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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Fund Watch: Time To Search For Value (CVFYX, VASVX, FDVLX, IVE, IWN, XLF)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm

When investors get nervous, the one stock market segment that finds attention is "value funds" as investors look for protection but can still get upside of the stock market.  Following ...
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What Does It Cost: $1.8 Billion, What Groupon’s Impending IPO Has Cost LinkedIn’s Market Cap

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 11:56 am

> LinkedIn’s Peak Valuation: $8.9 billion > LinkedIn’s Current Valuation: $7.1 billion > Amount Lost: $1.8 billion Social networking site LinkedIn recently enjoyed an enormous single day jump following its ...
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Lessons of Claiming a ‘Merger of Equals’ (TRH, AWH, BRK-A)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 11:20 am

Transatlantic Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TRH) and Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: AWH) are getting to see the gains and pains of what exactly a "merger of equals" translates ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst Press (6/13)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 10:24 am

News that a drought in west Texas could undermine oil and gas production hit Halliburton, Anadarko, and KBR. Bank of New York Mellon was hit by negative coverage of a ...
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CafePress: An Old Dot-Com IPO Worth Considering (VPRT, SFLY)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 10:19 am

CafePress Inc. is one of the latest dot-com players that has filed to come public.  What is interesting is that CafePress is far from an unknown internet player and it ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: Greek Prime Minister Is At The End Of His Rope

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 10:09 am

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is mad as hell and can't take it anymore.  Though there is no sign that Papandreou is about to lose his mind like the character ...
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CIGNA Talks Guidance, No Word on Merger (CI, AET)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 9:28 am

It was just last week that CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) was noted in an analyst research note as being a good fit for the likes of AETNA Inc. (NYSE: AET).  ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (NSTC, SLGN, VOD)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 8:51 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTC), Silgan Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (6/13/2011) Apple Union, Arby’s Sale

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 8:51 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’s Best Market Rumors (6/13/2011) IBM CEO Search, Spotify

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 8:35 am

Updated throughout the day. IBM (NYSE: IBM) has started the process to choose a new CEO (WSJ) Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. PLC rose on rumors it would be bought by ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CAR, COO, GE, MPEL, TAP, NOK, RJET, RIMM, SRE, SINA, SPLS, SRCL, RIG)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) Reiterated Strong Buy at ...
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Honeywell Expands Communications Platform With EMS Tech Acquisition (HON, ELMG)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 8:15 am

Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) is expanding its capabilities in rugged mobile computing and satellite communications this morning.  The conglomerate has just announced its plans to acquire EMS Technologies, Inc. ...
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Wendy’s Sale of Arby’s, A Move Back to Basics & Back to Growth (WEN, MCD, YUM)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 7:39 am

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) is soon to just be Wendy's again, sort of.  The company has been exploring alternatives to try to unlock the value of the two ...
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Apple Will Be Thrashed By Microsoft In Four Years

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 6:42 am

All Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has to do is hang on for a few years and it will have a huge share of the smartphone market due to its partnership with ...
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EU Tax Rates, Block To Bailouts?

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 6:38 am

It is likely a safe assumption that the support of government spending in nations with high tax rates is lower than support in countries where tax rates are low. A ...
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