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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Currency Intervention’s Impact on the Price of Gold (GLD, IAU, FXF, ERO, DRR)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 11:01 am

Currency traders really don't like governments to intervene in the global currency market. Such moves tilt the playing field in unexpected ways that can cause traders to unwind positions that ...
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M&A Heats Up In Dollar Stores & Discounters (WMT, NDN, APO, KKR, BRK-A, DG, FDO, DLTR, BIG, TUES, TJX)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 10:45 am

If there is one single obvious trend you need to burn into your brain regarding retail it is this: DOLLAR STORES!!!  After that it is discount stores.  Even though dollar ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (RIMM, YHOO, ZGNX)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 9:05 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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The Cheap iPhone Challenge in China (CHL, AAPL, CHU, CHA, S, VZ, VOD, T)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 8:58 am

The chairman of China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL) has said that the world's largest mobile carrier, with more than 610 million subscribers, does not have a timetable to begin offering ...
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Calls For 50% to 100% Upside in Energy Stocks (AREX, MHR, NOG, OAS, REXX, SFY, VOG, GDP)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 8:44 am

It is not too often that analysts call for stocks to rise 50%, let alone call for them to rise 100%.  That is happening as Canaccord Genuity has initiated coverage ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADTN, AGN, AAPL, ADP, ABX, C, EXPE, GILD, LNKD, MA, NOK, OPEN, PWRD, RIMM, RGLD, TSM, AMTD, VECO)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 8:07 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Reiterated Buy and $49 target ...
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USPS Rate Increases Could Cripple Magazines and Printers

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 6:26 am

The U.S. Postal Service faces a default on its debt obligations. Any solution to that problem is likely to raise the rates that magazine companies and catalogs pay in postage. ...
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Netflix and RIM Die One Customer at a Time

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 6:24 am

It may seem naive to say that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) have alienated their customer bases, which cost them both millions of users. It is ...
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To Fix Yahoo!, Cut Costs

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 6:20 am

Carol Bartz, former Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO, was right about one thing. The only way to substantially improve margins was to fire thousands of people. A new owner, if there ...
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Media Digest (9/16/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 6:17 am

Geithner to discuss a bank bailout fund with EU ministers. (Reuters) Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) results are well below expectations. (Reuters) Several central banks to offer dollars to keep ...
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America’s Richest States

Posted: September 15, 2011 at 10:38 pm

The national poverty and income figures released recently by the government paint a dark picture of the economy. The total number of households living below the poverty line is the ...
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Research in (Slow) Motion (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: September 15, 2011 at 4:58 pm

Mobile phone maker Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) reported second quarter fiscal 2012 earnings after the market closed today. The company posted revenue of $4.2 billion and adjusted EPS ...
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In the Pursuit of Wealth Destruction, Muni Bond Tax Seems Unlikely

Posted: September 15, 2011 at 3:29 pm

The American Jobs Act is a bill which is supposed to be "fully paid for."  It isn't.  In the attack on wealth at all costs, the measure to tax ...
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Netflix Pain, Pleasure For Competitors (NFLX, AMZN, WMT, AAPL, BBY, DISH, CSTR)

Posted: September 15, 2011 at 12:12 pm

The first votes are in on the pricing scheme introduced in July by Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and it appears that the company's subscribers are voting with their feet. Netflix ...
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Mack Out at Morgan Stanley, Gorman Takes Total Control (MS, GS)

Posted: September 15, 2011 at 11:51 am

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has just released a "leadership transition" at the company.  John Mack, known formerly as 'Mack the Knife," is stepping down as Morgan Stanley's Chairman and is ...
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