another ratings agency action that needs to be discussed.  While ...
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BioWatch: Cell Therapeutics Versus FDA, Before ASCO (CTICD)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 7:40 am

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTICD) has been very active since its recent 1-for-6 reverse stock split took place on May 16, 2011.  Its share volume has increased on all but ...
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Yandex IPO Arrives Hot as Baidu/Google of Russia (YNDX, GOOG, BIDU)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 7:07 am

Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ: YNDX) is set to raise about $1.3 billion as this top Russian search engine has reportedly priced above the range it was slates to debut.  Our indications were ...
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Engineers Are Highest Paid College Graduates

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 6:41 am

There is more bad news for liberal arts majors who already have a hard time with job searches because they are perceived to have no ready skills for most employers. ...
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A Mild Panic As Apple Share Price Slides

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 6:36 am

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share price is supposed to keep going up. Many brokers have price targets for the stock above $400 and some are as high as $450. The stock ...
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Car Companies Pay The Price For Higher Gas Prices

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 6:26 am

Americans have several options to fight high gas prices. They can stay at home, use public transportation, join car pools, shop online, or buy new fuel-efficient vehicles. Auto manufacturers have ...
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Media Digest (5/24/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 6:20 am

Experts say a Greek default would harm other EU nations and banks. (Reuters) Several insurers face large losses because of US weather damage. (Reuters) AIG (NYSE: AIG) will price shares ...
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Brokerages Urge Rush Back Into Crude

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 6:20 am

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) have suggested that their clients buy oil futures now. Between them, they believe Brent crude prices will settle between $120 and ...
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The Most Dangerous Cities In America

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 4:50 am

Yesterday, the FBI trumpeted the news that violent crime dropped 5.5% in 2010 while reported property crimes fell 2.8% during the depths of the worst economic slowdown since the Great ...
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IBM Challenges Microsoft For #2 Tech Company By Market Cap (AAPL, MSFT, IBM, ORCL, GOOG)

Posted: May 23, 2011 at 4:59 pm

The old big event that had been impossible to imagine was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) overtaking Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) with the world's highest valuation for any technology company.  Apple ...
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Commodities Watch: Stronger Dollar Weakens Commodities; Lumber Prices Continue Falling; Cotton Prices Uncertain; Gold, Silver Could Stay Soft for a While (WY, PCL, LPX, GPS, ARO, GLD, SLV, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: May 23, 2011 at 2:24 pm

Today's commodities news is all about the effect of a stronger dollar on commodities prices. Cotton prices, which rose almost non-stop beginning in August 2010, could be moderating and giving ...
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AIG Secondary Versus Other Similar Historic Offerings (AIG, C, GNW, GE, MOS, PBR, DG, KKR, GS)

Posted: May 23, 2011 at 1:38 pm

American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is going to be hard to bet against after its secondary offering if history is any barometer.  This 300 million shares sale is expected ...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Too Much Water, Too Much Gas, Too Much Wind; US Sets Profit Mark for Offshore Power Transmission Line; Nevada Solar Project Gets Federal Loan Guarantee (GOOG, UTX)

Posted: May 23, 2011 at 12:59 pm

Today's alt energy news focuses on wind generation shutdowns in the US and Scotland. The US Department of Energy has approved a $737 million loan guarantee for construction of a ...
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