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Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), the troubled online coupon company, has trouble getting its financials correct before its IPO. Now, post-IPO, it it in trouble again. Groupon revised both its Q4 2011 and full...

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Markets opened higher this morning and after a decline in mid-morning moved higher and wobbled around modest gain to the beginning of the last hour of trading today. This morning’s report on personal...

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Cybex International Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBI) was halted based on a single-stock circuit breaker getting triggered on Friday afternoon.  Some investors may think that the company is suddenly being acquired...

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Last week, we noted how a deal was in the works that could bring about a start to natural gas production from Alaska’s North Slope. Leases in the Ft. Thompson area were first issued in 1977, and not...

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) may have been hoping that a review of the credit ratings of its Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad unit would be given a credit upgrade.  That is not the...

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Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group plc (NASDAQ: VOD) could be ready to offer cable TV subscribers access to programming on their mobile...

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In an appearance on CNBC this morning, Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker touched on a wide range of issues and projected a much rosier picture of the US economy during the next...

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A report at The Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital blog, cites several sources confirming that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) will begin firing workers next week. The company employs about 14,000...

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France’s Total SA (NYSE: TOT) is moving two rigs into position to begin drilling relief wells to staunch the flow of natural gas from one of its wells in the North Sea’s Elgin field. If the company...

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Adult social networking site FriendFinder Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: FFN) reported quarterly and annual earnings after markets closed last night. The company posted a quarterly EPS loss of -$0.42, far...

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Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will launch its own Android tablet shortly. The hardware will be made by partners which includes Samsung According to The Wall Street Journal Google Inc undaunted by a...

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Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has now released its earnings after expectations had been tempered ahead of the report.  The smartphone maker issued earnings of $0.80 EPS and a drop of 19% in...

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The Fair Labor Association found problems at three plants run by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Foxconn. Oddly enough, these come as Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China where the plants are based. The...

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Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) has just filed to raise capital under a public offering of 26,000,000 shares of its common stock.  At current market prices the offering would raise close to $793...

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Markets opened lower this morning but fought back on the day.  This morning’s report new unemployment benefits claims tamped down enthusiasm among investors (our coverage here). US natural gas...

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Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is not just down because the company’s earnings and guidance were unenthusiastic.  The stock is not just down because it is cutting 400 management positions and it...

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Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has confirmed that China Eastern Airlines Ltd. (NYSE: CEA) has cancelled its previous order for 24 of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft, replacing the order with another for 45...

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Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQ: DECK) has stood out of late for more than just one reason.  The longer-term issue that is hurting Deckers is the warm winter.  With Uggs being so popular in cold...

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Internet jobs site Glassdoor has released its list of the top 25 US CEOs based on employee feedback for the past 12 months. The company asked the question, “Do you approve of the way your CEO is...

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Millennial Media, Inc. (NYSE: MM) has just become the king of IPOs in 2012.  It was not even in our own Top 17 IPOs To Watch in 2012.  After selling 10.2 million shares at $13.00 per share, the stock...

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