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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AB, AMAT, ARMH, T, ERJ, HAS, IACI, INTC, KLAC, MAT, MRK, NVLS, POT, SWY, AMTD, VSEA)

Posted: January 14, 2011 at 8:17 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE: AB) Cut to Neutral and $26 ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ALXA, AB, AIB, CSIQ, CHK, BORN, CIT, GNBT, HRBN, IMGN, LDK)

Posted: October 11, 2010 at 9:01 am

Bonds may be closed for Columbus Day, but the U.S. stock market is open and there are many movers to watch.  Some of the most active stocks or largest moves ...
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The Unusual Suspects for the Week Ahead (ALXA, ALKS, AB, AAPL, VZ, BORN, CIT, CEG, IMGN, JAZZ, MSFT, POT, BHP, RGC, CNK, YHOO)

Posted: October 10, 2010 at 11:34 am

Earnings season is just getting underway and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 11,000 on Friday.  There are many stocks to watch outside of earnings this week.  The cast of ...
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Media Digest 12/3/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 3, 2009 at 3:57 am

Reuters:   Affluent borrowers are being made credit card offers. Most other people are rarely solicited. Reuters:   Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) will repay $45 billion in TARP funds. Reuters:   AMR (NYSE:AMR) and ...
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The Week of Proof for A123 (AONE, CBAK, ABAT, CSGH, BRK-A, GE, QCOM, MOT, AB, PG)

Posted: September 28, 2009 at 6:51 am

A123 Systems Inc (NASDAQ: AONE) is still likely going to be one of the highlights of trading activity for the week, but the valuation is all based on the future ...
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In A123 Battery IPO, Buffett Indirectly Wins (AONE, BRK-A, GE, QCOM, MOT, SCMR, AB, PG, AAPL)

Posted: September 15, 2009 at 11:35 am

Next week is still supposed to mark the initial public offering of what me be a very hot IPO.  Auto electric-battery maker A123 Systems Inc. is tentatively set to launch ...
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California Muni Bond Funds Defy Hangman (AB, BLK, EV, MS, AKP, BCK, RAA, BFZ, BCL, BJZ, MUC, CEV, EVM, CCA, IIC, IQC, ICS, NUC, NVX, NAC, NZH, NXC, PZC, PCK)

Posted: June 16, 2009 at 12:00 pm

It seems that even the Governator is having a hard time saving California, and many are blaming him for the state's ballooning budget deficit.  The company is facing billions in ...
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Media Digest 6/15/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 15, 2009 at 3:01 am

Reuters:   The heads of the emerging markets, the so-called BRICs, held their first global summit. Reuters:   Obama will be tested this week on financial reforms. Reuters:   Rich nations are working ...
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Merging The Mutual Fund Companies: Janus (JNS) And Alliance Bernstein (AB) Will Be Sold

Posted: January 14, 2009 at 3:02 pm

Being in the mutual fund and institutional money management business is almost as bad as being in commercial banking. Several companies in the industry have lost half of their assets ...
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The Wisdom Of Panic: Firing CEOs When The Chips Are On The Line

Posted: January 13, 2009 at 6:08 am

The Wall Street Journal has made a great deal of the fact that six big company CEOs have been sacked in the last eight days. Chief executives are fired all ...
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A Recession Hallmark: Dumping CEOs At A Breathtaking Pace (AB)(TSN)(BGP)

Posted: January 6, 2009 at 6:03 am

The best way to handle trouble at a company during a recession is to dump the CEO. Someone probably keeps statistics on whether chief executives lose their jobs faster in ...
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Market Gives New AllianceBernstein (AB) CEO The Back Of Its Hand

Posted: December 22, 2008 at 3:25 pm

The board of AllianceBernstein (AB), controlled by majority shareholder AXA, dumped longtime CEO Lew Sanders. The stock has been way down recently. Over the last year it is off over ...
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A Prairie Fire Of Layoffs (MOT)(LM)(AB)(GS)(TWX)(GCI)(YHOO)(GM)(AXP)(ERTS)(WHR)

Posted: October 30, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Many of the layoff announcements which came over the last several days were as unexpected as they were large. If a recession is measured by the rapidity and breadth of ...
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Top Pre-Market Upgrades & Downgrades (AB, ABFS, CNY, DKX, BEN, KMT, ODFL, OTTR, PZN, RJF, JOE, TROW, YRCW)

Posted: September 22, 2008 at 6:27 am

These are not all of the research calls affecting shares of stock, but these are some we have our eyes on this Monday:Alliance Bernstein (AB) Raised to Outperform at KBW.Arkansas ...
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Courting The Sovereign Funds: $8 Billion In Fees

Posted: January 26, 2008 at 8:22 am

No one knows for certain how much money is in the big sovereign funds controlled by governments from Beijing to Kuwait. Most estimates are $2 trillion to $3 trillion. With ...
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