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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Debt Ceiling Update: Did Obama Sabotage Talks With GOP?

Posted: July 31, 2011 at 10:32 am

As the epic conflict over the debt ceiling draws on, President Obama is besieged by denunciations from the right while fielding a blitz of disapproval from the angry left. The ...
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Top Stocks To Watch This Coming Week, The Unusual Suspects (AMZN, AWK, DYN, ETFC, COF, FSLR, F, GNW, MLNX, LCC, DAL, BKD, FVE, KND, SKH, SUNH)

Posted: July 31, 2011 at 9:10 am

There are going to be more than just several key equity issues to watch in the week ahead.  24/7 Wall St. has compiled this weekend's previews of non-earnings events to ...
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The 24/7 Wall St. Top 11 Analyst Calls of the Week (ALU, CSCO, EM, GPS, HCA, JNPR, MPEL, NFLX, P, S, WEN)

Posted: July 30, 2011 at 12:34 pm

Each morning we cover the upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we see in Wall Street research calls from the analysts.  Many calls offer great insight not found elsewhere, while some calls ...
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National Employee Morale Day At Merck (MRK)

Posted: July 30, 2011 at 8:14 am

Merck (NYSE: MRK) released an unusual earnings announcement. It is profitable, has a bright future, and will fire about 13,000 people. These employees can leave with the knowledge that they ...
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Gold Sets Another Record High, Silver Punts (NEM, ABX, GG, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, DBS, SLW, PAAS, SIL)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 3:36 pm

As the disagreement on the US debt ceiling turns into a debacle, gold posted a new high near $1,635/ounce this morning before pulling back to trade at around $1,624 late ...
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Great American Stores Starving For Customers

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 3:00 pm

It’s no secret that U.S. retail sales collapsed in 2008 and 2009 because of the recession. But several of the largest retailers consistently performed poorly between 2005 and 2010 for ...
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Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (CIM, HUM, ADM, COH, DRYS, DUK, OPEN, PFE, SIRI, AWK, CLX, CMCSA, DNDN, GRMN, WFR, TSLA, ZIP, AIG, CVS, DF, FSLR, KFT, LNKD, PCLN, LUV, PG)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 1:51 pm

We have another very busy earnings week ahead for the second quarter reporting season.  Some are DJIA components and some are sector-movers or market-movers.  We are tracking earnings and giving ...
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New 52-week Low for GM: Reacting to … What? (GM, F, TM)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 1:48 pm

In the absence of an agreement on a new US debt ceiling, the US government will stop paying its bills on Tuesday, August 4th, and, just like the rest of ...
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Paper & Pulp Earnings… Changing M&A Opportunities In the Sector? (WY, IP, TIN, BZ, LL, PCL, RYN, POPE, CUT)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 12:16 pm

Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) reported a -29% decline in profits this morning. The company's EPS came in at $0.02, compared with estimates of $0.19. Weyerhaeuser also missed on revenue, posting ...
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Sprint: The Worst Has Not Yet Been Seen (S, T, VZ, LEAP, PCS, AAPL, CLWR)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 11:27 am

The intensely competitive wireless sector showed some additional blood-letting this week when Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) announced second-quarter earnings.  The shares closed down 16% at $4.34 after being down ...
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Ten Signs The Double-Dip Recession Has Begun

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 9:17 am

Today's news on GDP shows the double dip has arrived--an expansion of only 1.3% and consumer spending up .1% in the second quarter. Astonishingly low by any account.. The debt ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ACHI, VPRT, YHOO)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 8:58 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Allied Health Care International, Inc. (NASDAQ: AHCI), VistaPrint NV ...
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Q2 GDP: So Weak That A New Recession Now Looks More Than Possible

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 8:47 am

The Commerce Department is delivering some awful news on the second quarter preliminary Gross Domestic Product in the U.S.   GDP is coming in at a preliminary second quarter level of ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, MO, AIG, BBVA, DPZ, ETN, ELNK, FAST, MMM, MS, RCL, S, SBUX, VPRT)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 8:24 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Sell at S&P Equity Research. ...
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Saving Face (and Value), Yahoo! Secures Alibaba Compromise (YHOO)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 8:12 am

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) has managed to save face on the Alibaba disaster.  An announcement was made this morning that Alibaba Group, Yahoo!, and SoftBank have all reached an agreement ...
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