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by Insider Zone - May 9th, 2011 3:15 pm
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Valassis (NYSE: VCI) announced today that our Board of Directors approved an increase to our stock repurchase program authorization by 6 million shares of our common stock.
This new authorization, coupled with the remainder of the prior authorization, brings the total shares that can be repurchased from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions under the stock repurchase program to approximately 8.3 million shares as of today.
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by Insider Zone - May 9th, 2011 2:45 pm
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When Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) first unveiled its Nano mini-car, the dream of automobile ownership was within grasp of the Indian consumer. Now, Tata wants to make that dream possible for other emerging market nations as well. Executives at two parts suppliers told Dow Jones that the company may start exporting the car to Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Africa by the end of year. This rumor was recently confirmed by Tata spokesman Debasis Ray, which said that the company has started overseas shipments of the Nano.
Tata Motors sold a record 10,012 Nano cars in April and has a goal of selling at least a million units each year. The recent decision to beginning exporting the car across a variety of emerging markets could be a game changer for the company. The cars low price ($3,150 for a base model) may possibly be exactly what newly emerging middle class consumers want. Sales of the Nano should be brisk and the move will help India’s largest auto maker by reducing its dependency on its home market. It’ll be interesting to see how domestic automakers like Ford (NYSE: F) adjust their emerging market strategies in light of Tata’s news.
With shares of Tata sitting about $10 below its 52-week highs, now may be time to pounce on the Indian automaker. The potential of the Nano in places like Africa and Thailand is huge.
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by Insider Zone - May 9th, 2011 2:43 pm
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Rumors are swirling today that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be interested in acquiring Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN). Nuance shares have surged 8.46% to $21.79. Volume has been very heavy with nearly 10.5 million NUAN shares trading hands compared to a daily average of around 2 million. The stock has jumped more than 30% in just the last 6 months.
Nuance Communications, Inc. is a provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. The Company’s solutions are offered in four markets: Healthcare, Mobile and Consumer, Enterprise and Imaging.
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by Insider Zone - May 9th, 2011 2:13 pm
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Lehman Brokerage says, “to plan $1.1B Barclay’s (NYSE: BCS) asset payment… Lehman payout to Barclay’s said to be part of settlement deal… Lehman payout said to be partial accord of $3.5B dispute.”
by Insider Zone - May 9th, 2011 2:07 pm
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Bloomberg reports that the FTC charges Utah operation with deceptive and abusive telemarketing. The FTC alleges 3 firms made 16M calls to do-not-call numbers.
by Insider Zone - May 9th, 2011 1:54 pm
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Lime Wire Chief Gorton Testified Today In Damages Trial. Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) Chief Bronfman will testify on May 11 in Lime Wire trial, Bloomberg reports
by Insider Zone - May 9th, 2011 1:47 pm
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The jury deliberating the Raj Rajaratnam case is hearing another dozen wiretapped conversations, as the jury tries to decide whether Rajaratnam is guilty or not.
Most of the wiretaps are of Rajaratnam and Rajiv Goel, a former executive at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC).
The conversations being discussed on the tapes were an investment that Intel was making in a wireless network company to be formed by Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), as well as the acquisition of PeopleSupport Inc. by Essar Group, an Indian company.
by Insider Zone - May 9th, 2011 1:40 pm
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Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) says, “reached partnership pact with BP on Energia wind project… sees reporting one-time gain next quarter… doesn’t see share repurchase this year.”
by Insider Zone - May 9th, 2011 12:56 pm
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John Burbank of Passport Capital spoke exclusively with Bloomberg Television’s Margaret Brennan this morning. He said that he’s betting on declines in all commodities because of the end of QE2 and that gold may drop until August.
Burbank also said that unless governments inject liquidity into the market, commodities will “trend” back toward price levels seen at the start of QE2. Highlights can be found below, courtesy of Bloomberg Television. The video can be viewed here.
Burbank on if he’s exiting the gold market or just trimming holdings:
“We have hedged ourselves across all commodities, we’re invested in many different commodity equities, including energy, base materials, gold, and agriculture. We feel the repositioning of investors, looking at the end of QE2, is responsible for risk coming off. Gold is one of those things that investors bought to not be devalued against the dollar. The dollar is getting stronger against the euro. We think this is a temporary correction. Gold also typically bottoms seasonally in August. I can’t imagine it not being strong until then.”
On if this is a temporary pause:
“Unfortunately, we are having to watch the Fed and the governments around the world, whether it is China, the U.S., or Europe and then follow. It is like we’re watching the last table at the world series of poker. All of these huge players with these huge amounts of chips, and we have to play how we perceive them to be playing. I think the Fed will end QE2, then it’s going to see what happens. I risk assets sell off. I think they sell off now into it and we bottom again in commodities this summer. I think the better bet is to be cautious and just have some perspective about where things traded when QE2 started. Gold was $1350. Oil was $85. Silver was $25. I am not predicting it will go back to these levels, but the better bet, unless there is some other kind of liquidity coming from governments, is that they trend back those levels.”
On if credit will freeze up again at the end of QE2:
“No, I do not think so. Markets and credits that have been…
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January 3rd, 2012 8:20 am
Courtesy of MarketMontage. View original post here.
Ray Dalio has created a machine at hedge fund Bridgewater – not only have assets surpassed $120B, the fund continues to churn out some fantastic results for investors. Through end of August last year, the fund was up 25% YTD (and that was after an awful August for markets, and before the stampede upward of October); this after a 44% gain in 2010. Longer term, ...
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December 28th, 2011 5:24 pm
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The US Dollar was up and the market was down on minimal volume. And yup, that's about the extent of today's action. The biggest gainer on my watch list of 125 securities was Bankrate (RATE) with a paltry +0.8% return. Updated market charts below. See you tomorrow!
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November 9th, 2011 5:48 pm
Courtesy of John Nyaradi.
Major US Markets including (NYSEARCA:
DIA), (NYSEARCA:
SPY), (
NASDAQ:QQQ), and (NYSEARCA:
IWM) dropped over 3% each on Italian bond fears and an increased worry that Europe will not be able to bail out its 4th largest economy. Furthermore, the iShares MCSI Italy Fund (NYSEARCA:EWI) wiped out over 9% today, further illustrating the dire situation in Italy and the European Union: ...
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November 4th, 2011 5:13 pm
Courtesy of John Nyaradi.
Markets dropped slightly lower today on G-20 news, mixed economic reports, and Grecian woes.
After the confusing market action on Wall Street this week, it seems that markets cannot make up their minds after last week’s euphoric rally and Euro-zone compromise. It appeared that markets were on a meteoric rise that could have possibly carried us into Christmas, however Prime Minister Papandreou’s referendum call for Greece and MF Global’s bankruptcy soured the mood.
The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEArca:GLD) dropped half a percent today; the fall likely represents the current troubles of MF Global Holdings (NYSEArca:MF), which filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. MF Global has ...
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August 29th, 2011 10:52 am
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Submitted by Tyler Durden.
The second economic disappointment of the day comes from the Dallas Fed, which dropped from -2.0 to -11.4 on expectations of -9.0- this was the 4th consecutive negative print month. The report was, in a word, horrible, with just 2 of the 15 constituent indices posting an increase, and the bulk solidly in the red, led by Unfilled and New Orders which dropped 16.8 and 11.2, respectively: not good for economic growth. On the employment side there was nothing good either, with both employment and hours worked declining by -...
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May 25th, 2011 4:59 pm
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Bloomberg reports that Diana Containerships (NASDAQ: DCIX) files to offer stock up to $172.5M. Diana Containerships says that Diana shipping will also buy $20M of stock.
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March 12th, 2011 12:00 am
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March 10th, 2011 4:33 pm
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March 6th, 2011 11:25 pm
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March 6th, 2011 8:22 am
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March 1st, 2011 9:42 am
February is now past, and the Biotech Porfolio is loaded with winners and a miss (PLX). MRK is down a bit, but I expect that trade to recover, and one could be more agressive and double down on it, or play another round at the Jan13 $30 options for roughly the same price. Below is the summary, and note the grey boxes are ones that did not fill. I am still a fan of BMRN, and like DEPO as well. Now let's look at a few others.
Table 1. PSW Biotech Plays Since January 2011
 
Our newest play is Momenta Pharmaceuticals (MNTA), who is pursuing a three-part business model which includes complex generic equivalents in partnership with the Sandoz division of Novartis, proprietary compounds, and follow-on- biologics (FOB). It seems that this company is tied up in competition/litigation wit...
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