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Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Future of Wi-Fi Is Dim, at Best

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 6:29 am

The Wireless Broadband Alliance predicts that “global public Wi-Fi hotspot numbers are set to grow from 1.3 million in 2011, to 5.8 million by 2015, a 350% increase.” The organization has no ...
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Italy’s 38 Prime Ministers

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 6:26 am

Italy’s government is inherently unstable. 'The nation has elected prime ministers 38 times since World War II. Several men have served more than once. Silvio Berlusconi, about to depart, has held the ...
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Will the Financial World End on November 23?

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 6:23 am

Research firm Exclusive Analysis says the financial world is doomed. According to a report by CNBC, “there is a 65 percent chance of a banking crisis between November 23 and ...
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Media Digest (11/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 6:20 am

Greece will announce its new government today. (Reuters) Inflation in China drops in October. (Reuters) Olympus investment losses may have gone above $1 billion. (Reuters) Silvio Berlusconi leaves as prime ...
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Underwater Mortgages Go More Underwater, Miami and Phoenix Hit

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 4:57 pm

The number of underwater mortgages in the U.S. increased again in the third quarter. That makes sense because by most measures home values have fallen throughout the period. It also ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AIXG, AZN, HON, HUM, PAA, ALU, FTEK, IRDM, XIDE, WMS, JRCC, PKT, RJET, OPXA, DYN, TRGT, MSSR, SZYM)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 4:07 pm

Equities started the day with a solid move up, but lost momentum after about half an hour. The downward move lasted into the late morning, at which time stocks started ...
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Expected Price Gains in Uranium Mining and Nuclear Energy (CCJ, DNN, URRE, URZ, UEC, URG, USU, GE, SHAW, ARVCF, TOSBF)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 1:34 pm

The outlook for uranium miners and nuclear power plant builders has dimmed considerably following the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant last spring. The Japanese government is considering building ...
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Japanese Woes Killing Japan’s Blue Chips (OCPNY, TM, HMC, CAJ, HIT, SNE, PC, NMR)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 1:29 pm

The realm of global geopolitics is going beyond nerve-racking in many instances.  It is not just the U.S. that is being held hostage by Europe as Japan has a pricey ...
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David Versus Goliath at Green Mountain (GMCR)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 12:17 pm

Short sellers are an interesting lot, particularly when they go public and are vocal against a company.  In many cases they can rack some serious damage to a share price.  ...
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The Odd Dynegy Bankruptcy… Good for Stockholders (DYN, BX, IEP)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 11:21 am

It has happened before, but it is rare.  Very rare.  A bankruptcy that is good for shareholders. Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) is seeing a sharp rise in its common stock after ...
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LED Lighting Boom Starts with a Whimper (LEDS, RBCN, CREE, VECO, AIXG, NEXS, EFOI)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 10:41 am

Last Friday, the Chinese government announced a phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, beginning with eliminating 100-watt+ bulbs by the end of 2012 and 60-watt+ bulbs by 2014. The decision triggered ...
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Analyst Sizes Up China iPhone Progress (AAPL, CHL, CHU)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 10:18 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains a key focal stock for many investors as it continues to take market share and as it continues growing international.  This morning came a research ...
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29 Global Banks ‘Too Big To Fail’, But Not Too Big to Tell the Truth (BAC, BK, C, GS, JPM, STT, WFC, MS)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 9:29 am

Last Friday at the meeting of the G20 in Cannes, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) revealed a list of 29 global systemically important financial institutions (known as the G-Sifis). These ...
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H-P Dismantling… From PCs to WebOS (HPQ, DELL, RIMM, GOOG, AAPL)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 9:13 am

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is still going to feel like a lost company for a while.  At first it was going to allow Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) to run wild ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ATVI, ALLT, DRYS, MSSR, TRGT)

Posted: November 8, 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 Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), Allot Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT), DryShips, ...
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