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According to Reuters, Goldman Sachs says the Fed may make an emergency rate cut. Reuters writes that Nokia (NOK) is likely to sell down now that information from chip company Texas Instruments (TXN)...
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The short interest on the NYSE hit an all-time record for the period ending February 29. Figures by company compare to shares sold short on Ferbruary 15. Financial firms had significant increases in...
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A number of the large financial stocks took news of a write-down at UBS (NYSE: UBS), debt problems at Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER), and downgrades of Thornburg (NYSE: TMA) hard. Hitting 52-week lows...
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According to Reuters February car sales dropped sharply especially for US made vehicles. Reuters writes that BHP Billiton (BHP) is working on raising $55 billion for its potential takeover of Rio...
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This morning we have another negative note out of Goldman Sachs calling for investors to be long volatility in financial stocks where the options prices are reasonable in companies that have exposure...
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On Thursday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). The estimates from First Call for the government sponsored entity are roughly -$2.34 EPS on what is listed as -$198.30...
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Goldman Sachs has made some key downgrades in the financial sector today. The firm has cut both Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie mac (NYSE: FRE) from an already "neutral" rating, with implied...
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Short interest in companies traded on the NYSE increased for a number of financial firms based on positions as of February 15. The data compares to numbers on January 31 Shares sold short in...
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2007 and 2008 aren’t turning out to be the best years for GSE’s like Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). Things just got worse for these two this morning. Merrill Lynch has...
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If you look at the share prices in Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) and Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) you might wonder if this is euphoria over the fact that there is at least some decent news in the financial...
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According to Reuters, Capital One has warned that it will have lower than expected earnings. Reuters reports that Goldman Sachs (GS) sees a recession this year. Reuters reports that Tata (TTM) has...
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For the December 14 period, short interest in financial stocks sky-rocketed compared to figures on November 30. Shares sold short in Citigroup (C) grew 20 million to 104.9 million. Shares short in...
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According to Reuters, the Fed is considering more actions to improve liquidty issues in the economy and announcements could come as early as today. On proposal would include a new liquidity facility...
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The November 30 short interest of NYSE traded stocks shows that the market is predicting a further drop in financial and tech stocks. The numbers compare to November 15, 2007. The short interest in...
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Below are some of the key impact analyst calls from a673b.bigscoots-temp.com: Apollo Group (APOL) and Corinthian Colleges (COCO) started as Buy at B of A. Comcast (CMCSA) downgraded to Neutral at Goldman Sachs....
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