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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
SEC Naked Short List	On July 15, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission came out with an emergency order which said that effective July 21, no short selling may take place in any of the following stocks unless the trader "borrowed or arranged to borrow the security or otherwise has the security that is being shorted available to borrow in its inventory prior to effecting such short sale and delivers the security on settlement date". In other words, strictly enforcing the "no naked short sale" rule.Maybe there ...	August 13, 2008
UBS exec and McCain advisor Phil Gramm: U.S. is 'nation of whiners'	Filed under: Presidential elections The Washington Times reports that Phil Gramm, UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) vice chairman and senior economic advisor to John McCain (R.-AZ), thinks we're a nation of whiners. Gramm's UBS is a leader on three important fronts in the effort to destroy the U.S. economy: the $1.3 trillion subprime mortgage catastrophe, the $330 billion Auction Rate Securities (ARS) freeze, and a tax evasion scheme of unknown magnitude. The Washington Times quotes Gramm as saying: "We have ...	July 10, 2008
Will Boeing win the $35 billion tanker competition?	Filed under: Boeing Co (BA), Northrop Grumman (NOC)BusinessWeek reports that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to make an announcement today about whether the Air Force will reopen the bidding for the $35 billion tanker program. Boeing Inc. (NYSE: BA) thought it had a lock on it but earlier in the year, the Air Force awarded the contract to EADS, parent of Airbus, and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). Boeing protested and last month, the General Accounting Office (GAO) reported that the awa...	July 09, 2008
Dude…Get Long!?	Don’t get mad at prices…it won’t make you money. Steel, Logistics (transportation without the hard assets - check out Landstar - LSTR), basic chemicals, agriculture, oil and Gas, Priceline, Mastercard, Biotech and Medical…Maybe the averages mark some time in the volatility, but many stocks are poised to go higher. Eric from Blackstar sent a list of his buys over last night as well: EOC LUK PETD SCHN MT ASR SBSI WRNC XCO ATN Brian charts up the semiconductor index . I d...	April 07, 2008
Analyst upgrades: Restaurant sector, BBI and PLXS	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Brinker Intl (EAT), Blockbuster Inc 'A' (BBI), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Sotheby's (BID)MOST NOTEWORTHY: The Restaurant Sector, Blockbuster and Plexus were today's noteworthy upgrades: Bear Stearns upgraded the Restaurant Sector to Market Weight from Underweight citing better investor sentiment following Fed rate cuts and the economic stimulus plan; upgraded shares include Brinker International (NYSE...	February 28, 2008
Analyst initiations: AMAG, CPO and ALO	Filed under: Baxter Intl (BAX), Analyst initiationsMOST NOTEWORTHY: Amag Pharmaceuticals, Corn Products and Alpharma were today's noteworthy initiations: Baird initiated Amag Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMAG) with an Outperform rating and believes concerns regarding ferumoxytol approvability are misplaced. JP Morgan assumed coverage of Corn Products (NYSE: CPO) with an Overweight rating and points to the company's growth in emerging markets and improved business economics in its core ...	February 04, 2008
Lampert's Move: Yes, Its About Brands	Eddie Lampert's move at Sears Holdings (SHLD) on Friday is a big one in unlocking value at the retailer.In November I stressed that Sears was not so much of a retailer story but a brand one. The general idea was that post and several others was that Lampert would eventually leverage the quality brands he has.The Wall St. Journal reported Saturday that Lampert is doing just that. Said the Journal, "A Sears spokesman confirmed the moves late Friday, saying the new structure will provide operating ...	January 19, 2008
Time for the Next Portfolio Reshaping	I will admit, I don’t feel much like doing my portfolio reshaping now, even though it is a part of my management discipline, because the portfolio has been kicked around. Not much worse than the rest of the market, though, and there are some stocks that look interesting that could be worth considerably more three years out. As you look through my tickers list for candidates for addition, you’ll see a few commonalities: Energy (still) Industrials (still) Retail (now, that’s...	January 11, 2008
Pre-Market Analyst Calls (July 10, 2007)	ACAD started as Outperform at FBR.ALC started as Outperform at RBC.ARUN started as Buy at Jefferies.ATVI started as Buy at First Albany.AZ raised to Buy at UBS.CHA cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.DRIV raised to Outperform at RBC.DTV raised to Buy at Citigroup.EMC started as Mkt Perform at BMO Capital Markets.F raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.FOLD started as Overweight at JPMorgan.FORM cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.FVE started as Sector Perform at RBC.GGG cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.GM raised to...	July 10, 2007
Analyst upgrades 6-06-07: MCO, NGS; BAS and CPX	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Johnson Controls (JCI), Goldcorp Inc (GG)MOST NOTEWORTHY: Oil and gas services companies, mining companies and Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) were today's noteworthy upgrades: Morgan Keegan upgraded Natural Gas Services Group Inc (AMEX: NGS), Basic Energy Services Inc (NYSE: BAS) and Complete Production Services Inc (NYSE: CPX) to Outperform from Market Perform and Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ: PTEN) to Market Perform from...	June 06, 2007

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