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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Cisco Event Appears To Be No Stealth Re-Org Effort… “The Zettabyte Era” (CSCO)

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 8:26 am

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was already expected to have "a major product announcement" this week based upon the news from last week.  Wall Street and Silicon Valley are interpreting ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AONE, BCS, BYD, CPST, CTXS, HBC, JBL, LOW, LPX, MMYT, PCS, PLD, RAI, SPLS, SBUX, TXN)

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 8:07 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) Cut to Sector Perform at ...
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EU And IMF Need Assurances From Greek Unions

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 6:42 am

Demonstrations over Greece's plans to increase austerity measures to get new EU and IMF loans brought 80,000 people into the streets of Athens over the weekend. Prime Minister George Papandreou ...
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Media Digest (3/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 6:31 am

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) may release papers to investigators that show its trading behavior at the start of the credit crisis used flawed math and that the bank did not ...
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Where Is The Proof Of Google’s Chinese Cyberattack?

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 6:19 am

The Chinese government has attacked Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) over its allegations that hackers within the People's Republic recently compromised Gmail accounts. China's People's Daily reported that Google's comments have "become ...
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The 24/7 Wall St. Top 7 Analyst Calls of the Week (BRCD, DNDN, DRYS, SIRI, SZYM, TASR, VG, DELL, TINY)

Posted: June 4, 2011 at 11:20 am

Each morning we give a quick hit to the top Wall Street analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see.  As you might expect, some calls are much better, are much ...
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The Week’s Market Winners

Posted: June 4, 2011 at 6:42 am

S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (27 MAY – 2 JUN) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 2Jun11 Close Price 27May11 Market Cap ($Mil) Apollo Group Inc APOL 16.6 ...
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Key Earnings to Watch This Coming Week (FCEL, PBY, THO, HOV, CIEN, LULU, NSM, TXN, FNSR)

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 2:31 pm

Earnings season has all but ended as far as the great market-movers.  That does not mean that there are not some interesting companies reporting earnings that need to be watched.  ...
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Commodities Watch: The Coming End to QE2

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 1:26 pm

Today's commodities watch offers some thoughts about the coming end of the Federal Reserve's QE2 program and the effect that will have on commodity prices.  One could make a pretty ...
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From Dodd(-Frank) to Dud?

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 12:39 pm

by Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein ProPublica, June 3, 2011, 9:16 a.m.by Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, Dec. 22 by Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, Aug. 26by Jesse ...
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Investor Shock: Can Nokia Maintain Its Massive Dividend? (NOK, RIMM)

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 11:58 am

Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is hosed if 2011 becomes its own version of "Nokia's New Normal."  It has seen more downgrades than the U.S. economic recovery in the last week.  ...
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Alt-Energy Watch: Solar Mergers Begin, Saudi Solar, Solar Lawsuits (WFR, SPWRA, TOT, FSLR, TAN)

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 11:25 am

Today's alternative energy news is solar, solar, solar.... We have an acquisition in the solar PV project development business. A lawsuit has been filed in California to halt the construction ...
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Daily Austerity Watch: Soda Taxes Are Not The Answer To Fiscal Woes:

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 10:30 am

Politicians, such as Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter,  find the idea of taxing sugary drinks appealing because they think it will solve their fiscal problems and promote better nutrition at the ...
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Wal-Mart’s Buyback Plan Grows & Grows… Could Take Itself Private By 2025 (WMT)

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 10:08 am

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (NYSE: WMT) is hosting its annual shareholder meeting today.  As this stock has been dead money for a decade, the heat is on and the company is ...
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Huge Twist in Cell Tower Wars: Tax Accounting Issues from the SEC (AMT, CCI, SBAC)

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 9:45 am

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) and Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) are the two major players in the world of cellphone towers.  Go ahead and include 4G too.  This ...
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