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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Can IBM, Google & Apple Save Tech ETFs From More Selling This Summer? (SOXX, PXQ, FXL, IGN, SMH, QQQ)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 9:22 am

There are plenty of questions about the technology sector this summer. Two important earnings reports, from Google and IBM, have come out so far and both were better than expectations. ...
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AIG Hopes IPO of Aircraft Leasing Can Generate Value (AIG)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 9:12 am

American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is reportedly about to unload a part of its huge airplane leasing business through an initial public offering.  The leasing operation is named International ...
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Housing Takes A U-Turn: New Starts Higher

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 9:06 am

The housing market may be showing signs of life. New construction of U.S. houses surged in June to its highest level in five months, the Commerce Department reported this morning. ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (7/19/2011) Earnings For Bank Of America, Coke, And Goldman Sachs (GS, BAC, KO)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 8:49 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, IDCC, NWSA, PFE)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 8:40 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Icagen, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICGN), Interdigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), News Corporation ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumor (7/19/2011) American Buy Airbus, AIG IPO

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 8:39 am

Updated throughout the day. The News Corp (NYSE: NWS) has considered replacing Rupert Murdoch (Reuters) American Air (NYSE: AMR) will probably order a large number of Airbus jets (WSJ) AIG ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (NLY, BHP, CELL, FTE, FIO, IVR, MDT, OKE, TLB, THOR, WOOF, WBMD)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 8:35 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) Started as Market Perform ...
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UnitedHealth Growing Earnings Through Reform (UNH)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 8:20 am

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) reported second quarter revenues and earnings and it appears that the world of healthcare insurance is not being killed yet by “reform.”  Revenues increased 8 ...
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The Harley-Davidson Earnings Economic Indicator: All Is Well (HOG, F, GM)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 8:14 am

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) is not exactly a true economic indicator like you could claim against Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) or General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM).  What is interesting ...
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Bank of America Lives Up to Earnings & Book Value Comparisons (BAC, JPM, C)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 7:25 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) met earnings estimates this morning with its loss of -$0.90 EPS due to its multi-billion settlement announced at the end of June.  The total ...
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Threat To Apple’s Future Earnings: No 4G iPhone

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 6:35 am

Apple, Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is not ready to launch a 4G-enabled iPhone, and that may be as important as any news that comes out with is earnings and forecasts today. ...
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IBM: When Good News Drives Share Prices Lower

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 6:32 am

IBM (NYSE: IBM) posted extraordinarily strong earnings for the quarter that ended June 30. The news caused the technology giant's shares to slip after hours and then rise very slightly. ...
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S&P Prepares To Savage News Corp

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 6:26 am

Standard & Poor's put News Corp (NYSE: NWS) on credit watch just as Rupert Murdoch prepares to testify before Parliament. His board may have signaled support for his role as ...
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Media Digest (7/19/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 6:23 am

Parliament will question Rupert Murdoch of News Corp (NYSE: NWS) today (Reuters) IBM's (NYSE: IBM) service business rose, driving earnings up (Reuters) Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will fire 15% of its ...
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The Most Complex Budget Proposal: Too Much, Too Late

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 6:21 am

Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma spent most of Sunday promoting his plan to transform the U.S. budget on network TV. He released the 600-page proposal today. It was not worth ...
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