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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Saab Finally Dies

Posted: December 19, 2011 at 6:21 am

It took the better part of a year. The owners of Saab sought capital all over the world, and the search ended in China. But a deal with local ...
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Media Digest (12/19/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 19, 2011 at 6:20 am

Fitch is skeptical that European Union officials can solve the sovereign debt crisis. (Reuters) The rising U.S. deficit could undermine health care reforms. (Reuters) The S&P 500 may not close ...
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What’s Happening in the Financial World (12/19/2011) Eurozone Warning, Fuel Prices Fall

Posted: December 19, 2011 at 6:20 am

Saab finally succumbed to its inability to get a car off the assembly line. The company has not produced a car since last April. It declared bankruptcy today. Zhejiang Youngman Lotus ...
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The Ten Worst 10-Ks of 2011 (HPQ, GRPN, BWLD)

Posted: December 19, 2011 at 6:19 am

Covering a wide range of industries and behaviors, the 10Q Detective lists some of the more sophomoric -- and predictable -- regulatory filings made to the Securities and Exchange Commission ...
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US To Accept Basel Accords

Posted: December 19, 2011 at 3:57 am

The Federal Reserve will probably accept the Basel accords which would make US banks hold more capital. According to The Wall Street Journal, While big U.S. banks that are asked to ...
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Holiday E-Commerce Revenue Surge Stays At 15%

Posted: December 18, 2011 at 6:40 pm

The 15% improvement in e-commerce which began with the Black Friday weekend has continued at a nearly identical pace since then. Some analysts were concerned the American consumer would spend whatever ...
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Fitch Revises France Rating To Negative Outlook

Posted: December 17, 2011 at 9:33 am

France's AAA rating, which has been threatened for months by concerns about a Europe recession, eurozone contagion, and its debt level moved closer to perilous levels, as Fitch reexamined it rating. The ...
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Moody’s Downgrades Belgium Two Levels To Aa3, Outlook Negative

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 5:41 pm

In another blow to the belief the European leaders have begun to gain control of the region's sovereign debt problem, Moody's downgraded Belgium by two levels to Aa3 and placed its ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (ZNGA, AAPL, SCCO, AMGN, DFS, RIMM, DRI, STEI, HOV, ZQK, ISTA, RRR, MRT, INHX, CRYP, CIE)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 4:08 pm

US equity markets opened solidly higher this morning, but began to lose momentum by mid-morning. From there it’s been a mostly downhill day with the DJIA creeping back to nearly ...
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AT&T Dividend Hike, Even More Attractive Than Verizon (T, VZ, S)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 1:16 pm

The 24/7 Wall St. 2012 Model Portfolio has been on a roll with dividend hikes, ahead of plan in some cases.  AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is one we have felt offers ...
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Zynga Becomes Busted IPO In First Day (ZNGA, LNKD, GRPN, SINA, SOCL)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 11:41 am

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) was supposed to be attractively priced as far as how the company was given a $7 billion valuation at its IPO price.  Some talk was that ...
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Irish GDP Drops, A Warning For Other Austerity Experiments

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 10:41 am

Ireland announced that it Q3 GDP dropped 1.9% quarter compared to previous quarter. That puts it in a class with Greece which has suffered a similar contraction, but not by ...
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Top Tech Picks for 2012 (ADI, IDTI, AAPL, QCOM, SWIR, TRMB, ROVI, CRM, NUAN, GOOG, Z, VELT, KITD)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 10:28 am

Canaccord Genuity has joined in with many of the brokerage firms issuing top picks and trends to watch in 2012 from its analysts.  The latest is the firm's "Top Technology Picks for ...
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Holiday Smartphone Surprise: Samsung Sales Running Next To Apple (AAPL, SSNLF, GOOG, NOK, RIMM, MSFT)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 9:55 am

Smartphone makers are expected to sell some 142 million units in the current calendar quarter. The bulk of those sales are pumping up the revenues at two vendors -- Apple ...
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AEP Joins 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio (AEP, XLU, NEE, PPL)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 9:01 am

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) refuses to falter in the current market despite many headwinds of uncertainty. This is a very defensive play that has very little to ...
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