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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Media Digest (8/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 9, 2011 at 6:14 am

The Federal Reserve is under pressure to offer solutions to falling markets and a slow economy. (Reuters) The Swiss franc hits a record against the euro. (Reuters) Bank of America ...
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Instant Updates On The Market Fiasco 2:25 PM: Fed Comments Destroy Rally

Posted: August 9, 2011 at 3:28 am

2.25 PM Comments from the Fed killed the rally, and the DJIA dropped into negative territory. The central bank will keep interest rates low through mid-2013, but it did not ...
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9 CEOs Who Need to Be Fired

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 9:29 pm

By Douglas A. McIntyre It's the middle of the year, and by now, most large public companies have reported financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Some of the ...
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S&P Defends Top U.S. Six Corporate Issuer Ratings (ADP, XOM, JNJ, MSFT, GE, GWW)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 3:22 pm

Standard & Poor's may have done the inevitable move of a U.S. credit ratings downgrade and it may have followed with the downgrade of the insurance companies and with many ...
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The Great Market Flush (DIA, SPY, BAC)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 2:37 pm

Usually you would think that a 400 point drop or a 500 point drop in the DJIA (NYSE: DIA) implies that capitulation is upon us.  Right now, the word "hopefully" ...
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Instant Updates On The Market Collapse (4.00PM) At The Close: Bank of America (BAC) And Citigroup (C)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 2:32 pm

4.00 PM VIX panic index up 40% to highest level since credit crisis. DJIA closes at lows off 628 which is 5.3%.NYSE trades 2.3 billion shares NASDAQ off 6.9%. S&P ...
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S&P Rates Oil & Gas Stocks Stable (XOM, CVX, COP, APA, CHK, SLB, HAL, BHI, NE, RIG, DO, VLO, TSO, MPC)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 12:32 pm

As the markets swoon today from Friday night's downgrade of US debt, Standard & Poor's is making other changes to its debt ratings. One sector that is unchanged is oil ...
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Solar’s Fallen Angels: China to Credit to Margins (FSLR, JASO, TSL, JKS, LDK, STP, YGE, APWR)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 11:17 am

One sector that is not falling in response to the downgrade of US debt is the solar PV industry. It is tanking on its own. Bellwether stock First Solar Inc. ...
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The Market’s Biggest Selling Fallout Victims (ALU, BAC, LNG, CRU, DHI, F, GM, FFSL, GERN, STEM, IPSU, IRDM, JWN, S, SIRI, VHC, RMBS)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 11:07 am

When you have a credit rating downgrade of the U.S. followed by a 300+ point drop in the DJIA and another near-100 point drop in the NASDAQ, it is no ...
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McDonald’s: Lifting All Boats? (MCD, YUM, SBUX, DNKN, GMCR)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 10:20 am

McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) announced this morning that US same-store sales in July increased by 4.4%. In the announcement, the company noted especially its McCafe drinks and its "market-leading breakfast." ...
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How AIG’s Suit on BofA Matters (AIG, BAC, GS, JPM, C, HBAN, RF)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 9:47 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has rapidly turned into a runaway train.  The latest suit from American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) for $10 billion for its massive mortgage ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (EOG, MCD, RDS)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 8:50 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG), McDonald's Corporation (NASDAQ: ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (8/8/2011) Second Recession

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 8:40 am

Yahoo! Finance: Second Recession in U.S. Could Be Worse Than First http://yhoo.it/pKlnu1 CNNMoney: European finance officials are stepping up their efforts to slow the rising panic over the eurozone's debt ...
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Wal-Mart Took a Shot at BJ’s, Missed (WMT, BJ, COST)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 8:29 am

When your business hasn't shown much sign of growth for several years running, maybe it's time to change strategy. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has been trying to grow ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/8/2011) Groupon Members, AIG Sues Bank Of America

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 8:25 am

Updated throughout the day. Groupon doubled subscribers this year to 115 million. It will also drop a controversial accounting method used in its IPO documents (Reuters) GDF-Suez may sell 30% ...
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