Monthly Archives: June 2011

Ten Cities That Will Take A Decade To Recover From The Recession

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 7:28 pm

The Great Recession officially began in December 2007 and ended in July 2009. This doesn't mean that the economy has returned to where it was before the steepest downturn since ...
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Beyond Dodd-Frank… Frank-Paul Marijuana Legalization Legislation? (MO, RAI, BUD, TAP, PEP)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 5:20 pm

If Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), and Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) should keep an eye on efforts to legalize ...
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After SEC Settlement With JPMorgan, Will Other Banks Pay Too?

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 4:52 pm

by Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, June 22, 2011, 1:57 p.m.by Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, Dec. 22by Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, Aug. 26by Jesse Eisinger ...
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The Value Stock Paradox: T2 and Iridium (IRDM, IRDMW, IRDMZ, GSAT)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 3:38 pm

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) is far from what most investors would consider a value stock, but like beauty a good deal is in the eye of the beholder. T2 ...
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FOMC Downgrades GDP & Jobs Outlook, Partly Boosts Inflation Outlook

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 2:32 pm

The FOMC already voted to keep rates at zero today, but now we have an economic outlook that has come out for what Ben Bernanke and friends see as the ...
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Rising Gold Production Cost, Very Uneven From Miner To Miner (ABX, NEM, AU, GFI, HMY, GDX, GDXJ, GLD)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 2:03 pm

One of the major caveats related to gold mining and gold prices has been the rising cost of production. Higher labor costs, higher energy costs, and lower grade ores have ...
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FOMC Keeps “Extended Period” But Omits “Transitory”

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 12:51 pm

Ben Bernanke and the FOMC have voted unanimously to keep effective Fed Funds rates at an effective target of 0.00% to 0.25% and the discount rate at 0.75%. What investors ...
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Emerging Market Fund Watch: MSCI Index Reclassification Doesn’t Change Much (MSCI, VEIEX, VWO, EEM, DREGX, PRMSX, NEWFX)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 12:34 pm

In yesterday's article about emerging market funds, we noted that three of the funds that track all or most of the stocks in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index could be ...
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Why Relational Is Going After L-3 (LLL)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Relational is going after L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LLL). From May 25 to June 16, Relational Investors and its affiliates have acquired enough stock to become the company's top ...
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Secondary Offerings To Watch For Impact (AEGR, DPM, SIX, WAVX, FVE)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 11:29 am

Secondary offerings matter. They can raise capital for a company and they can help previous investors book profits. They can also cause severe pressure on shares. We have seen either ...
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Solar Stock Slide… From Leveraged Energy to Value to Something Else (FSLR, JASO, ENER, LDK, SPWRA, YGE, TSL, STP, RNWEF, SATC, TOT, TAN)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 10:58 am

The solar stocks used to be leveraged energy companies. The sell-off after the energy bubble popped was as bad as it could get, and now many of these companies look ...
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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Ten Cities That Will Take A Decade To Recover From The Recession

Beyond Dodd-Frank… Frank-Paul Marijuana Legalization Legislation? (MO, RAI, BUD, TAP, PEP)

After SEC Settlement With JPMorgan, Will Other Banks Pay Too?

The Value Stock Paradox: T2 and Iridium (IRDM, IRDMW, IRDMZ, GSAT)

FOMC Downgrades GDP & Jobs Outlook, Partly Boosts Inflation Outlook

Rising Gold Production Cost, Very Uneven From Miner To Miner (ABX, NEM, AU, GFI, HMY, GDX, GDXJ, GLD)

FOMC Keeps “Extended Period” But Omits “Transitory”

Emerging Market Fund Watch: MSCI Index Reclassification Doesn’t Change Much (MSCI, VEIEX, VWO, EEM, DREGX, PRMSX, NEWFX)

Why Relational Is Going After L-3 (LLL)

Secondary Offerings To Watch For Impact (AEGR, DPM, SIX, WAVX, FVE)

Solar Stock Slide… From Leveraged Energy to Value to Something Else (FSLR, JASO, ENER, LDK, SPWRA, YGE, TSL, STP, RNWEF, SATC, TOT, TAN)

The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Most Negative Press (6/22)

Major Companies Trading Close To Book Value, Or Under (BAC, BG, C, GLW, HPQ, MS, SEE)

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ACHN, ADBE, FFN)

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (6/22/2011) Qantas Air Explosion, Fedex Earnings, Tobacco Settlement

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