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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Silver IPO Filing: Sunshine Silver Mines (AGS)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 4:11 pm

It was surprising not see many silver and gold companies try to come public in initial public offerings during the great moves seen in the shiny metals.  We now have ...
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S&P Removes Negative Outlook From California Muni Rating (BFZ, MUC, EVM, IIC, IQC, NUC, NAC, NXC, PZC, PCK, PCQ)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 3:34 pm

Is California's debt rating safe?  Or is in the same boat as Greece?  That depends upon whom you ask.  Meredith Whitney would probably say it is not safe.  Standard & ...
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When New Street-High Targets Are Offered on Netflix (NFLX)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 2:45 pm

When can one adequately call a top in a company like Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX)?  The answer is simultaneously "never" and "any time." When momentum investing (and day trading) works, ...
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Privatizations to Share Sales, Russia Wants to be China (XOM, BP, RDS-A, BIDU, LDK, TSL, YNDX)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 1:15 pm

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev told an economic conference last month that he had ordered the government to reduce its controlling interests in some of the country's biggest companies. He wants ...
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More Waves of Stock Splits Heading This Way (LULU, OKS, TGI, SNHY, CLH, OKE)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 12:55 pm

The mania of stock splits is not quite as fast and furious as it was earlier in June on the split calendar, but we are still seeing some key ...
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Your Mortgage Refinance Opportunities May Be Quickly Going Away

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 10:57 am

It was back in mid-May that we issued a call to arms for Americans to look into refinancing their mortgages if they missed the boat in 2010.  At the time, ...
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Alt Energy Watch: US Lends Funds for Cellulosic Ethanol Plant (FSLR, SPWRA, USU, ADM, VLO)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 10:13 am

The US Department of Energy has announced that it will offer a loan guarantee for $105 million to expand an Iowa plant that makes ethanol from the cellulosic waste ...
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Party City Re-IPO Closer to Market (PRTY, PCTY)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 9:19 am

Party City Holdings is a company you have probably run by if you have ever had to buy party favors.  This was taken private back in 2005 and it is ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AFFX, APAC, ASML)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 8:53 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX), APAC Customer Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (7/7/2011) Pfizer M&A, ADP, Jobless Claims

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 8:46 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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Today’ Best Market Rumors (7/7/2011) Blackstone’s $16 Billion, Apple’s New Phone

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 8:38 am

Updated throughout the day. Treasury has begun to examine alternatives to default after August 2. (Reuters) Blackstone (NYSE: BSX) will raise $16 billion for its new buy-out fund (Reuters) Apple ...
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June’s Unexpected Sales Jump for Retailers (COST, M, LTD, TGT, SSI)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 8:36 am

The month of June looks to have been pretty good for some U.S. retailers. Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M), Limited Brands Inc. (NYSE: LTD), Target Corp. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, AIG, AXAS, AMAT, FST, FOSL, IBM, KAI, KLAC, NFLX, NE, NOR, OPEN, RAVN, STX, SBUX, TLAB, WDC, YUM)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 8:27 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Reiterated Buy and raised target to ...
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Value Fund Manager Interview: Picks & Outlook Ahead (NEIMX, CVX, PEG, RTN)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 8:01 am

Last April, Harvey Neiman of Neiman Funds Management, said in an interview that market volatility was going to be the theme for 2011. Rather than trying to predict what would ...
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Skullcandy IPO Closer to Fruition (SKUL)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 7:55 am

Skullcandy is a company many investors and many adults may have never heard of.  That may change as the company has now updated the SEC paperwork for an IPO.  The ...
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