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Stock Market News – Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Chevron (NYSE:CVX)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 12:49pm | 984It’s being reported by the Wall St. Journal that 18 banks intentionally lowered their debt levels, including mega-lenders Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). According to the data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Consumer Goods Sector With The Highest Cash (TM, F, PC, HMC, KO)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 6:05am | 181Below are the top 5 consumer goods stocks in terms of cash. Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) had $43.19 billion cash in the latest quarter. TM’s debt liabilities in the same period stood at $137.34 billion. Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) had $31.7 billion cash in the latest quarter. F’s debt liabilities in...
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Bullish on Ford (F)? Buying the Stock is Only One Option
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 12:53pm | 1847CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Ford Motor (NYSE: F) is “going to have a miraculous quarter” during a recent broadcast of the network’s Mad Money. Cramer is so bullish on Ford, he stated that the United Auto Workers’ decision to sell its Ford common-stock warrants will not have negative repercussions on the...
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The Not-So-Hidden Gem: 3M (NYSE:MMM)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:31am | 827While it’s hard to classify any of the thirty Dow stocks as a “hidden gem,” 3M (NYSE:MMM) might come close. Unlike our previously highlighted pick of the week, it doesn’t enjoy a lot of fanfare or advertising wars. 3M is virtually unknown compared to other Dow constituents. Unlike companies like...
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The Not-So-Hidden Gem: 3M (NYSE:MMM)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:31am | 827While it’s hard to classify any of the thirty Dow stocks as a “hidden gem,” 3M (NYSE:MMM) might come close. Unlike our previously highlighted pick of the week, it doesn’t enjoy a lot of fanfare or advertising wars. 3M is virtually unknown compared to other Dow constituents. Unlike companies like...
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Economic News – Hot Topic (NASDAQ:HOTT), United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAUA), US Airways (NYSE:LCC), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American International Group (NYSE:AIG)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:24am | 1289The US Department of Labor released news that its count of those filing jobless benefits increased 18,000, to 460,000 total, last week. After glowing reports of a recovering economy, these numbers go to show how far recovery still has to go to get a completely healthy economy. Economists had...
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Economic News – Hot Topic (NASDAQ:HOTT), United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAUA), US Airways (NYSE:LCC), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American International Group (NYSE:AIG)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:24am | 1289The US Department of Labor released news that its count of those filing jobless benefits increased 18,000, to 460,000 total, last week. After glowing reports of a recovering economy, these numbers go to show how far recovery still has to go to get a completely healthy economy. Economists had...
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Toyota (TM) Was Warned Of Defects By Inside Employee
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 7:36am | 187The smoking gun inside Toyota (NYSE: TM) has been found. An executive warned his colleagues in the US that cars made by the Japanese company had severe defects. the warning came weeks before the world’s No.1 car firm recalled 8.8 million vehicles. In a memo published by several media, Irv Miller,...
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Daimler Signs A Pact With Renault-Nissan (DAI)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 5:01pm | 122Daimler AG (NYSE: DAI) and Renault SA-Nissan Motor Co. alliance have signed a deal to jointly develop small cars. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal highlights the growing need for economies of scale in the auto industry. The deal is likely to yield $2.68 billion in additional profits...
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Market Roundup (AAPL, DAL, RF, GM, PFE, CKR)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 2:53pm | 313Research firm iSuppli has taken apart Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad worth $499 and has figured that it would costs about $259.60 in materials. This means that AAPL is registering a nice margin on the tablets and “perhaps leaving room for future price cuts.” The firm said that the iPad had more chips...
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News and the Market – Citigroup (NYSE:C), Toyota (NYSE:TM), Ford Motors (NYSE:F), Las Vegas Sand Corp (NYSE:LVS)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 11:38am | 1353The Dow has continued to hover around the 11,000 mark, but have yet to break through. The Dow, NASDAQ and S&P are down slightly to start the day (at the time of writing). Crude oil prices are down as well, after hitting a 17-month high yesterday. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve released the...
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News and the Market – Citigroup (NYSE:C), Toyota (NYSE:TM), Ford Motors (NYSE:F), Las Vegas Sand Corp (NYSE:LVS)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 11:38am | 1353The Dow has continued to hover around the 11,000 mark, but have yet to break through. The Dow, NASDAQ and S&P are down slightly to start the day (at the time of writing). Crude oil prices are down as well, after hitting a 17-month high yesterday. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve released the...
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"Mad Money Lightning Round:" Jim Feels RIMM Is Suffering Unnecessarily
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 8:35am | 295In his "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer said that traders were unfair in convicting Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) for what was a nice quarter. Although he continued to like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), he found RIMM an attractive investment. While RIMM jumped 3.81%, AAPL gained 0.44% in...
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Europe Warned Of Toyota (TM) Safety Issues Long Before U.S.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 7:53am | 144The Associated Press obtained documents showing that Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) warned its distributors in Europe, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan and Turkey about sticking accelerator pedals long before they notified authorities in the U.S. The documents show that on September 29 of last year...
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Market Roundup – Las Vegas Sand Corp (NYSE:LVS), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Massey Energy (NYSE:MEE)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 11:22am | 1250The Fed is releasing the minutes from its March meeting later this afternoon at 2 o’clock Eastern. Investors will then pour over the language used to describe the economy and, from this, determine whether the Fed plans to adjust interest rates in the future. As always when it comes to Bernake’s...