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Daily Archives: November 26, 2006

E-Commerce New Makes Amazon Look Good (AMZN)(WMT)(TGT)

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 8:03 pm

Comscore says that e-commerce spending on the Friday after Thanksgiving rose 42% to $434 million. That has to be good news for Amazon, which is the largest online retail site ...
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Barron’s Summary, November 27, 2006 Issue

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 7:47 pm

Stocks: (MNT)(DOX)(CSE)(ERTS)(STZ)(DVA)(GHCI)(DOV)(OSK)(TPX)(COM)(MEL)(ASMI)((VRTX)(ITMN)(IDIX)(HA)(JWN)(CAG)(NTY)(PKD)(GRP)(AMP)(MET)(BAX)(MCK)(CAL)(TFX)(BMC)(HPQ)(GEF)(SEH)(AT)(Q)(AES)(PCG)(GPS)(MU)(BBBY)(NKE)(LIZ)(EMC)(COST)(KMP)(EL)(LLTC)(MXIM)(ADI)(ALTR)(BAC)(SCHW)(AVP)Bank of America made a smart move by purchasing US Trust from Charles Schwab It should take the bank from the nine place to fifth place among all providers ...
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The Conservatives’ Take On Wall Mart Faces A Test

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 7:03 pm

Stocks:  (WMT)(GM)George Will, the conservative thinker, believes that Wall Mart has done more for the poor in the US than the federal govenment has. Old news. But, if Wal-Mart's current ...
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Texas Instruments Gets A Vote Of Confidence (TXN)

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 1:41 pm

Texas Instuments has not done too well lately. While short interest in the company's stock fell sharply in November, down 9.1 million shares to 27.1 million shares, the stock has ...
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Shorts Back Verizon’s Bet (VZ)(T)(BT)

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 1:24 pm

Short interest in Verizon fell over 9 million shares in November to 35.3 million. It would appear that at least some on Wall St. do not want to underestimate Verizon's ...
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XM And Sirius: A Merger? Again?

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 12:53 pm

Stocks:  (XMSR)(SIRI)The CEO of Sirius is at it again. A merger with XM? Maybe. Mel Karmizan, the head of Sirius is playing "cat and mouse" with investors and the press. ...
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The Internet Becomes It Own Worst Enemey

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 12:29 pm

(WMT)(AMZN)t has been a  number of years since the Victoria's Secret site was down due to the huge number of people who wanted to see the live introduction of its ...
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Chysler’s Turn To Take The Whipping

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 10:05 am

Stocks:  (DCX)(GM)(F)(TM)Early in the year, GM was viewed as the one of the Big Three most likely to fail. Its stock fell to $18 (it now trades at $31) as ...
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Merck’s Reprieve (MRK)(MO)

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 9:36 am

Merck dodged a bullett. A big one. The courts ruled that plantiffs in suits against the company involving Vioxx cannot gain class action status. That means that each suit against ...
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Pfizer’s Effort To Pound Altria May Work

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 9:21 am

Stocks:  (PFE)(MO)Pfizer's world headquarters is a five minute walk from the executive offices of Altria, the owner of cigarett behemouth Philip Morris. The two companie, at one level, have become ...
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Sony Playstation Stumbles Out Of The Gate?

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 8:59 am

Stocks: (SNE)(MSFT)According to American Research Technoloogy, Sony is already behind the eight ball on intitial US sales of its PlayStation 3.  Sony was anticipated to ship 400,000 units on the ...
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As Wii Sales Growth, Nintendo Become Takeover Target

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 8:32 am

Stocks: (MSFT)(AAPL)(SNE)The Nintendo Wii Gaming system may have a better holiday season that Microsoft Box or Sony Playstation 3 Based on an analysis published by Breakingviews.com, Microsoft has never made ...
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Wall Mart’s Sale Fail As It Helps The Economy (WMT)

Posted: November 26, 2006 at 8:09 am

Wal-Mart posted it wortst sales month in recent memory, with same-store activity dropping .1%  All of the big discounts offered by the chain and its new $4 generic drug program ...
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