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J.P. Morgan Shares Hit New Post-Recession High on Dimon Confirmation Vote

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 10:05 am

We would caution that this was expected, but it appears that Jamie Dimon will keep his dual corporate governance roles as chairman and as chief executive officer of J.P. Morgan ...
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Sirius XM Outlines More Growth for 2013, out to 2016-2018, at Annual Meeting

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 9:50 am

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has some new forecasts for 2013. CEO James Meyer spoke to the company's stockholders at the Sirius XM 2013 annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday. ...
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Merrill Lynch Lists Specialty Metals and Mining Stocks to Buy

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 8:15 am

Last week Merrill Lynch hosted its 30th annual Metals and Mining conference in Barcelona Spain. While there was an overall positive tone at the conference, the big miners left investors ...
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Best Buy Earnings Cannot Hide Weakness

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 7:55 am

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The big-box retailer of electronics gear posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of ...
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Home Depot Earnings Overcome Effects of Hurricane Sandy, Cold Weather

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 7:15 am

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported first-quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.83 and $19.1 billion in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period ...
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Goldman Sachs Boosts S&P 500 Target

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 7:05 am

The sentiment about the value of stocks continues to be relentlessly positive. None other than the powerful investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) has increased its target for ...
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Cars with the Most Safety Complaints

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 6:49 am

In 2012, drivers filed just under 30,000 complaints about their cars with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The complaints included problems with brakes, powertrains and every other part ...
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Fracking Gets Nod from Bureau of Land Management

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 6:48 am

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) may have dated regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on public and Indian lands. That will, for the time being, ...
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Why Average Gas Prices Will Reach Two-Year Memorial Day High

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 6:48 am

Gasoline prices for Memorial Day will reach a two-year high, according to data from the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. It is not clear at all what, if anything, this will do ...
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What Is Important: Apple Corporate Tax, S&P 500 Forecast Rises

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 6:47 am

Apple vs. Congress Near the top of the business headlines is the battle that Congress has started to wage with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the taxes it pays. By ...
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Apple Holds Top Spot in 100 Most Valuable Brands, Failure to Look Forward

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 4:35 am

The 2013 version of BrandZ's Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands put Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in first place with a valuation of $185.1 billion, ironic, given the company's trouble. ...
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Credit Ratings Agency: Dell Downgrade on Buyout, Junk Status Imminent

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 4:32 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may still be involved in a massive go-private transaction which may or may not have a competing bid of sorts from Carl Icahn. Now Dell is ...
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Apple Joins Overseas Corporate Tax and Repatriation Debate in Washington D.C.

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 3:41 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) set a record for its $17 billion debt offering in the last month, but the entire borrowing could have been avoided if there was not such ...
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Home Depot and Lowe’s: Cold Weather Against Hurricane Rebuilding

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 2:23 pm

The country’s two largest home improvement chains, The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) report earnings tomorrow and Wednesday, respectively. The late season wintry weather ...
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Stern Agee Earnings Season Favorites, Energy and Industrial Stocks to Buy

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Sterne Agee has released a consolidated report showing the firm's top analyst stock picks in energy and industrials now that we are out of the first quarter earnings season. This ...
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