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Daily Archives: November 17, 2006

VoIP Comes Of Age (VG)(CMCSA)(TMS)(TWX)(EBAY)

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 10:07 am

The ViOP bandwagon is getting fairly full. After early service like Ebay's Skype and Vonage signed on millions of customers, the cable companies (especially Comcast and Time Warner) found the ...
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Ghosn And Nissan Get Blackballed (DCX)(F)(GM)

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 9:12 am

Carlos Ghosn, the sell-proclaimed greatest car executive in history, is finding that linking up with a US partner for his Nissan/Renault combine has proved more difficult than he thought. Of ...
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While Ford’s Sales Double In China, Will It Be Around To Enjoy It

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 9:11 am

Stocks: (F)(GM)(TM)(HMC)Ford is boasting that it will double sales in China, over and over again. But, the No. 2 car company in the US only sells about 100,000 cars in ...
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Investors Get Ticked At Starbucks (SBUX)(MCD)

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 8:33 am

Wall St. took shares in Starbucks down by over 5% after hours as the company announced a 21% improvement in quarterly revenue to $2 billion. The company forecast that it ...
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Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Earnings: Red Flag On Slowing Tech

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 8:22 am

The market was not unhappy about HP's earnings, but the applause was muted.HP's revenue rose 7% in its fiscal Q4 to $24.6 billion. The company forecast that annual sales for ...
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Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Earnings: Red Flag On Slowing Tech

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 8:04 am

The market was not unhappy about HP's earnings, but the applause was muted.HP's revenue rose 7% in its fiscal Q4 to $24.6 billion. The company forecast that annual sales for ...
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Media Digest 11/17/2006 Reuters, Wall Street Journal, New York Times

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 7:49 am

Stocks: (QCOM)(DCX)(HPQ)(SBX)(SHLD)According to Reuters, Delta is seeking the help of its creditors to fight off a bid by Delta Airlines to acquire the bankrupt carrier.Reuters writes that the CEO of ...
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Asia Markets 11/17/2006 PCCW, Fuji Film Up, Softbank, Yahoo Japan Down

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 7:32 am

Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(NIPNY)(HMC)(NTT)(TM)(CHL)(CH)(PCW)(HNC)Markets in Asia were narrowly mixed.The Nikkei was down .5% to 16,092. Bridgestone was up 1.4% to 2515. Canon was up 1% to 6310. Daiwa Securities was down 1.4% ...
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Sears Holdings Drops 5% After Earnings

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 7:29 am

By Chad Brand of Peridot CapitalistIt's the same old story with Sears Holdings (SHLD). In fact, I feel like I'm just repeating myself a lot. However, I have long been ...
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Interview With Steven Drobny- President, Drobny Global Advisors & Author of ‘Inside The House of Money’

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 7:26 am

By Yaser Anwar, CFA of Stock Market BeatAn in-depth discussion pertaining to; Hedge Fund Industry- Implications of M&A boom on Hedge Funds, HFs as Asset Managers, Industry's Marketing Gimmicks, Risk/Reward ...
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Cramer Goes Back for Sears Holdings, Again

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 7:24 am

Last night on CNBC's MAD MONEY Cramer also went over one of his long-standing favorite retail plays: Sears Holdings (SHLD).He implied that SHLD stock is no different than investing in ...
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Cramer Backs Nike and Under Armour

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 7:23 am

Last night on CNBC's MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer reviewed two stocks in the same sector that are both buys. He said which one you should own depends on your preference.He ...
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Genetech Wins FDA Approval For Herceptin For Breast Cancer

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 7:22 am

Genentech (DNA) announced that the FDA approved its Herceptin cancer treatment for an expanded use for adjuvant treatment of HER2-positive node-positive breast cancer. The studies showed a 52% reduction in ...
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Autodesk Up and On Auto Pilot

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 7:21 am

Autodesk (ADSK) just reported record quarter revenues of $457 million, just under the $457.25 million consensus estimate. It is not providing EPS because of the ongoing options review. ADSK closed ...
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Starbuck’s Decaf (SBUX)

Posted: November 17, 2006 at 7:20 am

Starbuck's missed Wall St.'s revenue target and had poor earnings to boot. Some was due to changes in the company's accounting practices. Investors wanted revenue of $2.02 billion and the ...
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