February 2011

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

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 22, 2011 at 4:12 AM EST

Media Digest (2/22/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Investors are concerned about whether Wal-Mart’s (NYSE: WMT) US store division has grown. (Reuters) Moody’s cut its outlook on Japan…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 5:28 PM EST

Blockbuster Begins To Auction Assets Not Worth Buying

The auction of Blockbuster’s assets began today with what the company termed a “stalking horse” bid. It was set at…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 12:30 PM EST

Fitch Downgrades Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya

For once, a major credit ratings agency was not weeks or months behind making a downgrade of a worsening economic…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 8:59 AM EST

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (2/21/2011) BP In India, Silver Hits High

Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 8:47 AM EST

Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/21/2011) Morgan Stanley Japan, Renren IPO

Updated throughout the day DST will put $100 million into online music firm Spotify (TechCrunch) China social network firm Renren…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 7:24 AM EST

Gas Prices Soar 20% In A Year

The cost for regular gasoline has rose over $3.17 on average last week according to AAA. That is 20% above the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 6:20 AM EST

Wisconsin And The Future Of Public Worker Unions

Successful political activity often spreads from one geographic area to another. That has certainly been true among financially weak countries…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 5:52 AM EST

China’s Bank Restrictions, Exports, And PMI

Research firm Markit announced that its joint monitoring of China’s PMI, done in tandem with HSBC, predicted a surprising slowdown…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 5:13 AM EST

Sun Storms May Disrupt Global GDP Growth, Or Not

Dr. Thomas Bogdan of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder recently expressed concern that solar…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 4:43 AM EST

Middle East Unrest And European Contagion

Yields on the five-year sovereign debt of Portugal rose over 7% as capital markets investors lost faith once again in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 21, 2011 at 4:05 AM EST

Media Digest (2/21/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The US federal government could shut down as House Republicans battle the Administration on budget deficit matters (Reuters) Riots in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 20, 2011 at 7:13 AM EST

Bernanke Says Foreign Investment Was Major Cause Of Credit Crisis

Ben Bernanke charged that investments from abroad helped cause the credit crisis. “Excess savings”, money credited in emerging nations, sought…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 19, 2011 at 7:47 PM EST

Last Week’s Market Gainers (FDO)(TSO)(AMD)

S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (11FEB -17FEB) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 17Feb11 Close Price 11Feb11 Market Cap($Mil)…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 11:32 AM EST

Warren Buffett Buys Into Brasil Foods (BRFS, BRK-B)

BRF – Brasil Foods S.A. (NYSE: BRFS) may not be a household name in America. The company is in production…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 18, 2011 at 11:16 AM EST

Apple’s Subscription Plan Could Run Afoul of Regulators (AAPL, GOOG, RIMM, NOK, MSFT)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced a new plan earlier this week that would allow content creators like publishers, music companies,…

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Month: February 2011

Media Digest (2/22/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Blockbuster Begins To Auction Assets Not Worth Buying

Fitch Downgrades Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (2/21/2011) BP In India, Silver Hits High

Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/21/2011) Morgan Stanley Japan, Renren IPO

Gas Prices Soar 20% In A Year

Wisconsin And The Future Of Public Worker Unions

China’s Bank Restrictions, Exports, And PMI

Sun Storms May Disrupt Global GDP Growth, Or Not

Middle East Unrest And European Contagion

Media Digest (2/21/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Bernanke Says Foreign Investment Was Major Cause Of Credit Crisis

Last Week’s Market Gainers (FDO)(TSO)(AMD)

Warren Buffett Buys Into Brasil Foods (BRFS, BRK-B)

Apple’s Subscription Plan Could Run Afoul of Regulators (AAPL, GOOG, RIMM, NOK, MSFT)

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

Good News for NVIDIA, Amazon, and Micron Investors: New Research Shows Trillion-Dollar Stocks May 10X

Vanguard’s $223 Billion Growth ETF VUG Is Quietly Beating Most Large Cap Active Funds at One Tenth the Cost

SPYI’s 12% Yield Was 95% Return of Capital Year to Date and That Is the Real Story Holders Need to See

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

Good News for NVIDIA, Amazon, and Micron Investors: New Research Shows Trillion-Dollar Stocks May 10X

Vanguard’s $223 Billion Growth ETF VUG Is Quietly Beating Most Large Cap Active Funds at One Tenth the Cost

Media Digest (2/22/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Blockbuster Begins To Auction Assets Not Worth Buying

Fitch Downgrades Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (2/21/2011) BP In India, Silver Hits High

Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/21/2011) Morgan Stanley Japan, Renren IPO

Gas Prices Soar 20% In A Year

Wisconsin And The Future Of Public Worker Unions

China’s Bank Restrictions, Exports, And PMI

Sun Storms May Disrupt Global GDP Growth, Or Not

Middle East Unrest And European Contagion

Media Digest (2/21/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Bernanke Says Foreign Investment Was Major Cause Of Credit Crisis

Last Week’s Market Gainers (FDO)(TSO)(AMD)

Warren Buffett Buys Into Brasil Foods (BRFS, BRK-B)

Apple’s Subscription Plan Could Run Afoul of Regulators (AAPL, GOOG, RIMM, NOK, MSFT)

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

Good News for NVIDIA, Amazon, and Micron Investors: New Research Shows Trillion-Dollar Stocks May 10X

Vanguard’s $223 Billion Growth ETF VUG Is Quietly Beating Most Large Cap Active Funds at One Tenth the Cost

SPYI’s 12% Yield Was 95% Return of Capital Year to Date and That Is the Real Story Holders Need to See

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