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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Barack Obama Stock Index versus John McCain Stock Index versus Dow Jones Industrial Average	If you look at the companies that major contributors to the presidential candidates are connected with, stock indexes can be created for each candidate. Forbes Magazine came out with a great list of the members of the Forbes 400 that have contributed to presidential campaigns. The following spells out the stocks of each candidate, and who the contributor is. The contributors are either major shareholders or they run or have run these companies. The above graph shows the Barack Obama Stock Index ...	October 03, 2008
Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Analyst initiationsAnalyst upgrades: Jefferies upgraded shares of Ensco International (NYSE: ESV) to Buy from Hold on valuation as they find the company's long-term EPS growth and potential upside from the GOM/Mexico jack-up market compelling. Friedman Billings upgraded Juniper (NASDAQ: JNPR) to Outperform from Market Perform following the better-than-expected Q2 report. The firm raised Juniper's target to $29 from $27. ...	July 25, 2008
Start drilling offshore: ATW, DO, ESV, HERO, NE, PDE, RDC, RIG	Filed under: Rants and raves, Competitive strategy, Market matters, Politics, Presidential elections, OilIt's time to start drilling for oil and natural gas offshore on the east and west coasts. We are wasting our time and our money, and risking our future by not doing so. The energy needs of the United States have made oil our number one import and the biggest factor in our imbalance of trade. It is not just that oil holds us hostage to the rest of the world. This imbalance of trade means we c...	June 25, 2008
Earnings highlights: Wal-Mart, Lehman Bros., Take-Two, Ciena, Trina Solar and others	Filed under: Earnings reports, Wal-Mart (WMT), Diageo plc (DEO), Ciena Corp (CIEN), Wachovia Corp (WB), Wells Fargo (WFC), Trina Solar ADS (TSL), Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Bob Evans Farms Inc. (NASDAQ: BOBE) posted stronger-than-expected Q4 earnings. Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) beat earnings expectations, but share prices slipped anyway. Daktronics Inc. (NASD...	June 07, 2008
Analyst upgrades: TSO, HK, YGE, ESV, SOV, TSCO	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgradesMOST NOTEWORTHY: Tesoro, Yingli Green Energy and Ensco were today's noteworthy upgrades: Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Tesoro (NYSE: TSO) to Hold from Sell as they believe bankruptcy is not a "major danger" after meeting with management and that recent raise in indebtedness was due to rising working capital requirements combined with negative gasoline cracks. Citigroup raised Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) to Buy from...	June 02, 2008
A Good Month — A Good Year, so far	Of the 35 stocks in my portfolio, only 4 lost money for me in May: Magna International, Group 1 Automotive, Reinsurance Group of America, and Hartford Insurance. My largest gainer, OfficeMax, paid for all of the losses and then some. I am only market-weight in energy, so that was not what drove my month. Almost everything worked in May: company selection, industry selection, etc. My other big gainers were: Charlotte Russe, Helmerich & Payne, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, and Ensco...	May 31, 2008
Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesRackable Systems (RACK)- Canaccord Adams Hold » Buy Wilmington Trust (WL)- B. Riley & Co Neutral » Buy Citrix Systems (CTXS)- Needham Hold » Buy POZEN (POZN)- Broadpoint Capital Underperform » Neutral Embarq (EQ)- Wachovia Mkt Perform » Outperform Pilgrim's Pride (PPC)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform Healthcare Services Group (HCSG)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform Imperial Tobacco (ITY)- Citigroup Hold » Buy Comerica (CMA)- Punk, Ziege...	April 22, 2008
Wednesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesSmithfield Foods (SFD)- BB&T Capital Mkts Hold » Buy Eaton (ETN)- Oppenheimer Underperform » Perform Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)- HSBC Securities Neutral » Overweight Arcelor Mittal (MT)- Citigroup Hold » Buy RehabCare (RHB)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Massey Energy (MEE)- JP Morgan Neutral » OverweightDowngradesAqua America (WTR)- Hilliard Lyons Buy » Long-term Buy Crocs (CROX)- Wedbush Morgan Strong Buy » Hold Crocs (CROX)- DA Davidson Buy » Neut...	April 16, 2008
Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesAmericanWest Banc (AWBC)- DA Davidson Neutral » Buy $18Northwest Airlines (NWA)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform Delta Air Lines (DAL)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform Seagate Tech (STX)- Caris & Company Average » Above Average EuroBancshares (EUBK)- Keefe Bruyette Mkt Perform » Outperform SBA Comm (SBAC)- Soleil Hold » Buy Crown Castle (CCI)- Soleil Hold » BuyMedco Health Solutions (MHS)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform Diamond Offshor...	April 14, 2008
Oil and Gas Explorers and Drillers	With the price of oil breaking $100 a barrel and poking around $105 per barrel, maybe now is the time to look at the explorers and drillers of oil and natural gas. Did you know that the first oil drilling took place in the 9th century in the area around where Azerbaijan is. Here are some of the largest oil drillers and explorers by market cap:PETROLEO BRASILEIRO (PBR) is a Brazilian based explorer and producer of oil and gas in in Argentina, Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Equatorial...	March 10, 2008

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