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Larry Ellison Doesn’t Play Chicken
Larry’s Ellison, the founder and CEO of Oracle (NASDAQ:OFCL) does not make idle threats. He does not have to. In most games against his competition he holds the majority of the cards.…
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The 100 Hardest Working Brands In The World
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/20/2009) (NWS)(NVDA)(BCS)
Updated throughout the day. Updated 12.33 PM EST: The CIA will start spying on social media activity (CNET) Updated 10.15 AM EST: Oil could hit $175 a barrel by 2016 making oil-realted…
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Dow Back To 14,000 By May (AAPL)(GOOG)(GS)(JPM)(GE)
It has taken the DJIA a little over 32 weeks to move from 6,547 to just over 10,000, a move up of 53%. The index will be back over 14,000 by the…
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/19/2009) (YHOO)(POT)(SYMC)(CME)(AAPL)
Updated throughout the day Updated 3.34 PM EST: Consensus figures for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) earnings may be significantly too high (Barron’s) Updated 1.14 PM EST: The whisper number for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) is $1.47 EPS…
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Media Digest (10/19/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: US corporations are concerned about the weakness of the dollar. Reuters: Bernanke says that global imbalances in trade and cash flows must be addressed. Reuters: Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is attacking new markets…
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Top Day Trader Alerts (GOOG, BAC, GE, AMD)
We are seeing a far less amount of major movers with huge percentage gains and losses this morning. The top day trader alert stocks have been noted here with more detailed information…
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GE (GE) Takes On Water On Healthcare, Transportation, And Financial Results
GE”s (NYSE:GE) earnings were hurt by results from its financial unit, but that was only the beginning of the company’s problems. The conglomerate announced third-quarter 2009 earnings from continuing operations of $2.5…
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Specter of MRI Disease Haunts GE
by Jeff Gerth, ProPublica In May 2006, medical regulators in Denmark issued a warning that signaled trouble for General Electric (NYSE:GE). Danish researchers noted that, over a four-year period, 25 patients in…
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Unusual Options Trading Patterns (SUN, VLO, TSO, FTO, GE, GOOG, IBM, PFE, WYE)
We are starting to see some elevated options trading that appeared on the unusual volume screens. Many of these are pre-earnings trading and some are on other expectations. We have more detailed…
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Media Digest (10/15/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is having trouble justifying its huge bonuses. Reuters: Bruce Wasserstein, M&A giant and head of Lazard (NYSE:LAZ), died. Reuters: Congress will probe compensation at AIG (NYSE:AIG). Reuters: US…
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/14/2009) (WMT)(S)(RBS)(MSFT)(AIG)(LINTA)
Updated throughout the day. Updated 12.02 PM EST: Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) will have a national roll-out of its “no contract” cellular service which could put sales pressure on Sprint (NYSE:S) (Reuters) Updated 9.23…
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Energy
Siemens Shows Wind Energy is Alive (SI, DUK, BAM, GE, ZOLT, BWEN)
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) is showing that wind energy is not as dead as many might have you believe. This morning the company issued a press release showing that wind power orders…
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/13/2009) (STIC)(LVLT)(LVS)(ENER)(GE)(SNI)
Updated throughout the day. Updated 3.14 PM EST: STIC (NASDAQ:STIC) dropping on rumors that Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) database applications may hurt STIC sales (Barron’s) Updated 3.11 PM EST: Level 3 (NASDAQ:LVLT) is surging…
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Media Digest 10/13/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The healthcare plan is about to take a step forward in Congress. Reuters: The debt swap at CIT (NYSE:CIT) is in trouble and could cause bankruptcy. Reuters: Summers says Obama policies…