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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Media Digest (6/28/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 28, 2011 at 6:18 am

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will launch a cloud version of Office to compete with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). (Reuters) Oil fell on Greek debt concerns. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) said its protected ...
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Bracing For More Key Stock Splits (SIX, AMX, LULU, MMS)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 5:14 pm

We have noticed a near-record wave of stock splits of late despite the trend of today where companies have tended to prefer high share prices over record share prices.  ...
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Enbridge Energy Partners Raising More Capital (EEP)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 4:36 pm

Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EEP) has just announced that it is raising capital.  The partnership is offering approximately 7 million of its Class-A common units.  The gross proceeds would ...
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PIMCO Bracing For Higher Commodity Prices & More Inflation

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 4:20 pm

Even though the US Federal Reserve downplays the contribution of commodity prices in the US core inflation rate, that doesn't mean that everyone agrees. In fact, most of us who ...
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Value Check: Is Google Really Worth $800? (GOOG)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is in a strange situation.  Ten days ago we noted how its chart was breaking down under $500 and how the stock was acting like and ...
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Priciest Commodity Around: The $100,000 Razor (PG, HPQ, JMPLY, FCX)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 2:57 pm

One of the great marketing rules of all time comes from the shaving business: give away the razor; charge a lot for the blades. Gillette, now part of Proctor & ...
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Natural Gas, Show & Tell… When Media Reports Get Refuted (CHK)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 2:00 pm

When the New York Times reported over the weekend that natural gas companies and their huge bets on wells was noted as being "the gas may not be as easy ...
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If All Major Solar Companies Announce Share Buybacks… (LDK, JKS, SOLR, STP, JASO, TSL)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 12:02 pm

Solar PV makers are facing a tough second half of 2011. Forecast supply is expected to exceed demand, and virtually every solar supplier is seeing its stock price head south. ...
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Short-Term Bond Funds Serve a Purpose (LALDX, VBIRX, PRWBX)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 11:49 am

Any positive return from a short-term bond fund offers investors a reason to flee the money market funds which are currently the equivalent of stuffing cash under a mattress. Over ...
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Deep Value Stocks in Consumer Goods (AVY, BMS, DF, JCI, KFT, LEG, NWL, PVH, RKT, SEE, XRX)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 10:07 am

24/7 Wall St. has been conducting reviews looking for value stocks now that the market has softened.  Looking solely for “cheap stocks” on book value is very incomplete, so we ...
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People Still Hate The Press: Where Is Walter Cronkite?

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 9:54 am

Members of the press nearly always place themselves above politicians, military officers, and even evangelists in their own minds. It is an odd decision, although it is at the core ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (6/27/2011) Consumer Spending Killed, French Banks Back Greece

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 8:55 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 Active Trader Alert Stocks (ICGN, PFE, PTIE, ZLCS)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 8:50 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Icagen, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICGN), Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Pain Therapeutics, ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/27/2011) New Goldman Sachs CEO? Hulu Sale

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 8:25 am

Updated throughout the day. David Solomon may be the next CEO of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) (Reuters) Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Siemens will restructure their joint venture after a failure ...
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Investing in Facebook Via the Back Door, GSV Capital (GSVC, MSFT)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 8:22 am

Everyone wants to get a piece of Facebook.  Shares have been sold by the company and shares have been sold by employees and insiders on private market exchanges.  Now a ...
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