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Daily Archives: January 23, 2007

Pre-Market Stock Notes (JAN 23, 2007)

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 8:25 am

(AAPL) Apple’s Steve Jobs has been questioned by the SEC regarding stock options; stock down 1%.(ADTN) Adtran $0.26 EPS vs $0.23e.(ALU) Alcatel-Lucent trading down 10% on earnings warning; same conglomerates, ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (JAN 23, 2007)

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 8:23 am

CME raised to Neutral at Prudential.DRI raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.HOV & LEN cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.HRS cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.IFIN cut to Underweight at ...
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Yahoo!, Amazon, Ebay: They Died With Their Boots On

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 6:20 am

The market is anxiously awaiting earnings from the old-line internet companies to see if their place in the internet world is slipping further or whether their businesses are stable and ...
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Can The UAW Save Detroit?

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 5:59 am

The UAW is in talks with the big Detroit car companies about taking on the responsibility for retiree health-care benefits. The move would take billions of dollars of liabilities away ...
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IPO Pricing Alert: AeroVironment

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 5:55 am

AeroVironment Inc.(AVAV-NASDAQ) haspriced its IPO.  This was one that we thought was supposed to pricelater in the week, but the demand was there for a premium pricing orthe late-week indication ...
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Pfizer Should Buy Teva

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 5:48 am

As Big Pharma companies lose share to generics, Wall St.'s theory is that they should buy smaller companies that are developing new, hot drugs. If Big Pharma can't fill its ...
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Europe Markets 1/23/2007 Alcatel-Lucent Down Over 10%

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 5:32 am

Stocks:  (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DT)(DB)(SAP)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(V)Markets in Europe were narrowly mixed at 5.30 AM New York time.The FTSE was up .2% to 6,229. Barclays was up .3% to 745. BP was up .4% to ...
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Market Yawns At Sun Deal With Intel

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 5:15 am

Sun Microsystems (SUNW) picked Intel (INTC) to supply chips for its servers after years of an exclusive relationship with Intel rival AMD (AMD). Intel is even going to use its ...
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GAP (GPS) CEO: Fired For Outperforming Market

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 5:02 am

Paul Pressler was fired as CEO of Gap (GPS). He started at the company in September 2002. Over the last five years, almost all under Pressler, Gap stock has outperformed ...
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Media Digest 1/23/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 4:54 am

According to Reuters, The Nasdaq Stock Exchange (NDAQ) criticized the London Stock Exchange (LSE) for refusing to discuss its takeover offer. Reuters writes that Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) lost over a tenth ...
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Asia Markets 1/23/2007 Cathay Pacific Down, China Mobile Up

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 4:36 am

Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(SNE)(TM)(VHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia were relatively flat.The Nikkei was down .1% to 17,409. Bridgestone was down .8% to 2645. Canon was up 1.6% to 6550. Fuji Film was down 1.1% ...
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After a 40% Drop, Crude Oil Might Be Nearing Bottom

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 4:18 am

By Chad Brand of The Peridot CapitalistWith warm weather and worries over a slowing economy globally, crude oil has been under extreme pressure in recent weeks. While such a dramatic ...
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Crude Oil Price Chart

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 4:17 am

From Ticker SenseCrude Oil is currently in a nasty bear market, but from the looks of its price chart, it may be due for a bounce off of the bottom ...
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Sell Tech Based on the Calendar? It Depends on Your Horizon

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 4:16 am

From Ticker SenseLast Tuesday night, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers that they should sell tech based on the calendar.  His recomendation was based on the premise that historically ...
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Analyzing Citigroup (C)

Posted: January 23, 2007 at 4:14 am

By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment IdeasCiti reported 4Q EPS of $1.03. One time items included charges for Japan Consumer Finance down $0.10 or $489 mil and gain from ...
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