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Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Presidency Gets Downgraded on the Economy

Posted: August 18, 2011 at 6:31 am

President Obama's approval rating on his handling of the economy has hit an all-time low. It is likely it would not matter who was president when it comes to how ...
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Media Digest (8/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 18, 2011 at 6:28 am

Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) new CEO faces investors concerned about its prospects. (Reuters) U.S. box office sales near records despite the slowdown. (Reuters) Lenovo posts strong earnings in spite of troubles ...
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States Where No One Wants To Buy A New Home

Posted: August 18, 2011 at 4:44 am

There is a strong indication that home builders have almost ceased activity in several states as demand for newly built homes has dwindled. The slowdown in new home permits is ...
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After-Hours Stocks on the Move (HOTT, IVR, JDSU, LTD, NTAP, PETM, SNPS, GENT)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 4:47 pm

We have many stocks on the move after the close this Wednesday, many on earnings.  The stocks on the move are as follows: Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT); Invesco Mortgage ...
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New Mortgage REIT ETF Highlights Double-Digit Dividend Yields (MORT, NLY, AGNC, CIM, MFA, HTS)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Investors now have yet one more option to choose from when it comes to investing in mortgage REITs.  Van Eck Global has now launched the Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ...
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Share Buyback Announcements Continue In Droves (PFG, BIN, CLF, LTM, ACM, FRX, IPG, MYGN, RSG, LO, NWL, TIVO)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 1:18 pm

It was just last week that we had identified literally 25 big share buyback announcements from companies in the preceding two weeks.  These companies were actually buying back the stock ...
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New Uncertainty in Farm Equipment Sales (DE, CNH, AGCO, CAT, CF, POT, DBA, MOO)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fiscal third quarter EPS of $1.69 this morning, just $0.02 better than analysts' consensus estimate. Revenue totaled $8.37 billion, significantly better ...
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Staples Sends Message To Short Sellers on Earnings (SPLS, ODP, OMX)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 11:13 am

Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) was a down and out retailer... Keyword: WAS.  This morning's earnings report has done two things.  First, it has shown that even the world of office ...
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Patent Trolling: Kodak Next Up (EK, GOOG, MMI, AAPL, MSFT, RIMM, EMC)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 10:51 am

The next round of smartphone patent buying may focus on Eastman Kodak Co.  (NYSE: EK), the 130-year old photography giant that missed the digital bus. The $12.5 billion acquisition by ...
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What the Apple Online Store Outage Means Financially (AAPL, AMZN, EBAY)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 10:25 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is supposed be invincible.  Apparently, as your size grows your problems can grow as well.  Apple's Online Store website is down.  http://store.apple.com is the failed site ...
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Unemployment Up In August

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 10:13 am

New data from Gallup shows what economists might have expected. Unemployment has risen in the US recently, as the economy has slowed or perhaps even gone into reverse. The trend ...
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First Solar Shares Skid on Executive’s Departure (FSLR, ESLR, GE, NEE, TAN)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 10:00 am

After markets closed yesterday, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) announced the resignation of Jens Meyerhoff, president of its utility systems business group, effective September 30th. Meyerhoff joined First Solar in ...
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Chinese Online Video IPO: Tudou (TUDO, YOKU, SOHU)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 9:44 am

After everything you have seen from IPOs with a small float and with all of the accounting scares out of China, imagine a Chinese internet IPO today that is bringing ...
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Target’s Earnings Secret: Wealthier Customers (TGT, WMT, COST, HD, LOW, XRT, VCR)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 8:53 am

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported earnings this morning and the second quarter results were solid if not spectacular. Target posted EPS of $1.03 vs. expectations of $0.97. Net profit rose ...
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Top Earlybird Active Trader Alerts (ADI, BCSI, CHS, DELL, EK, FSLR, NYX, PLAB, REGN, SPLS, SRZ)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 8:32 am

We have many stocks on the move this morning, some on earnings and some on other news.  The top movers and shakers featured by 24/7 Wall St. this morning are ...
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