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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Data show that economic activity in Germany slowed sharply in the first quarter while France fell into recession. (Reuters) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) starts to deliver the 787 Dreamliner again. ...
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Media Digest (4/24/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new dividend will allow management a period to recover earnings growth while offering investors a return. (Reuters) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may use its consumer database ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 23, 2013: Flash Crash Has No Impact on Rising Stocks

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning despite low flash PMI readings from the eurozone. Germany’s manufacturing PMI reading was especially notable, falling to 47.9 from 49, and the country’s ...
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Sequester Leaves No Mark on Lockheed Martin Earnings

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the defense firm posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.33 on revenues ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 22, 2013: Markets Close Higher After Rocky Start

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, but struggled to stay in positive territory for most of the morning. There was little economic data released today. In Asia, Hong Kong’s ...
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Government Wants More Cybersecurity, Private Sector Lagging? (FTNT, PANW, FIRE, CHKP, WBSN, VDSI, PFPT, LMT, RTN, SAI)

After markets closed last night, Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) issued a warning on earnings and revenues for the company’s first quarter. The announcement dragged down share prices at several other ...
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Merrill Lynch Lists Stocks to Short During Earnings Season (JCP, DO, XRAY, LMT, CTAS, SIAL, PCS)

Every firm on Wall St. has a list of stocks that need to be bought for one reason or another. We keep our readers abreast of those lists, because many ...
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Nine Famous Companies That Can’t Get Bigger

After years of flourishing, some of America’s largest public corporations have stopped growing. In several cases, this trend began years ago. The companies that cannot grow fall into two categories. ...
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North Korea Rhetoric Acts as Defense Contractor Gift

The rhetoric out of North Korea is acting as a drag to the broader markets, but don't tell that to the defense sector. Of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks, ...
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China Theft of U.S. Interests Soars

China has alienated U.S. companies and the federal government by what is clearly the hacking of American-based websites from inside the borders of the People's Republic. The exact location of ...
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Top Defense Stocks for North Korea Conflict (LMT, NOC, GD, RTN, BA, T, CTL, BAH, IBM, HPQ)

North Korean television this morning broadcast another thinly veiled threat against the United States. In a translation provided by the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper, North Korea said: The U.S. should not ...
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Forensic Accounting ETF Names New A and F Graded Stocks (FLAG, HD, F, COL, TRIP, LMT, ANF, BRCM)

The Forensic Accounting ETF (NYSEMKT: FLAG) is still new and trying to gain traction in an ETF marketplace that is very crowded. What makes this one unique is that it ...
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Ten Companies Profiting Most from War

The business of war is profitable. In 2011, the 100 largest contractors sold $410 billion in arms and military services. Just 10 of those companies sold over $208 billion. Based ...
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The Impact of Spending Cuts on Defense Contractors (LMT, BA, NOC, GD, RTN)

If most Americans had ever heard the term “sequester” before last fall, they probably thought it meant something like entering a monastery or convent. But in the doublespeak of the ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — February 14, 2013: Markets Punt Again Today (CL, NVDA, LMT, DELL, VZ, AMAT, CAR, CTL, CSCO, CLD, IPI, KGC, MET, NTAP, PXD, TRIP, Z, ANR, ABX, DTV, GM, PEP, CBS, GG, AEP, BKW, CPB, SJM, TOWR, HNZ, ANGI)

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, dragged down by weak economic data from Europe. Germany, France, Italy, and Greece all reported worse-than-expected GDP contraction for the fourth quarter of ...
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