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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/24/2012) Costco Earnings, Oil Below $90

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:29 am

Oil has hit an extraordinarily low price, below $90 a barrel for WTI crude. That is the lowest level since October. It shows no inclination to spike back up. PMI data from Europe and ...
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A Look Back At Largest IPOs

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:18 am

A quick review of the 25 largest US IPOs ever shows how badly Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has done in early trading. Most of the company's on the list have tremendous revenue, ...
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Big Changes to Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings, A to Z

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 5:05 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings for the Berkshire Hathaway empire. This cut off date is as of ...
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FedEx Acquires French Company, Still Lags UPS (FDX, UPS)

Posted: May 10, 2012 at 9:11 am

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced this morning that it has signed an agreement to acquire French express transportation company TATEX. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and no details ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GD, ABB, HOG, COP, S, ALU, MO, PEP, TLAB, XOM, AET, BMY, BG, JBLU, LIZ, MJN, REGN, SWY, SWC, TASR, UPS, YNDX, NRGY, SPH, LEAP, AKAM)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Markets opened a few ticks lower this morning after a poor report on new claims for unemployment benefits in the US (our coverage here). The report that pending home sales ...
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Lopsided Overseas Package Delivery Battle (FDX, UPS)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 11:28 am

The country’s second-largest package delivery firm, FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has revealed that it is in discussions to acquire French express company TATEX. The French firm carriers about 19 million ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (ARMH, HOG, UPS, KMI, AAPL, FCFC, JASO, JEF, PATH, TIF, ORCL, KKD, RCON, NEWL, TRGT)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Markets opened lower this morning and nothing came along all day to move any of the three major indexes above the neutral line. The morning’s report on housing starts was ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, ARG, APD, AAPL, ARMH, CA, DRIV, DPZ, GES, HOG, KMI, LGF, OVTI, UPS, UTX)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 8:01 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Raised to Sector Perform at RBC. ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, ACI, COF, GPS, S, UPS, HAST, IOC, ADBE, FMCN, LDK, QRE, AMPE, CERE)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 4:07 pm

Markets opened slightly lower this morning as everyone seemed to be waiting for the announcement from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) regarding its $97 billion cash pile (our coverage here). Financial ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACI, CZR, COF, ETFC, GPS, NUE, PCX, S, TSL, UPS, WYNN, YGE, YUM)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 8:20 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs. Caesars Entertainment ...
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Media Digest (3/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 6:34 am

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) will take over TNT Express for $6.85 billion. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to announce plans for its $100 billion in cash. (Reuters) Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) ...
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UPS Close To TNT Express Deal–WSJ

Posted: March 18, 2012 at 7:26 pm

UPS (NYSE: UPS) has been stalking European delivery service firm TNT Express for several weeks. It now appears they have a buyout deal, according to The Wall Street Journal WSJ ...
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Media Digest (3/7/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Posted: March 7, 2012 at 6:30 am

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) talks with cable companies about adding its services to their channels. (Reuters) The Institute of International Finance pressures Greek bondholders to make trades for new sovereign paper. (Reuters) ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (2/21/2012) FedEx and TNT, Apple and China Telecom

Posted: February 21, 2012 at 6:34 am

Greece got its 130 billion euro bailout. Most media outlets and economists made the same observation about the deal. Greece’s economy continues to contract at a rate of about 6%. Unemployment ...
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Media Digest (2/20/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 20, 2012 at 3:51 am

Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) accused large  business partner Kazuo Okada of fraud and bought out his position (Reuters) Ministers in the EU will make a final determination on Greece today (Reuters) Japan's ...
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