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Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Eleven Most Implanted Medical Devices In America

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:02 pm

Implanted medical devices are one of the most profitable businesses of the U.S. healthcare industry. While many devices help extend and improve quality of life, a great many others may ...
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IBM & Google Propel Apple’s All-Time Highs Before Earnings (IBM, GOOG, AAPL)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 6:56 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings on Tuesday after the close.  What is interesting is that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) helped to allow a big boost to ...
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Cisco’s Dilemma: 6,500 Layoffs Might Not Be Enough (CSCO)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 4:57 pm

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) seems as though it cannot win for losing.  The company's updated "action plan" involves a further organizational simplification, implying lower costs and layoffs.  The company ...
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IBM Earnings Try To Escape Larger Market Woes (IBM)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 4:31 pm

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) has managed to beat its earnings targets.  The technology services and equipment giant reported non-GAAP earnings growth of 18% to $3.09 EPS vs $3.03 ...
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New Value Worries: Banks Trading at or Above Book Value (JPM, C, MTB, NYB, PNC, STT, TCB, USB, WFC)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 3:14 pm

Screening for value in banks right now is probably a fools' game.  In fact, J.P Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) trades at close to 0.9-times book value and Citigroup ...
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The Devil’s Metal Redux… Is Silver Above $40 Just Another Death Trap? (SLV, SIVR, PSLV, ZSL, SIL, SLW, PAAS)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 1:39 pm

As the politicians in America play chicken with our prized Triple-A debt rating and as Europe is succumbing to its PIIGS, gold has eclipsed $1600 per ounce and now it ...
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Scandals Keep Hitting Solar & China (LDK, JASO, TSL, APWR, STP, YGE, JKS, FSLR, SPWRA)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 12:42 pm

Shares of LDK Solar Co. Inc. (NYSE: LDK) are getting hit again today following the company's announcement that a member of its board of directors who was also the head ...
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BofA’s Expected Drop In Book Value & Goodwill Take Out $100 Billion Market Cap Status (BAC, C, JPM)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 12:21 pm

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is back to being the worst of the worst of the Dow Jones Industrial Average components.  Shares broke under $10.00 on Friday for the ...
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The Gold Stocks That Need To Catch Up To Gold (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, BVN, GSS, NAK, UXG, NEM, ABX, GG, AUY)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 11:10 am

Since the beginning of July gold prices have risen nearly 7%, from around $1,500/ounce to today's record high over $1,600/ounce. Risk is off the table in the equities markets as ...
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U.S. Default Twist, Reward Overshadowed By Risk in Mortgage REITs (HTS, CMO, NLY, CIM, ANH, MFA, REM)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 10:37 am

The world of Mortgage REITs offers massive yields for income investors.  There is a big caveat here.  It offers massive yields, until it doesn't... then you don't want to ...
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Will a $9 iPhone 3 Undercut Sales of Apple’s iPhone 5?

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 10:34 am

By Douglas A. McIntyre AT&T (T) is now offering an $9 iPhone. Granted, that price is for a refurbished 3 G3S-8G. But the handset provides the same essential functions as ...
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Shell to Sell Arctic Gas Stake, Focus on Shale (RDS-A, COP, XOM)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 9:49 am

Less than five years ago, natural gas was selling for as much as $13/thousand cubic feet. It sells for about a third of that today, and some of the high-dollar ...
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MGIC Struggles for Viability & Relevance (MTG, PMI, MBI)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 9:42 am

MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG) is one of the troubled mortgage insurers which we routinely worry about for both viability and relevance.  This morning's earnings report does nothing to ease ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AIXG, NWSA, SCEI, WBMD)

Posted: July 18, 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 Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: AIXG), News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA), Sino Clean ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (7/18/2011) Harbro Earnings, Gold At $1,600

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:41 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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