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Monthly Archives: August 2011

BofA and the Lesson of Assets Sales (BAC, AIG, XLF, FAS)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 1:31 pm

Shares in Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) are up more than 5.5% today following reports that the bank selling some assets to raise cash. There is also some speculation ...
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The 25 Companies Spending Billions On Buybacks (ACE, AKAM, ABC, AOL, AVT, CBOE, CHTR, CSCO, COV, DISCA, DLB, XOM, CVX, HRS, HUN, JASO, JAH, NWSA, RDC, LUV, STJ, BSX, MSI, V, HPQ)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 12:56 pm

It is no secret that the market volatility has many investors rattled.  What is very counter-intuitive is that many companies are continuing with most or all of their investor friendly ...
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Why Higher Gold Margins Do Not Matter to Gold Prices (CME, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 11:14 am

Less than two months ago, CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) lowered margins on its 100-ounce Comex gold contracts in what the company said was part of its "normal review of ...
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When the Government Forces You Into Dividends, The Great Dividend Portfolio (MO, AEP, AWK, T, DLR, GE, GOV, KMB, KMP, SNH, WMT)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 10:37 am

What on earth are investors supposed to do when T-Bonds offer almost zero income?  Interest rates are now so low that the price-risk in long-term Treasury bonds is too great.  ...
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Federal Panel Wants Controls on Fracking (HAL, SLB, WFT, CPX, KEG, PTEN, RES, SWSIP, BHI, CHK, RRC)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 9:42 am

The boom in natural gas production resulting from horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has come at a price. There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that the chemical stew of ...
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Intel Begins Marketing Push for Mobile Market (INTC, AAPL, ARMH, QCOM, DELL, HP)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 9:33 am

We could be in for a bout of deja vu all over again. Last May, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) announced a new microprocessor and a new trademark -- Ultrabook -- ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (CVX, CSCO, NWSA, SLE, WEN)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 8:56 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), News ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (8/11/2011) Jobless Claims

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 8:44 am

CNNMoney: Number of people filing for initial jobless claims falls 7,000 to 395,000 in the latest week, first time below 400,000 in 4 months. MarketWatch: First-time filings for jobless claims ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/11/2011) Bank Of America M&A, Google FTC

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 8:37 am

Updated throughout the day. Bank of America is shopping its position in CCB for $17 billion (Reuters) The FTC has increased the size of its probe of Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) ...
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Jobless Claims Finally Breaking Back Under 400K

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 8:35 am

The weekly jobless claims from the Labor Department are finally back under 400,000, barely.  The report this week shows a drop of 7,000 to 395,000.  Dow Jones was looking for ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAP, ADM, COF, CVX, CSCO, CREE, IDTI, ISRG, KGC, NOV, NYX, TEVA, TDW, WYN)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 8:24 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Advance Auto Parts. Inc. (NYSE: AAP) Raised to Outperform at ...
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In Apple’s Shadow, Amazon Labors

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 6:25 am

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock has outperformed Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the past year, past two years, and past five years. But, Apple is the leader, supposedly, in the creation and ...
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Verizon’s Successful Wireline Business

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 6:21 am

The unions that have staged strikes against Verizon (NYSE: VZ) believe that the company does well enough in its ancient wireline business that they should remain well compensated. Verizon usually ...
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Media Digest (8/11/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 6:20 am

Risk in Europe continues to drag on global shares. (Reuters) Concerns about how S&P (NYSE: MHP) sets rating bring calls for reform. (Reuters) Rules on CME (NASDAQ: CME) margins move ...
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The Best Paying Jobs You Can Get With A High School Degree

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 4:48 am

Going to college used to be a nearly sure way of getting a steady job. But as many recent graduates will attest, this is no longer the case. However, there ...
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