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Daily Archives: December 15, 2006

US Stock Market Wrap (DEC 15, 2006)

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 4:11 pm

DJIA    12,445.52; Up 28.76 (0.23%)NASDAQ    2,457.20; Up 3.35 (0.14%)S&P500    1,427.08; Up 1.59 (0.11%)10YR-Bond    4.597%; Up 0.002NYSE Volume    3,125,581,000NASD Volume    2,279,242,000Investors who were worried that ...
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This Week on StockHouse December 11 to 15

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 3:39 pm

A week on StockHouse in five minutes or less Everyone wants their 60 seconds (or more) of fame. StockHouse users seeking the adulation of their peers should check out the ...
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Newpark Resources (NR) – Read the Article Not the Chart

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 3:11 pm

Submitted by CrossProfit It is amazing how many investors glance at charts in articles and don’t bother to read the text. What at first glance appeared to be a Motley ...
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Cramer Keys in on Altria & AIG

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:33 pm

Cramer was out saying earlier today that Altria (MO) and AIG (AIG) are both buys here. Equity investors have forgotten the power of the bond market, and they need to ...
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Why Oh YRC?

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 12:35 pm

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatYRC Worldwide Updates Earnings Guidance: Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceThe company now expects fourth quarter 2006 diluted earnings per share (”EPS”) to be ...
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CEO’s Who Need to Leave: Home Depot’s Bob Nardelli

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 11:00 am

Home Depot's (HD) Bob Nardelli.......He'll probably survive, but there are reasons he should go.Shareholder groups are becoming more activist and this trend will continue in 2007.  Private Equity and LBO ...
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International Fight League (IFLI) Stock Launches Again

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 10:55 am

To say a 40%+ gain is an up day would be an understatement.  Traders always look for new stocks that are moving, and this one is a real head scratcher.  ...
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CEO’s Who Need to Leave: Citigroup’s Chuck Prince

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 10:10 am

Chuck Prince at Citigroup (C).......Shareholder groups are becoming more activist and this trend will continue in 2007.  Private Equity and LBO Groups can only acquire so many companies, and there ...
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CEO’s Who Need to Leave: Terry Semel of Yahoo! (YHOO)

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 8:46 am

Yahoo! (YHOO) Needs to Show Semel the DoorShareholder groups are becoming more activist and this trend will continue in 2007.  Private Equity and LBO Groups can only acquire so many ...
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Pre-Market Stocks in the News (DEC 15, 2006)

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 8:36 am

(AAPL) Apple delayed its 10-K filing over options review.(ADBE) Adobe trading up 6% after beating earnings estimates.(AEZ) American )&G positive in Business Week.(AFFY) Affymax 3.7M underwriting priced at $25.00.(AFFX) Affymetrix ...
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Select Analyst Calls (DEC 15, 2006)

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 8:19 am

ARRY started as Buy at Oppenheimer.ATEC raised to Buy at First Albany.AVY cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.BAS started as Buy at Jefferies.BEAS raised to Outperform at Piper Jaffray. BG cut ...
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Intuit Bulking Up, But Seasonality Prevails

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 8:18 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatLast week Intuit (INTU) offered about $1.35 billion for online banking services provider Digital Insight (DGIN), based in Calabasas, Calif. The deal, expected ...
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More Dell-ays (CELL)

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 8:10 am

From Willaim Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatWe recently outlined the somewhat cloudy case for whether DELL is cooking the books. We came away unconvinced, at least with regard to ...
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Time to Fade Out of Adobe?

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 7:55 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatAdobe (ADBE) reported revenue and earnings ahead of consensus expectations and guided for slightly better than expected performance in the January quarter. This ...
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Is Ford Better Off With More Debt? (F)

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 6:41 am

"The sight of the gallows focuses the mind." So said Samuel Johnson.With Ford taking on $25 billion in debt, almost doubling its cash and liquid assets, Wall St. has to ...
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