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Daily Archives: December 13, 2006

Cramer’s IPO’s: Guidance Software Vs. IPG Photonics

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 9:51 am

Last night Cramer was discussing two IPO's favorably that both priced.  One of his two "hot issues" priced above, but one didn't make the range.Guidance Software (GUID) priced its 5 ...
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IPO Pricings: Atlas Energy & DCT Industrial Trust

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 9:44 am

Atlas Energy Resources (ATN) priced its 6.325 million share IPO at $21.00, at the top of the $19.00 to $21.00 range.  This was a large syndicate: with Lead managers UBS, ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (DEC 13, 2006)

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 8:20 am

(ABM) ABM Indistries announced a 2M share buyback plan after beating EPS targets at $0.37 vs $0.29e.(ADCT) ADC Telecom posted higher earnings, but was on tax benefit; lowered next quarter ...
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Select Analyst Calls (DEC 13, 2006)

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 7:59 am

AHG cut to Sell at Oppenheimer, cut to sell at Citigroup.APU raised to Hold at Citigroup.AXP started as Outperform at KBW.BBY cut to Neutral at Prudential.BKD raised to Buy at ...
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Ebay Tries To Get Back Some Of Its Skype Money

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 6:50 am

Skype is going to start charging for calls to landlines and cell phones in the US. These calls, which were free, will now cost $30 a year.Skype users will probably ...
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Stay Tuned For Lower Gas An Oil Prices

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 6:24 am

In a magnaimous gesture, OPEC is not likely to cut oil supplies for the near-term future. It is an odd turn of events because supply in the US is at ...
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Yahoo!’s Silly New Program (IBM)(YHOO)(GOOG)

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 6:13 am

Investors would think that after all the talk about Yahoo! getting more focused it would not come out with more inane products.IBM and Yahoo! announced that they will jointly market ...
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Apple iTunes Takes Whipping (AAPL)

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 6:01 am

Data from market research firm Forrester, shows that iTunes revenue dropped 65% in the first half of 2006. Monthly iTune transactions dropped 58% and the average size per purchase was ...
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Europe Markets December 13, 2006 British Airways, AXA, VW Up

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 5:53 am

Markets in Europe were up modestly at 5.50 AM New York time.The FTSE was up .3% to 6,173. Barclays was up .2% to 717.5. BP was down .3% to 578.5. ...
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Reuters: All The News That’s Fit To Trade

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 5:40 am

Reuters (RTRSY) is about to offer a product that will trade major news events for Wall St. firms. And, it will do the work while the traders are at lunch ...
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The Pirates At Samsung (RIMM)

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 5:33 am

A big consumer electronics company like Samsung should know if its is blatantly infringing on another company's patent, but somehow they must have missed the road signs.The new Samsung BlackJack ...
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Preview of the 2007 “Dogs of the Dow” (Preliminary List 12/12/06)

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 5:30 am

As we get to the end of each year, investors begin to look at the “DOGS OF THE DOW.” This is a portfolio the 10 highest yielding stocks out of ...
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iPod And Zune Both Get A Boost

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 5:26 am

Stocks:  (AAPL)(MSFT)It would appear that consumers will be able to listen to hundreds or perhaps throusands of radio channels on their portable media players. Devices will be shown at next ...
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Top 25 Financial Sites, Another Look

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 5:21 am

Comscore MediaMetrix, a competitor to Nielsen NetRating has come out with its data on the top 25 financial sites for November 2006.In the new study, AOL Finance takes the crown ...
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Media Digest December 13, 2006 Reuters, NYTimes, WSJ, FT

Posted: December 13, 2006 at 5:15 am

Stocks:  (HD)(AAPL)(GS)(HPQ)(YHOO)(IBM)(EBAY)(GE)According to Reuters, Home Depot has bought Chinese home improvement retailer The Home Way.Reuters writes that GE Aviation has reached a $550 million deal with Shanghai Airlines.Reuters also writes ...
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