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Daily Archives: February 14, 2007

Media Digest 2/14/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Barron’s FT

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 5:02 am

According to Reuters, the FDA is trying to promote a culture that will allow dissenting opinions within the agency when it reviews new drugs.Reuters writes that Wall St. is skeptical ...
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Asia Markets 2/14/2007 Bridgestone, Sony, NEC Up, NTT Down

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 4:39 am

Stocks : (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NTT)(NIPNY)(DCM)SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia were higher.The Nikkei rose .7% to 17,753. Bridgestone was up 4.2% to 2580. Canon was up .3% to 6300. Fuji Film was down .8% to ...
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Tradesports Contracts

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 4:21 am

From Ticker SenseBelow we highlight a few key forecasts as measured by Tradesports contracts.  The first one below is a contract that trades on whether the Federal Funds Rate will ...
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Today’s Breadth

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 4:19 am

From Ticker SenseWhile today saw 406 S&P 500 stocks rise and only 90 fall, the index was only up 76 bps.  Below is a scatter chart highlighting all days (going ...
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AMAT: Applied Materials is Trying to Get Us Drunk

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 4:18 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatGiven that our birthday is coming up, we probably deserve a shot or two of fine anejo tequila. Mike Splinter, CEO of Applied ...
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Bassett’s Bind

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 4:15 am

From AAO WeblogBassett Furniture Industries filed a non-reliance 8-K yesterday on its financial statements for 2005. Specfically, the 2005 and 2004 balance sheets contained in that year’s 10-K are flawed. ...
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Tuesday’s Top Biotech and Medical Stocks

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 4:14 am

From BioHealth InvestorBiotechnologyONYX PHARM INC [ONXX] +7.74% REGENERON PHARMACE [REGN] +6.86% DYAX CORP [DYAX] +6.85% PROGEN INDS LTD [PGLA] +6.78% ILLUMINA INC [ILMN] +6.47% Diagnostic SubstancesAMER BIO MEDICA [ABMC] +8.62% ...
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Are NovaDel and Pfizer Collaborating on a Viagra Spray?

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 4:12 am

by H.S. AyoubBioHealth Investor.comThe Business, a British business magazine, published an article early January on rumors that Pfizer (PFE) may have contacted NovaDel Pharma (NVD) to initiate research into the ...
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A Global Factor Approach to Asset Allocation

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 4:10 am

From World BetaFor those that read my paper, "A Quant Approach to TAA", I examined the use of a single factor (momentum) in constructing a global portfolio. There are a ...
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Clearwire Sets Its IPO Terms

Posted: February 14, 2007 at 1:00 am

Clearwire has set the terms for its proposed IPO of 20 million shares at a price range of $23.00 to $25.00 per share, plus an additional 3 million for overallotments.  ...
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