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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIXG, BAC, BCSI, CSC, GOOG, HAIN, HPQ, HD, HSP, MMI, ODP, PAAS, DGX, REGN, SXL)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 8:18 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/17/2011) RIM M&A, Apple LCD

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 8:08 am

Updated throughout the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may invest in a Sharp LCD plant (Reuters) Buyer have backed away from market for top tier real estate prices because of fears ...
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Can Every Car Company Have 20% of the China Luxury Car Market?

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 6:36 am

China became the largest car and light truck market in the world when it passed the U.S. two years ago. This has prompted all of the big auto manufacturers to ...
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UK Labor Market Comes Unhinged

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 6:31 am

The British labor market crumbled recently. The UK Office for National Statistics reported that the number of people who claimed unemployment benefits moved higher by 37,100 in July to 1.564 ...
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Dell: Tough Economy or Incompetence?

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 6:24 am

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) expects the balance of its fiscal year to be difficult financially. The computer firm said the economy is softening. Critics say that the firm's products are old ...
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Media Digest (8/17/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 6:21 am

SABMiller makes a hostile bid for Foster's Group. (Reuters) The Swiss National Bank says the franc is overvalued. (Reuters) News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) management under more pressure as a reporter ...
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The Richest Diamond Mines in the World

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 6:00 am

The global diamond mining industry may be one of the world's best-kept secrets. Next to anything else having to do with diamonds, that is. The four largest diamond miners in ...
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HTC Files Suit Against Apple (AAPL, MMI, GOOG, HPQ, SSNLF)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 5:50 pm

In the seemingly never-ending round of intellectual property lawsuits over smartphone technology, Taiwan's HTC Corp. has fired the latest shot. The smartphone maker has filed a complaint with the International ...
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S&P Gives Big Downgrade on Google-Moto Deal (GOOG, MMI)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 5:10 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has seen a mixed fanfare on its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI).  We have a very mixed bag reception, but the ...
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Sony Playstation Soon to be Free? (SNE, MSFT, ATVI, TTWO, GME, AAPL, NOK, MMI, GOOG, NTDOY, SSNLF)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 4:58 pm

Game consoles and handheld game players took another shot to the chin today as Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) dropped the price of its Playstation 3 console by $50 on both ...
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Confusion Reigns After Dell’s Mixed Earnings (DELL)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 4:29 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has just what appear to be solid earnings in its report, but the individual metrics are acting as a drag.  The non-GAAP report was up 69% ...
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New Industrial Warehouse REIT IPO on the Way

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 2:25 pm

O’Donnell Strategic Industrial REIT, Inc. is going to be the next public warehouse REIT.  The company has filed its S-11 and the SEC declared it effective as of August 15, ...
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Mr. Dumas Idea of the Day: E.U. Financial Transaction Tax (NYX, NDAQ, CME, ICE)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 1:47 pm

If you can count on the Europeans to do one thing, it is to invent new taxation methods regardless of whether or not it makes sense.  After Merkel and Sarkozy ...
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Full 360-Degree Dell Earnings Preview (DELL, HPQ)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 1:07 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is set to report earnings after the close and there is a problem outside of its fundamentals: its chart is in what we consider a technical ...
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Private Equity IPO Class of 2011: No Love For Rich Old Men (RATE, FSL, HCA, BAC, KKR, KMI, GS, VHS, BX, MTGE, ACAS, AMTG, APO, VNO, DOW)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 11:29 am

The 2011 Class of Private Equity-Backed IPOs is really off to a rough start.  The market conditions of late have all culminated to create a cautious IPO environment and ...
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