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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Still Smoking, Altria’s Big Dividend Hike Lesson (MO, RAI, VGR)

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 9:06 am

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) has made good on a dividend hike we have been expecting.  The domestic tobacco giant has now increased its regular dividend by almost 8% to ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (OVTI, P, TIF)

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 8:57 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), Pandora (NYSE: P), Tiffany & ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/26/2011) Tumblr Cash

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 8:54 am

Updated throughout the day. India's GVK Power & Infra is near a deal to buy two Australian coal mines owned by Hancock Prospecting (Reuters) Tumblr is set for a new ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BGFV, BIIB, ETN, HIG, HGSI, P, REGN, RIMM, RUE, SQNM, VMW, INT)

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 8:18 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV) named Bear of the ...
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Gas Price Drop Stalls

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 6:30 am

Many economists believe that gasoline prices will continue to fall as the economy slows and oil stays closer to $80 than $100. Gas prices have supported that theory over the past ...
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Finland Holds Europe Hostage

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 6:26 am

Finland may destroy a Greek bailout deal, which demonstrates how one of the smallest nations in Europe can hold the region's financial health hostage. This opens the question once again ...
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America’s Biggest Store Chains With No Online Shoppers

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 6:24 am

Online sales success has become critical to major retailers. All evidence shows that e-commerce continues to grow at double-digit annual rates while in-store sales in the U.S. have barely grown ...
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Americans Turn to Gold Over Stocks

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 6:20 am

Stocks are supposed to be the ideal long-term investment because the history of the market is that it rises relentlessly, with a few bumps along the way. But Americans have ...
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Media Digest (5/26/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 6:19 am

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares remain fairly steady in support of new management. (Reuters) The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner officially launches. (Reuters) The CEO of AIG (NYSE: AIG) talks with ...
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Billions Meant for Struggling Homeowners May Pay Down Deficit Instead

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 7:06 pm

By Lois Beckett, ProPublica, Aug. 25, 2011, 3:28 p.m.August 22, 2011 With housing prices dropping sharply, and foreclosure filings against more than 1 million properties in the first half of this ...
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Angie’s List Files for IPO

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 4:51 pm

Angie's List is one of those companies that you might think never needs to be public.  Guess who just filed for an initial public offering?  Angie's List, Inc. just formally ...
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How Much Is Hulu Really Worth? (CMCSA, NWS-A, DIS, AMZN, DTV, GOOG, YHOO, SKM, NFLX)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 3:00 pm

The bidding process for the online television service Hulu has taken a strange path.  The bidding has been delayed to the end of this week.  It sure seems as though ...
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Dollar & Clearance Stores Set For More Growth (BIG, NDN, TUES, DG, DLTR, WMT, TGT, XRT)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 1:00 pm

Deep discount retailers could be preparing for a comeback after slowing down somewhat since the beginning of the year.  This includes dollar stores, but also includes the clearance and deep ...
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Jive Software Files for IPO, Helping Business in Social Media (JIVE)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 12:41 pm

Jive Software, Inc. is the next social media oriented business filing to come public via an initial public offering.  The company did not list terms other than that the sale ...
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Delta Orders Boeing Planes, Stalls Embraer and Bombardier (DAL, BA, EADSY, ERJ, BDRPF, GE, FAA)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 12:10 pm

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) has confirmed an order to Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) for 100 new 737-900ER aircraft. Word got out earlier this week that Delta would choose ...
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