Is that so. Dick is turning a new leaf here.
Comments »Monthly Archives: December 2011
Jacques Chirac Found Guilty of Corruption
Apparently he inflated budgets by hiring for non existent civil jobs and embezzling the money. Good job idiot. Wat to be a role model.
Comments »China’s U.S. Treasury Purchases Fall for the First Time Since July
Just a 1.2% drop in purchases….perhaps they have been more interested in gold.
Comments »Interbank Loan Rates Rise in Europe as Five Banks are Downgraded
Hovnanian Narrows Losses
Discover Puts in a 46% Jump in Profits
Good news here, as shoppers use Discover to buy what it is they think they need. Sales were up 8% while profits jumped 46%.
Comments »Crack Spreads Rise by 6%
to $15.6
Comments »SEC Investigates Diamond Foods for Improper Payments
Credit Agricole and Commerzbank Take Emergency Measures to Stay Alive
ECB’s Draghi Plays Down a Move for QE
Regulators Are One Step Closer to Finding the Missing MF Global Money
Apparently it is a matter of sorting out which transfers were legal. Then info and funds can be released to the public.
Comments »Foreclosures Fall to Their Lowest Levels in Three Years
Liz Ann Sonders Feels Stocks Will Hold Their Edge in 2012 (video)
Liz feels we should look to aversions, but to be careful of volatility. Overall a favorable environment for investors.
Comments »Putin Calls Mccain “Nuts”
Honeywell Guides 13% Higher for 2012
FLASH: European Yields Decline
Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning
| Company | Date | Analyst | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAREFUSION CORP (CFN) |
12/14/2011 | Morgan Keegan | Initiated | Mkt Perform | |
| SOLTA MEDICAL (SLTM) |
12/14/2011 | Morgan Keegan | Initiated | Mkt Perform | |
| PENN WEST EGY (PWE) |
12/14/2011 | Dahlman Rose | Initiated | Buy |
| Company | Date | Analyst | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVESTORS RL ES (IRET) |
12/14/2011 | DA Davidson | Upgraded | Neutral | Buy |
| DEMANDTEC INC (DMAN) |
12/14/2011 | JMP Securities | Downgraded | Mkt Outperform | Mkt Perform |
| GROUPON INC (GRPN) |
12/14/2011 | Barclays Capital | Initiated | Overweight | |
| GROUPON INC (GRPN) |
12/14/2011 | Deutsche Bank | Initiated | Hold | |
| GROUPON INC (GRPN) |
12/14/2011 | William Blair | Initiated | Outperform | |
| SIEMENS AG-ADR (SI) |
12/14/2011 | Standpoint Research | Upgraded | Hold | Buy |
| ASHFORD HOSPTLY (AHT) |
12/14/2011 | UBS | Initiated | Neutral | |
| AUTHENTEC INC (AUTH) |
12/14/2011 | Dougherty & Company | Initiated | Buy | |
| MERU NETWORKS (MERU) |
12/14/2011 | Avian | Initiated | Neutral | |
| ARUBA NETWORKS (ARUN) |
12/14/2011 | Avian | Initiated | Neutral | |
| GLOBAL CASH ACS (GCA) |
12/14/2011 | Compass Point | Initiated | Neutral | |
| DIEBOLD INC (DBD) |
12/14/2011 | Compass Point | Initiated | Neutral | |
| COINSTAR INC (CSTR) |
12/14/2011 | Compass Point | Initiated | Buy | |
| ARIBA INC (ARBA) |
12/14/2011 | Longbow | Reiterated | Buy | |
| AVON PRODS INC (AVP) |
12/14/2011 | Caris & Company | Upgraded | Average | Above Average |
| AMERESCO INC-A (AMRC) |
12/14/2011 | Canaccord Genuity | Resumed | Buy | |
| CALLON PETE-DEL (CPE) |
12/14/2011 | Canaccord Genuity | Initiated | Buy | |
| SIX FLAGS ENTMT (SIX) |
12/14/2011 | KeyBanc Capital Mkts | Initiated | Hold | |
| TOLL BROTHERS (TOL) |
12/14/2011 | Stifel Nicolaus | Downgraded | Hold | Sell |
| D R HORTON INC (DHI) |
12/14/2011 | Stifel Nicolaus | Downgraded | Hold | Sell |
| ALTRIA GROUP (MO) |
12/14/2011 | Stifel Nicolaus | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| VOLTERRA SEMI (VLTR) |
12/14/2011 | Needham | Downgraded | Strong Buy | Buy |
| DU PONT (EI) DE (DD) |
12/14/2011 | Ticonderoga | Reiterated | Buy | |
| RENTECH NITROGN (RNF) |
12/14/2011 | Dahlman Rose | Initiated | Buy | |
| AMER WOODMARK (AMWD) |
12/14/2011 | Robert W. Baird | Upgraded | Neutral | Outperform |
| ACME PACKET INC (APKT) |
12/14/2011 | Morgan Keegan | Upgraded | Mkt Perform | Outperform |
| COMPLETE GENOM (GNOM) |
12/14/2011 | MLV & Co | Initiated | Buy | |
| UNIFIRST CORP (UNF) |
12/14/2011 | KeyBanc Capital Mkts | Initiated | Hold | |
| G&K SVCS A (GKSR) |
12/14/2011 | KeyBanc Capital Mkts | Initiated | Hold | |
| CINTAS CORP (CTAS) |
12/14/2011 | KeyBanc Capital Mkts | Initiated | Buy |
Gapping Up and Down This Morning
Gapping up
NVLS +23.9%, FDX +3%, MTL +2.7% ,CSCO +0.7%, BRCM +1.9%, DB +1.2%, IPG +1.1%, TRIPV +1%, AAPL +0.8%,
ELN +2.4%, AET +0.3%, WLT +2.7%, RBS +3.4%, C +2.4%, BAC +2.3%, MS +2.3%, CS +2.1%, UBS +1.1%, BCS +1%,
CEDC +10.1% , TER +4.8%, SVM +3.4%, MT +2.4%, ABX +1.3%, SLW +1.3%, GLD +1.3%, SLV +0.8%, VRTX +1.2%,
ARIA +1.2%,
Gapping down
DECK -7.9%, IPSU -3.9%, BPAX -75.5%, OREX -15.7%, NDSN -5.3%, LRCX -4%, NOK -3%, HON -1.6%, PAY -0.5%,
DTV -1.2%, SYK -1.2%, LH -1.7% , ETFC -1%
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