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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (DVA, DNDN, GS, HGG, KEY, MCD, MS, ORCL, RF, SBUX, ZNGA)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:15 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. DaVita, Inc. (NYSE: DVA) Raised to Outperform as ...
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The Worst Cities for Retirees to Find Work

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:39 am

Just because you're retired doesn't mean you don't have to work. As of the end of last year, 7.3% of Americans 75 and older were employed -- the highest level ...
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Over 10 Big Stocks Hitting New All-Time Highs (AAPL, DLTR, ECL, MCD, MNST, NKE, PNRA, SBUX, AAP, AZO, ORLY)

Posted: January 18, 2012 at 2:52 pm

The logic from technical traders is simple: "Stocks hitting new highs tend to keep hitting new highs."  Eventually that comes to an end, sometimes a painful end.  Until that end ...
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Media Digest (1/17/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 6:43 am

China’s economy expands at a better-than-expected 8.9% in Q4 and area markets soared. (Reuters) Walmart (NYSE: WMT) appoints a former CBS (NYSE: CBS) digital executive as head of its digital operations. ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (INTC, NFLX, SBUX, DIS, M, AA, ELX, BSDM, SNX, LEN, SVU, WBMD, GNOM, IDIX, TIF, LIZ)

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 4:07 pm

US equities opened strongly this morning and managed to maintain solid gains throughout the day. The in-line earnings report last night from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) and higher commodity prices ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APOL, ASML, AN, BAC, CHH, GLF, HSNI, IBN, INTC, M, MMI, NFLX, OSG, RSG, R, SM, SBUX, TDW, DIS, XRX)

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Tuesday morning. Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Reiterated Buy and ...
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Starbucks Raises Prices Because It Can

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 6:43 am

It has been hard for most companies with consumer customers to raise prices in the past three years. The economy has been so weak and personal income has not moved ...
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Media Digest (1/4/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 6:42 am

  Bill Gross’s PIMCO Total Return Fund has $1.4 billion in outflows in December, according to Morningstar. (Reuters) MF Global sold some assets to Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) before its collapsed. ...
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The Most Popular American Companies in China

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 6:41 am

The primary reason, it is often argued, that China is an important market for many large U.S. companies is that its population has doubled since the early 1960s. But the ...
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Stocking Stuffer: Starbucks Hit All-Time High (SBUX, GMCR, CBOU, PEET)

Posted: December 20, 2011 at 2:16 pm

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has given its shareholders the ultimate gift of all this holiday season.  This stock did not just hit a new 52-week high today.  Starbucks shares hit ...
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Bain, Other Consultants, Top Best Places To Work List

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 3:24 am

Bain & Company topped the 2012 version of the "Glassdoor Top 50 Places To Work." McKinsey, MITRE, and Shalom Consulting were all among the top 10. Tech leaders were also ...
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Best and Worst Run Companies in America

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:26 am

Many American companies have done incredibly well this year. A number posted extraordinary financial results in 2011. Others have launched products that revolutionized markets. Of course, many big public corporations ...
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November Share Buybacks Already Nearing $30 Billion (ALL, AIG, CBS, FIS, PFE, RAI, SBUX, SYY, TMO, VIA, VRX, PKW)

Posted: November 16, 2011 at 10:57 am

Some companies just want to keep bringing on new share buybacks whether they work or not.  Some are to stop dilution from acquisitions or employee stock options, while others are ...
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Media Digest (11/11/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 6:24 am

Italy to vote on sharp budget cuts as the U.S. calls for sharper ones. (Reuters) The State Department will look for a new route for the Keystone pipeline to satisfy ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GRPN, BIG, DAL, RGLD, SD, SPWRA, TSL, SBUX, LNKD, ANLY, OXGN, RST, MTZ, ALJ, DRWI, LEDS, CHK, IPSU, SGEN)

Posted: November 4, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Markets opened lower this morning, and a modest gain of 80,000 non-farm jobs and a slight improvement of the US unemployment rate to 9.0% didn’t lift investors’ spirits before the ...
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