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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Tyco Break-Up Chases ITT… GE or United Tech Moves Ahead? (TYC, ITT, UTX, GR, GE)

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 7:48 am

Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) already partly deconglomerized in a three-way break up of the company.  Now its core parent company is splitting up what is left of the operation ...
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As Jobs Bill Lingers, Nearly 70,000 Bridges Need Repair

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 6:44 am

One of the largest parts of the Obama administration’s new bill to create jobs is a plan to put hundreds of thousands of people to work repairing the nation’s infrastructure. ...
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A Huge China Stimulus as the Developed World Falters?

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 6:35 am

China may unleash a stimulus package of more than $700 billion if the global economy slows enough to undermine the GDP growth of the world’s most populous nation. Deutsche Bank ...
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New Europe Bank Stress Tests Will Come Too Late

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 6:33 am

The European Union is suggesting that a new round of bank stress tests may be necessary to calm the capital markets, which are concerned about the balance sheets of financial ...
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Greece: New Austerity, New Riots

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 6:31 am

The more the Greek government does to get bailout money, the more likely its citizens are to riot. The more they riot, the more its GDP suffers. Greek Finance Minister ...
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Companies Where Employees Are Losing Hope

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 6:25 am

Some companies become so badly damaged because of changes in the competitive markets or due to poor management decisions that their employees lose hope. This may be due to the ...
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Ten States Where The Internet Is Too Slow

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 6:22 am

In much of the country, access to affordable, high-speed internet is taken for granted. However, in vast sections of the United States broadband internet is either unavailable or too expensive ...
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Media Digest (9/19/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 6:21 am

Parties of Merkel and allies parties beaten in Berlin elections. (Reuters) Obama jobs plan geared toward Democrat voters. (Reuters) Greece must take more austerity measures to get bailout money. (Reuters) ...
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The Boeing Turnaround Loses Fuel

Posted: September 18, 2011 at 10:30 am

For a day or two it looked as though Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) had smooth air ahead. The company has been taking orders for its new 787 Dreamliner at a ...
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Posted: September 18, 2011 at 10:01 am

Each morning we review our top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research notes.  We then look back over these at the end of the week to more ...
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GM And The UAW: Sanity, At Last

Posted: September 18, 2011 at 8:35 am

GM's (NYSE: GM) bankruptcy was cause by three things, and one of those was labor costs. The car company and the UAW have set a reasonable agreement as they finish ...
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AT&T 4G Network a Boon for Apple? (T, VZ, VOD, AAPL)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 3:48 pm

The largest US wireless carrier, AT&T (NYSE: T) is set for a marketing launch of its fourth generation network, LTE or Long Term Evolution. The five lucky cities are Atlanta, ...
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Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (LEN, ADBE, CCL, CAG, JEF, ORCL, BBBY, GIS, RHT, KMX, DFS, FDX, NKE, UA, RAD)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 2:07 pm

The coming week is going to feel like a mini earnings season.  We have many sector leaders reporting earnings and the fallout (or benefits) could be widespread.  On deck are ...
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Is The Boeing Turnaround In Full Swing? (BA, EADSY)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 1:04 pm

Orders for new airplanes have been coming relatively thick and fast since June's Paris Air Show. The two major manufacturers, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and European Aeronautic Defense & Space ...
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Conglomerate M&A Rumors: Loose Lips Sink Ships (UTX, TYC, HON, TXT, GE, DBD, ITT)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 11:31 am

There is value in the world of conglomerates.  The news flow is further evidence of that, but we have to throw up the caveat the driving force today should likely ...
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