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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Bright Spot in Shipping: LNG Carriers (TGP, GLNG, APA, ECA, EOG)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Day rates for shippers of container, crude oil, and dry bulk cargoes have been hit hard this year as an over-supply of vessels and general concerns about the weak global ...
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Carl Icahn Rumors Head to RIM (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG, CLX, LGF, YHOO)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 11:47 am

Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) has joined Palm in the quest to innovate and then to allow the market to rapidly pass it by.  Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ...
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Against the Grain: Big Losers On A Winning Day (BDEL, RCON, KEYW, ACW, ZSL, EDZ, COWS)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 11:23 am

Perhaps it's bargain hunting or perhaps hope is once again floating over a possible solution to Europe's banking woes. Whatever it is, the DJIA is up nearly 250 points about ...
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Short Seller Swarm: Highest Days To Cover (CADX, DMND, TSLA, OMEX, PACR, MNKD, WAVX, ENER, NTRI, ZIXI, MR, ZZ, RCI, MNI, HGG, AM, BPI, LTM)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 11:13 am

Many investors track the largest increase in short selling, but there is another crucial way to look at short interest: the days to cover often tells just how actively shorted ...
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Goldman Could Chop Another 3,000 Staff (GS, BAC, MS, C, WFC)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 10:22 am

Weakness in the capital markets could lead to another round of firings at the largest banks in the US as they try to bolster earnings. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: ...
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Short Sellers Win In SIRIUS XM, Autos Flinch (SIRI, F, GM)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 9:12 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is a stock that has become the target of short sellers now that shares went well above $2.00 and came falling back down to ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/27/2011) HP PC Trouble, Goldman Cuts

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 9:00 am

Updated throughout the day. Acer will use problems at Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) PC division to add customers (Reuters) Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is prepared to make deep budget and personnel ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AMZN, BEXP, JASO, OMEX)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 8:55 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Brigham Exploration Company ...
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Short Seller Moves in Alt Energy Stocks (FSLR, SPWRA, ENER, LDK, TSL, TSLA, RBCN, VECO, CREE, CPST, AMAT, GTAT)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 8:33 am

In the wake of the weak global economic news, some alternative energy stocks are being swept along in the current of bad news, while a few others are making a ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMCX, AHT, BG, CTRN, XRAY, EK, EQY, FFIV, IVN, MFB, PDS, RVBD, RYAAY, SAFM, TUDO)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 8:15 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCX) Started as Sell at ...
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Renren Relevance Fight: Acquires User Generated Video Site 56.Com (RENN)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 8:03 am

Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) is trying to prove that it has both clout and relevance.  The company has announced the acquisition of all interest in 56.com, an online video-sharing site ...
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Freddie Mac’s Bad Bank of America Deal: Who Kept Tabs?

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 6:41 am

The Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of the Inspector General reports that Freddie Mac made a poor deal when it settled claims about bonds sold to it by Bank of ...
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Short Sellers Savage Banks

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 6:34 am

Short sellers appear ready to follow bank stocks all the way down to zero, at least based on data for the period that ended September 15. Shares short in Citigroup ...
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More Useless Advice About Unemployment

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 6:30 am

The heads of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the International Labour Organization want the world to know that there is a global unemployment problem, particularly among developed ...
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Poor Judgment by Ralcorp’s Board

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 6:26 am

Ralcorp’s (NYSE:RAH) board of directors unanimously rejected the latest merger proposal from ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG), saying the $5.18 billion unsolicited bid was not in the best interest of the ...
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