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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Saving Europe One Country at a Time

The worst alternative in the effort to bailout the weak nations of the EU would be to do it one country at a time. However, that may be the only ...
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Media Digest (10/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

The Obama administration announces a new plan to help underwater mortgage holders. (Reuters) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) warns that more subscribers will cancel and shares fall 24%. (Reuters) Nearly 35% of ...
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A Chance to Replace Kodak’s CEO

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) is in talks to raise $900 million from investors. It is a perfect chance for financiers and the board to replace CEO Antonio Perez, who has ...
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Zombies Worth Over $5 Billion to Economy

Zombies may be the walking undead, but their contribution to Main Street’s economy is very much alive. In modern times, the zombie genre has evolved from a cult following to ...
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NetFlix Shares Down 24% On Earnings

Wall St. slashed shares of NetFlix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has it missed all projections for revenue, earnings, and subscribers. The firm's price decisions, which have alienated customers, may have permanently hurt ...
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24/7 Closing Bell (ORCL, RNOW, CAT, MCD, IVN, PAL, RGLD, MAT, SJM, SLE, CI, HS, ETN, LO, METR, NFLX, TXN, ADLR, MOBI, ASYS, SXCI, DRAM)

Stocks opened higher this morning, helped along by a host of merger announcements. Techs got boost when Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) said it would pay $1.5 billion for cloud-based customer ...
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Expected Price Gains in Solar Stocks Are Strictly Illusions (AMAT, FSLR, WFR, GTAT, SPWRA, STP, TSL, LDK, JASO)

About a month and a half ago, we looked at several solar stocks to try to determine if there happened to be a good value play in the sector. Given ...
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Full 360-Degree Netflix Earnings Preview (NFLX)

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today.  First and foremost, the former high-flying video rental subscription service has done even worse than ...
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FedEx Adds to Seasonal Hiring Boost (FDX, BBY, JCP)

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) expects to handle more than 260 million packages during the coming holiday season. That’s a 12% increase from a year ago, and to cope with the ...
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The Economy and the Happiness Index: Women Get Crunched

By Gail Sheehy In case you have doubts, richer people are happier than poorer people. A 10% increase in income raises happiness in every country of the world, according to ...
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Tobacco Company Dividends Hold Investors in Line (LO, MO, RAI, PM, VGR)

Some of the highest dividend yields from any sector come from tobacco stocks. That’s why a relatively weak report from one of the cigarette makers gives pause to investors looking ...
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Endless Mergers… More to Come! (CBST, ADLR, HS, CI, CVH, MAT, RNOW, ORCL, SLE, SJM, ANDS, NYX)

Monday is called "Merger Monday" for a reason and this morning is a classic example of its namesake.  We have seen multiple deals and news outstanding on pending deals.  We ...
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Caterpillar Crushes Estimates With Strong Guidance (CAT, DE, JOYG, CNH, AGCO, MOO)

Excluding the impacts of absorbing its recent acquisition of Bucyrus International, Inc., Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) posted an all-time high in sales, revenue, and profits in the third quarter. Even ...
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Florida Bank, Used as ATM by Insiders, Won TARP Loan But Now Teeters

by Jake Bernstein, ProPublica, Oct. 19, 2011, 11:19 a.m. Update (10/22): This story has been updated with a comment from Rubio's spokesperson .U.S. Century Bank rocketed into being in 2002, with ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ADLR, BAC, CAT, YHOO)

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Adolor Corporation (NASDAQ: ADLR), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: ...
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