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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AMR, MS, UBS, YHOO)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 8:53 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of AMR Corporation (NASDAQ: AMR), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), UBS ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/4/2011) iPhone 5, YouTube Programs

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 8:47 am

Updated throughout the day. Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube will offer channels with professionals athletes and other personalities (WSJ) Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) will have an exclusive to sell the Apple (NASDAQ: ...
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Hard Times Live On… Layaway Makes a Comeback (WMT, SHLD, TGT, BBY, TJX, LOW, DG, DLTR, FDO)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 8:43 am

Back in the day, a layaway plan made sense for many consumers who did not have the full purchase price of an item but could pay regular small installments until ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AGU, AEM, AXP, AMR, BHP, COF, CMG, SNP, CEO, JNY, ERIC, PTR, RVBD, SODA, SON, SWC, WRB)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 8:27 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls.  Despite the weakness, there are still upgrades taking place. ...
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European ADRs Leading U.S. Stocks Lower (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, CS, DB, FTE, PHG, NOK, SI, TI, UBS)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 8:02 am

It feels like Groundhog day in Europe.  Greece fears are escalating and European markets are sharply lower.  The Europeans are just unwilling or are unable to deal with their woes ...
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As France and Germany Face Recession, Greece’s Future Dims

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 6:33 am

Experts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) believe that France and Germany will slip into recession. That would seal the fate of Greece more than all the battles and maneuvers among ...
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Does Amazon Have a Larger Kindle in Mind?

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 6:32 am

Several analysts who track consumer electronics sales say that sales of the Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle Fire are already into the hundreds of thousands. The 7-inch tablet may not be ...
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AMR and Kodak — Not Really Bankrupt

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 6:28 am

Some companies that are rumored to file for Chapter 11 do not. That appears to be the case with Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) and AMR (NYSE: AMR), parent of American ...
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What Is Starbucks Doing in the Financial Stimulus Business?

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 6:26 am

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz has been in the cause de jour business for the past several months. It does not seem to do much for the causes, but ...
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Media Digest (10/4/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 6:18 am

World stock markets hit 15-month lows. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch the iPhone 5 as competition grows from Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android. (Reuters) China warns of a trade war ...
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The Net Worth Of The Republican Presidential Candidates

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 4:57 am

Judging from the net worths of the nine leading Republican presidential nominees, politicians need to be wealthy to run for high office. By most Americans’ standards, all nine are considered ...
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Special Report: Chart Deaths of BRIC & Emerging Markets (EEM, VWO, EWZ, BRF, ECH, CH, RSX, TRF, CEE, EPI, PIN, IFN, IIF, FXI, GXC, TAO, HAO, CHN, TDF)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 6:46 pm

The old saying goes, "When the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold."  But what about when Europe gets the flu and when China and India drink ...
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How The iPhone May Be Bad For Sprint (S, AAPL, T, VZ, VOD)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 3:54 pm

The many problems facing Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) are nearly enough to sink the company without any more help.  A shrinking subscriber base, an expensive network upgrade, operating losses, ...
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Defensive Stocks Working Against The Bears (BUD, MO, RAI, CPB, CAG, KMB, PG)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 3:17 pm

On days when the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 200 points or more, we generally look at the defensive stock sector to see if these are holding up.  Many ...
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Is The VIX Signaling Another Selling Climax? (VXX, VXZ, SPY)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 2:52 pm

The CBOE Volatility Index, or 'The Fear Index,' is reaching levels not seen since the height of the August selling panic.  That peaked around 47 in August and we just briefly ...
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