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Daily Archives: February 8, 2007

NBC Bashes YouTube

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 10:11 am

According to TechCruch, the new head of NBC Universal (GE) is going after YouTube (GOOG) for lacking proper filtering technology. But, YouTube is not doing it. Why?The TechCrunch theory is ...
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Analyst Double Speak On Apple (AAPL)

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 9:31 am

Goldman Sachs took Apple (AAPL) off of its prized "conviction buy list".  The reason according to MarketWatch is that the stock may be subject to "negative speculation" between now and ...
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Same Store Silliness (WMT)(TGT)(CC)(COST)

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 9:22 am

No one is likely to be happy with all of the same-store sales coming from the big retailers.Wal-mart (WMT) said its sales in February would be up 1% to 2%. ...
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McDonald’s: A Burger In Every Pot

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 8:20 am

"A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage" -- Herbert HooverMcDonald's (MCD) global same store sales rose 4.9% in January as the huge fast food company continues its ...
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Level 3 Lays An Egg (LVLT)

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 8:12 am

A number of analysts thought Level 3 should trade closer to $5 than its current $6.57.It seems that they may get their wish. The company announced earnings and EPS was ...
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Sun (SUNW) Spots

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 8:04 am

Morningstar carries a "fair value estimate" on Sun Microsystems (SUNW) of $4.50. The research firm says that investors should consider selling the stock at $5.40. That's pretty harsh. The stock ...
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Qwest (Q) In Nowhere Land

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 7:39 am

Qwest made a profit in Q4. But, its revenue rose .2% to $3.488 billion. It picked up some broadband subscribers, but lost landline customers. While high-speed internet customers rose 44% ...
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24/7 Wall St. 2007 Break-Up Values: Anheuser-Busch $56 (Current Price $50.25)

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 6:07 am

By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyreAnheuser-Busch (BUD) – Price $50.25; Break-up Value $56 Anheuser-Busch has already won the battle to be the largest beer company in the world, ...
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24/7 Wall St. 2007 Break-Up Values: Alcoa $46 (Current Price: $32.15)

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 6:04 am

By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyreAlcoa Aluminum, Inc. (AA) – Price $32.15; Break-up Value $46 Alcoa is another company that has brought about some rumblings from the private ...
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24/7 Wall St. 2007 Break-Up Values: Halliburton $59 (Current Price: $29.64)

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 6:01 am

By Ryan Barnes. Edited By Douglas A. McIntyreHalliburton Company (HAL) – Price $29.64; Break-up Value $59 Just to acknowledge the pink elephant in the room, yes, the former CEO of ...
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Europe Markets 2/8/2007 BT Up, Unilever Off

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 5:57 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 slightly lower at 5.55 AM New York time.The FTSE was off .1% to 6,362. Barclays was up .7% to 768. BP was down .8% to ...
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The Trouble With China’s Internet Companies

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 5:17 am

The large internet companies in China are facing two problems. The first is that they are not very large. The second is that they are making less money.Sina.com (SINA), the ...
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Record Industry Spits Back At Apple

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 5:03 am

Don't start a fight you can't finish. The music industry did not capitulate to Apple's (AAPL) suggestion that it allow music to be downloaded without digital rights management. It countered ...
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Media Digest 2/8/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Barron’s, FT

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 4:34 am

According to Reuters Imperial Tobacco (ITY) will by US tobacco company CBHC for $1.9 billion.Reuters writes that Unilever (UN) topped forecasts with an increase in profit of 27%.Reuters reports that ...
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Asia Markets 2/8/2007 HSBC Down, Honda, NTT Up

Posted: February 8, 2007 at 4:15 am

Asian markets were fairly flat.The Nikkei was flat at 17,292. Bridgestone was down .6% to 2430. Canon was up .8% to 6170. Fuji Film was up 3% to 5150. Hitachi ...
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