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Meet the New Scaled Down Eastman Kodak (EKDKQ)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 11:16 am

Eastman Kodak Company (EKDKQ) is showing the 'in with the new' model it wants to operate in.  Frankly, this implosion as a future turnaround just doesn't seem much better in ...
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Why The J.C. Penney Flop Is Good For Investors (JCP, M, SKS, KSS, AAPL, MSO)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 10:32 am

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is getting hit pretty hard this morning.  While current investors will not appreciate the drop, this is actually great news for those investors ...
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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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Ten Stocks Unlikely To Survive 2012 (ALIM, AMR, APP, EK, ENER, FFN, NRTLQ, PNCL, RDDY, YRCWD)

Posted: December 30, 2011 at 8:15 am

Calling on the death of a company is no fun task.  Some companies cannot get it right and it is amazing how some companies can hold on to a status ...
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J.C. Penney’s Ron Johnson Transformation… With Martha Stewart (JCP, MSO, AAPL, M, SHLD, HD)

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 10:00 am

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is a company which many investors and outsiders expect to be in a transformation.  The first such addition under new management is a ...
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Full 360-Degree H-P Earnings Preview (HPQ, DELL, CSCO, AAPL, IBM)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 11:31 am

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is set to report earnings after the close.  As this is the first report with Meg Whitman on as CEO and with the shenanigans that took ...
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E*TRADE Can’t Find M&A (ETFC, GS, SCHW, AMTD, MS)

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 4:35 pm

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) was one we had on the calendar because this was the day that it was due to meet with its Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) as ...
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Does MF Global Get To Survive On Its Own? (MF, BCS, GS, JPM, C)

Posted: October 28, 2011 at 7:38 am

To say that MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) is in trouble might be the understatement of the year.  The commodities and derivatives broker has reportedly been caught on the ...
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Akamai: Moving From Buyout Bait Back To Resurrection (AKAM, YHOO, GOOG)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 10:47 am

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is flying high this morning.  The content acceleration company reported earnings last night that beat expectations and the company is taking a more focused look ...
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Riverbed… Back From The Dead (RVBD)

Posted: October 20, 2011 at 11:24 am

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD) lost its way for a while.  After a huge disappointment in July, Riverbed shares tanked from $40 to $30.  Then it from $30 to $25 ...
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Kodak Scores Patent Licence Royalty Pact From IMAX (EK, IMAX)

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 7:48 am

Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) is a troubled company where any bit of good news can help.  News is out on Monday that IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) will broaden the ...
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Sprint Debunks iPhone Losses, LTE Move To Open Network Plan (S, AAPL, QCOM, CLWR, T, VZ)

Posted: October 7, 2011 at 10:19 am

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) had been taking heat this week for what many have called an overpaying or losing money to carry the new iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Analysts Debunk AMR Bankruptcy Fears (AMR, FAA)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 9:57 am

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) may have been the victim of some aggressive reporting that turned into rumors of an impending bankruptcy filing.  The company tried to refute this notion yesterday, ...
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Short Sellers Win In SIRIUS XM, Autos Flinch (SIRI, F, GM)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 9:12 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is a stock that has become the target of short sellers now that shares went well above $2.00 and came falling back down to ...
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The Worst Performing Stocks of 2011 (ARO, BAC, RIMM, TLB, AMSC, CIS, FRO, MOTR, LEDS, MTG)

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 4:38 pm

2011 has been an incredibly choppy year, the economy is flirting between snail-paced growth and recession, and many companies and entire sectors are experiencing some severe business pressures or their ...
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