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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CRL, CSCO, GLW, EXPE, PPDI, RL, PCLN, REGN, RIMM, RPM, BID, TSO, TIVO, URI)

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 8:06 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) Started as ...
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Twitter About to Alienate Users

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 6:28 am

The CEO of Twitter, Dick Costolo, told a press conference that his company now has 100 million users who log onto their accounts at least once a month. That is ...
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Obama Stimulus Undermined by Public Sector Layoffs

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 6:25 am

The American Jobs Act, which will cost $447 billion to create employment, may be offset by the drive of local, state and even federal governments to balance their books. President ...
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Geithner Gives Advice on Global Economy as U.S. Flounders

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 6:22 am

While Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner gave detailed advice to European nations about how to avoid recession, the U.S. struggles against a contraction of its own. In an editorial in the ...
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Media Digest (9/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 6:19 am

Obama proposes a $447 billion job stimulation package. (Reuters) Economic problems to be the focus of G7 meetings. (Reuters) One Super Congress member threatens to quit over concerns about military ...
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The Six Reasons Americans Fall Out Of The Middle Class

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 5:04 am

Seems as though the American Dream is just that -- a dream. If you were born into a middle class family, there is a high chance that you’ll end up ...
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The American Jobs Act: Rhetoric & Attacking Incentive Lives On

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 8:42 pm

Tonight's speech from President Obama started out great and offered great promise.  The Republicans and the Democrats are likely going to be further apart tomorrow than they were before.  The ...
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Credit Conundrum: Rising Credit As Deleveraging Continues

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 3:19 pm

The Federal Reserve has released its reading on consumer credit with an increase for July showing an annual growth rate of 6%.  What Ben Bernanke keeps talking about is lower ...
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Bernanke Throws Up A Dud Speech Ahead of Obama

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 1:42 pm

The highly awaited speech from Fed Head Ben Bernanke at the Economic Club of Minnesota is out, preempting the President Obama speech this evening.  What is interesting is that the ...
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Why the Yahoo! Rally is Over (YHOO, GOOG)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 12:13 pm

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) got a nice boost yesterday on the news that the company's CEO had been fired. But all good things must end, and that's what ...
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Google’s Buy of Zagat May Target OpenTable (GOOG, IACI, OPEN)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 11:54 am

OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) is coming under more fire.  The stock had already sold off significantly since May, but the news that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is buying Zagat is ...
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Identifying Value In Refining Stocks (MPC, VLO, MUR, HFC, SUN, TSO, WNR, MRO)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 11:29 am

The refining business has been in the news a lot recently for two things. One, it's making money again. Two, integrated oil companies are shedding refining assets at a rapid ...
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Cautious Lululemon Research Report Actually Full of Very Positive Trend Metrics (LULU)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 10:58 am

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) was one hot stock.  A report from Credit Suisse shows very positive metrics for the company with high growth rates to continue for 5 years.  ...
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Air India Contracts with Boeing & Airbus Under Fire (BA, EADSY, FDX, FAA)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 10:21 am

Just a few months before Air India merged with Indian Air in early 2007, each carrier placed significant orders with Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Airbus maker European Aeronautic Defense ...
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The BofA Split-Up? Up to 600 Branch Closings (BAC)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 9:06 am

To say that Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is under pressure remains the understatement of 2011.  The DJIA industrial average component is under attack from every angle.  It is ...
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