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JPMorgan Analyst Makes Key Research Calls in Auto Sector

Posted: July 18, 2012 at 10:12 am

JPMorgan has issued some very mixed analyst initiations this morning pertaining to the U.S. auto sector, which includes many of the key parts and systems providers in the group. Ford ...
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New Home Construction Rises to Four-Year High, New Permits Decline Slightly

Posted: July 18, 2012 at 9:12 am

The monthly report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows that new housing starts totaled a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 760,000 units ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMT, CAT, F, GM, HSH, EDU, NS, PSX, ROVI, SKS, SFLY, LUV, HOT, TSLA, TIF, VVUS, WFM)

Posted: July 18, 2012 at 8:13 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. American Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT): Cut to Neutral at Citigroup. Caterpillar ...
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Fed to Ease — Goldman Sachs

Posted: July 18, 2012 at 6:40 am

A Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) report predicts a strong possibility the Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy by September. The most probable reason is that the economy will show evidence ...
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American Worry About Fat People Grows

Posted: July 18, 2012 at 6:30 am

Americans have become much more concerned about obesity than about smoking as a health problem, according to research from Gallup. The report’s authors do not mention that the annual cost ...
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Sprint Stock On Its Way To Doubling

Posted: July 17, 2012 at 1:32 pm

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) has witnessed a substantial recovery.  In fact, its shares are now almost three-quarters of the way to having doubled off of its $2.10 low seen ...
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US Economic Confidence Slides Again — Gallup

Posted: July 17, 2012 at 11:22 am

The Gallup US economic confidence index fell to -27 last week, the lowest reading since the end of January. The best reading so far this year came in mid-May at ...
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Homebuilder Confidence Rises Most in Five Years

Posted: July 17, 2012 at 11:06 am

Signs of a recovery in the US housing market are everywhere. The National Association of Homebuilders/Wells Fargo housing market index is just the latest signal. The index rose 6 points ...
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Google+, FoxNews.com Top Customer Satisfaction Poll

Posted: July 17, 2012 at 10:48 am

Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) social media offering Google+ had a good showing with a score of 78 in its first appearance in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Business Report, released ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, AMZN, AOL, BP, CZR, CMG, COH, DE, EBAY, HD, HGSI, JBHT, LVS, LOW, MPEL, NOK, S, TGT, VIA, DIS, WYNN)

Posted: July 17, 2012 at 8:27 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU): Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. Amazon.com, ...
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PIMCO’s Gross Worries About Recession

Posted: July 17, 2012 at 6:27 am

Twitter is an odd place for a famous investor to make a crucial forecast. That did not keep bond king Bill Gross of PIMCO from tweeting that America is “approaching recession ...
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Moody’s Downgrades Thirteen Italian Banks

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 5:19 pm

Moody's downgraded by one to two notches the long-term debt and deposit ratings for ten, and the issuer ratings for three, Italian financial institutions.The action was triggered to some extent ...
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Sotheby’s Finds Out That Research Analysts Matter, Maybe Too Much

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Sometimes analyst upgrades and downgrades matter, and sometimes they do not.  Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) is finding that they sure matter this Monday.  We might usually skip an analyst upgrade or ...
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IMF Forecasts More Weakness in Global Economy

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 10:49 am

In one of the periodic updates to its 2012 World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today that global economic growth in 2013 will decline from a previous ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, BUD, ACN, BKW, CTSH, DF, EPR, GE, GGP, MMM, PSX, QCOM, O, SNDK, SNH, SPG, SVU, SKT)

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 8:05 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC): Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse. ...
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