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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, ABX, BSX, C. CLX, EBAY, GNW, HBAN, JDSU, LNKD, ERIC, NFLX, NXPI, RJET, SNI, SBNY, SKYW, SPWRA, LCC)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:30 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Maintained Underperform but raised estimates at Credit ...
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Why U.S. Bond Investors Should Look Internationally (GMDFX, GAMDX, PEBLX, RPIBX)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:19 am

Bonds should be a part of almost all portfolios through time, particularly for those getting more elevated in age who need safety.  It is no secret that U.S. bond yields ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (7/18/2011) Borders Disappears, Reader’s Digest For Sale

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:08 am

Updated throughout the day. A deadline for final bids to save Borders Group has passed (WSJ) Reader's Digest is for sale (WSJ) China failed to disclose as much as 20 ...
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Many ETFs and Mutual Funds at Risk over Chinese Bank Stock Holdings (FXI, GXC, PGJ, MCHFX, FHKAX, TCWAX)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:01 am

Estimates of the amount of Chinese bank lending total nearly $7.5 trillion. Of that total about 30%, or $2.2 trillion, has been lent through a central government program that puts ...
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America’s 10 Most Popular Summer Vacation Destinations

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 7:16 am

Taking a summer vacation as a reward for working hard all year long is ingrained in the American culture. But the significance of these annual trips goes far beyond refreshing ...
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Royal Philips Electronics NV And The Global GDP Slowdown

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 6:47 am

Royal Philips Electronics NV is one of the largest companies in the world. Its growth, or lack thereof, is therefore a reasonable proxy of the growth at a number of ...
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Teavana Sets IPO Terms, Yet Not In Favor of Shareholders (TEA)

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 6:39 am

Teavana Holdings, Inc. has now set the terms for its pending initial public offering.  The retailer of high-end tea's and the peripheral market around teas has projected that it will ...
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The Slowdown Of Tech: MBAs Seized By A Desire To Join The Industry

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 6:32 am

New research shows that graduates from American business schools have a growing desire to join tech firms over investment banks and management consultancies. It is an almost certain sign that ...
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Moody’s: Eliminate The Debt Cap And Save US Rating

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 6:28 am

Moody's has a simple solution to the U.S. debt cap problem and the threat over the country's Aaa rating: Eliminate the cap completely. It is an ingenious and practical solution ...
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Media Digest (7/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 6:22 am

Democrats and Republicans are not closer to a deal on the debt ceiling (Reuters) The hacking scandal has pushed News Corp's shares (NYSE: NWS) even lower (Reuters) Moody's suggested that ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top 10 Analyst Calls of the Week (ALU, AWK, AAPL, ARBA, CTL, GOOG, GOV, HFC, LRCX, WSM)

Posted: July 17, 2011 at 10:44 am

24/7 Wall St. generally reports on ten to fifteen analyst calls each morning as the top analyst calls of the day, but after we go through these at the end ...
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The Week’s Largest Stock Market Losers: GameStop Corp, Monster Worldwide Inc, And Capital One Financial Corp

Posted: July 16, 2011 at 8:40 am

The S&P 500 stocks which lost the most were mostly from the tech sector. Microchip Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MCHP) was down almost 16%. The company cut it earnings guidance which ...
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The Weeks Stock Market Winners: Eli Lilly, Goodyear, General Mills, and More

Posted: July 16, 2011 at 8:02 am

The number of stocks that made substantial gains for the week was limited. The great exception to that rule was Petrohawk Energy Corporation Co (NYSE: HK) which jumped 62.5% on ...
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S&P Fallout: GSE, Insurance, and Major Financial Ratings Get the ‘CreditWatch Negative’ Too

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 3:54 pm

The ratings agencies may have been totally off the mark ahead of the mortgage crisis that helped to wreck our economy, but do not think for a second that they ...
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American Cities With The Fastest Green Jobs Growth

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 3:32 pm

It's no secret the U.S. is struggling with high unemployment and dismal job growth. But at least one industry seems to be bucking the trend. “Sizing the Clean Economy: A ...
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