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Monthly Archives: June 2011

What Does It Cost? $1.2 Billion, Nokia’s Stock Value After Settling Apple Patent Litigation

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 12:58 pm

> Nokia’s pre-settlement market cap: $22.5 billion > Nokia’s post-settlement market cap: $23.7 billion > Increase in market value: $1.2 billion Mobile phone powerhouses Nokia and Apple have finally settled ...
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Commodities Watch: Corn Prices Fall as Goldman Raises Outlook (ADM, VLO, GPRE, PEIXD, MOO, DBA)

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 12:56 pm

Corn prices have fallen by its limit of $0.30/bushel today, at about $7.52/bushel, and other ag commodities are also trading down. Wheat is off more than $0.25/bushel, to around $7.17. ...
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Alt-Energy Watch: UN Report Recommends Eliminating Biofuels Subsidies

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Hardly a day goes by without another report from another government agency arguing that everybody's doing it wrong and if only we'd take this agency's advice, everything would get better. ...
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High Return on Equity, A Primer For Future High Dividends (PM, CL, SCSS, CPB, TRW, KO, BLL)

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 12:21 pm

Our screen today is for companies with an attractive Returns on Equity (ROE) in the consumer goods sector.  It is our view that ROE is one of the better quick ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: Belarus — The Next Bailed Out European Country

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 11:58 am

The IMF is poised to offer Belarus a $8 billion bailout as the former Soviet Republic teeters on the brink of insolvency.  While it's chicken feed compared with the aid ...
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Best Buy Proves Its Case For Value Investors (BBY, HD, SPLS, WMT, COST, RSH, AMZN)

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 11:38 am

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is doing something that many investors might have considered more than difficult.  Its shares are actually rallying after an earnings report.  If you just ...
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Solar on the Move, When Good News Challenges Bad News (SOLR, SPWRA, TOT, FSLR, LDK, JASO, AMAT, TAN)

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 11:09 am

Solar equipment maker GT Solar International Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) has raised the forecast for its first fiscal quarter on the strength of more than $700 million in new orders. SunPower ...
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CEOs Thrilled With Economy

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 11:04 am

CEOs think the economy is much better than it was two quarters. That is, at least, based on how the prospects of their own companies tell.   “Fully 87% of ...
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Rumors We Would Like To Hear: HP Sells PC Unit

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 10:49 am

Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) new CEO Leo Apotheker can rearrange his management team as much as he likes. He can also push out his most talented executive, Ann Livermore, who has been ...
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Consumer Confidence Falls Apart

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 10:22 am

                        Gas prices, home prices, clothing prices, and unemployment have finally reached the point at which they have ...
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Sizing Up Mortgage Exposure, Earnings, and Book Value for BofA and Peers (BAC, C, CMA, NYB, NTRS, RF, STT, USB, WFC, JPM, XLF, FAS)

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 10:06 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has found itself as the king of the mortgage mess after it decided to acquire Countrywide.  By acquiring the company's corpse rather than trying ...
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Counter-Take, A Look At Growth Funds (SBGLX, RBCGX, LAGRX, PSTAX, VGRAX, CRM, PCLN, AAPL, ORCL, WYNN, AMZN, IWF, IVW)

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 9:24 am

In times of uncertainty, most investors either go to bonds or go to defensive and dividend stocks.  So, why on earth is Zacks featuring its "Top 5 Growth Mutual Funds" ...
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OECD: US Growth Is OK?

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 9:18 am

The global growth rate may have slowed recently compared to OECD expectations. The US is the surprising exception, which is hard to fathom. US unemployment is still stubbornly high. Composite ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (6/14/2011) Wholesales Prices, Retail Sales

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 8:59 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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Today Best Market Rumors (6/14/2011) Google Maps China

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 8:52 am

Updated throughout the day Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) applied for a Google Maps license in China (Reuters) Glencore continues to look for companies it can buy (WSJ) Douglas A. McIntyre   ...
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