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U.K. Banks Get Further Ratings Cloud, Moody’s Gets Negative (LYG, RBS, BCS, HBC, IRE, STD, NBG)

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 8:06 am

If you didn't think the ratings agencies were quite on par over the last, well for years now, there is another ratings agency action that needs to be discussed.  While ...
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Media Digest (5/10/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 4:00 am

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is close to a purchase of Skype for $7 billion (WSJ) Microsoft is close to an $8.5 billion deal to buy Skype (Reuters) PIMCO increased its short ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/21/2011) HSBC Restructure

Posted: April 21, 2011 at 8:51 am

Updated throughout the day. Zynga and Lady Gaga are at work on a promotional partnership (WSJ) Jiayuna, a Chinese dating site, will have a US IPO (FT) The CEO of ...
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Media Digest (12/6/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 6, 2010 at 4:04 am

AOL (NYSE: AOL) may break itself into pieces in preparation for a potential merger with Yahoo! (NASDAQ YHOO). (Reuters) Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, told "60 Minutes" that ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (10/28/2010)

Posted: October 28, 2010 at 8:47 am

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 145 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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Media Digest (10/8/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 8, 2010 at 4:06 am

Reuters:   The federal government will supply states with $1.5 billion in funds for small businesses. Reuters:   Financial leaders around the world have begun to work to stop a currency war. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AIB, AMZN, ADM, CAT, COP, DE, EBAY, GOOG, HBC, JASO, NFLX, NSC, UNP, XLNX)

Posted: October 1, 2010 at 9:07 am

These are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) Cut to Sell at Societe Generale. ...
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Media Digest 9/27/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 27, 2010 at 4:04 am

Reuters:   American International Group (NYSE: AIG) and the Treasury are closer to a deal to recoup the taxpayers' investment in the insurer. Reuters:   China said movement on a bill to ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (9/24/2010) Gold Price, Durable Goods

Posted: September 24, 2010 at 9:00 am

Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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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Media Digest (9/24/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 24, 2010 at 4:06 am

Reuters: Petrobras raised $70 billion in the largest stock offer in history. Reuters:   There will likely be no tax cut before the election, according to Democrats Reuters:   Obama asked the ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/22/2010) RIM Tablet, Blockbuster Chapter 11

Posted: September 22, 2010 at 8:28 am

Updated throughout the day. Sinochem has hired bankers to consider at bid for Potash (Reuters) The CEO of HSBC (NYSE: HBC) may quit if he is not named chairman of ...
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Media Digest 9/8/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 4:10 am

Reuters:   Japan's plan to intervene in yen trading has not moved the currency lower. Reuters:   Oil dropped as investor moved away from risk Reuters:   Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) sued to keep ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/7/2010)

Posted: September 7, 2010 at 8:22 am

Updated throughout the day Obama will proposed tax credits to encourage business expansion. (Bloomberg) The chairman of HSBC (NYSE: HBC) will step down to take a job with the UK ...
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Media Digest 9/2/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 2, 2010 at 5:09 am

Reuters:   GM's IPO road show will begin in November. Reuters:   Costco's (NASDAQ: COST) August sales rose 7%. Reuters:   Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTV is the latest effort to make a ...
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Media Digest 8/23/2010

Posted: August 23, 2010 at 4:09 am

Reuters:   Kenneth Feinberg took over the BP plc $20 billion escrow account. Reuters:   Americans are confused about healthcare reform according to a new poll Reuters:   Sinochem approached Potash (NYSE: POT) ...
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