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Credit Card, Mortgage Lending Returning to Sub-prime Market (COF, GM, HBC, JPM)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 9:50 am

Borrowers with less-than-perfect credit are being courted once more by lenders trying to bolster their loan portfolios to make up for the loss of fee income from new regulations. The ...
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Media Digest (3/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 6:37 am

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) tries to end a legal case concerning fraud in its CDO sales. (Reuters) China’s factory activity slows, as evidenced by the HSBC flash PMI of 48.1, a low reading. ...
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Media Digest (2/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 6:21 am

President Obama may propose a new corporate tax rate. (Reuters) The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will examine overdraft fees. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will hold its annual meeting with the ...
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Moody’s Bank Downgrade Warnings Look Very Staged (CS, MS, UBS, BCS, DB, GS, HBC, BAC, NMR, FAS)

Posted: February 16, 2012 at 9:14 am

If you think ratings agencies do not quite matter any longer, today may be a reminder that they can still create at least some nervousness even if they are just ...
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Media Digest (1/26/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 6:29 am

Ben Bernanke says the Fed is prepared to buy more bonds. (Reuters) NEC to cut 10,000 workers. (Reuters) Nintendo posts poor earnings and cuts forecasts. (Reuters) Warren Buffett says higher ...
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China’s Hard Soft Economic Landing

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 8:42 am

The closely watched HSBC (NYSE: HBC) PMI estimate for China read 48.8 for January, barely better than the 48.7 in December. Any number below 50 represents contraction. The factory activity ...
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Media Digest (1/20/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 8:40 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) misses earnings expectations, which pushes shares down as much as 10%. (Reuters) IKEA posts a profit and grows in most regions of the world. (Reuters) Greece and ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AXP, ATML, BLK, CVX, CLR, EPR, EQR, FTE, HBC, JNPR, LEN, LECO, MWE, MSFT, OAS, SVU)

Posted: January 12, 2012 at 8:29 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Thursday morning. American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) Reiterated Buy with ...
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The 24/7 Wall St. 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio (AEP, AWK, T, GE, GOV, KMB, SNH, WMT, JNK, AMJ, AMLP, PGF, MO, DLR, EPD, KMP)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 2:41 pm

It seems that most investors have started adding income or dividend reinvestment plans to their portfolios by using dividend stocks. With the yields of the 10-Year Treasury close to 2% ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (GDI, HBC, AGCO, WCRX, FRX, WIN, RYN, RS, AEM, BMI, K, SHLD, MCP)

Posted: December 30, 2011 at 8:56 am

Finding analyst calls from Wall Street research and brokerage firms on the last trading day of the year is a bit like looking for four-leaf clovers.  Still, there are a ...
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Top Ten Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AGU, BLX, GNW, HBC, JEF, MU, NSC, POT, SKS, VVUS)

Posted: December 22, 2011 at 8:27 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Cut to Sector Perform from Outperform at ...
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Media Digest (12/21/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 6:14 am

Prosecutors raid Olympus to gain data in a probe of the accounting scandal at the company. (Reuters) Bank of Japan says it will hold to current policies as the economy ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MO, AEA, CCK, GE, HIBB, HBC, ITC, LNKD, PCS, SAP, SON, TSO, VZ)

Posted: December 6, 2011 at 8:39 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Started as Buy at Deutsche ...
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Media Digest (11/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 6:20 am

Greece will announce its new government today. (Reuters) Inflation in China drops in October. (Reuters) Olympus investment losses may have gone above $1 billion. (Reuters) Silvio Berlusconi leaves as prime ...
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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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