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Daily Archives: December 8, 2006

UAW Will Retreat As GM Rolls

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 5:29 am

Stocks:  (F)(GM)(DCX)(TM)It's all big talk at GM and maybe it should be. The largest auto maker says that 40% of US sales will come from new models. It plans to ...
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Europe Market Report 12/8/2006 ST Micro Down, Barclays Up

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 5:16 am

Stocks:  (BCS)(BT)(BP)(GSK)(RTRSY)(UL)(VOD)(BAY)(CT)(CB)(SI)(DCX)(ALA)(AXA)(FTE)(V)Markets in Europe were lower at 5.15 AM New York time.The FTSE was down .3% to 6,114. Barclays was up .9% to 713.5. BP was up .2% to 579. ...
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Media Digest 12/8/2006 Reuters, NYTimes, WSJ, FT

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 5:00 am

Stocks;  (HPQ)(COP)(GM)(F)(WMT)(MO)According to Reuters, Hewlett Packard paid $14.5 million to settle civil charges by the State of California over its boardroom spying incident.Reuters writes that the capex spending of Chevron ...
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Asia Markets 12/8/2006 Japan Tobacco Up, NEC, China Netcom Down

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 4:42 am

Stocks:  CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Asia markets were off. The Nikkei fell .3% to 16,418. Bridgestone was down 1.7% to 2580.Canon was up 1.4% to 6430. Daiwas Securities was down 1.3% to 1317. Fuji ...
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Tech Outlook & US Dollar Misconceptions

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 4:22 am

By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment IdeasTechnology ViewGiven the substantial increase in tech valuations over the last several months, the question is how long the rally will last?I believe ...
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Does a Roller Shoe IPO Signal that this Market is Too Hot?

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 4:19 am

By Chad Brand of Peridot CapitalistAs you may have noticed, 2006 has been the year of the consumer IPO. Familiar and popular consumer brands have debuted on the public market ...
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National Semiconductor (NSM) Faces Inventory Glut? Who Would’ve Guessed?

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 4:18 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatWe have written once or twice… per week… about what we have seen as a rising risk of overcapacity at the semiconductor companies. ...
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Xilinx Revises December Quarter FY07 Guidance

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 4:15 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatHot on the heels of the National Semiconductor (NSM) disappointment,  Xilinx (XLNX) cut its own earnings forecast.Xilinx Revises December Quarter FY07 Guidance: Financial ...
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Broadcom says inventories “ideal”

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 4:13 am

From William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatGiven the sales weakness in the wireless semiconductor chain, you might wonder whether inventory is also piling up at Broadcom (BRCM). Broadcom says ...
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Vanda Schizophrenia Drug Meets Phase III Endpoint

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 4:10 am

From BioHealth Investorby H.S. AyoubBioHealthInvestor.comShares of Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) look to open much higher on Thursday as the company announced early that its antipsychotic drug iloperidone met the primary endpoint ...
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Thursday’s Top Biotech and Medical Stocks

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 4:07 am

From BioHealth Investorby Mark S. SenakAs the lame duck Senate gets ready to waddle off to their place in history, they have moved to pass S. 3546 - a bill ...
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Drawbacks of Simple Momentum

Posted: December 8, 2006 at 4:04 am

From World BetaAs a number of readers have pointed out, there are various drawbacks to the method/test I have presented here. The big ones are:1. Fixed measurement period. I used ...
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