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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Expected Price Gains in Transportation Stocks (CSX, NSC, UNP, CP, DSX, DRYS, EXM, FRO, JBHT, LSTR)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 2:06 pm

Transportation stocks get a lot more attention as economic bellwethers than they do as market participants. Railroads, ships, and trucks are not particularly glamorous, and the industries are so ...
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Obesity Invades Germany

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 1:39 pm

People in the US and UK are obese--or at least many people are. The problem has moved to Germany. Gallup says "Half of German adults are obese (13.7%) and overweight ...
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Pigs of the Pageant: Huge Losers on a Great Day (MDR, ORRF, TQNT, HGR, AXTI, AVP, NIHD, BRY)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 12:11 pm

The market may be up huge today (DJIA now up over 300 points and over 12,000) on a Eurozone bailout fund agreement and on a positive GDP report, but there are ...
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One More Analyst Jumps Onboard With Cisco (CSCO)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 11:00 am

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is back from the grave.  Suddenly John Chambers is no longer getting routine calls to step aside to let new blood run the company.  Today cam ...
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Akamai: Moving From Buyout Bait Back To Resurrection (AKAM, YHOO, GOOG)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 10:47 am

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is flying high this morning.  The content acceleration company reported earnings last night that beat expectations and the company is taking a more focused look ...
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Big Oil Rules! Strong Earnings, Takeover Chatter, Dividends, Asset Sales (XOM, OXY, VLO, CVX, BP)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 10:37 am

Crude oil prices have jumped more than $3/barrel this morning on the expectation that the European agreement on sovereign debt will put some life back into the global economy. That ...
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DJIA 12,000 Is Back (DIA, AA, CAT, DD, GE, HPQ, JPM, MMM)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 10:03 am

The Dow Jones Industrial Average , measured by the DIAMONDS (NYSE: DIA) is back above 12,000 again.  Keep in mind that the low on October 4, just 23 days ago, ...
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Ag, Fertilizer Stocks Could Be Headed for a Stall (POT, BG, ADM, MON, MOS, MOO)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 9:31 am

Fertilizer maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (NYSE: POT) reported third-quarter earnings this morning that were more than double earnings for the same period a year ago. But in ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AGNC, AKAM, APKT, CSCO, ORCL)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 8:59 am

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of American Capital Agency Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC), Akamai Technologies, Inc. ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/27/2011) Warner Music Buy EMI?

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 8:48 am

Updated throughout the day. AIG (NYSE: AIG) may sell part of its equity in AIA Group (WSJ) Warner Music (NYSE: WMG) is close to a buyout of EMI (WSJ) Douglas ...
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Q3 GDP Maintains Growth… The Recession Has To Wait

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 8:40 am

The news this morning is dominated by European bailout news, but we have a "recession watch" figure today.  This morning was the Gross Domestic Product for the third quarter in ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALXN, BAC, F, HSP, ITRI, KND, NFLX, PX, RRC, THI, URBN, V)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) named Bull of the Day at ...
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European ADRs Leading The Charge Higher (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, IRE, CS, UBS, DB, FTE, PHG, ERIC, NOK, NBG, SI, TI, EWI, EWQ, EWG)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 8:01 am

Greece and the rest of the PIIGS were hurting us for so long that it seems hard to believe that the Europeans are setting a 50% haircut for the Greek sovereign ...
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The Most Important Financial News (10/27/2011)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 6:37 am

European Financial Stability Facility $1 trillion saves greece. The eurozone has set a larger European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), which may have a balance as high as $1.4 trillion. This ...
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Sony Goes All In to Smartphone Market

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 6:30 am

Sony (NYSE: SNE) has decided to buy out its 50% partner in the Sony Ericsson smartphone joint venture. That is another bad decision, one that will cost the Japanese company in ...
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