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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (CALP, MU, STP)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 8:50 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP), Micron Technology, Inc. ...
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Weekly Jobless Claims, From Poor to Poorer

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 8:39 am

The count is growing... Weekly jobless claims as a figure is still headed the wrong way and still above that awful 400,000 line.  The Labor Department reported that jobless claims ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/8/2011)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 8:30 am

Updated throughout the day. AztraZeneca may make a large acquisition if cash flow from new drugs does not improve (Reuters) AOL (NYSE: AOL) fired TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington (Fortune) China's ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMGN, ARIA, BIIB, CELG, LFC, CSCO, DRI, FIO, GPN, HUM, LEN, MSI, TLB, TZOO)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 8:23 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Started as Outperform at BMO. ...
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US Military Bases Going Solar (FSLR, STP, YGE, WMT, KYO, SHCAY, RSOL, WEST, GOOG, BAC)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 8:14 am

The US Department of Energy has issued a conditional commitment for a partial guarantee of a $344 million loan for solar PV installer SolarCity. The company will install rooftop solar ...
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Another Fed President Signals Recession

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 6:35 am

One by one, Federal Reserve regional presidents have begun to admit that another recession has started, or at least is on the horizon. Some have made suggestions about what can ...
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The PC Industry Really Falls Apart

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 6:30 am

The predictions that the PC era is coming to an end are supported almost every time an important piece of research on the industry is released. Research firm Gartner has ...
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A New Age of Patent Lending

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 6:26 am

Asia-based smartphone company HTC is locked in several patent battles with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has offered aid to HTC by “loaning” it patents that should help counter ...
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More Workers Turn Gender Blind About Bosses

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 6:24 am

Fewer Americans care about whether their bosses are women. That is, ironically, in contrast to whether companies are willing to promote women to management. Gallup reports that, “Americans would still ...
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Media Digest (9/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 6:21 am

Facebook’s first half revenue doubles from a year ago. (Reuters) Fitch warns about downgrades of China and Japan. (Reuters) Department of Defense officials warn of cuts in the sum the ...
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The Seven States Where People Can’t Quit Smoking

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 4:52 am

The smoking rate in America continues to fall. From 2005 to 2010, the percentage of American adults who smoke dropped to 19.3% from 20.9%, according to a recent report published ...
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Mortgage Refi Opportunities Squandered In America

Posted: September 7, 2011 at 3:09 pm

Interest rates have been busy hitting life-time lows, but the irony is that fewer and fewer Americans are able to take advantage of this situation.  The most recent report from ...
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Evaluating the VeriSign Rumor Mill (VRSN)

Posted: September 7, 2011 at 2:25 pm

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is up a second day in a row on strong volume after the company has cancelled two investor presentations.  The hope is that there is some ...
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Molycorp to Feed European Rare Earth Stockpile (MCP, AVL, REE, SHZ, REMX)

Posted: September 7, 2011 at 1:37 pm

US rare earths miner Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) has had its ups and downs since going public in July of last year. Mostly ups, of course, though the current price ...
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After Irene & Katia, Tropical Storm Maria Forms in Atlantic

Posted: September 7, 2011 at 12:44 pm

Hurricane Irene lightened up before hitting the northern half of the Eastern Seaboard.  Hurricane Katia was originally looking to be a real threat to much of the same areas as ...
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