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Shareholders Shouldn’t ‘Like’ Zuckerberg’s Wedding (FB)

Posted: May 20, 2012 at 7:05 pm

Here is a recipe for you to consider: The biggest Internet IPO of all time, and making it a flop. Huge insider selling. Increase the price range and increase the ...
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Thousands and Thousands of H-P Layoffs Looming Ahead of Earnings

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 3:04 pm

Rumors have been out today that Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is on the verge of a major round of layoffs.  Some chatter has been as many as 25,000 or more ...
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No Unemployment Help From Weekly Jobless Claims

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 8:38 am

The U.S. Labor Department has reported that weekly jobless claims came in unchanged from the prior week at 370,000.  The prior week's reading was revised from a preliminary report of ...
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Chesapeake Discloses CEO Well Participation Dollar Amounts… Huge!

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 1:46 pm

SEC filings are often long and full of details that make most investors have a glassing-over look in their eyes.  Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) has filed its proxy materials for ...
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Weekly Jobless Claims Bring No Real Unemployment Help

Posted: May 10, 2012 at 8:39 am

The U.S. Labor Department has turned in its weekly jobless claims data and the report is pretty much in-line with expectations but is still not indicative of any great jobs ...
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Lower Unemployment & Payrolls Data Stump The Markets

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 8:38 am

The Labor Department is out with its report on the labor situation for April and the report is going to raise some eyebrows.  The official unemployment rate mysteriously came in ...
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LinkedIn Soars After Blowing Past Earnings and Raising Guidance (LNKD)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 4:36 pm

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) has reported its latest earnings report and investors are going to be watching closely for valuation concerns versus growth. The professional social network reported some 161 ...
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Weekly Jobless Claims Previews Unemployment & Payrolls Data Ahead of Friday

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 8:39 am

The Labor Department is out with its report on weekly jobless claims and it is looking like the weekly claims will be heading back in the right direction if today's ...
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ADP & TrimTabs Showing Much Weaker Payrolls Ahead of Unemployment Report

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 8:25 am

The market better get ready for a low reading on the jobs front this Friday when it comes to payrolls.  There are two very weak readings which are going to ...
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Caterpillar Labor Problems and Burdens of Success

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:37 am

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) faces a relatively small strike at its Joliet, Ill., plant. The members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers will walk out when their six-year contract expires. ...
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Global Unemployment Worry Grows–Internatioal Labor Organization

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 6:22 am

The Internatioal Labor Organization wing of the UN reported that unemployment worldwide will worsen this year. In the summary, the ILO's researchers stated Over the past year, labour markets have ...
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Another Poor Weekly Jobless Claims Reading

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 8:38 am

The Labor Department has reported another weak figure in the weekly jobless claims, and this may sour the tone for next week's unemployment report.  Jobless claims fell by an adjusted ...
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Sell In May And Go Away? A 2012 Primer (BAC, JPM, GE, AA, CAT, MSFT, INTC, AAPL, XOM, CVX, DD)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 7:08 am

It is that time of year again.  It is time to ponder the theory of pricing in a summer slowdown, whether it actually happens or not.  In short, is time ...
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As Employment Surges in Six States, Texas Rules

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 6:39 am

Six states added, in total, 787,000 jobs during the past year, according to government data for March. This makes them the primary engines of national employment growth over that period. Nearly ...
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Jobless Claims Leading To Worse Economic & Jobs Prospects

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 8:48 am

All of the great jobs gains may have peaked if the Labor Department's report on weekly jobless claims is going to remain static.  While the official figure of claims is ...
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