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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Moody’s Takes A Bite Out of Greek Banks, Again (NBG)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 9:00 am

National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) is trading lower this morning with Europe after news that Moody's has downgraded 8 Greek banks to 'Caa2' from 'B3' in a fresh ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (FCX, HPQ, NKE)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 8:54 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (9/23/2011) 10-Year Yield At 1.68%

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 8:54 am

MarketWatch: Yield for benchmark 10-year Treasury note plumbs new record low at 1.68% CNNMoney: Greece is definitely not the word. Moody's downgraded 8 banks further into junk territory. Zerohedge: GM ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/23/2011) Bank Of America Sell Pizza Hut?

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 8:44 am

Updated throughout the day. AXA may sell its private equity business (Reuters) Bank of American (NYSE: BAC) will sell its commercial real estate portfolio for $8800 million (WSJ) Bank of ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, NLY, ADM, GLW, MCD, P, PTEN, PEP, RMBS, TKC, UA, VFC, VIP, XLNX, YOKU)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 8:21 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Started as Outperform at William ...
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In Shaky Times, Precious Metals Funds That Thrive (GLD, GDX, SLV, USERX, KGC, OCMGX, GG, FSAGX, ABX, NCM, GOLDX, GOLD)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 8:10 am

Owning gold or silver has been tricky up until recent years.  It has also been a wild ride. Now with the flourishing ETFs, investors can buy the most liquid gold ...
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European Financial Stability Facility Expansion Could Stop Contagion, If Voters Approve

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 6:40 am

Many economists are more worried about the contagion that a Greek default would bring than about the default itself. The eurozone may increase the size of its 440 billion euro ...
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As Media Consumption Moves to the Internet, Facebook Awaits

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 6:32 am

Two things happened this week in the world of internet media that appear to be unrelated but could change the consumption of information substantially. The Pew Research Center for the ...
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Apple’s iPad Sales Strength Grows as Rivals Lack Success Formula

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 6:25 am

It is old news that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sells more iPads by a huge margin than any rival can sell other tablet PCs. Apple is so successful that it is ...
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The Nike and McDonald’s Economy

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 6:23 am

Nike (NYSE: NKE) is one of the few companies that posted strong profits for the past quarter and offered optimistic guidance going forward. It joins McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) as one ...
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Media Digest (9/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 6:18 am

A shutdown of the federal government could still happen at the end of the month as the budget battle moves to the Senate. (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) names Meg Whitman, ...
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The Good News Bad News Chart of the Market (DIA, SPY, AA, CAT, DD, UTX, DIS, HPQ, BAC, IBM)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 5:05 pm

The DJIA (NYSE: DIA) was trading down 500 points today before a late-day rally.  More European concerns and serious slowing in China's manufacturing data only brought on more selling.  The ...
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The 20 Major League Teams With The Most Expensive Tickets

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 4:16 pm

Major sports ticket prices range widely, from $260 a seat for The New England Patriots to $15 for the Cincinnati Reds. A 24/7 Wall St. analysis of seat prices at ...
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CEO Merry-Go-Round at Hewlett-Packard (HP, SAP, EBAY)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 3:50 pm

Following a decent boost to its long-suffering stock price yesterday, Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) has nearly given it all back today. Yes, the whole market's down by about -3.75%, but ...
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Is There a Netflix-Amazon Merger Coming? (NFLX, AMZN)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 3:12 pm

Shares in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) are up slightly today while the rest of the market is down about -440 points. It seems that a number of analysts don't think ...
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