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The Ten Nations Where Facebook Rules The Internet

The number of internet users who are on Facebook is over 86% in ten countries. That kind of dominance is rare for any company. Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) share of the search market is 67% in the US. It i...
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Media Digest (5/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) moved past Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) as the world's most valuable brand, according to research firm Millward Brown. (Reuters) New negotiations between China and the US seeks to red...
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Key Stocks To Watch This Coming Week, The Unusual Suspects (AIG, ACOM, BAC, BRK-A, BRK-B, BMTI, C, CROX, GPRE, SLV, LULU, NBG, PG, RAH, CAG, SNE, THC, CYH, X)

We have a very busy week ahead for equity investors, even outside of earnings season.  This coming week's key events, what we call The Unusual Suspects, is non-earnings related and includes the follo...
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The $4 Gas Disaster: Prices Drop–A Little

AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report: $3.966. Gasoline prices dipped a minuscule amount from $3.975 yesterday. The sudden drop in oil price may bring future belief, but several brokers say the correction is...
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The Week’s Market Losers (CSC, PXD, HP)

S&P 500 WEEK: BOTTOM 10 (29 APR – 5 MAY) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 5May11 Close Price 29Apr11 Market Cap ($Mil) Computer Sciences Corp CSC ...
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The Week’s Market Winners (NVLS, M, CCL, ERTS)

S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (29 APR – 5 MAY) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 5May11 Close Price 29Apr11 Market Cap ($Mil) Novellus Systems Inc. NVLS 10...
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The Top Seven Analyst Research Calls of the Week (ALU, C, JVA, JDSU, MCP, PMI, PCLN)

Each morning we publish the top analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see in the market.  When you look through the detailed research reports more closely, there are always some critical research n...
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Android Use Explodes: comScore

Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2010 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens Share (%) of Smartphone Su...
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Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (ATVI, HL, LDK, RAX, SLW, TSN, CSIQ, DF, HELE, JASO, MCP, STEC, DIS, WEN, MT, CSCO, M, SYMC, TEVA, TM, JWN, NVDA, SPWRA, URBN)

Earnings season is slowing down as we have over 80% of the S&P 500 companies having reported earnings for the first quarter of 2011.  We do still have key companies reporting earnings and we want...
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Greek Rumors of Eurozone Exit, Wrong But Massive Impact (NBG, UUP, USO, SLV, GLD)

The big Greek rumors are already being refuted today, but it doesn't matter.  Friday's big rumor is that Greece will leave the Eurozone.  Our prediction: this rumor is not true now, but on a future ...
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Anticipating the Citigroup Reverse Stock Split, Trading Implications are Major and Many (C, AIG, NYX, BAC, WFC, JPM, RF, KEY, BPOP, IRE, AIB, NBG)

Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) is about to get a huge stock makeover.  This is its last week as a stock in the single-dollar digits.  At least that is what the world hopes.  Its 1 for 10 reverse stock s...
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Commodities Watch: Iron Ore Mining Wins, Uranium Mining Doesn’t; Corn Prices Continue Falling; Gold, Silver Headed in Opposite Directions (VALE, NHYDY, CCJ, ARVCF, RIO, CORN, GLD, SLV)

Vale SA (NYSE: VALE), one of the world's leading producers of iron ore posted record profit in the first quarter of $6.8 billion. Even discounting a one-time gain on the sale of $1.5 billion in alumin...
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Alternative Energy Watch: More Biodiesel Planned in Brazil; Solar Struggles on Two Continents; So Does Wind (ADM, BG, LNT)

Today's alternative energy news looks at a new joint venture for biodiesel in Brazil, a country that already has much more capacity than it uses. Solar and wind energy are fighting cuts to subsidies a...
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Green Mountain Escapes Secondary Offering Punishment (GMCR, SBUX, KFT)

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is holding up better than we might have expected following its secondary offering.  The coffee conglomerate traded above $78.00 briefly this week a...
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MLPs Back in Favor As Tax Issues Easing (EPD, KMP, MMP, PAA, KYN, SRV, AMJ, AMLP, MLPN, MLPY, MLPL)

Master Limited Partnerships have been under pressure of late, in part because of oil.  The major concern for this sector is not as much oil and energy prices, but Washington D.C. policymakers and the...
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