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Jim Cramer’s Stop Trading!	“Forget the United States when it comes to coal,” Jim Cramer told fans of CNBC’s “Stop Trading!” show Monday. Cramer said Peabody (BTU) is not done going up because coal prices are being set in emerging markets like China and India. Moving on, Cramer said buy Fluor (FLR) for a play on nuclear waste removal and storage. He also had bullish comments for Cleavland-Cliffs (CLF), calling the name a potential takeover target and an earnings story for strong demand for ste...	June 23, 2008
Now Its JP Morgan (JPM) & Wachovia (WB)	This make a whole lot more sense than the previous rumor. The latest rumor has Jamie Dimon and JP Morgan making an offer for Wachovia.The deal make sense for a couple reasons. Unlike Bear Sterns (BSC), Wachovia is a bank with investor deposits. Dimon has made very public his desire to expand his banking franchise into the SE and a Wachovia deal would do just that. While a deal would push the combined bank over the 10% threshold for deposits, I think it is not a very large stretch to suggest that...	June 23, 2008
Jim Cramer’s Stop Trading!	Jim Cramer was out with bullish comments on Companhia Vale Rio Doce (RIO), calling it the cheapest mining stock in the world, on CNBC’s Friday “Stop Trading!” show. Cramer spoke with Rio Tinto’s (RTP) CEO, Tom Albanese who stopped by to discuss his company’s prospects. Albanese said China’s demand for commodities is large. He explained that Toyota Motors’ (TM) battery powered car needs twice as much copper to produce and it needs a lot of aluminum, which...	June 20, 2008
The 52-Week Low Club (RF)(STI)(TSO)(VSE)(FITB)	Regions Financial (RF) Another beating for bank stocks. Down to $10.75 from 52-week high of $34.60. SunTrust Banks (STI) More regional bank pain. Drops to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	June 18, 2008
Analyst initiations: UCNN, ATRO and STI	Filed under: Analyst initiationsMOST NOTEWORTHY: UCN Inc, Astronics and SunTrust Banks were today's noteworthy initiations: Merriman expects UCN Inc (NASDAQ: UCNN) to further expand its contact center product set and believes it is likely to be sold to a larger provider expanding within the hosted contact solution market over the longer term. The firm started shares with a Buy rating. Jesup & Lamont initiated Astronics (NASDAQ: ATRO) with a Neutral rating. The firm wants to see...	June 17, 2008
Option Update: SunTrust Banks and PNC Financial Services volatility up	Filed under: OptionsSunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) closed at $43.97 Thursday. STI July option implied volatility of 64 is above its 26-week average of 41 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price uncertainty. PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) closed at $59.73 Thursday. PNC July option implied volatility of 41 is above its 26-week average of 35, suggesting larger price movement. Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.comPermalink \| Email this \| Comment...	June 13, 2008
Friday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesBankrate (RATE)- Pacific Growth Equities Neutral » Buy Autodesk (ADSK)- AmTech Research Neutral » Buy SunTrust Banks (STI)- Stifel Nicolaus Sell » Hold Orbitz (OWW)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Expedia (EXPE)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy MFA Mortgage (MFA)- Keefe Bruyette Mkt Perform » Outperform Flagstone Reinsurance (FSR)- Citigroup Hold » Buy American Axle (AXL)- Deutsche Securities Hold » BuyDowngradesApplied Signal (APSG)- BB&T Capital Mkts B...	May 30, 2008
Top Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Week of May 26	If you are unfamiliar with the concept of 'buying dividends', you should check out my previous article called Buying Dividends. But basically the technique is buying stocks shortly before they go ex-dividend and selling after the ex-dividend date at break even or at a slight profit, but taking advantage of the fact that you earn the dividend with your money tied up for just a very short period of time.The following stocks all go ex-dividend next week, have yields of 5% or greater, P/E's below 25...	May 20, 2008
SunTrust (STI) rises on positive Leading Indicators report	Filed under: Good news, Options, Technical Analysis, Economic dataSunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) shares are trading higher today after data from the Conference Board showed that the US economy may be starting to right itself. This morning's Leading Indicators report indicated a 0.1% rise for April, after March showed a positive figure last month. This data is giving investors the courage to jump back into the stock market and particularly stocks that were hurt in the mortgage mess like STI. If you t...	May 19, 2008
Thursday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesSturm Ruger (RGR)- CL King Neutral » Accumulate Arkansas Best (ABFS)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform KVH Industries (KVHI)- Needham Hold » Buy Green Bankshares (GRNB)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Coach (COH)- Citigroup Hold » Buy Fifth Third (FITB)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform Labranche (LAB)- BMO Capital Markets Underperform » Market Perform IDT Corp (IDT)- Stanford Research Sell » Hold Brinker (EAT)- KeyBanc Capital ...	April 24, 2008

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