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Daily Archives: February 6, 2007

Kodak’s New Printer Product Will Be Stillborn

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 10:25 am

Eastman Kodak (EK) is coming out with a new printer. On paper, it looks unbelievable. The ink stays vibrant for 100 years instead of the normal decade or so. Ink ...
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24/7 Wall St. 2007 Break-Up Values: News Corp $25 (Current Price $24)

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 9:54 am

By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyreNews Corp (NWS.A) – Price $24; Break-up Value $25 It was put best by Jon Ogg in the Entrenched Corporate Leaders profile just ...
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IAC/Interactive Is Not An Internet Company

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 9:35 am

IAC  (IACI) has the word "interactive" in its name. And, it owns Ask.com, which as about 5% of the online search business.But, the company is hardly an online operation. Revenue ...
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Part of Tyco’s Break-Up Value Already Realized in Today’s Prices

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 9:30 am

Tyco (TYC-NYSE) is one that has finally shed its old corrupt image and is now in the 'pending' file of companies that are in the break-up group.  The stock has ...
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Pre-Market Stock Notes (FEB 6, 2007)

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 8:17 am

(ABT) Abbott announces plans to initiate the world's first drug-eluting stent clinical trial solely in women.(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland named Patricia Woertz as Chairman.(ALD) Allied Capital received subpoena from U.S. ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (FEB 6, 2007)

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 8:01 am

ADBE  started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.AEP raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.ANSS started as Buy at Bank of America.APL cut to Hold at AGEdwards.ATRS cut to neutral at JPMorgan.CSX ...
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24/7 Wall St. 2007 Break-Up Values: Citigroup $65 (Current Price $54.75)

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 7:25 am

By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyreCitigroup (C ); Price $54.75; Break-up Value $65 Much has been written, suggested, and clamored for in regards to a break-up at Citi.Whatever ...
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Zecco’s Ambitions Widen

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 6:47 am

Zecco, the online zero dollar trade commission firm, is planning to expand its businesses in the coming months. Within the next week or so, Zecco will launch an IRA product. ...
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24/7 Wall St. 2007 Break-Up Values: Wyeth $54 (Current Price $50.43)

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 6:22 am

By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyreWyeth has done well for themselves to bounce back after the “fen-phen” debacle, which for a while threatened to bankrupt the company.  All ...
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Europe Markets 2/6/2007 BP Down, Alcatel-Lucent Up

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 6:18 am

Stocks:  (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SAP)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(STM)(V)Markets in Europe were modestly higher at 6.15 AM New York time.The FTSE was up .4% to 6,343. Barclays rose 1% to 760.5. BP fell 1.8% to 532. BT ...
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Toyota Rubs Salt In Detroit’s Wounds

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 6:03 am

Not enough that Toyota (TM) has been stealing market share left and right from GM (GM), Ford (F), and Chrysler (DCX). It is making a lot of money in the ...
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Sohu, So Small

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 5:33 am

Sohu's (SOHU) fourth quarter revenue disappointed Wall St. But, it is also a reminder of how tiny China's leading internet firms are. And, they are not all growing quickly, a ...
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Wal-Mart Bears Down On NetFlix And Blockbuster

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 5:13 am

Wal-Mart (WMT) has made enough mistakes recently that most of its competition may not be overly concerned when the company launches a new service.That could be a mistake. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) ...
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Media Digest 2/6/2007 Reuters, NYTimes, WSJ, FT, Barron’s

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 4:55 am

According to Reuters, BP (BP) posted a drop in Q4 profits, but numbers were better than expected. Guidance going forward was disappointing.Reuters writes that Toyota's (TM) most recent quarter showed ...
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Asia Markets 2/6/2007 NTT, Toyota, Sony Up, China Unicom Down

Posted: February 6, 2007 at 4:33 am

Stocks:  (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(DCM)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia rose sharply.The Nikkei was up .4% to 17,407. Bridgestone was up .2% to 2515. Canon was up 1.3% to 6230. Fuji Film was flat at 4880. ...
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