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CVX MRK Top Dividend Stocks to Consider Now: Johnson & Johnson, Chevron and Merck & Co 12/06/09 — Sometimes you are just looking for a good dividend stock of a solid company to get your portfolio stabilized a bit. We present to you Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK). WallStNation.com searched for dividend stocks that were yield...

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MSFT HPQ 10 'PC Replacement Cycle' Stocks with Goldman Sachs' Blessing (C64 Style) 12/05/09 — Time to replace that old PC, both consumers but more importantly corporate America. Throw out that old C64 pool guy and embrace Dell (DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) as the 2010 top PC stock picks. Software goes to Microsoft (MSFT) and Adobe (ADBE), not the classic Commodore games such as Ghosts &...

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Friday Market Head-Fake with Elgin Baylor 12/04/09 — Triple digit start for the Dow Today, unemployment is on the mend. But what about interest rates, my stocks could be overvalued, panic! The major indexes just finshed up a tad, on a head-fake from the Powers-that-Be. We raise our glasses to the King of all Head Fakes, the one and only Elgin Bay...

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New Device Desirable, Old Device Undesirable (theonion.com) 12/04/09 — HAPPY FRIDAY to everyone out there in internet-land. Take a break from the market and check out this article from theonion.com, funny shit. SEATTLE—With the holiday shopping season officially under way, millions of consumers proceeded to their nearest commercial centers this week in hopes of ...

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ANF Abercrombie (ANF) sheds 10% 12/03/09 — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) may have fallen from grace with the younglings. The company said Thursday that its November comparable store sales fell 17%, missing analysts' estimates of a 9.3% decrease, after bigger-than-expected declines across its namesake chain, Hollister and Abercromb...

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TTWO Take-Two Shares Down 20% After-Hours (Gibson Style) 12/03/09 — Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) and Niko are going down hard today like a drunk Gibson's popularity after one to many anti-Semitic comments. TTWO shares went down 3% during the day and 20% after hours for a one day total loss of 23%. Back to the $8 range we go. read more...

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GLD Is it time to short Gold yet? (GLD) 12/02/09 — All you hear lately in the news is gold, gold and more gold. Gold is the rage - which means the savvy investor shouldn't touch Gold with a 10 foot pole. In fact, it may be time to short the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD). read more...

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RFMD RF Micro Devices Shares and the Holy Grail 12/02/09 — RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD) is up 6% today after running up 10% yesterday thanks to an upgrade that is fueling investors into RFMD like its the next holy grail of semiconductors. Before you get all gitty, keep in mind this stock has moved up 27% since November, today its at $4.97 a share. ...

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GERN Geron Corp. Shares Display Perfect Head-and-Shoulders Pattern 12/02/09 — What a site, Geron Corp. (NASDAQ:GERN) shares are displaying a beautiful head-and-shoulders pattern. From $5 a share in May to $9 in July then back down to $5 level today. Stem Cells were all the rage a few months ago, now they've just lost steam. read more...

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FTK New 52-week Low for Flotek Shares (FTK) 12/01/09 — Its been a tough go for Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) shareholders since the company's Q3 Earnings call on Nov 17th. Since that time Flotek shares have lost 31% of their value and today marks yet another new 52-week low of $1.09 a share. read more...

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AKS AK Steel Shares up 31% in the Last 30 Days 12/01/09 — AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE:AKS) shares have been on a tear since November, in the last 30 days AKS has jumped from $15 to today's price of $20.90. Thanks to Goldman's hat tip on American Steel stocks yesterday AK Steel is enjoying a healthy 4.5% jump today. read more...

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CRYP CryptoLogic (CRYP) shares will bounce if H.R. 2267 is passed 12/01/09 — Back in 2005, before the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) shares of CryptoLogic Limited (NASDAQ:CRYP) were flying high, trading upwards of $30 a share. Since then, their business has been crippled and shares have fallen all the way down to $3.43. But there is light at the end o...

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LCC LUV Airline Stocks getting a boost (LUV, JBLU, LCC) 11/30/09 — Airline Stocks including JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) are all up today. The Airline sector, which fell last Friday on the "Dubai Scare", have turned around and are now gapping up nicely. There isn't much new...

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TGT BBY Cyber Monday Madness, the Hunts for Bargains and Free Shipping (BBY, OSTK, TGT) 11/30/09 — Its Cyber Monday and the hunt for bargains and free shipping is on like Donkey Kong. The best possible free shipping offers today come from Overstock (OSTK), Best Buy (BBY), and Target (TGT) read more...

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TWX AOL is coming back to the NYSE 11/30/09 — America Online is now just AOL (NYSE:AOL) and the company is officially on its own again after the split from Time Warner (NYSE:TWX). Shares of AOL started trading on Tuesday at $27 and finished its first week down 14% to $23 even. The public will get its chance to trade AOL on Dec 10th and there...

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STEC WCG Three Stocks Picks for 2010 by James Altucher 11/30/09 — James Altucher gives three stock picks he is thankful for and stocks that could bank a decent return in 2010. Those stocks include: Assured Guaranty (AGO), STEC Inc. (STEC), and Wellcare Health (WCG). Altucher owns shares of all three of these companies. read more...

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PFE Pfizer Shares Look Attractive (PFE) 11/28/09 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is an attractive stock for its dividends and price appreciation. Pfizer closed at $18.25 at the end of the trading day Friday and currently offers a dividend yield of 3.5%. In addition, PFE has been in a steady, uptrending price channel since early March ’09. read more...

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Attractive High Yield CDs for 3, 6, and 9 Months have Vanished 11/27/09 — Where have all the good CD rates gone? They have vanished. These days you should be searching for local deals because the best national offer is lame at best. You can try Ally Bank but to really get a decent CD rate, you'd have to travel back in time to the 1980's, because, where have all the g...

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Why College Could Be a Bad Investment (Minyanville.com) 11/25/09 — In this environment, opportunity cost trumps tradition. For many undergraduates and parents, the cost of going to college is now far greater than the supposed benefits. “College costs -- along with living and medical costs -- are rising, and salaries are going down right now,” Managing Dire...

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IMO SU A Strike Against Suncor and other Oil Sands Players (SU, CNQ, IMO) 11/25/09 — Canadian Oil Sand companies such as Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU), Imperial Oil Limited (AMEX:IMO), Syncrude Canada Ltd. and Canadian Natural (NYSE:CNQ) not only have to worry about the volatile price of oil -- negative press and environmentalists could be the larger hurdle for them to conquer. read more...

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