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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Advertising Still Drives Media (CBS, TWX, CMCSA, DIS, VIA, PBS)

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 9:20 am

Judging by the earnings reports out this morning from some of America's largest media companies, US consumers are soaking up more entertainment than ever and they're willing to pay for ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (8/3/2011) ADP 114,000

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 9:14 am

Yahoo! Finance: Private sector added 114,000 jobs in July http://yhoo.it/o19CLBY   Yahoo! Finance: MasterCard posts 33 percent 2Q profit increase http://yhoo.it/mRgmIz $MA Reuters Biz: Private sector added 114,000 jobs in ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (CMCSA, HTZ, NOK, RIMM, YGE)

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 8:55 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ), Nokia Corporation ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/3/2010) EMI For $4 Billion, Twitter For $8.4 Billion

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 8:40 am

Updated throughout the day. EMI may be sold for $4 billion (FT) A new round of funding valued Twitter at $8.4 billion Douglas A. McIntyre ...
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ADP Jobs Data Calls For Another Big Jobs Gain… Wrong Yet Again?

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 8:24 am

ADP is out with its monthly jobs report and this can still move the market.  The problem is that the data can be opposite of the truth or just off ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MDRX, AMR, ADI, BHP, BYD, CHH, KIOR, LEAP, MRO, MAR, PCS, OSG, PFCB, RDC, SKH, TXN, VLO, YNDX)

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 8:12 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) Raised to Buy at ...
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Job Cuts Rocket Higher 60%, As Economy Implodes

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 7:44 am

As if the coffin that is the American economy needed one more nail, a research firm says July lay-offs rose 60%. Challenger Gray reports A sudden and unexpected burst in ...
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Garmin Shows PND & GPS Market Decline To Remain Secular (GRMN, TRMB)

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 7:43 am

Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) has reported earnings and the numbers are going to be a disappointment to many hanger-on bulls who still want to see a return of growth.  The ...
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Inflation Slows, A Little

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 6:40 am

The OECD reports that inflation among its members slowed a very small amount in June. The agency's Consumer Price Index report showed that "Compared to the previous month, consumer prices ...
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Sales That Triple — A Feature Every Car Should Have

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 6:36 am

Honda (NYSE: HMC) and Toyota (NYSE: TM) had horrible domestic sales in the U.S. in July, mostly because of parts shortages caused by the Japanese earthquake. GM (NYSE: GM) barely ...
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FCC: Not All Broadband Is Created Equal

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 6:32 am

The FCC has been concerned for some time that not all Americans have broadband, and that those who do have slower connections than they believe. The agency released a report, ...
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CBS, Left For Dead, Rises

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 6:27 am

The traditional network TV business was supposed to have begun a sharp decline years ago, killed by the Internet and online video. CBS (NYSE: CBS) proved that is hardly true. ...
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Media Digest (8/3/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 6:25 am

Fitch and Moody's kept the U.S. rating at Aaa (Reuters) Years of slow growth and aging populations in the West could hasten the rise of BRIC economies (Reuters) Google+ (NASDAQ: ...
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America’s Ten Sickest Housing Markets

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 4:35 am

For three years, the real estate market has been going in one direction -- primarily down. Some areas, however, have begun to recover. Recent S&P/Case-Shiller data show that among the ...
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Moody’s Backs Down: US Remains AAA

Posted: August 2, 2011 at 6:41 pm

Moody's backed away from a decision that could have haunted the credit rating agency for years. It affirmed the Aaa credit rating of the United States, a move many believed ...
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