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Media Digest (11/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 6:07 am

Italy and Greece begin efforts to prove that their sovereign debt is safe. (Reuters) Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) will make a major holiday effort to drive extra revenue. (Reuters) Appetite for ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Calls of the Week (ALU, AMZN, AAPL, CSCO, CSC, CXW, DF, EPD, GNW, GMCR, GRPN, HD, MPEL, PIR, SRDX, TEVA, VRTX, YRCW, ALIM)

Posted: November 12, 2011 at 9:19 am

Each morning 24/7 Wall St. issues a summary list of key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations issued by Wall Street research firms.  We review these calls and other calls made ...
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Homebuilder Profitable Again (DHI, PHM, LEN, TOL, KBH, HD, LOW)

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 10:05 am

The collapse of the US housing market has been among the most stubborn problems facing the US economy for the past four years. Construction jobs have vanished, home values have ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, AIG, DK, GRPN, HD, ING, K, MDVN, PIR, DGX, TOL, VE, PAY, WES, YRCW)

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 8:22 am

These are some of Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Sell at Citigroup; Cut estimates and target ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (F, GM, NBG, ALU, YHOO, PFE, HD, ADM, BBX, EXEL)

Posted: November 1, 2011 at 4:08 pm

The markets are beyond jittery.  From a massively overbought market discounting a recession entirely back to a market dominated by the woes of Europe.  The Europeans cannot get their bailouts straight ...
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Expected Upside for Homebuilders and Home Improvement Companies (NVR, TOL, PHM, HOV, DHI, BZH, HD, LOW)

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 2:24 pm

Our look at stock target prices focuses on homebuilders and home improvement stores today. It is not news that U.S. homebuilders have had a very tough few years. In the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, APOL, FII, GOOG, HPQ, HES, HD, MD, NFLX, ORCL, PAA, PPL, DIS, YNDX, YGE)

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 8:33 am

These are some of this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Overweight at JPMorgan; Reiterated ...
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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (CLX, HD, HCA, GCI, ADM, NFX, LUV, AMR)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 1:30 pm

Today's reported ratings actions as of just after noon include announcements regarding Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), HCA Inc. (NYSE: HCA), Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI), ...
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America’s Most Dysfunctional Boards

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 12:31 pm

Some boards of directors of America’s largest public companies have shown such poor judgment guiding their troubled corporations that they have long stopped being effective. Just recently, the misguided actions ...
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After Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Katia Poses Next Threat (ALL, TRV, CB, ALL, BRK-B, RE, PRE, CRD-B, LOW, HD)

Posted: August 30, 2011 at 10:50 am

The worst part about hurricane season is that one bad hurricane has no impact on whether or not another hurricane, or series of hurricanes, can be coming back down the ...
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Company Winners & Losers Expected From Hurricane Irene (ALL, TRV, CB, BRK-A, DUK, D, ETR, AWK, VZ, HD, LOW, URI, PPG, BECN, IBI, BGG, GNRC, CRD-B, CLH, NYX, NDAQ)

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 12:24 pm

Will Hurricane Irene cost the United States $10 billion? $15 billion? Or even more?  It really depends upon whom you speak with on this front.  The expected damage count is ...
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America’s Biggest Store Chains With No Online Shoppers

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 6:24 am

Online sales success has become critical to major retailers. All evidence shows that e-commerce continues to grow at double-digit annual rates while in-store sales in the U.S. have barely grown ...
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Lowe’s Joins Big Box Buyback Parade (LOW, HD, WMT, TGT, COST, BBY, AAPL)

Posted: August 22, 2011 at 9:45 am

Shares in home improvement store Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) were trading higher by around 3% in the pre-market this morning on news that the company will initiate a $5 ...
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Target’s Earnings Secret: Wealthier Customers (TGT, WMT, COST, HD, LOW, XRT, VCR)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 8:53 am

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported earnings this morning and the second quarter results were solid if not spectacular. Target posted EPS of $1.03 vs. expectations of $0.97. Net profit rose ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIXG, BAC, BCSI, CSC, GOOG, HAIN, HPQ, HD, HSP, MMI, ODP, PAAS, DGX, REGN, SXL)

Posted: August 17, 2011 at 8:18 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. ...
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