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• The Earnings Swing on StockTwits
  kileyay, July 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 am, Comments: 0

  Earnings season is in full swing, and the StockTwits stream is humming. To the surprise of most, Ford ($F) posted a second-quarter profit of $2.3 billion [...]

• Apple Earnings Preview on StockTwits
  kileyay, July 21st, 2009 at 1:33 pm, Comments: 0

  All eyes are on Apple Inc. ($AAPL), which reports 3Q earnings after the close. Concerns over Steve Jobs’ medical problems and the sour economy haven’t [...]

• $CAT: Plowing Green on StockTwits
  kileyay, July 21st, 2009 at 9:06 am, Comments: 0

  Caterpillar Inc. ($CAT) shares are plowing higher pre-market. They’re selling for over $41 – up from $36.65 at the close Monday. The heavy-machinery maker’s profit [...]

• The CIT Rescue on StockTwits
  kileyay, July 20th, 2009 at 9:12 am, Comments: 0

  Futures are up this morning on news that lender CIT Group Inc. ($CIT) has found its own lender of last resort. On Sunday, six of [...]

• StockTwits Bull Bear Survey
  kileyay, July 17th, 2009 at 3:14 pm, Comments: 0

  Predict what the $SPX will do over the course of the next week! Please respond to this survey before mightnight Sunday, July 19th:

• Earnings on StockTwits
  kileyay, July 17th, 2009 at 9:52 am, Comments: 0

  While CNBC underreported Google’s 2Q revenues by a billion bucks, rogue reporting reigns. The StockTwits stream is rife with earnings talk. This morning, traders digest releases [...]

• Google: Search Under Siege
  kileyay, July 16th, 2009 at 1:30 pm, Comments: 0

  While Goldman remains the alchemist of finance, it’s tough nowadays for the King Midas of search to make gold from broke clients. With unemployment up and consumer spending [...]

• Intel: Gap and Crap?
  kileyay, July 15th, 2009 at 9:21 am, Comments: 0

  Intel Corporation ($INTC) posted great 2Q earnings yesterday (read: they didn’t lose as much money on a GAAP-basis as The Street predicted). The full earnings circuitry [...]

• Market Preview (Goldman Edition)
  kileyay, July 14th, 2009 at 9:24 am, Comments: 0

  Goldman Sachs is the Chuck Norris of financial markets. They delivered a roundhouse kick with the release of earnings this morning. The banking bigshot killed [...]

• StockTwits Market Preview 7/13/09
  kileyay, July 13th, 2009 at 9:10 am, Comments: 0

  Futures are up following mixed results overseas and ahead of quarterly reports from financial and tech giants. Overseas Asian equity markets suffered heavy losses. The [...]