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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Daily Austerity Watch: The Silly Fight Over The Iowa Governor’s Chef

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 10:17 am

Debates over austerity oftentimes get nasty and personal.   In Iowa, the fiscal dust-up has taken a turn for the silly. Democrats in the state Legislature say they are outraged that ...
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Day Two Outlook For Fusion-io IPO… Data Decentralization Rules (FIO, AAPL, WDC, AKAM, SNDK, EMC)

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 9:38 am

Fusion-io Inc. (NYSE: FIO) might not have closed near its highs on its initial public offering debut on Thursday, but this did command a double-premium if you consider that it ...
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Top Day Trader & Active Trader Alerts (DCIX, GOOD, HRBN, LULU, MCP, RENT, TGB, RLD, VRGY, YONG)

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 8:58 am

We have many stocks on the move this morning, some on earnings and some on individual news.  The big stocks for active traders and day traders this Friday morning are ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (6/10/2011)** Toyota Earnings, Pandora IPO

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 8:41 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 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIG, BKH, BXP, CI, CME, FCEL, JRCC, LDK, MFB, WFR, MU, ORCL, SQI, SODA, SFG, UA, ZLC, ZIP)

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 8:35 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Started as Buy at ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/10/2011) Ally IPO, Google M&A, MySpace Buyout

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 8:32 am

Updated throughout the day. Hillary Clinton may be the next president of The World Bank (Reuters) Ally Financial may delay its IPO (Reuters) Anglo Irish Bank may sell its $10 ...
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Random Direction in Short Interest Levels of High-Priced NASDAQ Favorites (AMZN, AAPL, BIDU, FFIV, FSLR, GOOG, NFLX, PCLN, QCOM, WYNN)

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 8:09 am

The May 31, 2011 short interest data is now out and there was a very mixed bag in the world of short selling when it comes to the NASDAQ's high-priced ...
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Irish Banks: When Wards of the State Leave the Orphanage (AIB, IRE, NBG)

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 7:30 am

If you have been following the crisis news regarding the PIIGS, or the PIGS, nations, Ireland seems to currently be overlooked due to the immediacy of the Greek woes.  The ...
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Short Bets Against Retail Disappear

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 6:37 am

Short sellers must not agree with the conventional wisdom that high gas prices and unemployment will keep Americans out of stores and malls this summer. These investors decreased their negative ...
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No Jobs Recovery For A Decade?

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 6:33 am

The Ivy League MBAs who go to work at consulting firm McKinsey & C0. may not have to worry about employment, but a new study by the firm shows that ...
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Job Concerns Race Ahead Of Government Trouble Fears

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 6:31 am

                                  Do not tell Americans that they should worry about the deficit or ...
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10 Reasons Apple Won’t Pay a Dividend Any Time Soon (AAPL, MSFT, CSCO, NFLX, SIRI, AKAM, TIVO)

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 6:30 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has enjoyed massive growth over the last decade.  It has overcome a near-death experience and transformed itself into the second largest company by market capitalization.  Now ...
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Media Digest (6/10/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 6:26 am

Hilary Clinton may become the head of the World Bank. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) said it expects profits to fall by 35% due to the effects of the earthquake. (Reuters) ...
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Companies That Can’t Keep Your Secrets

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 4:50 am

In the 1990s, Kevin Mitnick was the most wanted cyber-criminal in the world.  These days, Mitnick is wanted for another reason -- his expertise. Demand for Mitnick’s services as security ...
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Avaya Formally Files For $1 Billion IPO, The re-IPO Trend Continues (ALU)

Posted: June 9, 2011 at 4:14 pm

Avaya Inc. is going to soon be public again.  After being taken private during the private equity peak it has now filed for its initial public offering.  No terms were ...
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