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Daily Archives: December 15, 2006

Will Chrysler’s Headquarters Move From Germany To China (DCX)

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 6:24 am

If Chinese car companies are having trouble breaking into the US market, perhaps that could just buy one of the Big Three. As inventories grow and profits disappear at Chrysler, ...
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Last One Into The Pool: Google Offers Web Site Registration (GOOG)

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 6:15 am

For reasons that would be unclear to almost any observer, Google is entering the business of web site addresses. The company says that it is motivated by its ability to ...
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Search Company Baidu Central To US Web Company Plans

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 6:06 am

Stocks:  (VIA)(GOOG)(MSFT)(BIDU)As the largest search engine in China, Baidu is beginning to play a larger and larger roll in the fortunes of US web companies in China. The Chinese search ...
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Europe Markets December 15, 2006 France Telecom, BEA, Prudential Rise

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 5:54 am

Markets in Europe were up at 5.50 AM New York time.The FTSE rose .4% to 6,254, its highest level since 2001 Barclays was up .7% to 727. BEA Systems was ...
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Media Digest December 15, 2006 Reuters, NYTimes, WSJ, FT

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 5:42 am

Stocks:  (GAL)(F)(GOOG)(GM)(DCX)(HD)(NOK)(SI)(AMD)According to Reuters, Japan Tobacco agreed to buy UK cigarette company Gallaher for $14.7 billion.Reuters writes that Ford shoke up its top management naming a single global product chief.The ...
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Asia Markers December 15, 2006 Bridgestone, China Netcom Up

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 5:22 am

Stocks:  (CAJ)(FUJ)(HMC)(NIPNY)(SNE)(TM)(NTT)(CHL)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Martkets in Asia were up.The Nikkei rose .5% to 18,914. Bridgestone was up 2.9% to 2665. Canon was up .8% to 6700. Fuji Film was down .6% to 4890. ...
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No Decisive Word on Encysive Pharmaceuticals

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:33 am

From BioHealth InvestorThings aren't looking good. I wrote about Encysive Pharmaceuticals (ENCY) on Friday after their stock jumped on news they were restarting a Phase 2 clinical study on TCB3711. ...
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Thursday’s Top Biotech and Medical Stocks

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:32 am

From BioHealth InvestorBiotechnologySHEFFIELD PHARMACTLS [SFPH.OB] +34.33% IMMTECH PHARM INC [IMM] +19.09% CYTORI THERAPEUTICS [CYTX] +9.96% VERNALIS PLC ADR [VNLS] +9.09% EMERGENT BIOSOLUTION [EBS] +5.94% Diagnostic SubstancesEPIX PHARMACEUTICALS [EPIX] +7.11% SYNOVICS ...
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GoAmerica Jumps 7%, Volume Spikes with No News!

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:30 am

From Volume Spike InvestorShares of GoAmerica Inc(GOAM) gained more than 7% on Thursday as volume spike 10 times the 3-month average daily volume.There were no significant news releases or other ...
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Fund Focus #2 – Alternative Investment Strategies Ltd

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:29 am

From World AlphaJust when you thought hedge funds were becoming mainstream, the government raises the bar and places them out of reach for the vast majority of Americans. The SEC ...
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Targeting Market Winners for 2007

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:24 am

By Chad Brand of Peridot CapitalistI've been spending time on Peridot's 2007 Select List lately, hence my blogging frequency has slowed a bit. At any rate, my strategy for 2007 ...
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Analyzing Procter & Gamble (PG)

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:21 am

By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment IdeasP&G maintained FY10 targets for 5-7% sales growth, operating margin expanded to 24% vs 19.4 in '06 and EPS growth of around 10%. ...
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Why the Chipmakers Are Down for ‘07

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:20 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatIt isn’t quite the same as having a cover story, but we’ll take it. Business Week tells us Why the Chipmakers Are Down ...
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Sharp: “We’re not crooks. We’re inept.”

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:17 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatWe recently noted that the price-fixing investigation of LCD makers seemed a little tough to prove, given that the industry pricing model still ...
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Lattice Semiconductor Latest to Miss

Posted: December 15, 2006 at 1:16 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatWhen Texas Instruments missed their earnings target we noted they were the latest in a string of semiconductor manufacturers serving the wireless food ...
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