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Mobile Advertising Booming on Tablets (AAPL, AMZN, SSNLF, GOOG, RIMM, NOK, BKS, MM)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 1:32 pm

In the first quarter of 2012, the leading maker of mobile devices as measured by page impressions was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), followed by Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF.PK), HTC Corp., ...
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After The Fall: Value & Upside In Chip Stocks As Summer Heat Awaits (INTC, QCOM, BRCM, NVDA, AMD, TSM, MU, FSL, SNDK, AMAT, ALTR, LRCX, SMH, XSD, USD)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 11:51 am

The recent sell-off has been brutal to semiconductors and chip stocks of late.  To make matters worse, investing in technology and semiconductors can be brutal during the summer months.  Still, ...
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Natural Gas Inventories Rise, Price Falls

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 11:33 am

The US Energy Information Administration today reported the US natural gas stocks rose by a total of 77 billion cubic feet, in line with a 75-79 billion cubic feet increase ...
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After the Fall: Retail Stocks Upside Potential Remains (COST, WMT, TGT, M, KSS, JCP, GPS, LTD, AEO, ANF, TJX, DG)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 11:22 am

Retailers have fared better than many other sectors over the past year, with the majority of share prices having risen although price to book values remain negative. Thus, either the ...
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Talks on Iran Sanctions, Nuclear Development Not Yet Productive

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 9:25 am

Negotiations in Baghdad between Iran and the P5+1 nations -- the US, the UK, France, China, Russia, and Germany -- over the continued development of Iran’s nuclear program and the ...
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Pandora Making Gains Against SIRIUS XM, Sort Of

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 8:55 am

Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) is seeing something very unusual this morning.  The stock is up huge after earnings.  It is hard to believe, but Pandora beat earnings and managed ...
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Durable Goods & Weekly Jobless Claims Act From Mixed to Spoilers

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 8:47 am

We are seeing some caution in Durable Goods for April this morning, while the weekly jobless claims held very little surprise either way. Durable Goods looks in line with estimates ...
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BP Gets OK to Refine Oil Sands Crude in Indiana

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 8:37 am

The sixth-largest crude refinery in the US, in Whiting, Indiana, has the capacity to turn more than 400,000 barrels/day of crude into useful products like gasoline and jet fuel. BP ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/24/2012) Morgan Stanley Leak

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 8:29 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St.Wire Capital Research & Management was warned about revenue expense cuts at Facebook before its IPO (WSJ) China's CIC may make a ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADI, ARMH, AGO, BHI, DF, DELL, DUK, EV, EXPR, HPQ, HGSI, IRDM, MET, NOV, OCZ, RSH, RA)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 8:18 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Reiterated Buy with $43 target at ...
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Tiffany Lags, Expects More of the Same

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 8:06 am

Luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were a light even though revenues were better than expected. The company posted EPS of ...
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NetApp and the Death of Growth (NTAP)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 8:01 am

NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) is now trading at levels not seen since the recession took it down with just about everything else. Earlier in May came a warning from Goldman ...
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US Carbon Emissions Falling on Natural Gas Boom

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 7:35 am

The rise in US natural gas production from shale has cut the use of coal as a power generation fuel by about 20%. Natural gas, which emits about half the ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/24/2012) Costco Earnings, Oil Below $90

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:29 am

Oil has hit an extraordinarily low price, below $90 a barrel for WTI crude. That is the lowest level since October. It shows no inclination to spike back up. PMI data from Europe and ...
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The Most Dangerous States to Drive In

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:25 am

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, more Americans aged five to 34 are killed in motor vehicle crashes than from any other single cause. Despite this disturbing fact, ...
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