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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ALU, APO, BHI, BP, CPO, ETFC, FUJIY, GMCR, LECO, NVDA, OXY, PEP, QIHU, SNDK, LUV, AMTD, TE)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at ...
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The M&A Daily: Why Specialty Platforms Matter To Brokerage Firms (SCHW, OXPS, AMTD, ETFC, CBOE, NDAQ, NYX, MKTX, IBKR, TRAD)

It is 12:00 Noon and that means it is time for The M&A Daily.  While news came out on Monday that Charles Schwab Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHW) was acquiring optionsXpress Holdings, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, ARG, AGN, AEO, AN, COG, FITB, F, GM, HUM, JBL, JNS, LEA, LINE, MRX, RSH, AMTD)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Hold at S&P ...
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E*TRADE’s Secondary Drop Is Actually Good For Holders (ETFC, SCHW, AMTD, MS, GS)

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) is getting hit hard today on news that Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group has sold shares in the stock in a registered offering.  Don't be ...
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Morgan Stanley Earnings Stand Apart From Goldman Sachs (MS, GS, AMTD, SCHW, WFC)

Profits at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) rose 88% in the fourth quarter compared with the same period a year ago. Competitor Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) reported yesterday that ...
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Online Brokerage Firm Earnings: Return of Retail Investors (AMTD, SCHW, ETFC)

The S&P 500 Index rose about 17% in 2010, a good year by any measure. That rise apparently indicates that investors' appetite for risk is growing. But is that actually ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AB, AMAT, ARMH, T, ERJ, HAS, IACI, INTC, KLAC, MAT, MRK, NVLS, POT, SWY, AMTD, VSEA)

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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The Good, The Bad, And The Irrelevant: No GM Shares For The Masses

Irrelevant CNBC has reported that GM will not allocate any shares in its IPO for customers of Charles Schwab (NASDAQ: SCHW), TDAmeritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD), and E*Trade (NASDAQ: EFTC). That means ...
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The Case For an E*Trade Buyout Ahead (ETFC, AMTD, SCHW)

It has been a week since E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) reported earnings.  We have also seen earnings this week from TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD), and The Charles ...
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Individual Investor Leaves The Market? He Is Just Asleep

Almost every piece of data on major market volume shows that the number of shares traded on an average day continues to drop. There are a great number of guesses ...
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Major Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades (9/24/2010) (AMTD)(CSX)

Piper Jaffray upgrades shares of Kenexato Overweight and raised the its target to $29 from $13. BNP Paribas was downgraded to "equal weight" from "overweight" by Morgan Stanley on valuation ...
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Active Trader Alert Stocks (AAPL, ARNA, EXPE, LEN, ID, OPEN, AMTD)

There are many stocks on the move this Monday morning for active traders.  Stocks we are tracking are Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA), Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Endless Dollars For Share Buyback Plans (GPS, HPQ, MRVL, INTU, JWN, RSH, RL, DTV, DISCA, AMTD, IT)

Buybacks may not be considered the best return of capital by many investors and market pundits, but they are M&A-alternatives for management of companies.  The amount of share buybacks announced ...
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Can Ameritrade Buyback Enough Stock? (AMTD)

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) is seeing a gain today after it announced a buyback plan of up to 30 million shares of common stock.  When you consider its ...
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Gabelli’s New Focus Five Picks (HSNI, MJN, AMTD, TIVO, WFT, CVC, KOF, STZ, MA, ESI)

GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL) is the parent of Gabelli & Company and is run by the very well known investment manager Mario Gabelli.  This morning came the release of ...
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