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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Media Digest (8/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 6:15 am

Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and will be chairman. Tim Cook to take over as CEO. (Reuters) Gold falls sharply and may be hurt by CME ...
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The States With The Highest Divorce Rates

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 3:37 am

There’s no question that in past 50 years the divorce rate in the U.S. has increased. But what really affects divorce rates? 24/7 Wall St. analyzed a report just released ...
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Steve Jobs Resignation Letter

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 8:44 pm

Steve Jobs resigned as Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO today and was elected chairman by the company's board. Long-time COO Tim Cook assumed the chief executive's position. His letter     ...
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Marcellus Shale Gas Estimate Falls (CHK, RRC, COG, GDP)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 4:45 pm

The US Geological Survey has released a new estimate of the amount of undiscovered natural gas in the Marcellus shale deposit. The original USGS estimate, made in 2002, projected a ...
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First Solar Executives Pony Up Cash To Buy More Stock (FSLR)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 4:30 pm

Executives at companies may sell shares of their company for a myriad of reasons, but generally when they buy shares it means that they think the stock is going to ...
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Six Well Known Apparel/Retailers Under Very Dark Clouds (ARO, APP, CWTR, LIZ, PSUN, TLB)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 4:01 pm

The world of boutique apparel and retailing apparel is a boom or bust business it seems.  Many companies start out great but either missteps occur or the trends move away ...
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Nokia’s New Phone Gimmick (NOK, AAPL, GOOG, MSFT)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 12:24 pm

Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) introduced three new smartphones in Hong Kong today. The new phones use the latest version of the company's soon-to-be-defunct Symbian operating system. The ...
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Will Brightcove Be A Hit IPO? (BCOV)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 11:55 am

Brightcove Inc. is among the latest of internet properties to file for an initial public offering.  Terms and conditions were not set, but the filing is for up to $50 ...
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Mining Boom Times Continue (BHP, RIO, CAIQF, GLNCY, AAUKY, MACDF, BTU, MT, YZC)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 11:26 am

The world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) reported an increase in profits of 86% and a revenue increase of 36% for its 2011 fiscal year ended June ...
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The New Gold Scare… Gold Scams!

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 11:06 am

If you are a goldbug or if you believe gold is a bubble, one thing is for certain... Investors have to be careful to avoid pitfalls, and the biggest fear ...
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Bakken Shale Bursting with Oil, Opportunities (OXY, HES, MRO, EOG, BEXP, CLR, CXO, KOG, FST, SGY, WLL, AXAS, AREX, TPLM, RPC, TLLP)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 10:40 am

One of the reasons that the Bakken shale deposits in North Dakota and Montana get relatively little attention is that none of the big integrated oil companies have much presence ...
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BofA Cuts Rival Targets & Estimates, Not All Bad News (BAC, GS, MS, JPM, C)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 10:15 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has been the subject of more rumors and more speculation than one could imagine.  Most of the rumors and speculation feel like 2008 rather ...
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After Toll’s Report, Housing Market Still Sick (TOL, NVR, PHM, MHO, RYL, DHI, BZH, XHB)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 9:07 am

Homebuilder Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL) reported third fiscal quarter earnings this morning, managing to post EPS of $0.25 on revenue of $394 million. Analysts were expecting EPS of $0.03 ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ELN, S, UTHR)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 8:52 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Elan Corporation, plc. (NYSE: ELN), Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (8/24/2011) US Durable Goods, Bernanke Speech

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 8:43 am

MarketWatch: U.S. durable-goods orders jump 4% in July, but core capital goods fall 1.5% on the month Zerohedge: US Durable Goods Orders (Jul) M/M 4.0% vs. Exp. 2.0% (Prev. -2.1%), ...
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