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Daily Archives: December 6, 2006

Cramer Sticks With Tech

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 12:39 pm

Cramer calls it "Tech Alive" and you can watch his clip at their site.Cramer noted something interesting today, and it is dead right.  At least I think so.  He said ...
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Watching The IPO Horizon Into Year-End

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 12:04 pm

Get ready for the underwriting floodgates to open next week.  There are many deals that have been in the IPO hopper for weeks or months, and next week is the ...
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Merck Putting Vioxx Behind It (MRK)(PFE)

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 8:45 am

Vioxx lawsuit could drag on for years, even a decade. But, Merck is looking ahead. It confirmed 2006 guidance and said that 2007 would be in the range Wall St. ...
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Yahoo! 2007: Bad Year, New Players

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 8:30 am

IStocks:  (YHOO)(GOOG)(MSFT)(TWX)nternet expert Rafat Ali says that 2007 will be a very bad year for Yahoo! His appraisal is that the company has lost its way and may have to ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (DEC 6, 2006)

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 8:28 am

(AGIL) Agile Software indicated up 2% after narrower losses, although revenue and actual earnings may have been slightly under estimates.(ALTR) Altera guidance now shows 5-7% lower instead of 2-5% lower.(ARQL) ...
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Slect Analyst Calls (DEC 6, 2006)

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 8:11 am

ACS cut to Reduce at UBS.BBI cut to Hold at Citigroup.BKS raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.BNI cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.CCI raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.CGI cut ...
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Qualcomm CEO Talks His Stock Down

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 5:37 am

Stocks:  (QCOM)(TXM)(BRCM)(ERIC)(NOK)The world is against Qualcomm. It is currently in a war of word and in the courts with its largest customer, Nokia. Despite a peace offerig from Ericsson last ...
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Europe Markets 12/6/2006 Siemens Up, BT Down

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 5:27 am

Stocks: (BCS)(BAB)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UL)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SAP)(SI)(ALA)(AXA)(FTE)(V)Markets in Europe were up slightly at 5.30 AM New York time.The FTSE rose .2% to 6,099. Barlays was up 1.1% to 684.5. British Air was down .8% to ...
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Media Digest 12/6/2006 Reuters, FT, NY TImes, WSJ

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 5:10 am

Stocks:  (YHOO)(AIG)(NWS)(QCOM)(NOK)(LEH)According to Reuters, Yahoo! CFO Sue Decker will be promoted to run much of the company. The current COO and other manageers will leave.Reuters writes that Bridgestone, the Japanese ...
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Asia Markets 12/6/2006 China Netcom, Bridgestone UP, KDDI Down

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 4:52 am

Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia were up.The Nikkei rose .7% to 16,371. Bridgestone was up 3.4% to 2550. Canon was up 1.2% to 6150. Daiwa Securities was up 2.4% to 1335. ...
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Biotech Landmark Study Finds Challenges to Industry

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 4:31 am

From BioHealth InvestorBayBio, Northern California'a leading biotechnology industry organization, published its landmark study BayBio: IMPATCT 2007.What does Northern California know about the state of biotechnology? That region alone is home ...
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Searching for Values in the Drug Stock Universe

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 4:27 am

By Chad Brand of Peridot CapitalistNot too long ago I wrote about pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE) and how it trades at a seemingly steep discount to its peer group, and ...
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Toll Brothers (TOL): So Much for That Single-digit P/E

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 4:25 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatDespite a slowdown in the housing market, the homebuilder bulls have been able to take solace in the notion that the very low ...
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Housing: It’s Different This Time

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 4:23 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatToll Brothers F4Q06 (Qtr End 10/31/06) Earnings Call Transcript - SeekingAlphaAs we previously announced, this quarter’s results were negatively impacted by a higher ...
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Analyzing Wal-Mart (WMT)

Posted: December 6, 2006 at 4:21 am

By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment IdeasRecently The Street has lowered 4th Q EPS estimates to $0.89 from $0.90 due to lower top line assumptions following management's soft December ...
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