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Media Digest (2/9/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 6:37 am

Greek ministers will go to Brussels to meet with EU officials about restructuring of debt, but several details have not been resolved. (Reuters) Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) posts earnings that trouble Wall ...
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Media Digest (2/7/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 7, 2012 at 6:49 am

Glencore and Xtrata agree to a $90 billion merger. (Reuters) Greek leaders face a deal for settling sovereign debt matters as workers strike. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) posts good third-quarter ...
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America’s Shrinking Corporate Giants

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 6:48 am

It is rare for one of America’s largest companies to lose a third or more of its sales in a brief time. When it happens, it is usually either because ...
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Media Digest (1/20/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 8:40 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) misses earnings expectations, which pushes shares down as much as 10%. (Reuters) IKEA posts a profit and grows in most regions of the world. (Reuters) Greece and ...
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Media Digest (1/18/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Posted: January 18, 2012 at 6:48 am

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) founder and former CEO Jerry Yang leaves the company’s board. (Reuters) The World Bank sharply cuts global growth forecasts. (Reuters) Greece and private creditors race to settle ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (JPM, VMW, AIG, SCHW, CHK, CTXS, SAP, JDAS, GGC, MBLX, PCX, DMND, CSIQ)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 4:06 pm

US equities opened lower this morning, weighed down by an undistinguished earnings report from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). More coverage here. Markets in Europe and Asia were higher ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIG, BKU, SCHW, CHK, CTXS, DPS, GES, HUM, RNWK, RF, TWI, VMW, YNDX)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 8:29 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Friday (the 13th) morning. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) ...
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The 10 Most Hated Companies in America

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 6:46 am

Customers, employees, shareholders and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a lengthy list of corporations for which there is substantial research data to choose the ...
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Media Digest (1/13/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 6:39 am

TPG may invest $1 billion in troubled Olympus. (Reuters) President Obama to ask for a $1.2 trillion increase in the national debt ceiling. (Reuters) China’s foreign currency reserves drop to ...
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Why America’s Financial Future Is Far Better Than Europe’s

Posted: December 28, 2011 at 6:27 am

A number of economists believe the U.S. debt burden, budget problems, recession and lack of growth will soon be the same as those now facing many EU nations. This would ...
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Media Digest (12/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 23, 2011 at 6:25 am

Congress makes a deal to keep payroll taxes low and unemployment benefits in place for two more months. (Reuters) The U.S. approves a Deutsche Boerse deal to merge with NYSE Euronext (NYSE: ...
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November Share Buybacks Already Nearing $30 Billion (ALL, AIG, CBS, FIS, PFE, RAI, SBUX, SYY, TMO, VIA, VRX, PKW)

Posted: November 16, 2011 at 10:57 am

Some companies just want to keep bringing on new share buybacks whether they work or not.  Some are to stop dilution from acquisitions or employee stock options, while others are ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, AIG, DK, GRPN, HD, ING, K, MDVN, PIR, DGX, TOL, VE, PAY, WES, YRCW)

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 8:22 am

These are some of Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Sell at Citigroup; Cut estimates and target ...
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Media Digest (11/4/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT

Posted: November 4, 2011 at 6:17 am

Greece may kill a referendum to get an EU bailout and its prime minister may resign in the process. (Reuters) Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) raises $700 million with its IPO. (Reuters) ...
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Taxpayer Bailout Irony: Banks Better Investments Than Alternative Energy (AIG, BCON, PLD, F, GM, TSLA, HTM, SPWRA, FSLR, BAC)

Posted: November 3, 2011 at 6:17 am

There is some food for thought in the world of alternative energy against the hatred of banks.   It is a very painful observation, but it is turning out to be ...
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