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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (RIMM, RIG, YHOO)

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 8:51 am

Crude oil is at $98.25, up 0.04%. Gold is at $1,711, down 0.19%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed up 1.21% to 18,256. Japan’s Nikkei closed higher by 2.29% to 8,477. The U.S. 10-year is at 1.99%, up ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMAT, BDX, DD, GCO, HPQ, HIBB, IM, KOG, NBR, NFLX, NR, QCOM, RIMM, SPB)

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 8:47 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Started as Hold at Deutsche ...
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American Air Parent Files Chapter 11

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 8:07 am

AMR (NYSE: AMR), the parent of American Airlines, has filed Chapter 11. The move has been expected for some time, as the company has struggled with labor costs, jet fuel, and a ...
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Is Facebook Worth More Than Cisco?

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 6:22 am

Is Facebook worth more than Silicon Valley icon Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)? The market seems to think so. Facebook may launch an IPO in the spring that would raise $10 ...
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German Is Once Again Begged to Save Europe

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 6:22 am

There is still a school of thought that only Germany and its strong balance sheet can preserve the eurozone. The European Central Bank will not step in to buy the bonds ...
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What’s Happening in the Financial World? (11/29/2011) Italy Borrowing Costs, New Toyota GT

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 6:21 am

The cost for Italy to borrow money rose again, and to an unsustainable level. The nation’s 10-year paper yield increased to 7.56%. The southern European nation cannot cover its deficits ...
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Media Digest (11/29/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 6:11 am

S&P may cut its outlook on France’s AAA debt. (Reuters) A judge blocks the $285 million settlement between Citigroup (NYSE: C) and the SEC. (Reuters) Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) says Kindle ...
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Why Own 20% of Yahoo! (YHOO)?

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 6:10 am

Among the most preposterous rumors about Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) potential sale is that private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will take a 20% stake in the ...
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Holiday Sales Grow, but Pessimism Lurks

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 6:10 am

Virtually every estimate of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales growth puts the improvement in the double digits. That is even true with the traditionally slow-growing bricks-and-mortar sector. But economists ...
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THL May Buy Yahoo! Domestic

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 3:48 am

There are a number of rumors about which company or companies may buy part of all of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). There is even speculation that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could partner ...
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Fitch Holds US At “AAA”, But Changes Outlook “Negative”

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 7:03 pm

Fitch held the US rating at AAA, but revised its outlook lower. It is another of the dozens of downgrades that have hit sovereign debt around the world since the ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GOOG, GILD, RIMM, GDOT, ERTS, CSTR, TIF, OVTI, BHO, CMC, LUNA, MHR, RGDX, CX)

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Reported strong consumer spending over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend pushed stocks up sharply at the opening this morning and gains have been held throughout the day. New home sales figures ...
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Insider Buying Drives Interest in Tetra Technologies (TTI)

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 3:58 pm

TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC (NYSE: TTI) is trading higher after two directors of the company bought shares. Investors love to see insider buying, and this was regarding some 40,000 shares in ...
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Tiffany, An Earnings & Spending Preview for the 1%-ers (TIF, NILE, ZLC)

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 2:49 pm

Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) is expected to report earnings Tuesday.  If there is one barometer on what the 1% are willing to spend money on, Tiffany may be it ...
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Solar Stocks Target Prices Fall Sharply (FSLR, SPWR, LDK)

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 2:20 pm

In just four weeks, the target prices of three of world’s leading makers of solar PV modules have fallen by at least -30%. The drops have coincided with falling forecasts ...
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