February 2011

Live Nasdaq Composite: Chip Selloff and Rising Yields Weigh on Nasdaq After Jobs Report Stuns

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 3, 2011 at 3:57 PM EST

Many PA Gas Wells Go Unreported for Months

by Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica, Feb. 3, 2011, 11:05 a.m. On Sept. 14, 2009, natural gas operators finished drilling the 3H…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 3, 2011 at 3:02 PM EST

Gold Trading: More Gold Mining Mergers Coming! (GDXJ, NEM, FRG, ANV, HL, GRS, CDE, GLD)

Today’s action is showing a very favorable move to Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDXJ) after news that…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 3, 2011 at 12:28 PM EST

Viacom Posts Lower Profit, Re-Signs Deal with Hulu (VIA, NWS, DIS, CMCSA)

For its first fiscal quarter of 2011, Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA) reported that profit fell -12% and revenue fell by…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 3, 2011 at 12:08 PM EST

Facebook Ads No Threat To Google (GOOG, YHOO, MSFT, IACI)

Facebook is now worth $50 billion and has become the hottest property on the Internet. The problem is that the…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 3, 2011 at 10:54 AM EST

Retail Sales Triumph Over Nasty Weather (COST, TGT, BJ, BIG, WMT, LTD, GPS, AEO, DDS, M, JCP)

All that snow in January didn’t keep shoppers at home, apparently, as retailers posted a 4.2% increase in same-store sales…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 3, 2011 at 10:06 AM EST

Hot Kinder Morgan IPO, Closer & Closer (KMI, KMP, KMR)

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) is soon to be public again. We have covered this on multiple occasions and listed…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 3, 2011 at 9:47 AM EST

Dow Chemical Hits the Jackpot (DOW, DD, LYB, BRK-A, BRK-B)

Rising commodity prices didn’t hurt fourth quarter earnings or revenues at Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW). The company posted EPS…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 3, 2011 at 9:24 AM EST

Another Internet Acquisition, Answers.com Going Private (ANSW)

Another small internet search assistance company is being acquired. Answers.com, (NASDAQ: ANSW) is being taken private by AFCV Holdings, LLC,…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 3, 2011 at 8:56 AM EST

Gold Consolidation Continues: Newmont Buys Fronteer (NEM, FRG)

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) is doing what we would have expected to see more of in late 2009 and…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 3, 2011 at 8:55 AM EST

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (GMCR, HNSN, ONNN, OTIV)

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 3, 2011 at 8:39 AM EST

Falling Jobless Claims Meet Falling Wages

The U.S. Labor Department just released the weekly jobless claims and the reading fell by 42,000 down to 415,000. The…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 3, 2011 at 8:22 AM EST

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, ACI, BSX, EAT, DHI, FITB, FSLR, IACI, JPM, JNPR, KBH, MRVL, MU, PHM, RFMD, LUV, TLAB)

These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 3, 2011 at 5:38 AM EST

The Return Of Layoffs

Economists cheered the ADP data that showed the private sector added 187,000 jobs in January. It did not help the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 3, 2011 at 5:13 AM EST

Snow And The Future Of Retail Sales

Several industry groups and weather and securities analysts say that the cold and snowy first month of the year will…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 3, 2011 at 4:18 AM EST

Media Digest 2/3/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

A judge said BP plc (NASDAQ: BP) $20 billion fund head Ken Feinberg is not independent of the oil company.…

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Month: February 2011

Many PA Gas Wells Go Unreported for Months

Gold Trading: More Gold Mining Mergers Coming! (GDXJ, NEM, FRG, ANV, HL, GRS, CDE, GLD)

Viacom Posts Lower Profit, Re-Signs Deal with Hulu (VIA, NWS, DIS, CMCSA)

Facebook Ads No Threat To Google (GOOG, YHOO, MSFT, IACI)

Retail Sales Triumph Over Nasty Weather (COST, TGT, BJ, BIG, WMT, LTD, GPS, AEO, DDS, M, JCP)

Hot Kinder Morgan IPO, Closer & Closer (KMI, KMP, KMR)

Dow Chemical Hits the Jackpot (DOW, DD, LYB, BRK-A, BRK-B)

Another Internet Acquisition, Answers.com Going Private (ANSW)

Gold Consolidation Continues: Newmont Buys Fronteer (NEM, FRG)

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (GMCR, HNSN, ONNN, OTIV)

Falling Jobless Claims Meet Falling Wages

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, ACI, BSX, EAT, DHI, FITB, FSLR, IACI, JPM, JNPR, KBH, MRVL, MU, PHM, RFMD, LUV, TLAB)

The Return Of Layoffs

Snow And The Future Of Retail Sales

Media Digest 2/3/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Live Nasdaq Composite: Chip Selloff and Rising Yields Weigh on Nasdaq After Jobs Report Stuns

Apple Is About to Make Its Biggest Bet on AI Yet on Monday

AI Data Center Construction Outstrips Transportation Spending as Roads and Bridges Crumble

Tesla Turned $1,000 Into This Much The Past 10 Years

How One 58-Year-Old Added $14,000 in Social Security Benefits Through Self-Employment

43% of Twenty-somethings Are Already Caregivers, but Hidden Costs Could Be Quietly Wrecking Their Retirement

Apple Is About to Make Its Biggest Bet on AI Yet on Monday

AI Data Center Construction Outstrips Transportation Spending as Roads and Bridges Crumble

Many PA Gas Wells Go Unreported for Months

Gold Trading: More Gold Mining Mergers Coming! (GDXJ, NEM, FRG, ANV, HL, GRS, CDE, GLD)

Viacom Posts Lower Profit, Re-Signs Deal with Hulu (VIA, NWS, DIS, CMCSA)

Facebook Ads No Threat To Google (GOOG, YHOO, MSFT, IACI)

Retail Sales Triumph Over Nasty Weather (COST, TGT, BJ, BIG, WMT, LTD, GPS, AEO, DDS, M, JCP)

Hot Kinder Morgan IPO, Closer & Closer (KMI, KMP, KMR)

Dow Chemical Hits the Jackpot (DOW, DD, LYB, BRK-A, BRK-B)

Another Internet Acquisition, Answers.com Going Private (ANSW)

Gold Consolidation Continues: Newmont Buys Fronteer (NEM, FRG)

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (GMCR, HNSN, ONNN, OTIV)

Falling Jobless Claims Meet Falling Wages

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, ACI, BSX, EAT, DHI, FITB, FSLR, IACI, JPM, JNPR, KBH, MRVL, MU, PHM, RFMD, LUV, TLAB)

The Return Of Layoffs

Snow And The Future Of Retail Sales

Media Digest 2/3/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Live Nasdaq Composite: Chip Selloff and Rising Yields Weigh on Nasdaq After Jobs Report Stuns

Apple Is About to Make Its Biggest Bet on AI Yet on Monday

AI Data Center Construction Outstrips Transportation Spending as Roads and Bridges Crumble

Tesla Turned $1,000 Into This Much The Past 10 Years

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