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Monthly Archives: December 2011

With ‘America’s Got Talent’ Judge Gig, Is Stern A SIRIUS XM Flight Risk Again? (SIRI)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 2:47 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) may not be as big of a fan of America's Got Talent as the public is.  It turns out that SIRIUS XM's top shock ...
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Bracing For R-I-M Earnings (RIMM)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 2:16 pm

Research in Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) is on deck with earnings today.  It goes without saying, but even after an earnings warning very few are excited about the prospects of ...
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Ten Highest Paid CEOs of 2010 (MCK, OCR, TRW, VRSK, CVS, GGP, RL, VNO, AET, GBL)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 12:07 pm

When it comes to executive pay, the amounts paid to today’s highest paid CEOs equals the GDP of a small emerging nation. The ten most highly compensated CEOs according to ...
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Is Digital Realty Still The Best Tech Dividend? (DLR, INTC, BRK-A)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 10:36 am

Getting a dividend of over 4% from a technology company is no simple task, even as many technology leaders have decided that higher dividends can finally start to be used ...
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ARIAD Secures Much-Needed Capital for Trials, Commercialization, and Growth (ARIA)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 9:54 am

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) is raising cash to help support the commercialization of ponatinib in patients with resistant or intolerant CML and additional clinical development of its investigational targeted ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (12/15/2011) SEC And Citi

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 8:43 am

Updated throughout the day The SEC will press to get a federal judge to approve a mortgage paper deal with Citigroup (NYSE: C) Foreign banks operating in the US have ...
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Finally… Some (Real) Good News From The Labor Department on Claims & Inflation

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 8:43 am

The U.S. Labor Department is full of good news this morning.  Both the weekly jobless claims and the producer price index as a measure of wholesale inflation came in better ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AFFX, AMCX, BRCM, CSIQ, CSCO, DECK, DANG, ELN, EL, FSLR, IVR, IPG, JNPR, OMC, OVTI, ONXX, PTR, RENN, RVBD, SI, YOKU)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 8:28 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) Raised to Neutral from Sell with a ...
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SonoSite, Some Rumored Mergers Come True (SONO)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 7:58 am

Some rumors surrounding the world of mergers and acquisitions actually do manage to come true.  The newest deal to hit the tape is an acquisition by FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation of SonoSite, Inc. ...
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Rite Aid Shaves Loss in Half, Increasing 2012 Outlook (RAD)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 7:40 am

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) may be set for a decent day as the perpetually troubled drug store chain managed to post a loss that was about half of expectations: ...
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Acquisition in Semiconductor Equipment Sector (LRCX, NVLS, INTC, TXN)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 7:12 am

Semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) will acquire competitor Novellus Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) in an all-stock deal worth an estimated $3.3 billion. Novellus shareholders will receive 1.125 ...
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America’s Most (and Least) Charitable States

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 6:40 am

The holiday season is a time for giving to family and friends. It is also apparently a time to give to those in need. Nonprofits rely on end-of-year donations to ...
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Nokia Picks Wrong Carrier for U.S. Return

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 6:39 am

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has returned to the U.S. smartphone market. Unfortunately, its partner is also-ran wireless provider T-Mobile. That will make it very difficult for the smartphone to get adoption. ...
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LightSquared Is Doomed

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 6:38 am

Its struggle against the federal government to gain acceptance of its high-speed internet product is nearly over. LightSquared, the ambitious national wireless provider, is doomed. In an announcement, the company praised ...
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National Retail Federation Increases Forecast Despite Harsh Economy

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 6:38 am

The National Retail Federation, the association that represents the country’s retail companies, sharply upgraded it forecast of holiday sales. That forecast is still threatened by the faltering economy and, even ...
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