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Top Earnings Previews For Wednesday (AKAM, CSCO, CSC, ENB, GRPN, IM, ICE, LVLT, MCO, NWSA, PNG, PAA, PRU, RL, RAI, S, TWX, VICL, V, WFM)

We are entering into the last waves of the normalized quarterly earnings reports for companies with December 31 quarter-end dates, and we are entering the first waves of the earnings ...
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Argus Making Many Model Portfolio Changes (AEP, WMB, MON, CSX, OXY, WY, PAY, MDU, ICE, HAIN)

Argus has made quite a few changes to its model portfolio for 2012 after the first week of trading this year.  The company has broken these out in equity income, ...
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The End of MF Global (MF, CME, ICE)

MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) has been halted pending news this Monday.  Workers may be allowed into the offices, but the firm is being cut off from transacting business. ...
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Mr. Dumas Idea of the Day: E.U. Financial Transaction Tax (NYX, NDAQ, CME, ICE)

If you can count on the Europeans to do one thing, it is to invent new taxation methods regardless of whether or not it makes sense.  After Merkel and Sarkozy ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADI, APA, DAN, DELL, EXM, BEN, GIL, GG, HPQ, INTC, ICE, KBH, QIHU, RIMM, SPG, UA, VOD)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Reiterated Buy and Raised target ...
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Public Exchange Envy… BATS Files For IPO (NYX, NDAQ, CME, CBOE, ICE, BATS, BAC, C, CS, DB, JPM, MS)

The U.S. is about to get another electronic exchange listed as a public stock.  BATS Global Markets, Inc. wants to come public and has just filed for an initial public ...
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SEC Operational Plans If Government Closes Down (NYX, NDAQ, CME, ICE, CBOE)

If you are like the rest of who are upset about some 'minor market issues' like Bernie Madoff, Raj, Octopussy, and the dozens of other extreme violations of securities laws, ...
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M&A Watch: Fallacy of Pac Man Exchange Mergers (NYX, NDAQ, ICE)

Early this morning when most people were asleep came news that the NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) was considering an opt-out of its existing merger pact with Deutsche Boerse to turn on ...
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From Shame to Antitrust: NYSE and NASDAQ-ICE Merger (NYX, NDAQ, ICE, CME)

First it was the shame that one of America's greatest names was going to effectively be foreign-owned.  The NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) is currently in a pending merger agreement ...
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Media Digest (3/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) cut 5% of the employees in its trading operation (Reuters) Congress added another stop gap budget bill to take the federal government's funding through April ...
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Mergers Meet Valuation Concerns in Exchanges (NYX, NDAQ, ICE, CBOE, CME)

The recently announced merger between the NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) and Deutsche Boerse has created a conundrum in the sector of exchanges.  Now there is a need to consolidate, ...
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More Exchange Mergers; Regulators Should Say No! (NYX, NDAQ, CME, CBOE, ICE)

Exchanges are already too powerful.  Now comes word that NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) is in advanced talks with Germany's Deutsche Boerse.  Shares were halted per the NYSE request.  The good ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ARG, AGNC, BRCM, CIM, CME, FSLR, HBAN, ICE, MNKD, MCD, MFA, MGI, NFLX, NTAP, ORCL, SNCR, VRTX)

These are some of this Monday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Airgas Inc. (NYSE: ARG) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. American Capital ...
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Coffee Conundrum: Coffee Shelf Life vs. Corporate Finance (ICE, KFT, SBUX, FARM, GMCR, PEET, CBOU, JO)

Coffee prices have been rising, primarily as a result of a projected failure in the Colombian crop due to heavy rains. Colombia usually produces about 12 million bags of coffee ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ACH, ATHR, EAT, CTV, FSLR, ICE, MPEL, NAT, PNRA, SFL, TRV, TK)

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Aluminum Corp Of China (NYSE: ACH) Cut to Undeweight at JPMorgan. Atheros ...
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