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Earnings Season Update - Capitalism Rears Its Bruised, Pretty Head (GS, JPM, INTC, UFPI)

I have to say that I’m pleasantly surprised by many of the results we’re seeing in week 2 of this vital earnings season. So far 67% of the 43 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported have beaten estimates.
As I have been spending some time collating earnings results to get a feel for the [...]

NYSE Euronext Still Looks Strong on Improving Euro Volumes (NYX)

I’ve been doing some thorough review of the holdings within the Secular Trends Model, as I see this earnings season as a major harbinger for the rest of the year. NYSE has been under the microscope the past few days, although I’m still awaiting the volume report for June, which should be released in the [...]

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NYSE Euronext Building Its New Infrastructure With Juniper (Telecom Ramblings, 6/25/09)
Has Commercial 100G Arrived? (Telecom Ramblings, 5/5/09)
NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes for January 2010 (Phil’s Stock World - Members S..., 2/9/10)
Read more on NYSE Euronext at Wikinvest

Federal Reserve Fires Last Bullet - Historic Day for Monetary Policy

We’ve had more than a fair helping of Fed letdowns lately, so today’s announcement was just all the more impressive and historic. Even PIMCO’s Mohamed El-Erian could only say “wow” at the language and posturing made inside today’s FOMC statement.
In an unprecedented move, the benchmark fed funds rate was set to a “range” of 0% [...]

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Auerback: Bernanke Fesses Up: America Has No ‘Insolvency’ Issue (naked capitalism, 2/26/10)
Bernanke Vote Closer Than It Appeared (naked capitalism, 1/29/10)
Yellen About ZIRP (LOLFed, 3/13/10)
Read more on Federal Reserve at Wikinvest

Interest In NYSE, Euronext Only Serving to Boost Valuations (NYX)

The M&A rumor mill has been in full effect over the past 48 hours (ah, the memories…) over the prospects for a merger between Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext (NYX), first reported by German magazine Der Spiegel.
The official response from Deutsche Boerse thus far is to deny any progress on a deal, and from [...]

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NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes for January 2010 (Phil’s Stock World - Members S..., 2/9/10)
ON THE MOVE (Index Universe, 2/17/10)
(NYX) NYSE Euonext Analysts Initiate Coverage at Neutral (Stock Blog Hub, 3/9/10)
Read more on NYSE Euronext, Deutsche Boerse at Wikinvest

WSJ Reiterates Q4 Loss Potential for Goldman Sachs (GS)

An article in this morning’s WSJ is confirming what Reuters first reported a month ago - that Goldman Sachs is likely to report its first ever loss as a public company in the current quarter.
While today’s article is apparently quite soundbite-worthy in the mainstream press, if anything the report has narrowed the range of losses [...]

Brain Purge - Links For Friday

For today’s Brain Purge, as with last week’s addition, I find myself spinning the electronic globe for any signs of inflection. At this point, inflections in sentiment are just as important - if not more - than outright good news.
Fundamental Buyers Twiddlin’ Thumbs ‘n Holdin’ Cash
There’s not much out there to grab hold of; the [...]

Selling BBT out of Portfolio, Adding Electronic Arts (ERTS)

I’ve been reading up on BB&T’s commercial loan portfolio, and I’ve become nervous enough to want to eliminate this risk. Selling total position of 1000 shares (which were added @ $28.54) at $24.01, realizing a modest loss and picking up a $.47 dividend last month.
ERTS Added
I’m also originating a position in Electronic Arts (ERTS), which [...]

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BB&T Corporation (BBT) Stock Dividend Analysis (Dividend Growth Investor, 10/15/08)
Dividend Stocks in the news (Dividend Growth Investor, 12/22/08)
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS): Q3 Earnings Preview 2010 (Stock Wizard, 2/7/10)
Read more on Electronic Arts, BB&T at Wikinvest
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