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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (UTX, GR, GM, LSTZA, LSTZB, LCAPA, LCAPB, BRK-A, BRK-B, CAG, OWW, WWWW, CMI)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 1:43 pm

Today's ratings actions are led-off by Moody's affirmation of its 'A2' senior unsecured and 'Prime-1' short-term ratings on United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). The affirmation follows United's announced acquisition of ...
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Against the Grain: Mid-Day Movers (RUSS, SJL, PVFC, MATS, GR, SHIP)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 11:48 am

At mid-morning, the DJIA is down more than -300 points on concern that the global economy is once again heading for a recession. There are few winners today, and most ...
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The Most Mispriced IPOs of 2011 (ARCO, WIFI, DMD, EPOC, FSL, FFN, HCA, KIPS, LNKD, NQ, P, RENN, SKUL, FPX, IPOSX, TEA, CARB)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 11:30 am

Everyone, or most everyone, loves initial public offerings and the allure of great gains on the great growth engines of the next decade.  Sometimes things just don't work out as ...
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Apple Will Continue to Rule Tablet Market (AAPL, IT, RIMM, HPQ, DELL, NOK, SSNLF, MSFT, GOOG, AMZN)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 10:40 am

Just in case anyone believed that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was being seriously threatened by competitors to its iPad tablet, that belief can probably be put to rest for a ...
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Financial Stocks Tanking (BAC, JPM, C, WFC, GS, MS)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 10:14 am

Whether it's the latest effort by the Federal Reserve to pump some liquidity into the US economy or it's the IMF's statement that Europe's banks need another $440 billion or ...
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Logitech Forecast, An Ill Omen For PC Makers (LOGI, DELL, HPQ, AAPL, GOOG, INTC, MSFT)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 9:31 am

Computer peripherals maker Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) has been having a tough year and its going to get tougher. The company posted an EPS loss of -$0.17 in its ...
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Enbridge Energy Partners Raising Additional Capital (EEP)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 9:08 am

Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EEP) is raising some fresh capital.  The partnership has priced an 8 million common unit secondary offering at $28.20 per unit in a move that ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AAPL. RHT, NFLX, YHOO)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 9:08 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/22/2011) UAW And Chrysler

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 8:37 am

Updated throughout the day Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HQP) may hire Meg Whitman as CEO (various) KDDI will begin to sell the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in China (Nikkei Business) The UAW ...
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Cargill Trusts Uses Mosaic S&P 500 News To Sell More Shares (MOS)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 8:35 am

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) might have been indicated higher on the news that it was going to be added to the S&P 500 Index, but news of yet another ...
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Gold Miners Outshine Copper Miners (RIO, BHP, VALE, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, AUY, SLW, GLD, GDX, SLV, SIL)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 8:22 am

At yesterday's meeting for investors, Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) offered a subdued forecast for the iron ore and copper markets going forward. There was some upbeat talk about new ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMSF, BMY, BRCM, CBST, HOV, INTC, JNJ, KBH, LEN, LULU, MAKO, NFLX, ASGN, OKS, TSLA, TWX, YHOO, YOKU)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 8:14 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Amerisafe, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSF) named Bear of the Day ...
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10 European ADRs Leading Sell-Off (MT, BHP, DB, FTE, PHG, ERIC, NOK, NBG, SI, TI, UBS)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 7:50 am

Today's selling is actually based on weak Chinese manufacturing data rather than any direct E.U. woes.  We have focused on mostly European ADRs this morning for the big movers and ...
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China’s Economy Catches Up with the World’s

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 6:29 am

China’s economy could defy gravity for only so long. Based on the nation’s new PMI numbers, the global economic slowdown has undermined manufacturing there. This is likely to be the ...
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Job Creators Still at Top of Forbes 400

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 6:27 am

There may be a few financiers and hedge fund managers at the top of the Forbes 400 rich list. Most of the people on it, however, are individuals who have ...
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