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Daily Archives: November 14, 2006

Pre-Market Stock News (Nov. 14, 2006)

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 11:38 am

(A) Agilent $0.46 EPS vs $0.49e.(ABT) Abbott Labs received FDA approval for expanded indications of Humira.(AEOS) American Eagle Outfitters $0.66 EPS vs $0.65e.(AH) Armor Holdings wins $32 million contract with ...
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Select Analyst calls (Nov. 14, 2006)

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 11:25 am

ATHR cut to Buy at First Albany.BBT started as Buy at UBS.BEAS reitr Buy at Citigroup.BNG cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.BPFH started as Neutral at Merrill Lynch.BT cut to ...
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Yahoo!’s Semel, Still Crazy After All These Years

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 10:10 am

Stocks: (TWX)(YHOO)(GOOG)(NWS)(MSFT)Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel says that internet advertising growth is underestimated. Video, social network, and mobile applications will grow faster than traditional banners and text ads.Semel is probably right. ...
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Another Intel Trump Card (INTC)(AMD)(GOOG)

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 9:14 am

Intel has once again moved to take share back from rival AMD. In the process of releasing its new "four brains on a chip" Xeon processor, Intel is bringing out ...
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The New York Time Company Struggles With Its Jewel

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 9:01 am

The New York Times Company (NYT) has more than its share of trouble. One of its largest shareholders want to change the voting rights of the company’s shares, probably to ...
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Merck’s Next Horse Pill (MRK)(WMT)

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 8:56 am

Like most of the Big Pharma companies, Merck needs a winner. Wall St. is scared witless that generic drug firms like Teva will scoop up all of the customers as ...
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GE India

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 8:53 am

GE wants investors to get excited about India. The big US conglomerate says that its revenue will grow 60% this year to $1.6 billion. GE has even said it is ...
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Better Visibility At Dell (DELL)(MSFT)

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 8:49 am

Dell’s stock was upgraded by Deutsche Bank based on the firm’s belief that it has “better visibility” into the company’s near term prospects. The new price target is $28. The ...
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Airbus Digs Itself Out (BA)

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 8:45 am

The last time anyone looked Airbus and its parent EADS were about to go down in flames. Fedex has cancelled a major order for the Airbus 380 super jumbo jet ...
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Will Real-time Financial Reporting Kill The 10-Q?

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 8:42 am

Accountants are not given enough credit for their senses of humor.The Big Four firms, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young, have suggested that corporations release a large portion of ...
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Top 20 Financial New Sites By The Numbers

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 8:31 am

At the request of readers, below are the top 20 financial news sites, followed by their unique visitors in million for October,their reach of all internet users, their pageviews in ...
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Media Digest 11/14/2006 Reuters, Wall Street Journal, New York Times

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 8:04 am

Stocks: (VOD)(BKS-A)(IBM)(CCU)(HIT)(GE)(SNE)(TIVO)According to Reuters, Berkshire Hathaway has cut its stake in Ameriprise Financial from 9.8% to 6%.Reuters writes that Microsoft's management is pushing its new Zune multimedia device's wireless capacity ...
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Asia Markets 11/14/2006 Cathay Pacific, Credit Saison Up, NTT Down

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 8:04 am

Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)NTT)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia were up with the Nikkei rising sharply.The Nikkei was up 1.7% to 16,290. Bridgestone was up 2.8% to 2530. Canon was up 1% to 6210. Credit ...
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Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI) and Third Point LLC Reach Agreement

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 7:41 am

From 13D TrackerYesterday morning, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NABI) and dissident shareholder Third Point LLC announced that they have reached a settlement relating to a potential consent solicitation.Under the deal, Nabi ...
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Tomasello Raises Stake in WorldGate (WGAT) to 7.8%; Says Outside Directors Should Own Specified Number of Shares

Posted: November 14, 2006 at 7:40 am

From 13D TrackerIn an amended 13D filing on WorldGate Communications (Nasdaq: WGAT) today, Venezuelan investor Antonio Tomasello disclosed a 7.8% stake (3.15 million share) in the company. This is up ...
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