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All-time Return -26.47% (in 1 year)	Risk (SD) Conservative 0.81%	Sharpe Ratio -38.92
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Last Activity: Added GPN to bullish list on 09/27/07

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Symbol	SP Sentiment	Return	Since
GPN	N/A	-16.19%	09/27/07
MCO		-61.04%	09/27/07
NKE		-18.33%	09/22/07
CFC		n/a	09/15/07
BSC		-94.76%	09/12/07
AIG		-96.98%	09/11/07
MAT		-39.21%	09/07/07
NFLX		+19.60%	09/05/07
MHP		+55.30%	09/01/07
HRB		+13.58%	08/31/07

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Global Payments Needs To Impress about GPN 09/27/07
Global Payments (GPN) has been announcing a few deals here and there. The stock has been gaining some ground but the insiders are selling consistently into the rise. Carl Williams President Worldwide P...

Moody's Makes It's Excuses to Congress about MCO 09/27/07
Moody’s (MCO) made the requisite trip to Congress for the requisite spanking and reprimands. Michael Kanef Group Managing Director testified in front of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housin...

Dell in China More Problems Sooner about DELL 09/25/07
Dell (DELL) announced an interesting deal with Gome to enter the Chinese domestic market through what is most likely the largest retailer in China. Well that sounds pretty good. Chinese sales of comput...

Nike Posts 51% Earnings. Is that really Good? about NKE 09/22/07
Nike (NKE) posts a 51% increase in earnings on the basis of excellent increases in off shore sales and a one time free pass from the taxman . Europe, Asia, even places that supposedly do not have money...

Countrywide Disclosure Challenged about CFC 09/15/07
Countrywide (CFC) according to many credible media reports has done a financing deal for $12 Billion. No details were announced. The news made the market so happy the stock popped rather nicely. ...

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PVH PVH Plays Financial Engineering Games 11/19/08 — Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH) announced results and essentially earned less money than previous comparable quarters. The economy is tough and all that. So PVH spends approximately $200 million in cash buying back its own stock as the market is diving. To put things in perspective for every dollar they ea...

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SINA Sina Promises The Moon 11/14/08 — Sina Corporation (SINA) reported interesting results. Much of the numbers were juiced with Olympic coverage which is understandable. Other media outlets usually have a let down after the Olympics. Sina is signalling that they will continue growing. The Chinese economy is showing signs of strain as th...

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TRI Thomson Reuters Good Q3 Tough Balance Sheet 11/12/08 — Thomson Reuters (TRI) reported some good looking Q3 numbers. Underlying profit up, margins up and revenues are up. Thomas H. Glocer, chief executive officer of Thomson Reuters even said the following “Moreover, our ability to translate profits into cash flow, supported by our strong balance sheet a...

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MLHR Herman Miller Asleep 11/11/08 — Herman Miller (MLHR) revised guidance after huge sales drops in Sept and Oct. They neglect to comment on the wisdom of price increases in Aug. Only now do they start to cut costs. These guys were asleep

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AXP American Express Wants Low Cost Funding? 11/11/08 — American Express (AXP) sought and received approval from the Fed reserve to become a bank holding company. Everyone points to the low cost funding available from the Fed. If this is American Express’s only reason, than it’s a bad one. Today the Fed is generous with its funding. Fireman and parame...

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