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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, LNKD, DIS, MJN, GOLD, WDFC, GBX, SVU, AA, AOL, MSFT, CKSW, WOLF)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm

Markets opened lower this morning on the first trading day in the US following last week’s poor report on non-farm payrolls. Higher-than-expected inflation in China also caused led some observers ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, SCHW, ETN, ETFC, FFIV, HBAN, LNKD, MJN, PIR, GOLD, SBAC, AMTD, TYC, DIS, BAC, C, JPM)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 8:09 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Cut to Neutral at BTIG. The Charles ...
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Google Makes an Offer it Hopes You Can’t Refuse (GOOG, VIAB, TWX, DIS, CMCSA)

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 1:02 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has announced a deal with Paramount Pictures, owned by Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB), that will add 500 Paramount titles (including "The Godfather") to its video rental ...
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National Sports Network on Tap for News Corp.? (NWS, DIS, CMCSA, CBS)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 1:31 pm

News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) is considering the launch of a new national sports network to compete with the 600-pound gorilla, ESPN, owned by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), and the ...
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Media Digest (3/29/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 6:30 am

The heads of the BRIC nations say the pace of IMF-led reforms concerns them. (Reuters) Facebook cuts trading of its stock in the secondary markets. (Reuters) The board of Goldman Sachs ...
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YouTube Crushes Online Video Competitors (GOOG, NFLX, YHOO, VIA, AOL, MSFT, CMCSA, NWS, DIS, TWX)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 1:51 pm

Not only is Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) the 600-pound gorilla in the search business, the company’s YouTube streaming video service holds a similar position in the streaming video business. According ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (TWX, DIS, PEP, KBH, FSLR, PLOW, FCEL, NNBR, VELT, HTH, ODC, MIDD, TODU, PCBC, ANTH, TZYM, CDTI)

Posted: March 12, 2012 at 4:06 pm

US markets opened mixed this morning as there was not a big piece of news to drive investors in any particular direction. The Greek debt swap deal triggered a credit ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MDRX, AREX, FSLR, FSL, JKS, KBH, KR, ORCL, PEP, QSII, STP, TWX, VE, DIS)

Posted: March 12, 2012 at 8:42 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse. Approach ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (YUM, DMD, NLY, MS, UBS, AGU, CVS, RL, RAI, TWX, DIS, WYN, BWLD, CSCO, CZR, FFN, TNK, AKAM, NURO)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 4:06 pm

The US equity markets opened slightly higher this morning, but soon turned around and spent the rest of the morning lower before returning to about even by afternoon. Equities could ...
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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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Top Earnings Previews For Tuesday (NLY, BP, BWLD, CERN, CHD, KO, EMR, HIG, JIVE, NTGR, OPEN, PNRA, SNCR, TM, DIS)

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 1:24 pm

We are getting into the last of the normalized quarterly earnings reports and into the first waves of the companies with off-normal quarter-ends.  Tuesday is going to be another busy ...
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Another Losing Runner in the Online Content Race

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 6:47 am

Many of the companies that have entered the online content business have stumbled. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a service. So does Walmart (NYSE: WMT). There are already several leaders, including ...
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Media Digest (2/1/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 6:46 am

Facebook will launch an IPO to raise $5 billion. (Reuters) Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) says costs may drive it to a loss this quarter. (Reuters) Sony (NASDAQ: SNE) appoints Kazuo Hirai ...
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Top Brands in 2011 (KO, IBM, MSFT, GOOG, GE, MCD, INTC, AAPL, DIS, HPQ, NOK, CSCO, TM, AMZN, F, HMC, DE)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 9:24 am

Brand consultancy Interbrand has issued its latest report on brand value, and while the top five did not change, a gap is opening between the fourth and fifth place finishers.  ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/16/2011) China’s GDP, Apple iPad 3

Posted: January 16, 2012 at 6:20 am

The tension over the financial crisis has risen at an astonishing rate in just three days. Downgrades of the sovereign debt of several nations have rattled the markets. But the most ...
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