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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Full 360-Degree H-P Earnings Preview (HPQ, DELL, CSCO, AAPL, IBM)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 11:31 am

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is set to report earnings after the close.  As this is the first report with Meg Whitman on as CEO and with the shenanigans that took ...
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Tech Wholesalers’ Growth Plans Could be Stymied (TECD, IM, SNX, ARW, AVT)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 11:13 am

The weak economic forecast for 2011 and 2012 appears to have weighed unevenly on electronics and computer wholesalers. Tech Data Corp. (NASDAQ: TECD) reported missed earnings and revenue estimates this ...
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Reality Check… Will S&P or Moody’s Downgrade France First?

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 11:05 am

We have already seen the woes around the United States losing its prized "AAA" rating and then the attention focused elsewhere.  The question became, who are the weakest Triple-A ratings ...
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Oracle Hammers on HP, Intel Over Chip Plans (ORCL, HPQ, INTC)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 9:49 am

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) has turned up the heat in a lawsuit filed last May by Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) seeking to require that Oracle meet what HP says are ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (GILD, RIMM, VRUS)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 8:57 am

Crude oil is at $96.43, down 1.29% Gold is at $1,766, down 0.74%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed down 1.44% to 18,226. Japan’s Nikkei closed lower by 0.32% to 8,348. ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/21/2011) UBS To Cut Bonus

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 8:45 am

Updated throughout the day Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) may skip a major bond payment to preseve cash (WSJ) UBS (NYSE: UBS) may cut its bonus pool. (FT)   ...
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Another Bump Up for Dendreon and PROVENGE (DNDN)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 8:38 am

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) is surging on news that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will now cover the infusion costs associated with the administration of PROVENGE.  Dendreon noted ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, CI, DV, DDS, IFF, LNKD, MS, QCOM, RIMM, TGT, WAG, WMT, WDC, ZOLL)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 8:13 am

These are some of Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Outperform and $500 target at Credit Suisse. CIGNA ...
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Gilead Paying Up (too much) for Pharmasset (GILD, VRUS)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 7:51 am

Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) is trading lower on news that it is spending some $11 billion to buy Pharmasset, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRUS).   What is interesting is that Pharmasset was ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (11/21/2011)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 6:25 am

Moody’s warned that France is at risk for a downgrade in the credit rating agency’s outlook. This does not mean a loss of its AAA rating is imminent. It does ...
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As Recession Looms, Economists See Growth

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 6:21 am

The signs that point to a new recession recently have grow larger. That has not kept members of the National Association for Business Economists from forecasting moderate growth next year. ...
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The Last Stand for Gap and Best Buy CEOs

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 6:13 am

The CEOs of Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) are at the ends of their respective ropes. If each company has poor holiday sales, as is expected, both chief ...
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China Owns Up to Recession

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 6:05 am

China must have seen a prolonged recession coming from far off. Its export business has dropped. Chinese government figures are considered unreliable, and some experts say they paint the picture the ...
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Moody’s Comments on a Weakening France

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 5:55 am

Trouble with eurozone debt, a slowing economy and a heavy debt load have finally caught up to France. Moody’s warned it could change its outlook on French sovereign paper, although ...
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Media Digest (11/21/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 5:45 am

The supercommittee appears unlikely to settle on a deficit agreement. (Reuters) A senior Chinese official says he expects the global recession to last for some time. (Reuters) Spain’s center-right People’s ...
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