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Monthly Archives: September 2011

The 7 Best Performing Stocks of 2011 (AAPL, GENE, JVA, VRUS, GMCR, SIMO, MAKO, RIC)

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 10:20 am

2011 has not exactly turned out the way many market pundits expected at the start of the year. The economy has slowed down to near-recession levels, the flight to safety ...
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GE Inks $3+ Billion in New Energy, Beer-Making Deals (GE, BP, RDS-A, BUD)

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 9:41 am

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has signed agreements with a number of companies that will use GE's technology to explore for energy, generate power, and make beer in China. The ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AAPL, MU, PHM, SPU)

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 8:54 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), Pultegroup, ...
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How American Water Works Became One of the Best Stocks in America (AWK)

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 8:51 am

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) is a winner despite the stock market's attempt to kill equities.  The company is among the few which are within striking distance of ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (9/20/2011) Housing Starts, Italy Downgrade

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 8:40 am

MarketWatch: U.S. housing starts for August drop 5% to lower-than-forecast 571,000; building permits up WSJ: Price an Issue in United Technologies-Goodrich Talks Zerohedge: Housing Starts 571K vs Exp. 590, Prior ...
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ConAgra Misses on EPS, Ralcorp Acquisition (CAG, RAH, KFT, GIS, HNZ, SLE)

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 8:33 am

Food processing giant ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) reported first quarter 2012 earnings before the markets opened this morning. Even after lowering expectations for EPS from $0.36 to $0.31, analysts ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALJ, APA, CARB, CHK, DVN, JKS, LOGI, MRVL, MGM, MCP, MOS, PHM, PER, SAP, SM, TRV, VMW)

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 8:20 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) is the value ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/20/2011) Goodrich M&A, Apple IP

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 8:13 am

Updated throughout the day. The SEC is examining whether anyone profited from trading ahead of the rating agency downgrade of US debt (WSJ) Samsung may sue Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) issues ...
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Consumer Spending Data: If It Is Right, Is It True?

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 6:28 am

The data on consumer spending and consumer confidence continues to be mixed, although the trends increasingly appear negative. Economists say that these numbers are directionally correct. However, so many studies ...
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The Millionaire Tax Hike Is Bad PR

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 6:24 am

President Obama wants millionaires and billionaires taxed at a rate as least as high as the one school teachers pay. That plan is among the key issues between the Administration ...
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The Global Airline Industry Gets a Downgrade

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 6:21 am

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Airbus may have upgraded their estimates for future orders. Many large airlines may be marginally more profitable this year than they were last. But the world's ...
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Media Digest (9/20/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 6:19 am

Obama offers a $3.6 billion deficit reduction plan that includes a tax on the rich. (Reuters) S&P cuts Italy one notch and says its outlook is negative. (Reuters) Head of ...
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Cities Where Senior Citizens Can’t Get Around

Posted: September 20, 2011 at 5:07 am

The number of people 65 and older will surge in the next two decades, as baby boomers age. In the future, many of these older Americans will increasingly rely on public ...
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S&P Dowgrades Italy One Notch, Sovereign Debt Crisis Grows

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 8:00 pm

Italy is the largest of the southern European nations which has been engulfed by the debt crisis, and the one the the EU and IMF can least afford to bail-out. ...
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Global Energy Demand Will Grow by 53% by 2035

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 5:28 pm

The US Energy Department's Energy Information Administration has released its latest global projections and the headline numbers are not terribly surprising. The agency expects energy use to rise by 53% ...
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