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Analyst calls: AKAM, NT, CHIC, WMG, DE, AMGN, SIRI ...	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Nortel Networks (NT), Genentech Inc (DNA), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Analyst initiations, Deere and Co (DE), Akamai Technologies (AKAM)Analyst upgrades: Jefferies upgraded shares of Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) to Buy from Hold on valuation, as they see a long-term buying opportunity following the recent correction. The firm maintains a $29 target. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) was upgraded to Overweight from Underw...	August 04, 2008
MBIA downgrade? How low can it go?	Filed under: MBIA Inc (MBI)Bloomberg News reports that Moody's (NYSE: MCO) may downgrade municipal bond insurer MBIA (NYSE: MBI) after it reported deepening losses from the mortgage-market slump. MBIA's insurance financial strength rating may fall to the Aa range, although a drop to the A category is possible. MBIA's stock is down 91% since the end of May 2007. That's when I first suggested that investors consider selling MBIA shares short. William Ackman had already shorted MBIA because he tho...	June 04, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD ON THE STREET VIDEO HERE Drug Trade The traders spoke with Kris Jenner, lead portfolio manger of T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund about his take on the ASCO conference for the drug sector. Jenner said ImClone (IMCL) could present some positive data for Erbitux’s affects for lung cancer. He said the drug could be huge for for IMCL in the long-term and recommended buying the stock. Jenner said he likes Merck (MRK) for the next 12 to 24 months and he holds a large po...	May 30, 2008
Moody's (MCO) Egg-Heads Say Ambac (ABK) And MBIA (MBI) Are Junk	Moody's (MCO) primary ratings unit gives Ambac (ABK) and MBIA (MBI) "Aaa" ratings. Those ratings were in trouble, but when the two companies raised capital,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	May 30, 2008
Fast Money Recap	POPS&DROPS POPS- Foot Locker (FL) traded up 13% after the CEO made bullish comments about the company’s prospects for next year. Coca-Cola (KO) popped 3%. Seymour said he likes the stock for a play Memorial Day weekend. DROPS- The airline sector dropped 20% in the face of record crude oil prices. Najarian said trade it for a quick pop. Home Depot (HD) dropped 8% after the company said profits fell 66%. Adami said buy HD on a dip. Moody’s (MCO) plunged 24%. Macke said the company ...	May 23, 2008
Wall Street Rumors: May 23, 2008	Daily rumors covering the global markets. Subscribe to the update feed here. Rising Oil Pressures Stock Futures Stock futures pointed lower once again Friday morning, extending a recent pattern, as oil prices resumed their sprint higher. Oil Industry, Lawmakers Aim To Lift Bans on Drilling Mounting concerns about global energy supply are fueling a drive by the oil industry and some U.S. lawmakers to end longstanding bans on domestic drilling put in place to protect environmentally sensiti...	May 23, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WATCH THE WORD VIDEO HERE Oil at $135: Who Wins And Loses With oil trading over $135 for the time in history certain companies will benefit and some will lose. What is the trade. Seymour said it’s ironic that a company like PetroChina (PTR) will have a tough time with oil at $135. He explained that PTR pumps out refined oil which is subsidized to local dealers. Adami said Morton’s (MRT) and Ruth’s Chris (RUTH) will be hurt because nobody will drive to eat at ...	May 22, 2008
Moody’s Slide Continues; Day 2 (MCO)	Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) are getting slammed again for a second day. This is a day after the Financial Times alleged that the ratings agency didn’t fix problems that led to it giving Triple-A ratings to many debt securities. Investors understand the ramifications here. The realm of lawsuits and the additional credibility gap could further hit the company, and its reputation for ratings is not exactly the highest right now. Shares fell over 15% on Wednesday to $36.91 on about 9-t...	May 22, 2008
Wall Street Rumors, May 22, 2008	Daily rumors covering the global markets. Subscribe to the update feed here. Stock Futures Point To Modest Recovery U.S. stock futures are indicating a modest rise at the open Thursday, as investors try to recover lost ground after two days of heavy losses, but oil prices marched higher. NRG Makes Unsolicited Offer for Calpine Power generator Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) confirmed that it received an unsolicited merger offer from NRG Energy Inc., (NYSE: NRG) which proposed a stock-for-stock t...	May 22, 2008
Deep Market Thoughts - Moody About Moody’s (MCO) and Parabolic Oil (USO)	We live in confusing times. Information is supposed to bring power, but what happens if there is to much information? Obviously noise. Filtering becomes important and eventually a hugely profitaable business and as I try and preach here with respect to the markets (I don’t always practice) you should follow…PRICE! We have definitely become fat and lazy, not just with our diets, but with our money. The Moody’s (MCO) debacle is all about conflicts of interest and greed. The...	May 22, 2008

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