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Lowe’s (LOW) Could See Faster Growth Than Rival; Barron’s

Posted on 03/19/10 at 12:37pm
According to Barron’s, home improvement retailer, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) could see faster growth than its rival Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD).
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Dr Pepper (DPS) Pouring Out Sweet Returns For Investors; Barron’s

Posted on 03/19/10 at 11:16am
Barron’s reports that Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE: DPS) has become a favorite of investors. Shares of Dr Pepper, a manufacturer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, have climbed 150% in the last one year.
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Barron’s: Stock Market In Rare Mode Of Being Tired And Excited

Posted on 03/15/10 at 11:28am
According to an article on Barron’s by Michael Santoli, the US stock market is in a rare mode of being tired and excited simultaneously. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, which has gained roughly 5% in just over five weeks and has attained its January highs, seems to be losing its buying power. However, the market still retains the excitement beneath the façade of tiredness.
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Top 10 Places In U.S. To Build Second Homes; Barron’s

Posted on 03/12/10 at 11:27am
According to Barron’s, the luxury real estate market is springing back to life. Realty brokers in Greenwich, Connecticut, say that the last months of 2009 were record-setters in terms of sales volume.
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Barron’s: Sprint May Go Through Rough Weather In Coming Years

Posted on 03/10/10 at 3:23pm
In a research report posted on the Barron’s website by Eric Savitz, Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett maintained his “underperform” rating on Sprint (NYSE: S) and reduced its target price to $2.50 from $3. According to Moffett, bullishness surrounding the company’s stock is dependent on the company: 1. Reversing its subscriber losses.
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Barron's: Solar Boom To Be Preceded By Company Failures (ESLR, ENER)

Posted on 03/09/10 at 3:27pm
According to a research report published on Barron’s, the global solar market will expand at a 23% compounded rate to $77 billion by 2015, from an estimated $39 billion in 2010. Lux analyst Ted Sullivan believes that the industry will handily beat the current long-term expectations for the industry, with an increase in shipments in 2015 increasing to roughly 26.4 GW, up from 9.3 GW in 2010.
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Lew Sanders Launches Own Asset Management Firm, Says Barron’s (AB)

Posted on 03/08/10 at 4:17pm
Barron’s reports that AllianceBernstein’s (NYSE: AB) former CEO Lew Sanders, who retired in 2008, is back in the game, but this time, managing his own money-management firm, Sanders Capital.
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Barron’s: U.S. Stocks Poised For A Strong Run In 2010 (XOM, CVX, C, AAPL, BAC)

Posted on 03/08/10 at 4:12pm
According to Barron’s, Tuesday marks a major anniversary for the U.S. stock market, since on Mar.9, 2009, the Dow Jones Industrials, and the S&P’s 500 (NYSE: SPY) both bottomed, with the Dow at 6,547, and the S&P at 676.
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Barron’s Says That BCE (BCE) Most Appealing Among North American Telecoms

Posted on 03/08/10 at 4:08pm
Barron’s reports that Canada’s BCE, Inc. (NYSE: BCE) is a better bet among North American telecom players than the United States’ AT&T (NYSE: T), and Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VZ).
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Southern (SO) Looks Good In The Long Term

Posted on 03/08/10 at 3:08pm
In a research note published in Barron’s, Jefferies & Co downgraded Southern (ticker: SO) from “buy” to “hold.” The target price for SO has been reduced from $36.50 to $33.50.
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