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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Major Options Bets in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 12:34 pm

Emerging markets are cumulatively supposed to make up a catch-all investment sector for investors seeking true growth in the next decade.  If you have been watching the ticker tape of ...
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10 Unexpected Winners From Oil Release (FDX, UAL, AMR, JBHT, WMT, HD, GPS, AAPL, RIMM, KR)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 11:55 am

West Texas Intermediate Crude is bleeding today now that the IEA has made a coordinated release of 60 million barrels of oil.  Half of that will come from the United ...
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Electric Car Maker Files for Bankruptcy, Sales for Others Still Slow (F, HEV, GM, TM, HMC, TSLA)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 11:44 am

Norway's entry in the electric vehicle (EV) sweepstakes, Think (or sometimes, Th!nk) has filed for bankruptcy because the company has been unable to find long-term financing. The company, once owned ...
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The Real Rite Aid Question After Earnings: Can It Survive? (RAD, WAG, CVS, WMT)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 11:07 am

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is actually trading up on a day that the broader market is down considerably.  That always makes being critical sound a bit misplaced, but we ...
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The World Rejoices As IEA Agrees to Release Crude from Strategic Reserves

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 10:23 am

The 28 countries comprising the International Energy Agency (IEA) have agreed to release a total of 60 million barrels of oil as a result of the continuing supply disruption to ...
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Deep Value Stocks in Basic Materials (AA, ACI, DOW, DVN, NUE, STLD, BRK-A)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 10:09 am

The markets are currently shaky and investors are looking for cover.  While many seek defensive stocks and while many seek high dividends to offer equity exposure with some safety, one ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ACHN, ALU, IRE, NOK)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 8:56 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACHN), Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), Bank of Ireland ...
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Winners as China Opens Up Mutual Fund Sales From Foreign Banks (C, HBC, BAC)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 8:55 am

China has loosened up its regulations and will now allow banks to distribute foreign mutual funds later this year.  Winners are expected to be Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) and HSBC ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (6/22/2011) Jobless Claimes Depression

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 8:39 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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Weekly Jobless Claims Bring No Mercy

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 8:38 am

The weekly jobless claims just keep offering no real support to the labor market.  Data released by the U.S. Labor Department showed that the weekly jobless claims rose again.  The ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BBBY, BRCM, DISCA, DANG, FDX, FFIV, FSLR, HUB-B, ICON, NLC, RPTP)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 8:26 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) Reiterated Buy and ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/23/2011) Hulu Valuation, $2 Trillion Greek Problem

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 8:19 am

Updated throughout the day. Warburg Pincus will launch a new buy-out fund (Reuters) Derivative exposure to Greek debt is $2 trillion (WSJ) Hulu will ask fifty times earnings as a ...
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The Fed’s Great Optimism

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 6:45 am

The Federal Reserve barely cuts its forecast for GDP growth in this year and next. The agency estimated the economy will expand 2.7 percent to 2.9 percent this year, down ...
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The One Millionth Budget Proposal

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 6:41 am

Rep.Kevin Brady (R-TX), another representative who likes to grin in front of TV cameras as if he has all the answers to America's financial problems, is the the Vice Chairman ...
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Americans Turn Against Congress

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 6:33 am

Americans think that all members of Congress are carpetbaggers. At least that is what a new Gallup poll indicates. Citizens think better of the military than any other group in ...
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