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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BRK-A, KO, CCU, DD, EMC, EOG, GDI, AWAY, JBHT, KLAC, NTAP, PG, SBUX, HOT, TSRA, TXN, WTW, YUM)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 8:09 am

You already know about the S&P U.S. credit rating downgrade, but these are some of the top equity analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this ...
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7 Great American Stocks Immune to the S&P U.S. Downgrade (MO, AWK, T, KMB, KFT, MCD, PEP)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 7:22 am

The S&P downgrade of the United States may have the investment community in a fuss, but many investors saw this coming long before.  To say that investors will not see ...
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How the U.S. Can Get Its Triple-A Rating Back

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 6:40 am

Credit rating agency opinions always provide the steps a company or government needs to take in order to improve its grade. Standard & Poor's rating action on the U.S., which ...
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AIG to Sue Bank of America: Read the Fine Print

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 6:33 am

American International Group (NYSE: AIG) will sue Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) for $10 billion because the insurance company claims the big bank misrepresented the risks of mortgage-backed paper. The ...
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The Downside of Social Networks: Kids Spend Too Much Time Online

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 6:29 am

Larry D. Rosen, PhD, professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, presented a paper at the American Psychological Association annual meeting in which he said, "While nobody can ...
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Verizon: Organized Labor’s Last Stand

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 6:22 am

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) faces a strike of 45,000 of its workers. Members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers walked out because Verizon wants ...
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Media Digest (8/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 6:17 am

The next challenge for Congress will be a tax deadlock. (Reuters) The Nikkei falls another 2% on news of a U.S. downgrade. (Reuters) Yields on Italian and Spanish bonds fall ...
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New ECB Bond Purchase: Will It Offset S&P US Debt Downgrade?

Posted: August 7, 2011 at 6:52 pm

The European Central Bank will begin to buy the sovereign bonds of Spain and Italy as a way to provide the two countries time to get their houses in order ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades of the Week (BAC, BRCD, DNDN, DG, LNKD, HK, POT, RSH, SNDK, SYMC, MCD, TEVA, TA, WMT, YHOO)

Posted: August 6, 2011 at 11:36 am

Each morning we cover numerous analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research firms which we think will have an impact on stocks and sectors.  After each week we ...
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Warren Buffett Discounts S&P Downgrade of U.S., More Self-Serving Days To Follow (BRK-A, MCO)

Posted: August 6, 2011 at 9:51 am

If you can count on one thing from Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) any longer, it is for him to stay very positive and upbeat about the ...
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On A Day Of Credit Concerns, Postal Service May Default

Posted: August 6, 2011 at 8:42 am

On the day that the US lost its Aaa credit rating as determined by S&P and as Europe tried to calm the markets about the risks of Spain's and Italy's ...
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Whore in the Night: S&P Downgrades U.S. After the Fact.. More Nations To Follow

Posted: August 5, 2011 at 9:48 pm

The headlines might seem shocking when you see that Standard & Poor's has downgraded the United States' credit rating to "AA+" from what was the sacred "AAA" rating.  This rumor ...
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Are There Winners If Oil Falls to $80? (XOM, CVC, COP, SD, VLO, MPC, TSO, WNR, UAL, DAL, AMR, LUV, DRYS, DSX, UNP, CSX, NSC, FDX, UPS, ADM, POT, MOS, CF)

Posted: August 5, 2011 at 1:05 pm

The price for WTI crude oil fell below $83/barrel momentarily today as the market takes another shellacking, down around 200 points just before noon. Both crude and the wider market ...
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Top Earnings Previews for the Week Ahead (SLW, TSN, SPWRA, DIS, CSCO, CSC, DDS, M, MBIA, NWS, KSS, MCP, SODA, JCP, PBR)

Posted: August 5, 2011 at 12:42 pm

Earnings season is still going strong, but we are now getting into the late-cycle companies which have a one-month lag to their earnings reports.  Several key stocks are due this ...
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USEC Shares Collapse on Loan Worries (USEC, URRE, UEC, URG, URZ, URA)

Posted: August 5, 2011 at 12:02 pm

The sole US provider of low-enriched uranium fuel for nuclear power plants is in serious trouble. USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) shares have fallen more than -12% this morning and posted ...
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