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Boeing Flies Its Biggest Plane To Date

February 8th, 2010

Filed under: International Markets , Good news , Products and Services , Launches , Competitive Strategy , Boeing Co (BA) It was a big day for aerospace giant The Boeing Company ( BA ), which celebrated the inaugural flight of the biggest plane the company has ever built . The plane, the Boeing 747-8, was originally planned to get off the ground over a year ago, but the delay did not dampen the mood at today’s take off.

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Boeing Flies Its Biggest Plane To Date

Avon Products: An Over-correction Creates An Opportunity

February 8th, 2010

Filed under: Avon Products (AVP) , Stocks to Buy Avon Products ( AVP ), which I first wrote about on May 6, 2009 at a price of $23.12, has pulled-back with the market’s retreat, but I still like the company and the stock. Here’s why: Avon remains the world leader in direct-marketed cosmetics, toiletries, fashion jewelry, and fragrances, with ample growth opportunities in Latin America, China, and Central/Eastern Europe. Continue reading Avon Products: An Over-correction Creates An Opportunity Avon Products: An Over-correction Creates An Opportunity originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST.

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Electronic Arts Down Big in After-Hours Following Q3 Report

February 8th, 2010

Filed under: Earnings Reports , Microsoft (MSFT) , Sony Corp ADR (SNE) , Electronic Arts (ERTS) , Activision Inc (ATVI) , Technology , Nintendo (NTDOY) Electronic Arts Inc. ( ERTS ) was down in the after-hours session by over 9% on the heels of the gaming publisher’s Q3 report . Non- GAAP sales were off by over 20%

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Electronic Arts Down Big in After-Hours Following Q3 Report

Ray of Light: G-7 Finance Ministers Vow to Maintain Stimulus

February 8th, 2010

Filed under: International Markets , Recession Monday’s upbeat data point concerns the G-7, which agreed over the weekend to maintain economic stimulus measures, even as institutional investors (among others) start clamoring for nations to address large budget deficits.

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Ray of Light: G-7 Finance Ministers Vow to Maintain Stimulus

Fiscally, California and Greece Are Not Identical

February 8th, 2010

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Filed under: International Markets There’s been some comparison in the popular press between Greece’s serious fiscal condition, and the State of California’s. Well, while both are running budget deficits, the similarities stop there. Greece’s fiscal situation is far more serious.

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Fiscally, California and Greece Are Not Identical

Closing Bell: The Selling Bias Becomes Clearer (CTIC, CIT, SAP, HAS, UPS, STJ)

February 8th, 2010

Filed under: CIT Group (CIT) , United Parcel’B’ (UPS) , Hasbro Inc (HAS) The stock market tried to make a comeback several times today, but the indexes closed down sharply on the day. We did not even have Washington D.C. open to bash the financial markets, but we had continued concern that banks were ceasing to trade with some emerging market banks that are in the nations of the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain)

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Closing Bell: The Selling Bias Becomes Clearer (CTIC, CIT, SAP, HAS, UPS, STJ)

Big Stimulus Money Is Hitting the Wires

February 8th, 2010

Filed under: Good news , Products and Services , AT and T (T) , Sprint Nextel Corp (S) , Verizon Communications (VZ) One facet of the Obama administration’s sweeping stimulus initiatives of which I have taken particular interest is its protracted effort to increase our national broadband access and capabilities. In pursuit of that end, The Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program (BTOP), which seeks to build and enhance broadband access in unserved and underserved regions of our country, has been provided with over $4.5 billion in Recovery Act funds

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Entrepreneur’s Journal: Thinking of Hiring an Employee?

February 7th, 2010

Filed under: Employees , Intuit Inc (INTU) , Small Business Even though the economy is still sluggish, things are much better than a year ago, when it looked like the global financial system was about to fall apart. In fact, it may be a good idea to expand your business. Keep in mind that during times of big change, there are also big opportunities.

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Are U.S. Stocks in a Correction Phase?

February 7th, 2010

Filed under: International Markets , Forecasts , Indices , Market Matters , S and P 500 , DJIA Looking back just a few weeks, the markets ushered in the new year with euphoria. Within a few short weeks, things have turned sour. The Dow dropped below the 10,000 mark last week

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Dimon and Botin Plotted to Take Over Failed Banks Before the Financial Crisis

February 7th, 2010

Filed under: Insiders , JPMorgan Chase (JPM) , Financial Crisis Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ), and Emilio Botin, Chairman of Banco Santander ( STD ) of Madrid, exchanged emails on how best to collaborate in the event of forthcoming bank failures. But the key here is that the exchange happened in June of 2008 . Afterward, Dimon and Botin met to discuss bidding on failing U.S.

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