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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Media Digest (12/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 6:24 am

A CME (NASDAQ: CME) executive says Jon Corzine knew about money that MF Global transferred to European accounts. (Reuters) Accounting problems at Olympus may make it a takeover target. (Reuters) Italian bond ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (12/14/2011) Corzine Charges, Apple Founding

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 6:24 am

Officials at CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) have given the Justice Department documents that may prove former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine knew his firm lent customer money to its operations in ...
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Bain, Other Consultants, Top Best Places To Work List

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 3:24 am

Bain & Company topped the 2012 version of the "Glassdoor Top 50 Places To Work." McKinsey, MITRE, and Shalom Consulting were all among the top 10. Tech leaders were also ...
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Avon Takes 24/7 Wall St. Advice–Sacks CEO

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 8:35 pm

Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), recently named one of 24/7 Wall St.'s Worst Managed Companies, fired its CEO Andrea Jung. In a statement, Avon's board remarked, that  Andrea Jung ,  Avon 's ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (INTC, KALU, NOR, MA, V, BBY, FDS, FCEL, PTRY, MILL, LIVE, SYNO, RVSN, ECYT, IVN, GMCR, FST)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Stocks opened firmly higher this morning and the DJIA rose by more than 130 points in the first hour of trading. The dollar gained strength against the euro putting more ...
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NTSB Recommends Ban On Driver Phone & Device Use (VZ, T, S, LOGI, AMT, CCI)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm

Have you been hit or almost been hit by a car driver talking on their cellphone?  Thousands of Americans have died as a result of phone-use related accidents.  Thousands more ...
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Oil Prices Jump on Threat from Iran

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 1:51 pm

Crude oil prices are rising sharply today following reports that Iran is preparing for naval maneuvers near the Strait of Hormuz, the 34-mile wide chokepoint leading to the Persian Gulf. ...
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Best Ideas For 2012: Mostly Dividends & Value (BRK-A, CMCSA, FCX, MET, PG, STX, RDS.A, VOD, SNY, AAPL, GOOG, IBM)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 12:59 pm

This last weekend brought the first waves of picks for 2012.  Barron's issued its "10 Favorite Stocks For 2012" and the stocks were just about all lower on Monday with ...
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Top Sustainability & Cleantech Best Ideas for 2012 (ITRI, AYI)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 9:50 am

2011 has not been kind to the alternative energy and cleantech sector.  Perhaps 2012 will be nicer.  It seems hardly possible that the percentage drop could be repeated in 2012 ...
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Best Buy Screws Up Again: Is CEO In Trouble?

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 8:35 am

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) shares plunged as it reported another weak quarter. CEO Brian J. Dunn may be closer to losing his job. Revenue rose only 2% to $12.1 billion ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MT, AVNR, CTRN, ETH,INTC, IGT, KALU, LVS, MA, MGM, MNTA, NOR, SFD, SO, SE, URBN, V, WYNN)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 8:35 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) Started as Equal Weight at Barclays. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (12/13/2011) Apple Buy Anobit, Greek Swaps

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 8:26 am

Updated throughout the day Banks said they may agree to a debt swap with Greece if they receive the same status as official loans do (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is ...
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Cities That Have Fired Their Police Forces

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 6:38 am

On December 1, Youngtown, Ariz., joined the ranks of the many U.S. cities and towns that have fired their local police forces. In recent years, it has become somewhat of ...
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As Demand for Oil Falters, Price May Remain High

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 6:37 am

A rocky global economy lowered demand for crude recently, and the soft period continues. The positive by-product should be a drop in price per barrel. The IEA reports that: A ...
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Business Less of a Threat to U.S. Than Big Government

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 6:37 am

People who were asked which is more of a threat to the U.S. -- big business or big government -- picked big government by a more than two-to-one margin. Consider it ...
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