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Dancing on the Fiscal Cliff (BIG) (TOL)

It’s all about the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ at this stage – and rightly so. One could argue about how good or otherwise the pace of current economic growth is, but no one doubts it will be in far worse shape should the spending cuts and tax increases take effect. The consensus view is of an 11th hour deal that helps avoid the bulk of the fiscal changes from taking effect in 2013. […]

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Swiss Banks to Charge for Deposits (BK) (CS) (STT) (UBS)

The largest Swiss banks, including Credit Suisse Group ( CS ) and UBS AG ( UBS ), have decided to charge fees and pay negative interest rates on interbank Swiss franc deposits. This action is a part of these banks motive to discourage excess hoarding of the valued currency. Credit Suisse is the first bank to have set negative interest rate on Swiss franc deposits for handling the rising demand for the currency. […]

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DOW Focuses on Solar Shingles (DD) (DOW)

The Dow Chemical Company ( DOW ) announced that its POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles will be available to homeowners in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Louisiana and Michigan. The POWERHOUSE solar shingles were available in Colorado, Northern California and Central Texas since early 2012. The POWERHOUSE solar shingle has some unique features. […]

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Jakks Pacific Upgraded to Neutral (JAKK) (MAT)

We recently upgraded our recommendation on Jakks Pacific Inc. ( JAKK ) from Underperform to Neutral. While we are concerned about the stock following a host of factors like decelerating margins, top- and bottom-line miss in the third quarter of 2012, unfavorable product mix and wage inflation in China, we believe that these negative factors have already been factored in the current stock price […]