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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Saving Europe One Country at a Time

Posted: October 25, 2011 at 6:20 am

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

Posted: October 25, 2011 at 6:16 am

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

Posted: October 25, 2011 at 4:37 am

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

Posted: October 25, 2011 at 3:26 am

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

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 4:52 pm

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)

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 4:12 pm

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)

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 1:09 pm

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)

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 12:41 pm

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)

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 11:46 am

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

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 10:52 am

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)

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 10:45 am

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)

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 10:24 am

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)

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 9:35 am

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

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 9:07 am

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)

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 8:52 am

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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