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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (DRYS, OREX, TSLA)

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 8:54 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS), Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OREX), ...
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Unemployment & Payrolls: No Job Creation… Summer Doldrums Begin Early

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 8:44 am

The Labor Department has confirmed the ghastly jobs data that the ADP figures and the weekly jobless claims figures were indicating.  The unemployment rate came in higher at 9.1% and ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARUN, CECO, CENT, DRYS, ETN, FDO, FRX, FRO, MPEL, PANL, UTI, V)

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 8:34 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. ...
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The Ten Countries With The Most Millionaires

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 6:30 am

The world is becoming wealthier. According to a new report from The Boston Consulting Group, global wealth grew by about 8% in 2010 to $121.8 trillion. By the end of ...
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Which Social Network Will Be The Last IPO?

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 6:28 am

There is a game of chicken between social networks and the stock market. Each new IPO raises more questions about valuations. Those questions may bring more skepticism from investors. The ...
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Unemployment And Gas Prices

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 6:23 am

The May ADP numbers are awful, showing that the US economy added only 38,000 private sector employees. Public sector jobs are likely to fall as well as austerity measures at ...
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Media Digest (6/3/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 6:20 am

Employment is likely to be hurt by the weak economy. (Reuters) Hackers attacked a new Sony (NYSE: SNE) network. (Reuters) A Prada filing with the Hong Kong exchange showed $215 ...
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Five Reasons Why The Germans and Greeks Hate Each Other

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 8:15 pm

If Germany and Greece were a married couple, they would be headed for divorce.  Like  many faltering relationships, it comes down to money.    Germany, Europe's largest economy, has plenty of ...
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Moody’s May Downgrade US–Becomes White House Ally

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 7:38 pm

Source: OECD StatisticsMoody's threatened to downgrade America's sovereign debt primarily because the Democrats and Republicans cannot settle on a compromise to increase the debt cap. The action will probably add ...
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Even After Mortgage Modification, Shoddy Bank Practices Hurt Homeowners

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 4:00 pm

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica, June 2, 2011, 9:48 a.m.by Paul Kiel, ProPublica, June 2 Chanel Rosario was supposed to be one of the lucky ones. After years of sending and ...
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Groupon Files For IPO (GRPN, GOOG, AMZN, TZOO, RLOC, LOCM)

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Groupon, Inc. has just filed for an initial public offering.  No terms were disclosed other than that the sale is for up to $750 million in common stock.  The company ...
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Nearly Half of DJIA Stocks Down Over 10% Or Approaching -10% From Highs (AA, BAC, CAT, DD, GE, HD, HPQ, JPM, MSFT, CVX, DIS, XOM, INTC, WMT, DIA, VZ, UTX, MMM)

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Did you heed the call "Sell in May and Go Away!" this year?  It turns out that as of mid-day we now have nearly half of the 30 Dow Jones ...
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Moody’s Now Takes Even Closer Aim At United States Rating Downgrade

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 1:55 pm

Moody's must love being in the headlines of controversy this week.  First Greece, then U.S. banks, and now Uncle Sam... Moody's has warned in a fresh report that if no ...
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Alternative Energy Dilemma: $500 Billion at Stake in Smart Grid (SBGSY, TLVT, ABB, ALSMY, SI, GRID)

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 11:34 am

Today's alternative energy news keys off of another acquisition in the increasingly competitive smart grid area.  What is more important is that the dollars at stake here are literally billions ...
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Moody’s Reviews U.S. Banks, Effectively A Downgrade Without Formality (BAC, C, WFC, BK, FAS, FAZ)

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 10:38 am

Moody's is not without question over how it rated (and still rates) many issues after the credit crisis.  The problem with that caveat is that ratings agencies are still considered ...
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