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Greek Debt & Austerity Deal, Cheered With a Thud (NBG, GREK, FXE, ALU, DB, STD)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 9:06 am

Reports are out that parties in Greece have finally agreed to a debt and austerity deal that will allow it to get its bailout funding and to remain part of ...
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In Banco Santander, a Microcosm of Spain’s Troubles

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 6:46 am

Spain’s big bank -- Banco Santander (NYSE: STD) -- said its fourth-quarter profits fell 98%. It took a $2.4 billion charge because of its wrecked real estate portfolio. It also ...
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Media Digest (1/31/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 6:43 am

Toshiba cuts its profit forecasts and lowers guidance. (Reuters) Honda (NYSE: HMC) posts a 65% drop in profits and cuts its outlook because of the yen and Thai floods. (Reuters) ...
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Fitch Joins E.U. Downgrade Waves (EWK, IRE, EIRL, IRL, EWI, TI, EWP, STD)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm

Fitch has joined in on the European sovereign credit rating downgrades.  First it was S&P, but we might argue that this should have mostly been factored in already.  Is it ...
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Euro Banks on the Rise for Merkel/Sarkozy (STD, BBVA, IRE, CS, UBS, DB, NBG, BCS, RBS)

Posted: December 5, 2011 at 7:45 am

Sarkozy and Merkel have gone from killers of the markets to saviors of the market, and oddly enough there is no full resolution yet to the Euro Zone debt crisis ...
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European ADRs Surging on Global Central Bank Action (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, IRE, CS, UBS, DB, FTE, PHG, ERIC, NOK, NBG, SI, TI)

Posted: November 30, 2011 at 9:03 am

The action out of China's virtual easing by lowering reserve requirements was already a boost to global markets, but the coordinated central bank efforts of the U.S., Canada, Europe, Switzerland, ...
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European ADRs Dragging Down U.S. Trading (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, IRE, CS, UBS, DB, FTE, PHG, ERIC, NOK, NBG, SI, TI)

Posted: November 15, 2011 at 7:44 am

The Eurozone growth rate of 0.2% in the third quarter may have met expectations but this is just one more example that growth is so low already that getting out ...
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European ADRs Follow Italy Much Lower, Wrecking U.S. Market Gains (E, LUX, TI, ALU, MT, BHP, STD, IRE, CS, UBS, DB, FTE, PHG, ERIC, NOK, NBG, SI, EWI)

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 7:32 am

Well, it used to be Greece taking us down daily, but now it is the much larger concern of Italy.  The markets were supposed to be cheering that Silvio Berlusconi was ...
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European ADRs Leading The Charge Higher (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, IRE, CS, UBS, DB, FTE, PHG, ERIC, NOK, NBG, SI, TI, EWI, EWQ, EWG)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 8:01 am

Greece and the rest of the PIIGS were hurting us for so long that it seems hard to believe that the Europeans are setting a 50% haircut for the Greek sovereign ...
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European ADRs Leading U.S. Stocks Lower (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, CS, DB, FTE, PHG, NOK, SI, TI, UBS)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 8:02 am

It feels like Groundhog day in Europe.  Greece fears are escalating and European markets are sharply lower.  The Europeans are just unwilling or are unable to deal with their woes ...
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Greek Failure, European ADRs Leading Sell-Off (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, CS, DB, FTE, NOK, ERIC, NBG, SI, TI, UBS)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 7:49 am

European stocks are leading the markets this morning and the direction is lower.  Greece projected that 2012 deficits will be above plan and the nation has effectively admitted that it ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BBVA, STD, EP, EE, FNSR, FSLR, GFI, GS, HLIT, HCA, MENT, NFLX, PETM, RYAAY, S, TJX, VCLK)

Posted: July 26, 2011 at 8:18 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA) Started as Neutral ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMR, BAC, STD, CREE, DELL, EMC, EPB, INTC, NRGY, IRDM, MAS, NTAP, QCOM, RVBD, SEM, TOL, X, VCLK, VECO, WLP, XLNX)

Posted: July 21, 2011 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Sell at Ticonderoga. Bank ...
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D-Day for PIIGS ADRs (TI, EWI, PT, IRL, AIB, IRE, NBG, EWP, STD, BBVA, SNF)

Posted: July 11, 2011 at 11:08 am

If you are surprised about the newest crash scenario boiling up outside of Greece, this is something we have been covering routinely.  While the beastly pace is surprising, how big ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, ACP, STD, EL, GERN, GOOG, HCBK, IART, RIMM, SMP, TJX, TSCO, V, WNR)

Posted: July 8, 2011 at 8:27 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy and raised target to ...
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