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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (C, COST, DO, DNDN, GOOG, HGSI, MCP, NTES, NR, POM, PCYC, SHLD, SIRI, TXN, YHOO)

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 8:31 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) Started as Equal-Weight by Evercore Partners. ...
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The Most Dangerous Cities in the World

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 6:41 am

Recently, a series of roadside bombs killed 11 people and injured dozens more in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The attacks were part of coordinated assaults by insurgent elements around ...
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Nokia’s U.S. Make or Break

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 6:41 am

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will soon launch its Lumia 710, a Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) mobile powered smartphone, in the U.S. Sales in the first week may well determine the fate of the ...
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Is $150,000 a Year Rich?

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 6:41 am

How wealthy does someone have to be to be wealthy? Not too much, according to a new poll by Gallup. The data show that Americans, who the government says have a ...
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French Bank Downgrades Shows Lack of Support for EU Bailout

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 6:40 am

Moody’s downgraded its long-term rating of Societe Generale to A1. Its ratings of Credit Agricole and BNP Paribas dropped to Aa3. If Moody’s had confidence in a solution to the eurozone debt crisis, ...
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New European Fund Too Small

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 6:40 am

EU nations have approved a plan to provide new financial aid to weak nations, but one that would more carefully regulate the budgets of the weakest nations. Though details were sparse, ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (12/9/2011) Toyota Earnings, Nokia Smartphone Launch

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 6:39 am

Europe has cobbled together what appears to be a solution to the sovereign debt crisis. The markets do not believe in its efficacy. Most shares traded down once details were ...
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Media Digest (12/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 6:38 am

Jon Corzine of MF Global says he does not know where much of the firm’s funds went. (Reuters) Samsung wins the legal fight over whether it can sell its tablet ...
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Twenty Three Of Twenty Seven Euro Area Members Approve New Agreement

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 3:37 am

Twenty-three of the twenty-seven members of the euro area approve a new treaty to set a group policy to address the financial crisis. The UK, Sweden, Czech Republic, and Hungary ...
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Two Big Semiconductor Warnings (TXN, ALTR)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 4:49 pm

You have been hearing about forecasts coming down for the fourth quarter and for the full 2012 outlook in many cases by research groups.  Today's news pretty much sums it ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (CSCO, DO, LVS, LULU, PM, SLB, CIEN, COST, SFD, LAYN, KFY, DMAN, AFFY, DANG, IVC, PNCL, TSLA)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 4:08 pm

Stocks opened lower this morning and trailed mostly lower throughout the day. Today’s wholesale inventory reported showed a gain of 1.6% and the initial jobless claims were substantially lower than ...
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Gold Could Have Been Worse (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, GGN)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 2:42 pm

Gold took it on the chin today because the Euro Zone bailout is not looking quite as robust nor as inflationary as many market participants have been hoping for.  Living ...
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Is There an Airline Stock with Upside Potential? (AMR, DAL, UAL, LUV, LCC, JBLU, ALK, HA, SAVE)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 2:04 pm

The recent bankruptcy filing by AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of American Airlines, has put a damper on any enthusiasm there might have been among investors for US airlines stocks. ...
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Over 5 Years Later… Ford Reinstates Its Dividend (F, GM)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 12:12 pm

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has been halted for NEWS PENDING with a last trading price of $10.73. The move was already on the heels of a 3.16% drop today ...
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US Credit Card Debt Rises 150% in Third Quarter (V, MA, AXP, COF)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 11:33 am

Americans have started using their credit cards again -- and in a big way. Credit card debt jumped 154% in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the same period ...
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