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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AMZN, AVGO, CHK, CMTL, FDO, JBL)

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 8:49 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Avago Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO), Chesapeake ...
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Android Just Got More Expensive: Microsoft Cuts Samsung Deal

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 8:49 am

One of the attractions of Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system is that it is open source. That makes it free to use for manufacturers. That advantages has begun to ...
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When Feds Raid Your Life Insurance Policy Buyer (IFT)

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 8:44 am

Imperial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: IFT) is a company that many have never heard of, but the company is in the news in a manner it probably never wanted to be.  ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (9/20/2011) Durable Goods

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 8:39 am

Zerohedge: US Durable Goods Orders (Aug) M/M -0.1% vs. Exp. -0.2% (Prev. 4.0%, Rev. to 4.1%) MarketWatch: U.S. durable-goods orders off 0.1% in August as motor vehicles, defense capital goods ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/28/2011) HP Hires Goldman To Play Defense

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 8:29 am

The Wall Street Journal reports that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has hired Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to defend it from activist shareholders. Updated throughout the day Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, CAT, CHTR, CL, CMCSA, CMA, DE, DTV, IFT, KMB, LRCX, MW, NVLS, NTRI, RL, TEVA, PAY, WCRX)

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 8:17 am

These are some of this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started as Buy with $495 ...
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The Internet Ad Market Gets Worse by the Day

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 6:29 am

Several large internet-based media companies have said third-quarter advertising sales are soft. There is also the problem of Facebook, which now controls a quarter of all the online display inventory ...
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Productivity Becomes Latest Barrier to Job Growth

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 6:26 am

Productivity has grown enough among U.S. private companies that it may be the single largest hurdle the job market in America faces now. New research from Sageworks shows that per-employee ...
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Is Google’s Biggest Competitor Google?

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 6:23 am

Larry Page, CEO of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), believes the company is its own worst enemy. Perhaps he has not looked around at the competitive landscape. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: ...
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Media Digest (9/28/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 6:20 am

IPOs of Citic Securities and Great Wall Motor struggle, a sign that offerings from China are in trouble. (Reuters) The unresolved Greece problem continues to damage markets. (Reuters) Amazon.com (NASDAQ: ...
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The Cities with the Worst Air Pollution in the World

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 5:54 am

Air pollution can pose a serious health risk. Respiratory conditions, cancer, heart disease and other ailments are linked to air pollution. The World Health Organization estimates 1.34 million people died ...
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Fearing New Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak: Sheen Warning For Transocean (RIG, BP, XOM, CVX)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 4:19 pm

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) is likely going to be in the local nightly news reports all throughout the states in the Gulf of Mexico, whether it is justified or not.  The ...
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SEC Seeks To Change Market Circuit Breakers

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 3:43 pm

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that the national securities exchanges and FINRA are filing proposals in a move to revise the current stock market circuit breakers in an ...
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Analysts Disagree on Apple Risks (AAPL)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 2:10 pm

Monday's news that J.P. Morgan was lowering some orders from Asia in channel checks on the iPad for the quarter was met with some clarification inside J.P. Morgan itself and ...
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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (CLX, HD, HCA, GCI, ADM, NFX, LUV, AMR)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 1:30 pm

Today's reported ratings actions as of just after noon include announcements regarding Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), HCA Inc. (NYSE: HCA), Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI), ...
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