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Daily Archives: January 5, 2007

GM’s Empty Challenge (GM)(TM)

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 6:24 am

GM says that the spot as the world's largest car maker is worth fighting for, just as Toyota is about to snatch the crown. The company said its plants could ...
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Ford Gets Some Stones (F)(TM)(HMC)

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 6:10 am

As The New York Times chronicles the collapse of Ford, the company has decided it is tired of having sand kicked in its face by Honda and Toyota.The US car ...
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Europe Markets 1/5/2007 British Air, France Telecom Up, DaimlerChrysler Down

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 6:02 am

Markets in Europe were off modestly at 6 AM New York time.The FTSE was down .2% to 6,272. BP was down .4% to 560.5. BT was up .8% to 321.75. ...
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Media Digest 1/5/2006 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 5:42 am

Stocks: (OPWV)(WB)(F)(GM)(MOT)(NOK)(NYT)(GOOG)(GPS)(LLY)According to Reuters, GM will try to further cut its workforce and close plants in 2007 in an attempt to drop its cost base further in North America.Reuters says ...
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Asia Markets 1/5/2007 Toyota, Canon Down, Softbank Up

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 5:19 am

Stocks:  (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia were mixed with the Nikkei off sharply.The Nikkei was down 1.5% to 17,092. Bridgestone was down 2.5% to 2580. Canon was down 2.1% to 6530. Fujit ...
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Playing the Online DVD Rental Market

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 5:05 am

By Chad Brand of Peridot CapitalistAfter years of trailing Netflix (NFLX), movie rental giant Blockbuster (BBI) has finally realized that it might have a competitive advantage over its main rival; ...
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Greater Atlantic Financial: Inter-company Accounts Settled

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 5:04 am

From AAO WeblogSavings & loan Greater Atlantic Financial Corporation issued a non-reliance 8-K filing on December 26, neutralizing its financial statements for for the quarterly periods ended December 31, 2005 ...
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Bioject’s Needle-Free Delivery Technology Used by NIH

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 5:02 am

From BioHealth InvestorBioject Medical Technologies Inc (BJCT) announced early Thursday that the National Institutues of Health (NIH) has initiated its DNA vaccine study to prevent the H5N1 flu virus using ...
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Thursday’s Top Biotech and Medical Stocks

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 5:01 am

From BioHealth InvestorBiotechnologyINNOVIVE PHARMACEUTL [IVPH.OB] +23.46% XTL BIOPHARMACEUTICA [XTLB] +22.88% STEMCELLS INC [STEM] +16.92% MEMORY PHARMACEUTICA [MEMY] +16.73% BIONOVO INC [BNVI.OB] +14.55% Diagnostic SubstancesRG GLBL LIFESTYLS [RGBL.OB] +47.39% ORCHID CELLMARK ...
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Stem Cell Stocks Jump on New Congress Promise

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 4:59 am

From BioHealth Investorby H.S. AyoubBioHealth InvestorStem cell stocks gained big time on Thursday as the new U.S. congress was set to take helm. The new Domocratic agenda promises to ease ...
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When Congress goes to work, it’s time to sell. . .

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 4:58 am

From World BetaArticle at The Club For Growth"According to two economists, Mike Ferguson of the University of Cincinnati and Hugh Douglas Witte of the University of Missouri at Columbia (paper ...
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Blame Home Depot’s Board, Not Nardelli

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 4:55 am

From Contrarian Edge The ousting of Bob Nardelli sent a wrong message to American CEOs: it taught them an incorrect lesson – manage the stock, not the company.As Herb Greenberg ...
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Top 2007 Stock Recommendations

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 4:53 am

From Ticker SenseIn our search for 2007 individual stock recommendations, we gathered lists from various periodicals, websites, and Wall Street firms (12 in total, 261 stocks). We then combined all ...
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Consecutive Up and Down Days

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 4:52 am

From Ticker SenseBelow is a list of the S&P 500 stocks that have been up or down the most consecutive days.  Stocks highlighted in red have typically performed poorly following ...
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“As January Goes, So Goes the Year”

Posted: January 5, 2007 at 4:50 am

From Ticker SenseThe above quote is one of the most cited seasonal trends in the market, but does it work?  Going back to 1962 (we realize we could have easily ...
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