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Monthly Archives: July 2011

What Does A Chinese Recession Look Like?

Posted: July 13, 2011 at 6:34 am

A recession in the U.S. is present when GDP turns negative. That may not be the case in China. The People's Republic needs much more rapid growth to support its ...
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Short Sellers Savage Market Laggards

Posted: July 13, 2011 at 6:31 am

Short sellers often invest in stocks that have had sharp short-term gains and may have reached peak valuations. That would put Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) on most of those lists, along ...
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Media Digest (7/13/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 13, 2011 at 6:21 am

China's GDP grew at a 9.5% rate last quarter and the country increased inflation forecasts (Reuters) Moody's cut Ireland's rating to junk (Reuters) EU leaders may let Greece default (Reuters) ...
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The American Cities With The Most Millionaires

Posted: July 13, 2011 at 3:45 am

Each year, Capgemini publishes the U.S. Metro Wealth Index, which ranks the number of high-net-worth individuals living within the ten largest metropolitan statistical areas. According to the report, high-net-worth Individuals ...
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Identity Crisis: Campbell Soup as a Luxury Brand (CPB)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 4:43 pm

Food is one of the defensive sectors for equity investors if there ever was one.  Now, step back for a minute and consider a company like Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: ...
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Another Moody’s Debt Downgrade of Ireland, With Negative Outlook (IRL, AIB, IRE)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 3:41 pm

As if the PIIGS needed any more bad news, Moody's has just downgraded Ireland yet again.  Like you wouldn't have known about this.  This pertains to its foreign and local-currency ...
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FOMC Minutes: The Undying Hints of QE3

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 2:45 pm

Today's FOMC Minutes from the June 21 to 22 Fed meeting may have had a small impact in the markets today, but the real question is whether or not two-week ...
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Newest Gold Boom Could Aid Big Miners (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, NEM, ABX, AUY, GG)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 1:47 pm

The price of gold topped 1,100 euros/ounce yesterday, its highest point ever against the single currency. The yellow metal is also threatening its US dollar peak, having risen to more ...
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More Evidence of Pre-IPO Valuation Shell Games (LNKD, RENN, GSVC, P)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 1:26 pm

We have said it before... Some of the current initial public offerings with very low share floats and some of the valuations of these private (semi-public) companies are in ...
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American Superconductor Restatement Highlights The Woes In Solar Sector (AMSC, ESLR, SOLR, SOL, TAN)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 11:56 am

Today is not a good-news day in the alternative energy sector. American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) has said that it will restate revenues for the last two calendar quarters of ...
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Euro-ETFs In Focus, From Greece to Italy and Beyond (EWI, EWG, VGK, EZU)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 10:06 am

Italy's sovereign debt trails only the US and Japan in size. For a relatively small nation with debt totaling 120% of GDP, $2.2 trillion in debt is a big deal. ...
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Despite Woes, New Buybacks & Dividend Hikes Stay Strong (AOS, CLF, CMI, KLAC, NWS)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 9:58 am

The market is soft, the economy hit a soft patch, and now woes are building about Italy beyond Greece, while China and India keep applying the brakes on growth.  This ...
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News Corp Plans To Buy $5 Billion In Stock, Shares Soars

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 9:16 am

News Corp (NYSE: NWS) has filed a document with the SEC that says it will buy in as may as $5 billion of its shares. The market cap of the ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (LDK, MCHP, RADS)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 8:52 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: LDK),  Microchip Technology ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, AWK, WTR, CHU, CYN, CBSH, FII, HFC, MTB, MCHP, PEGA, BOX, SEE, SU, TSO)

Posted: July 12, 2011 at 8:34 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. American ...
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