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An Unexpected Recession Among Europe’s Stronger Economies

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 6:59 am

The head of Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) says Germany and France are in recession. CEO Andrew Liveris is not an economist, but the massive company he runs does do business all ...
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Media Digest (2/3/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 6:47 am

The U.S. indicts Swiss bank Wegelin on tax evasion charges. (Reuters) Fed president Richard Fisher says there is no need for QE3. (Reuters) Panasonic posts a quarterly loss of $2.6 ...
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Dow Chemical Earnings Come Up Short (DOW)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 8:10 am

The Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) is indicated lower after earnings missed expectations.  CEO Andrew Liveris was on CNBC this morning to talk up the numbers during a challenging time but ...
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Top Earnings Previews For Thursday (BZH, PHM, BX, CME, DOW, GNW, GILD, IP, K, MA, MRK, RCL, HOT, TRMB, VRTX, YRCW)

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 3:43 pm

Earnings season is still upon us.  There are going to be many big earnings reports Thursday and we would consider Thursday as the climax for the companies reporting their normal ...
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Malaysia Tries to Attract Investments in Giant Refinery (XOM, RDS-A, DOW)

Posted: December 23, 2011 at 8:56 am

The national oil company of Malaysia, known as Petronas, announced plans in May to build a $20 billion oil refinery and petrochemical complex on the country’s southern border with Singapore. ...
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Battle Lines Drawn Over Natural Gas Exports (DOW, DD, XOM, CHK, LNG)

Posted: December 22, 2011 at 8:44 am

Natural gas prices in the US rose to more than $4.80/thousand cubic feet (tcf) in June, and have trailed off to under $3.20/tcf today. In late 2005, natural gas spot ...
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Media Digest (10/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 25, 2011 at 6:16 am

The Obama administration announces a new plan to help underwater mortgage holders. (Reuters) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) warns that more subscribers will cancel and shares fall 24%. (Reuters) Nearly 35% of ...
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The Love of Dividends: LyondellBasell (LYB, DOW, EMN)

Posted: October 21, 2011 at 12:20 pm

Investors love dividends and that is being proven yet again when you look at LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) today.  The chemical company is far from its days of bankruptcy reorganization ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALTR, DOW, DNKN, HBC, ITRI, PHG, SHOO, WNR)

Posted: September 30, 2011 at 7:43 am

It is a bit thin in analyst coverage this morning.  These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Cut to Hold ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MTGE, AMAT, BX, BRCM, DOW, DD, FITB, GNW, GS, HUN, JPM, LYB, M, MCD, SPWRA, TWI, VRSN)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 8:12 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: MTGE) Started as ...
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81st Birthday for Buffett… Remembering His Greatest Investments (BRK-B, BAC, KO, AXP, PG, DOW, PTR)

Posted: August 30, 2011 at 12:06 pm

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) is 81 years old today and many are paying tribute.  Earlier this year, we gave a breakdown of his greatest investments in ...
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Private Equity IPO Class of 2011: No Love For Rich Old Men (RATE, FSL, HCA, BAC, KKR, KMI, GS, VHS, BX, MTGE, ACAS, AMTG, APO, VNO, DOW)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 11:29 am

The 2011 Class of Private Equity-Backed IPOs is really off to a rough start.  The market conditions of late have all culminated to create a cautious IPO environment and ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CSCO, CTXS, GLW, CTB, DDS, DOW, EM, EQIX, GPS, HES, IPI, MANT, SANM, SI, SXL, WEN)

Posted: July 28, 2011 at 8:31 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Raised to Buy at Goldman ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (7/27/2011) Durable Goods, Boeing Earnings

Posted: July 27, 2011 at 8:46 am

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 225 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ...
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Trinseo Files for IPO, Plastics & Polymers (TSE, DOW)

Posted: June 28, 2011 at 11:25 am

Trinseo S.A. has filed its foreign registration paperwork with the SEC for an initial public offering of it shares. Trinseo is public limited liability company under the laws of Luxembourg.   ...
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