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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Screening Retailers for High Dividends With More Upside Ahead (HD, FL, WMT, SPLS, TGT, SWY, GPS, LOW, JWN, RTH, XRT)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 1:26 pm

Investors need to consider one thing about investing in retail.  This is quite likely to be the next bastion of dividend growth for investors seeking income to buffer market volatility ...
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Commodities Watch: Why Coal Is Back In Favor With Goldman Sachs (PCX, BTU, CNX, WLT, TCK, KOL)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 12:32 pm

A Goldman Sachs analyst has raised the coal sector from 'Neutral' to 'Attractive' this morning. The big gainer was Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: PCX) which was raised from 'neutral' to ...
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Wireless Networking Solutions: Ubiquiti Networks Filed For IPO (UBNT)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 11:22 am

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. has filed its paperwork for an initial public offering of shares of common stock.  The filing calls for as many as 39.5 million common shares to be ...
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Alt-Energy Watch: Are Biofuel IPOs The Next Ethanol? (CDXS, AMRS, GEVO, SZYM, PALG, PEIXD)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 11:09 am

For about six months in 2010, Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS) had the publicly traded biofuels market to itself. Then Amyris, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS) and Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) jumped in, ...
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Private Equity IPO Filing for Oaktree Capital Group (OAK)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 10:49 am

Oaktree Capital Group, LLC has filed to come public in an initial public offering.  No financial terms were given but the firm did initially note a sale of up to ...
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Enterprise Security IPO Filing from Imperva (IMPV)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 10:44 am

Imperva, Inc. has formally filed for an initial public offering.  No financial terms were disclosed other than for up to $75 million in proceeds.  This IPO will be shares sold ...
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Apple, Down 13% In Four Months, Struggles

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 10:32 am

It could be that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has not released a major product in a quarter. The consumer public and Wall St. are used to a new iPhone, iPad, or ...
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Key IPOs For The Week: Stewart & Stevenson, Vanguard Health, KiOR (SNS, VHS, KIOR, RATE, P)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 9:58 am

The market for initial public offerings is one which is a bit on the ropes.  Sketchy offerings from China, a soft market, and the news coming from Europe is all ...
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Copper Funds & ETFs: Profits Abound, Where Picks Matter (FCX, JJC, CU, COPX, XLB, IYM, VAW)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 9:24 am

In the past 12 months, copper has risen from about $2.80/pound to as high over $4.60/pound, an increase of about 64%. The red metal now trades at about $4.10, or ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (6/20/2011) PNC Buys Royal Bank Of Canada, Penney CEO

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 9:09 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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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (HRBN, LVLT, VITC)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 8:54 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Harbin Electric (NASDAQ: HRBN), Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT), ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHI, BIIB, BRCD, COF, CLS, CNX, FGP, TFM, INTC, DATE, KOS, MCK, MCP, PCX, PTEN, BTU, PFCB)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 8:25 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Reiterated Hold at Argus. Biogen ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/20/2011) Ford Repairs Lincoln, Skype Lay-Offs

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 8:21 am

Updated throughout the day Japan's PM told associations what the terms of his resignation would be (Kyoto) Ford (NYSE: F) will spend $1 billion to upgrade Lincoln (WSJ) Airbus received ...
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Harbin Still Under Acquisition (HRBN)

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 7:59 am

Harbin Electric, Inc. (NASDAQ: HRBN) is still getting acquired.  The deal for the electric motor company in China may seem a bit different and there is still a huge implied ...
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American Companies Losing The Most Business To Foreign Rivals

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 6:37 am

The US has not been an important player in the TV manufacturing business for as long as most people can remember. Many of the goods sold by huge superstores ...
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