Day: <span>December 18, 2012</span>
Source: ThinkstockBiogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) has had a great 2012. Actually, it has had a hell of a year with a gain of almost 40% year to date. When you compare this to the iShares Nasdaq...
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Source: ThinkstockAs part of its strategy to boost shareholder value by selling off noncore assets, ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) this morning announced that it is selling its onshore assets in Algeria...
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Source: ThinkstockThe current account for the third quarter, a reading with what is now more than 75 days worth of a look-back, managed to show a decrease to -$107.5 billion. This is the lowest level...
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Source: ThinkstockOil field services company Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) this morning issued a revenue and profit warning for the fourth quarter. The company said that both revenues and profits...
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Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday.Badger Meter Inc. (NYSE: BMI) raised to Outperform as Bull of the...
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Source: Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Merrill Lynch has made some key changes to its US 1 List, which is its collection of best investment ideas drawn...
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Source: ThinkstockBy 2017, coal consumption will nearly equal consumption of oil as the leading source of the world’s energy. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global coal...
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Source: ThinkstockJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has issued a research call that calls for some very large upside in the hospital sector. We would note that most of these stocks have already...
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Source: thinkstockTwo of the most famous names in media research and ratings have agreed to a merger. Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) will acquire all outstanding shares of Arbitron Inc. (NYSE:...
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Source: ThinkstockSanderson Farms Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The poultry processing firm reported diluted earnings...
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IBM has put out its "5 in 5" report, detailing five important features computers will have in five years. The forecast indicates computers could be nearly human by 2018. That means millions of jobs...
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Source: courtesy of McDonald'sSome people have objected to the fact that McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) will keep many of its locations open for Christmas. Apparently, this breaks with a...
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Source: courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), increasingly unloved by Wall St. because of problems with its 787 that might make the plane dangerous to fly, has decided to entice holders to keep...
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Source: ThinkstockIBM 5 in 5International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) put out its “5 in 5,” detailing five important features computers will have in five years. The IBM forecast...
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Source: courtesy Facebook Inc.Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) was fined $5 million for its role in the botched Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) initial public offering. The Secretary of the Commonwealth of...
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