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Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) is facing another round of the firing squad on Wall Street this Monday. Things are bad enough that this hit yet another 52-week low. Some are saying that this is...
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Fitch has already warned today that if the United States dos not get a credible fiscal plan after the elections that it would likely downgrade the United States’ sovereign credit rating. Now...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average has one trait that most other broad market indexes cannot claim: Every single component pays a dividend to its shareholders. With only a few exceptions, these DJIA...
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) CEO Aubrey McClendon used his stake in the company’s wells to borrow more than $1.5 billion to pay for his share of the operating expenses of those wells. That...
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The Congressional Budget Office puts out reports that are supposed to be not tied to either party but which are supposed to be indicative of the situation as it stands today with a forward outlook. ...
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China, India, Brazil… all part of the BRIC nations along with Russia. The growth of those three nations has been slowing and the concern is growing that these nations and much of Latin America...
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We are mostly in a world where many investors are now just willing to settle for a “return of capital” rather than a “return on capital.” Still, retirees and investors who rely upon income...
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General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is trying to get dwindle down its massive pension exposure. The company announced that it is offering some select salaried retirees a lump-sum payment option. It is...
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Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a busted IPO gone wrong and it is feeling the Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) sting along with the rest of the social media sector. And to add insult to injury it looks...
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This is not the best report to see if you are graduating from college. The Labor Department reported the employment situation this morning. Unemployment came up to 8.2% versus 8.1% the prior...
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Bill Gross is the de facto Bond King. Running a giant institution like PIMCO give you quite some power. Gross makes monthly outlooks and his June report is not offering any great hope for a...
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Have you heard of students in law school and medical school racking up over $100,000 (or much more) in school loan debt? It is now not that uncommon for students exiting undergraduate school to...
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Oil is down about $3.00 to under $88.00 per barrel and the fresh move to a record low in yields in the 10-year Treasury Note is meeting a growing concern about ‘risk assets’ for investors. ...
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Stern Agee has decided to “stress test” the new Stress Tests under the Dodd Frank regulation. The current rate calls for banks with $10 billion or more in assets to get this test and there are...
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So much for any great help from the ECB, France, Germany, and any other entity being able to help the Euro stay together. Rumors have been out that nations have been instructed to make contingency...
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