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Monday morning S&P Ratings developments

Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:14am EST Comments Off on Monday morning S&P Ratings developments

In an obvious move, automakers are taking heat here. Toyota basically self affirmed this over the last week and a half. Look for domestics to follow as U.S. companies start running out of components.

Ratings:

Columbia, MO Utility System Outlook Revised To Positive On Projected Strong Performance 25-Apr-2011
10:12 EST

Johnston Re Ltd.’s Series 2011-1 Class A And B Notes Assigned Preliminary ‘BB-‘ Ratings 25-Apr-2011
09:59 EST

Outlooks On Three Japanese Electric Power Companies With Nuclear Power Plants Revised To Negative; Ratings Affirmed 25-Apr-2011
06:56 EST

Outlooks Revised To Negative On Six Japanese Automakers And Suppliers; Ratings Affirmed 25-Apr-2011
06:00 EST

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“Wooking Pa Nub”

Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:03am EST Comments Off on “Wooking Pa Nub”

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New Home Sales: Prior 250k, Consensus 280k, Actual 300k Up 11.1%

Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:00am EST Comments Off on New Home Sales: Prior 250k, Consensus 280k, Actual 300k Up 11.1%

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Seat of the Pants Intelligence and Innocent People Detained

Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:52am EST Comments Off on Seat of the Pants Intelligence and Innocent People Detained

too much power in too few hands….

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Why Speculators Will Not Be Discovered in Obama’s Energy Inquiry

Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:43am EST 2

If change it o occur then leverage needs to be curtailed; possibly barred and we should consider changing the Commodity Exchange Act

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Oil and Refinery Companies Expected to Post Massive Gains This Q

Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:37am EST Comments Off on Oil and Refinery Companies Expected to Post Massive Gains This Q

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Barrick Gold to Buy Copper Produce Equinox

Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:32am EST Comments Off on Barrick Gold to Buy Copper Produce Equinox

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Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:44am EST Comments Off on Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning

Upgrades

AMZN – Amazon.com: Strong ecommerce demand may drive 34% 1Q11 revenue growth – The Benchmark Company

COF – Capital One target raised to $45 from $39 at RBC Capital Mkts

BBT – BB&T Corp upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman

DO – Gardner Denver target raised to $95 from $87 at RBC Capital Mkts

BAX – Baxter target raised to $59 from $57 at RBC Capital Mkts

NEM – Newmont Mining target raised to $67 from $62 at RBC Capital Mkts

PCX – Patriot Coal target raised to $37 from $35 at Brean Murray

JNJ – Johnson & Johnson upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo

HON – Honeywell tgt raised to $73 at Oppenheimer following Q1 beat and raise

TZOO – Travelzoo upgraded to Buy at The Benchmark Company

PENN – Penn Natl Gaming target raised to $46 from $43 at Brean Murray

CVBF – CVB Financial resumed with an Outperform at Keefe Bruyette

STI – SunTrust Banks upgraded to Perform at Oppenheimer

SODA – SodaStream tgt raised to $50 at Oppenheimer on higher ests

PLCM – Polycom target raised to $60 from $55 at RBC Capital Mkts

PLXS – Plexus target raised to $40 from $36 at RBC Capital Mkts

Downgrades

SLM – SLM Corp downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette

WLT – Walter Energy target lowered to $156 from $160 at Brean Murray

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Gapping Up and Down This Morning

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:44am EST Comments Off on Gapping Up and Down This Morning

Gapping up

IGT +10.2%, TM +2.2%, UTEK +1.3%, HL +2.1%, SSRI+1.9%, KGC +1.6%, EGO +1.3%, BP +1.7%, BBT +0.8%, PLCM +7.9%, TZOO +2.6%, GE +0.8%, LSCC +6.8%, YOKU +3.4%, SINA +1.9%, DANG +1.7%, CDE +5.2%, EZPW +4.5%, SOHU +3.5%, YHOO +3.9%, SLW +3%, HL +2.1%, BP+1.7%, CYMI +1.7%, EGO +1.3%

Gapping down

SNDK -1.2%, MXIM -1.3%, RMBS -4.9%,

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In Play and On The Wires

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:43am EST Comments Off on In Play and On The Wires

In Play

On the Wires

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Kimberly Clark Earnings: $0.86 EPS on Revenues of $5.03Bn; Profits Down From $0.92

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:43am EST Comments Off on Kimberly Clark Earnings: $0.86 EPS on Revenues of $5.03Bn; Profits Down From $0.92

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Qaddafi May Be Facing the A Word

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:22am EST Comments Off on Qaddafi May Be Facing the A Word

In the future we should avoid military conflict and go straight to A.

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S&P Evaluation Debate

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:17am EST Comments Off on S&P Evaluation Debate

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A Look Into QE Failing to Keep Interest Rates Down

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:12am EST Comments Off on A Look Into QE Failing to Keep Interest Rates Down

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Insider Frenzy

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:10am EST Comments Off on Insider Frenzy

Last month TXCC, CLUB, LGND, EXAR, & CEDC had seen insider buying and decent gains. This month ADK, PLFE, CEDC, UWN, & FSS are featured in Insider Monkey…

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