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Monthly Archives: February 2007

15 Companies That Management Can’t Fix: Xerox

There are certain companies that probably cannot be turned around no matter who runs them. They tend to be in industries where macro-economic trends are against them, like the buggy ...
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PZZA: Papa John’s Drops the Pizza

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatSmall Cap Watch List and Mid Cap Watch List member Papa John’s International (PZZA) reported earnings last night. Highlights: (more...) ...
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SAFM: Chicken Purveyor Sanderson Farms Jumps from Fryer to Fire

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatSmall Cap Watch List and Mid Cap Watch List member Sanderson Farms SAFM) Released disappointing earnings (compared with analyst estimates of a ($0.07) ...
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Biotech IPO Filing: Endoceutics of Canada

A Canadian biotech company named Endoceutics, Inc. has filed with the SEC to raise up to $75 million via an IPO.  The underwriting group is listed as First Albany, Oppenheimer, ...
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Dow’s 400 Point Drop Aside, RadioShack’s Turnaround is Solidly in Place

By Chad Brand of Peridot CapitalistDespite Tuesday's dramatic 416 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, you may have noticed one stock that managed to gain 12% for the ...
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Dow Calculation Glitch — What the Index Really Looked Like

From Ticker SenseWe all know by now that the sudden 200 point drop in the Dow yesterday was due to a calculation delay caused by information overload by Dow Jones' ...
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US ETF Overbought/Oversold

From Ticker SenseJust like one blowup can damage years worth of work to build up positive reputation (JBLU), one big decline can damage months worth of market gains.  After days ...
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Sprint Shows A Pulse

Things got a bit better at Sprint (S) last quarter. Revenue rose from $9.79 billion in the quarter a year ago to $10.44 billion. Net income went from $197 million ...
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Pre-Market Stock Notes (FEB 28, 2007)

(ADSK) Autodesk restating earnings from 2003 to 2006 for options; stock down 4% pre-market.(AVNC) Advancis Pharmaceutical reaches agreement with FDA for resubmission of amoxicillin Pulsys application for strep throat.(AVNR) Avanir ...
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Earlybird Analyst Calls (FEB 28, 2007)

AQNT started as Outperform at Wachovia.AV cut to Underweight at Thomas Weisel.AXP raised to Outperform at FBR.ADBL raised to Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.ADSK raised to Outperform at Baird.BEAS raised ...
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Some Shorts Exit Yahoo!

The February short interest in Yahoo! (YHOO) dropped 4.2 million shares to 79.9 million. Over the last year, the company's shares are down about 5%, but have been moving up ...
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As Vista Comes To Market, Shorts Flee Microsoft

The short interest in Microsoft fell in February by 30.3 million shares to 78.2 million, a big drop. Investors must have decided that betting against Vista and Xbox was a ...
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Home Depot’s Gloomy 2007 Forecast

Home Depot (HD) obviously does not think the housing market is going anywhere good in 2007. In its forecast for the year, it says its own revenue will grow by ...
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Europe Markets Bounce Back

At 6.05 AM, most markets in Europe including the FTSE, DAXX, and CAC 40 are now down less than 1%. Some stocks including BSkyB, HSBC, BASF, BMW, SAP, VW, Cap ...
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US Stock Futures Point To Up Open

S&P, Nasdaq and Dow futures are up substantially at 5.55 AM with the Dow Industrial futures up almost 120 points.Douglas A. McIntyre ...
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