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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/26/2011) Groupon IPO, Netflix And Dreamworks

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 7:34 am

Updated throughout the day Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has a deal to stream Dreamworks movies (NYT) Groupon no longer has a date for its IPO (WSJ) Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) will release ...
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As German Confidence Drops, Bailouts Less Likely

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 6:28 am

Germany is the “banker to Europe” because of the size of its economy, the ongoing improvement of its GDP and the prosperity of its citizens and businesses. Confidence among voters ...
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Morale Collapses in Greece Just as Nation Needs to Rally

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 6:27 am

It is hard to make the argument that Greece can begin an economic recovery if Greek citizens view their situations as hopeless. A new study by Gallup shows that an ...
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Pew Research — Local Information Need Buoys Newspapers

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 6:24 am

The death of newspapers and local TV may not be a death at all. Editors of these media will need to understand what consumers want from them before there can ...
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Media Digest (9/26/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 6:20 am

Europe begins to more aggressively look for problems to its debt crisis as pressure from the rest of the world grows. (Reuters) Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) new tablet PC may be ...
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Policy Uncertainty, EU’s Fatal Flaw, Grows

Posted: September 25, 2011 at 8:02 am

The ECB will continue to buy the bonds of financially troubled EU nations, but it won’t say for how long. This forces capital markets investors to see the rescue of ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Calls of the Week (CARB, GLW, DG, INTC, LOGI, LULU, MAKO, MCD, MCP, NFLX, NBG, P, RENN, YHOO, YNDX, YOKU, LVS, WYNN, BAC, WFC)

Posted: September 25, 2011 at 7:45 am

Each morning we review our top upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall St. research notes. We then look back over these at the end of the week to more closely ...
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Blackberry Owners, Shrinking But Rich

Posted: September 24, 2011 at 7:00 pm

The number of smartphone owners who use Research In Motions's (NASDAQ: RIMM) Blackberry is shrinking as a part of the overall market. But, at least the people who use the ...
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Kodak: Its Credibility Gone, Now Has Viability Trouble

Posted: September 24, 2011 at 7:54 am

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) drew $160 million from its revolving credit line, a signal that the company’s viability is at risk. In an 8K filing with the SEC, the firm ...
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The Great Overlooked Dividend Hikes During the Panic (COV, CXS, DISCA, FITB, F, HST, LVS, LMT, MCD, MSFT, NEM, O)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 2:20 pm

This was no good week for stocks even if the markets have bounced off the lows numerous times on Friday.  The low of the DJIA on Friday morning of 10,638 ...
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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (PPL, DPZ, CX, PEPFF, ETR, FDX, EADSY, BHP)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 2:12 pm

Today's ratings news leads off with the downgrade by Moody's of six Greek banks, including National Bank of Greece (NYSE: NBG). All six were lowered from 'B3' to 'Caa2'. Anyone ...
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Holiday Retail Outlook Debate: Shippers Versus Retailers (WMT, TGT, SSW, DAC)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 12:26 pm

The outlook for US holiday season retail sales is either good or not so good, depending on whom you ask. Cargo container shipping has been slow in July and August, ...
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Dish Network Jumps into Streaming Video (DISH, NFLX, AMZN, WMT, BBY, CMCSA, NWS, DIS)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 11:18 am

Last April Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) paid $320 million to acquire Blockbuster Inc. out of bankruptcy. Speculation at the time suggested that Dish would enter the streaming video and ...
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How a Plane Wreck Could Have Altered Rare Earths in North America (AVL, MCP)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 11:03 am

There is some very odd news out of Canada today.  A plane wreck could have, or could, have an impact on the development of rare earth metals in North America.  ...
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First Solar Loses $1.9 Billion Federal Loan (FSLR, SPWRA, TSL, JASO, LDK, ENB, TOT)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 9:15 am

Solar PV maker First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) failed to meet a deadline in its application for a federal loan guarantee amounting to $1.9 billion for its Topaz solar farm ...
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