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Monthly Archives: December 2006

Goldman Sachs Launches a $6.5+ Billion Infrastructure Fund

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 9:31 am

Goldman Sachs (GS-NYSE) has raised its 'first' GS Infrastructure Partners fund with more than $6.5 billion in committed capital. This is Goldman Sachs' first fund dedicated to making infrastructure investments ...
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Analyst Notes (DEC 28, 2006)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 8:32 am

As you can tell, most analyst calls are thinning out and research departments are quieting down until next week.AUDC started as Accumulate at ThinkEquity.BBI reitr Buy at Soleil.BMR started as ...
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Pre-Market Stock Notes (DEC 28, 2006)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 8:22 am

(AAPL) Apple's options that were given to Steve Jobs in 2001 were reportedly falsified and were unapproved by the board, but he later surrendered those options as unexercised (Financial Times); ...
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The Marker Still Loathes Shaprper Image (SHRP)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 8:07 am

The coverage ratio in Sharper Image for shares held short it 37 days. In December, shares short totalled over 3 million and the stock trades an average of under 82,000 ...
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JetBlue Gets A Vote Of Confidence (JBLU)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 7:38 am

Short interest in Jet Blue fell 12.2 million shares to 39.1 million in December. And, that is after the stock has run from $9.25 to $14.62 in the last three ...
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Things Go From Bad To Worse At Earthlink (ELNK)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 7:26 am

Earthlink is a dog of a stock. It has gone from almost $12 two years ago to $7.15  And that is after a small run-up over the last few weeks. ...
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Shorts Get Smart About Amgen (AMGN)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 7:15 am

Amgen is a weird stock. The company had excellent news during the year, capped by FDA approval of its Vectibix cancer drug. But the stock trades at $68.46, closer to ...
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Europe Markets 12/28/2006 BT Down, Siemens Up

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 7:04 am

Stocks:  (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UL)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(V)Markets in Europe were off slightly at 7 AM New York time.The FTSE was down .2% to 6,234. Barclays was up .2% to 736.5  BP was down .9% to ...
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Dell Gets The Benefit Of The Doubt (DELL)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 6:35 am

The short interest in Dell fell 6.2 million shares to 35.6 mllion shares in December. Dell fell.What happened? A couple of things, perhaps.Dell has brought in former American Airline CEO ...
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Shorts Look For A Turn Up In Yahoo!

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 6:25 am

Stocks:  (YHOO)(GOOG)It would be hard to tell from the company's stock price, but there is an increasing bet among investors that Yahoo!'s shares could swing up. Short interest in the ...
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Joining The Sun Short Club (SUNW)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 6:14 am

Being cynical about Sun Microsystem's prospects has been a religion of sorts on Wall St. But, some of the faithful have fallen away. After trading at over $14 in late ...
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Charter Commications Draws Shorts (CHTR)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 5:50 am

Charter Communications, the ultra-troubled cable firm, watched shares short in the company's stock rise by 14.2 million to 76.2 million shares. It was the largest increase in a short position ...
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The Shorts Flee Microsoft (MSFT)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 5:39 am

Between November and December shares short in MSFT feel an extraordinary 41.7 million shares to 102.6 million.What gives? Well, in all probability Vista for one. Programmers have discovered some bugs, ...
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Sirius Shareholders Surrender (XMSR)(SIRI)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 5:22 am

Just last December, Sirius shares were near $8. They hit a multi-year low yesterday at $3.50. And, there seems to be no catalyst to turn them back North again.The Motley ...
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A Reprieve For Boston Scientific (BSX)

Posted: December 28, 2006 at 5:12 am

Put back the crash carts. Boston Scientific is up and walking. A sharp decline in coated drug stents, brought on by studies that they may cause heart problems, has not ...
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