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Reynolds' Shift in Strategy?Reynolds American (RAI) is in advanced negotiations to take over Niconovum, a Swedish maker of nicotine-replacement products that helps people quit smoking.According to th

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UK Economy Contracts Again The UK’s longest recession in a generation continues. Britain’s Office for National Statistics said today the economy shrank 0.4% in the period from July throug

 Good Google QuarterStock futures are currently down due to misses from Bank of America (BAC) and General Electric (GE). But last night, Google (GOOG) reported solid results pushing its shares 3

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Quint Tatro's FlexFolio is beating S&P 500 by 28% since inception - get your free trial today. While the end of last week put a damper on the phenomenal run the markets have experienced year to

Goldman Upgrades Large Banks This morning Goldman Sachs upgraded the US banking sector. In a story by MarketWatch, the world’s largest securities firm said it raised its view to “attracti

After last week’s weakness, I’ve been cuing up potential shorts in the event we continue and actually follow through to the downside. As I scanned the sectors, one that jumped out was the