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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Credit Card Debt Is Rising… Or Is It? (C, JPM, MS, BAC, AXP, V, MC, COF)

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 11:02 am

This morning's report that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) has downgraded its fellow banks' earnings was based on fears that the European banking system is facing severe pressure from economic weakness ...
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Value In Consumer Products Stocks: A Safety Premium (CHD, CLX, CL, KMB, PG)

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 10:13 am

In tough times, value investors look for stocks that they feel are valued in a manner which already discount much of the trouble and pitfalls ahead.  Defensive stocks are often ...
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Some Key Solar Stocks Are Now Value Stocks (AMAT, FSLR, WFR, GTAT, SPWRA)

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 9:29 am

The solar PV industry has taken a beating since the beginning of the year, when investors finally got the message that manufacturing capacity was outstripping demand. Reductions to government incentives ...
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Citi Downgrades Major Banks… Is It Downgrading Itself? (C, BAC, JPM, GS, MS)

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 9:16 am

Major banks and brokerage firms do not cover their own banks, for obvious reasons of conflicts of interest.  They do, however, cover their peers and rivals.  Many investors believe ...
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Meet Buffett’s & Berkshire Hathaway’s New Portfolio Manager (BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 8:53 am

The talk of succession for Warren Buffett is likely to take on some new discussion today, even if there is no timeline set.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (BIDU, JPM, NETL, RIMM, WFC)

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 8:50 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (9/12/2011) Nuclear Plant Explosion In France

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 8:37 am

BBC: Unions call for Saab bankruptcy MarketWatch: Explosion at France nuclear facility kills 1, injures 3, raises risk of leak: report NYT: Explosion at Nuclear Plant in Southern France CNBC: ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/12/2011) Amazon Library

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 8:30 am

Updated throughout the day. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) will create a digital library (WSJ) Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will not longer pay a recurring dividend to Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) based on co-ownership ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AGU, CLH, COP, DNDN, FDX, IPI, KBR, MDR, N, NIHD, ORCL, MOS, SFSF, TXN, VLO, VIP, ZION)

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 8:05 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Neutral at Goldman ...
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Another Chance for Greeks Not to Pay Taxes

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 6:33 am

Greece, in an effort to get more bailout money from the European Union and International Monetary Fund, has instituted a property tax. The tax will be imposed over the next ...
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Amazon Wins Battle With California

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 6:29 am

The California legislature has passed a bill that gives Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) until September 2012 to pay state taxes on its e-commerce sales there. Governor Jerry Brown still has to ...
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Media Digest (9/12/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 6:25 am

Carol Bartz resigns from Yahoo!'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) board. (Reuters) Lagarde disputes reports of an IMF study that shows a $372 billion capital shortfall among Europe’s banks. (Reuters) Bank of America’s ...
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The Ten Best Cities For Educated Workers

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 4:55 am

The job market has remained relatively stagnant since 2009. To make matters worse, the educational requirements of the average U.S. employer have increased consistently from 2005 to 2009, recently outpacing ...
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The Auto Industry Begins To Sink, Again

Posted: September 11, 2011 at 7:48 pm

The automobile industry is once again in a period of lowering demand for its vehicles and this may put  two years of  advances in jeopardy.  Last week was a particularly bad week for this industry. Ford ...
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When Will Pessimism Bottom Out?

Posted: September 11, 2011 at 7:22 pm

There has to be a bottom to the current pessimism about the economy.  US citizens have a pervasive sense of doom that affects the evaluation of the present and the ...
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