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Daily Archives: November 29, 2006

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Posted: November 29, 2006 at 7:04 am

From IPO TraderWLDNPosted by Bill in General pre ipo analysis on the entire calendar week in and week out at: http://www.tradingipos.com2006-11-18WLDN - Willdan GroupWLDN, Willdan Group plans on offering 2.8 ...
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Posted: November 29, 2006 at 7:04 am

From IPO TraderWLDNPosted by Bill in General pre ipo analysis on the entire calendar week in and week out at: http://www.tradingipos.com2006-11-18WLDN - Willdan GroupWLDN, Willdan Group plans on offering 2.8 ...
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Offshoring of Biotech Research to China

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:59 am

From BioHealth Investorby Andrew VainoInteresting article in yesterday's San Diego Union Tribune bemoaning the offshoring of biotech research to cheaper labor markets. The article discusses the demise of Discovery Partners ...
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Anika Therapeutics Jumps 20% on FDA Letter

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:58 am

From BioHealth InvestorShares of Anika Therapeutics (ANIK) jumped more than 20% on Tuesday after the company announced it had received an approvable letter from the FDA regarding its Cosmetic Tissue ...
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Essex Corp Volume Jumps 250%

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:56 am

From Volume Spike InvestorShares of Essex Corp.(KEYW) rose more than 1% on Tuesday as volume spiked 250% above the 3-month daily average.There were no significant news releases or other significant ...
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Missed Allergan?

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:55 am

From The Average Joe InvestorSo I was watching Cramer last on Mad Money and heard his pitch on Allergan (NYSE: AGN). I liked it, liked it a lot. These days, ...
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David Strasser’s Catalysts That Make Lowe’s (LOW) A Buy

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:52 am

By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment IdeasI happened to catch Mad Money last night where Cramer highlighted BAC's Analyst David Strasser's work on Lowe's Corp (LOW). Called in a ...
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Analyzing Harrah’s (HET) Buyout & Licensing Troubles

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:50 am

By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment IdeasOn October 2 06, HET received a proposal from Apollo and Texas Pacific Group to acquire all of HET's outstanding common stock for ...
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Panel Prices Pinch Profits

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:48 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatWe have written often on the flat-panel market, where we are concerned that existing capacity and planned expansions will cut so deeply into ...
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Semi Cycle Ain’t What it Used to Be

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:45 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatWSTS projects semiconductor industry growth to peak in 2008World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) projects the global semiconductor industry will continue to grow in ...
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Merrill Thinking What We’re Thinking on Semi Buyouts

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:43 am

By William Trent of Stock Market BeatBack when Morgan Stanley got excited about the Freescale buyout, we threw some cold water on the idea, saying “If you figure the average ...
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Leading Apps Vendors Compete for Telecom Customers

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:41 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatIBM to buy Vallent for telecom expertise | InfoWorld | News | 2006-11-28 | By China Martens, IDG News ServiceIBM is looking to ...
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Offshorers to Offshore?

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:40 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatWe have noted several times how impressed we are with the rapid hiring pace at Indian IT services firms such as Infosys (INFY), ...
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Europe Markets 11/29/1006 Reuters, Prudential Up

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:38 am

Stocks:  (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UL)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DT)(DB)(SI)(ALA)(AXA)(FTE)(V)Markets in Europe were higher at 6.40 AM New York time.The FTSE was up .7% to 6,070. Barclays was up 1.6% to 687. BP as up .2% to 575. ...
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Yahoo! Works It Phone Strategy

Posted: November 29, 2006 at 6:24 am

Stocks:  (YHOO)(NOK)(GOOG)Yahoo! cut a deal with Nokia, the world's largest handset company, to put its e-mail and instant messaging functions onto some Nokia models. For a company that now controls ...
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