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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Pipeline from Canada to US Gulf Coast, Billions At Risk Or Reward (TRP, XOM, SU, SNP, COP, CVX, MUR, TOT, RDS-A, BP, DVN, KMP, ENB)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 1:54 pm

A decision is expected by the end of this year from the US State Department on whether or not the US will allow the Keystone XL pipeline to be built. ...
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The Bankruptcy Rumor Mill Heads Toward AMR (AMR, EK, BAC)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 12:39 pm

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) is in trouble.  That is at least what the rumor mill is trying to signal.  What may seem like aggressive reporting over the weekend has added fuel ...
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TripAdvisor Names Financial Leadership Before IPO (EXPE)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 11:05 am

TripAdvisor is supposed to be the next spin-off IPO and it in theory has kept a phantom premium under Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) during the market carnage of the last ...
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Against the Grain: Early Morning Movers (EK, YHOO, NFLX, FMCN, NEM, NAK, GDX, GDXJ, GLD)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 10:36 am

The markets opened in the red this morning but have recovered after the ISM Manufacturing data favored very low growth rather than recession.  There were a number of stocks getting a ...
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Downgrading Airlines on Traffic Concerns (LCC, UAL, LUV, ALK, SAVE)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 10:21 am

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) paints a bleak outlook for passenger and freight carriers as economic worries intensify. And the impact of that weak forecast is beginning to take ...
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ISM Manufacturing Supports Slow Growth Over Recession

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 10:11 am

The Institute for Supply Management showed an above-red reading this morning in the manufacturing sector.  This month's ISM Manufacturing reading came in at 51.6% for September versus 50.6% in August. ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ALU, LCC, SGMO, YHOO)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 8:55 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), US Airways Group, LLC. (NYSE: LCC), Sangamo ...
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Japan’s Economy Hit by Rising Yen, Low Sales (SNE, PC, SHCAY, SSNLF)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 8:31 am

Japan's manufacturers are facing threats on two fronts, and prospects for improvement on either are dim. The first front, which is affecting every one of the country's exports, is the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AA, AMZN, ATHN, CHS, CF, FSLR, GPS, GG, LNKD, NTAP, PCLN, QIHU, SHLD, STT, UAL)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 8:16 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) Cut to Hold at Deutsche ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/3/2011) Yahoo! CEO, Citi Japan

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 8:04 am

Updated throughout the day Citigroup (NYSE: C) may replace key Japanese executives after regulatory problems (WSJ) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) has started to look for a CEO (WSJ) Douglas A. McIntyre ...
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Greek Failure, European ADRs Leading Sell-Off (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, CS, DB, FTE, NOK, ERIC, NBG, SI, TI, UBS)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 7:49 am

European stocks are leading the markets this morning and the direction is lower.  Greece projected that 2012 deficits will be above plan and the nation has effectively admitted that it ...
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No Home Price Recovery Until 2020 Puts Awful Weight on Economy

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 6:41 am

The U.S. economy cannot grow with the double burdens of an ongoing drop in home prices and unemployment that may hover above 8% for another two years. One or the ...
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Senate Presses China on Currency as Standoff Worsens

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 6:23 am

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York is one of the champions of legislation to force China to consider how it values the yuan. Schumer sides with economists who say that ...
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Greece Likely to Push Unemployment to Extraordinary Levels

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 6:18 am

Recently, each time Greece presents a new budget to the International Monetary Fund, EU and European Central Bank, it misses it target for debt reduction. This happened again yesterday. The ...
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Media Digest (10/3/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 6:14 am

The only way to fix the U.S. economy may be massive debt reductions for individuals and governments. (Reuters) Greece misses GDP targets. (Reuters) Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) buys mobile navigation company ...
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