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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GD, VALE, GMCR, GLW, CHK, ARG, ACAT, T, BMY, CAT, CY, LMT, MKC, MWW, POT, RTN, VIST, RNWK, MNTA, NFLX, EFSC)

All three major US indexes opened higher this morning, but enthusiasm tapered off quickly and steadily, if not sharply. A drop in the number of new home sales and a ...
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Iran’s Wild Card for Defense Stocks In 2012 … Dividends Hang in the Balance (ATK, GD, LLL, LMT, RTN)

It is no secret that Iran is a saber-rattling nation. The country wants to be relevant on the global stage so much that it keeps up with its nuclear ambitions ...
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Kim Jong-il Death Drives Uncertain Korean Trading (EWY, KF, KEF, SKOR, PKX, KEP, SKM, ATK, RTN)

If there is one of several regions which can erupt rapidly, it is around the Korean Peninsula.  The death of Kim Jong-il (that photo is a tribute photo for him) after a ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEG, AZO, ABX, FCN, PEP, RSH, RTN, SOL, WAG)

Most U.S. research analysts do not make research calls the day after Thanksgiving but these are a few analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this ...
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Where US Federal Budget Cuts Will Hurt the Most (LMT, NOC, BA, RTN, SAI, GD, HPQ, LLL, BAH, KBR)

The US House-Senate budget reduction committee, or the ‘super committee’, that is charged with recommending $1.5 trillion in budget cuts over the next 10 years has just another 10 ...
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America’s Most Overpaid CEOs

It’s that time of year again, when proxies are released and many business publications run lists of the highest paid CEOs at America’s large public companies. The compensation figures are ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ABC, CAM, CE, CVX, EMC, FII, OII, RSH, RTN, O, SKH, SUNH, VHS, VE, VOD)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Cameron ...
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Value Fund Manager Interview: Picks & Outlook Ahead (NEIMX, CVX, PEG, RTN)

Last April, Harvey Neiman of Neiman Funds Management, said in an interview that market volatility was going to be the theme for 2011. Rather than trying to predict what would ...
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Deep Value Stocks In Industrial Goods (ETN, KMT, RSG, RTN, SWK, TKR, WM)

We have been looking for value stocks as investors have started to look for cover in the markets where they can still have equity exposure but try to get some ...
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Pentagon Wises Up To Risks of Defense Mergers (LMT, BA, NOC, GD, RTN, UTX)

In a major reversal from a policy promoted in the early 1990s, the US Defense Department is now warning defense contractors to beware of mergers and acquisitions in the defense ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AEE, ADM, BAC, CHTR, CMA, PGN, GOLD, RTN, RF, JOE, HOT, TLB, TSN, VRSN, WYNN)

These are some of this Wednesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.  This morning we have two key updates from late yesterday afternoon, followed ...
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Korean-American ADR/ETFs React Sharply on New Military Skirmish (EWY, KF, KEF, PKX, KEP, SKM, ATK, RTN, LMT, SKOR)

War and the fear of war create uncertainty for financial markets.  If there is one place in the world that you can count on uncertainty rising from throughout the years ...
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The Unusual Suspects for the Week Ahead (BKS, BRCD, CSKI, CIEN, FNFG, NAL, GENZ, SNY, LULU, ID, NFLX, NE, PBR, RTN, SKS, TTWO, THQI, CALL)

The cast of characters in this week's Unusual Suspects is not any ordinary group of companies.  There are many key stocks to watch for investors that have carryover issues from ...
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Major Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows (WFC, BAC, BBT, BBY, CME, CSC, GPS, HPQ, MHS, MDT, MWW, RTN)

There is an unbelievable number of critical stocks hitting 52-week lows this afternoon going into the options expiration date and going into the weekend.  The double-dip recession fears have escalated ...
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A Very Contrarian Defense Case (RTN, LMT, GD, NOC)

The defense sector has been under pressure as the future military spending is moving away from the giant expense items.  This week's news was that $100 billion is the target ...
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