Monthly Archives: June 2011

The States Where Underwater Mortgages Are Sinking Home Values

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 7:54 pm

To better understand the current state of the American housing market -- and better forecast its future -- experts look at a number of economic and financial indicators. Different statistics, ...
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China-US Alert, Shanda Set To Win From Cloudary IPO Spin-Off (SNDA, READ)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 5:30 pm

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: SNDA) may be winning in the weeks or months ahead from an indirect spin-off of its online authorship portal. A foreign issue called Cloudary Corporation ...
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Apollo Group Finds Salvation in Outlook… When Buybacks Win (APOL)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 5:06 pm

It was not that long ago that Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) was under serious pressure from Washington D.C. along with other for-profit education stocks. Now the regulations have come ...
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Funds Watch: The Real Conundrum of Precious Metals Funds (GLD, SGGDX, USAGX, VPMGX, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 2:08 pm

Since the beginning of this year, the price of gold has gained about 6%. Three large precious metals funds, however, are down between -5% and -10% during the same period. ...
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New Bond Mutual Fund Theme: A China Bond Fund For U.S. Investors

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 12:20 pm

U.S. investors are now getting a Renminbi (Yuan) and bond fund to invest in via an open-ended mutual fund structure. An announcement has been made by Guinness Atkinson Asset Management ...
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DOE Saves the Day for First Solar, Maybe Others Too (FSLR, SPWRA, TAN)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 11:12 am

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has received loan guarantees from the US Department of Energy totaling $4.5 billion for the construction of three solar projects in the southern California that ...
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USEC Wins on Nuclear Extension Terms, Deadline Still Looms (USU)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 10:23 am

USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) is soaring on news that it may have a bit of a reprieve on its capital needs for the construction of the American Centrifuge Plant in ...
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Commodity Watch: Corn Planting Solid, Prices Not So Much (DBA, MOO)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 10:16 am

All the worries about cold, wet weather and flooding in the Great Plains and the Ohio River Valley have pretty much been laid to rest. The US corn crop is ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst News (6/30)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 10:04 am

Battles with the US government hurt several stocks. Raymond James will pay $300 million for disputes over auction rate securities. Monsanto is under investigation for potential illegal payments to customers. ...
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Key Secondary Offerings Impacting Stocks (AHT, CTIC, SYNM, SKT)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 9:48 am

The impact of secondary offerings is being felt this morning. Some key deals announced are from Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT), Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTIC), Syntroleum Corporation ...
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IMF: US GDP Growth Below 3% For Six Years

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 9:02 am

It would be hard for the news about the financial status of the US to be worse. The debt cap may not be increased by August 2. Rating agencies have ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (EBAY, FSLR, SIRI)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 8:51 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), ...
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Weekly Jobless Claims Support QE2′s End As Immaterial

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 8:49 am

The data on the weekly jobless claims from the U.S. Labor Department is again supporting why the end of QE2 just doesn't matter. The Labor Market remains tight and workers ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (6/30/2011) 428,000 Jobless, Llyod’s Layoffs

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 8:43 am

Twitter has, by most estimates, 225 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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PIMCO Close to Mortgage REIT Market IPO (PIMR, IVR, NLY, CIM)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 8:37 am

PIMCO is about to compete as a real estate investment trust in the world of mortgage REITs. It only makes sense considering that PIMCO is in the group of fund ...
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