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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Molycorp Takes Off Again (MCP, AVL, REE, SHZ, REMX)

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 9:55 am

Rare earth minerals miner Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) reported second quarter earnings last night that topped analysts' estimates, and shares are trading more than 10% higher in the pre-market this ...
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Food, Ethanol Prices Set To Rise Again (ADM, DE, POT, VLO, PEIX, GPRE, KFT, SJM, GIS, K, TSN, HRL, SFD, MOO, DBA)

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 9:12 am

Hot, dry weather is now expected to reduce the US corn harvest and lift consumer prices for everything from breakfast cereal to pump prices at the local service station. Agricultural ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (C, JCP, NVDA)

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 8:52 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C), J.C. Penney Company (NYSE: JCP), ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report: US Retail Sales, Europe Short Sellers

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 8:38 am

Yahoo! Finance: BofA chief meets top officials http://yhoo.it/ow32Dp $BAC MarketWatch: U.S. retail sales climb 0.5% in July; May and June figures upwardly revised http://on.mktw.net/nM21pH CNNMoney: Regulators imposed a temporary short-selling ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/12/2011) Wal-Mart M&A, SEC And S&P

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 8:31 am

Updated throughout the day The SEC is exploring who knew about the downgrade of US debt to AA+ before the information was public (WSJ) Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) may but the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, ALU, ARMH, BBBY, BP, BRCM, BRCD, LFC, DISCA, EIX, FFIV, LPS, ERIC, M, NKA, ORCL, SLM, HOT)

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 8:23 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Underperform at RBC. ...
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Volatility To Continue in NVIDIA (NVDA, AMD, ARMH, INTC)

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 8:15 am

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is surging this morning after earnings, but we have a take that may differ from the initial market reaction so far.  The news is good.  The ...
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A Total Economic Collapse in Greece May Hurt Rescues

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 6:27 am

The Hellenic Statistical Authority reported today that GDP in the country fell by 6.9% in the second quarter. It is another sign that no rescue package by the EU and ...
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Postal Service Cuts and the Threat to Unemployment

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 6:25 am

The U.S. Postal Service will try to cut 120,000 to 220,000 workers; the number depends on the source of the information. The Washington Post was the first medium to report ...
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Android Begins to Seize Tablets, First Challenge to iPad

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 6:22 am

It is more difficult by the day to determine whether Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android powered devices have gained some edge against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). New ABI Research information shows that ...
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One by One, National Economies Falter

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 6:17 am

The slowdown or reversal of the economic growth in countries is no longer limited to the weak EU nations, the U.S., and the UK. Japan cuts its forecast for 2011 ...
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Media Digest (8/12/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 6:12 am

Retail data becomes the focus of Wall St. (Reuters) China locates another 22 fake Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stores. (Reuters) The Nikkei drops below the important 9,000 mark. (Reuters) Brent drops ...
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The Worst Stock Market Collapses Since The Great Depression

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 6:07 am

Stock markets matter, and Americans should be concerned about severe market downturns. If you disagree, consider this: There have been eight major bear markets since the start of the Great ...
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Stocks That Missed Out Thursday’s Rally (BFLY, BGG, CEF, COGO, LTRE, LNET, NKA, OTEX, OXGN, SAPX, SLW, SODA)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 2:56 pm

The stock market is getting yet another huge bounce today and the gain in the DJIA currently is up 377 points at 11,097 and change... The NASDAQ is up literally ...
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Zynga Updates Growth & Financials For IPO… Risks & Pitfalls

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Zynga Inc. has updated its IPO paperwork with the SEC for its second amendment to its prospectus.  Many might be worried about market conditions due to the extreme volatility, but ...
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