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Daily Archives: January 12, 2007

Europe Markets 1/12/2007 Unilever, Bayer Up, SAP Down 8%

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 6:12 am

Stocks:  (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SI)(SAP)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(V)Markets in Europe were flat at 6.10 AM New York Time.The FTSE was flat at 6,230. Barclays was down .2% to 759.5. BP was down .5% at 534.5. BT ...
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iPhone Or No, Jobs Faces The Music

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 5:44 am

The Feds are not done with Steve Jobs. Someone on the West Coast could become the next Rudy Giuliani or Elliott Spitzer. The SEC and US Attorney are seeking to ...
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Media Digest 1/12/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 5:35 am

According to Reuters, Samsung's Q4 profits fell on dropping prices of flat screen TVs.Reuters writes that AT&T (T) will phase out the Cingular Wireless brand and rename the unit for ...
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Asia Markets 1/12/20006 Cathay Pacific, China Unicom Up Over 5%

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 5:15 am

Stocks:  (CN)(CHL)(CHU)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia rose sharply.The Nikkei was up 1.3% to 17,057. The Hang Send rose 1.2% to 19,613. Cathay Pacific rose 5.5% to 20.3. China Mobile moved up 1.9% ...
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Not All Hand Set Firms As Hurtin: Sony-Ericsson

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 4:55 am

As the share prices of Motorola (MOT) and Nokia (NOK) go down in flames as handset margins shrink, the world's No. 4 handset company is doing just fine. Sony-Ericsson (SNE)(ERIC) ...
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OPEC Gets POed, Oil’s Going Up

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 4:40 am

OPEC has had enough of falling oil prices as reserves rise and non-OPEC members open the spigots to counties like the US and China.Oil at $52 is going to break ...
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Playstation3 Gets Cut To Ribbons

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 4:26 am

If Sony (SNE) is anywhere close to Mudville, there is no joy there. The sales for Playstation3 sales during December were routed by Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox and the Nintendo Wii.According ...
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Business Week Round-Up (JAN 12, 2007)

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 4:25 am

These are just brief blurbs about what was said in "Inside Wall Street" in this week's version of Business Week.Thermage (THRM-NASDAQ), a recent IPO, was noted positively by Merrill Lynch ...
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The Bragging Is Over At AMD

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 4:17 am

Advanced Micro Devices has spent much of the last year and a half boasting about how it has kicked Intel around the block in the server and PC businesses. Wins ...
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Vista Sales: Victory Of Hope Over Reason

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 4:07 am

Much of Microsoft's gain to a multiyear hight was placed at the feet of a survey by NPD Group that stated sales of the new OS were doing better than ...
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You Call This A Rally

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 3:57 am

From Ticker SenseAt the risk of sounding too greedy, we would point out that while today's rally seems impressive, it's nothing compared to the gains we saw in Europe (the ...
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Are Rate Hikes Good or Bad

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 3:56 am

From Ticker SenseTo the surprise of all but one economist (out of a poll of over 50), earlier today the Bank of England raised interest rates by 25 bps.  The ...
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Struggling Emerging Markets

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 3:55 am

From Ticker SenseEmerging markets have had a tough start to the new year, and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is currently down 6 days in a row for a loss ...
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Sears Issues Upside Guidance

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 3:52 am

From Chad Brand at Peridot CapitalistSears Holdings (SHLD) projected fourth quarter earnings well above consensus estimates Wednesday. The company estimates EPS for the period will be in a range between ...
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Excess chip inventory keeps growing

Posted: January 12, 2007 at 3:51 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatExcess chip inventory keeps growing, says iSuppliSurplus semiconductor inventories in the global electronics supply chain rose again in the fourth quarter of 2006, ...
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