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Should Banks Have Overdraft Fees? (JPM, ZION, BAC, CBSH, WFC)

Posted: February 7, 2012 at 3:48 pm

While not breaking news at this point, there is something that is front and center in banking when it comes to overdraft fees.  To many consumers, overdraft fees are simply ...
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Is Sears A Bankruptcy Candidate? (SHLD, WMT, TGT, OSH)

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 12:09 pm

The long slow death march at Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is turning into a case study of what not do.  Putting a hedge fund manager in charge of a huge ...
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Poll: The Beginning of the End for the Euro (! or ?) (EUO, FXE, ULE)

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 5:04 pm

Does the euro live or die? That is the question of a 24/7 Wall St. poll that we are asking our readers to participate in. This is a million dollar ...
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POLL: Is It Really Over? Holes in E.U. Bailout Plan

Posted: October 28, 2011 at 12:17 pm

Thursday was such a great day and the markets cheered endlessly as if the world is suddenly saved.  With the DJIA having gone back over 12,000 and with the freshest ...
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Russell Fund Manager Survey: No Double Dip Recession!

Posted: September 29, 2011 at 3:00 pm

Russell Investments conducts investment fund manager surveys routinely, and there may be some good news for the cautious and timid bulls out there.  In short, Russell's survey noted that U.S. ...
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Is Investor Bearishness Overstated? Or Overrated?

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 2:47 pm

Investors and economists vary on how much credence they are willing to give to any single survey.   The excessive bearishness of last week's AAII survey  came  as  the Dow ...
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POLL: Giving Up DJIA 12,000… Do You Care?

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 3:34 pm

Edited for closing bell levels...  The Dow Jones Industrial Average went under 12,000 today for the first time since March 23, 2011 and we are now looking at six straight ...
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Shareholder Poll: Should Google Fund Low-Income Housing in Hawaii & Other Non-Profit Issues? (GOOG)

Posted: June 8, 2011 at 3:17 pm

Sometimes press releases have the strangest things in them.  Many individuals complain about corporate welfare, but we are curious to know if shareholders actually care about when the companies they ...
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24/7 Wall St. Poll: LinkedIn Priced Too High! (LNKD, GS, MHP, SAP)

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 8:16 am

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) is the IPO of the day in the U.S. and it is one more check-mark on our own TOP 17 IPOs TO WATCH IN 2011.  The ...
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LinkedIn IPO Valuation Now $4.2 Billion… Is That Too High??? (LNKD, RENN, FFN, GS, MHP, SAP)

Posted: May 17, 2011 at 11:22 am

We are awaiting the upcoming initial public offering of LinkedIn Corporation.  Apparently, investors are waiting as well.  The new IPO range has been hiked and the company is looking to ...
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POLL: No Dead Bin Laden Photo Release! Is It Fair?

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 2:42 pm

The most recent White House news is that no photos of Osama Bin Laden's corpse will be released to the public.  We have heard mixed reports all week about whether ...
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Why This Suit Against Berkshire Hathaway & Sokol Does Not Matter (BRK-A, BRK-B, LZ, GS)

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Multiple reports are out that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has been sued by a shareholder who is seeking disgorgement of David Sokol's profits from Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: LZ) and ...
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Has Extreme Winter Killed Global Warming?

Posted: February 2, 2011 at 3:02 pm

The extremely cold and snowy winter of 2010-2011 may be challenging the core case of global warming.  The earth is warming, the greenhouse gases are rising, and the oceans are ...
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St Louis: The Most Crime-Ridden City In America

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 11:34 am

The mayor and residents of St. Louis will not like this, but the city is the most crime-ridden in the United States. This may shock some, as most people would ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Harris Poll On American Media

Posted: October 28, 2010 at 4:46 am

The print industry is dead. That has been the conventional wisdom for years, and it is becoming increasing clear that the conventional wisdom is correct. What may be news is ...
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