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Daily Archives: March 2, 2007

EADS: Airbus Says If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Make It

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 8:31 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatWe’ll save our usual “why big jets are unnecessary” comments for those who want to click through to read them. Germany Puts Freight ...
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Starbucks Cuts “Dividend”

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 8:29 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatAccording to the Seattle Times (via AZ Central):Every year around this time, Starbucks sends its shareholders a little gift along with its annual ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (MAR 2, 2007)

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 8:20 am

(AIG) AIG rose 2% after meeting expectations, boosting dividends, and announcing a $8 Billion stock buyback plan ($5B this year on accelerated basis).(ATPG) ATP Oil & Gas said annual production ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (MAR 2, 2007)

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 7:57 am

BRLC started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.CCL raised to Positive at Susquehanna.CIEN raised to Hold at Jefferies.CRZO started as Buy at Jefferies.DTE raised to Buy at KeyBanc.EXLS started as Outperform ...
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15 Companies That Management Can’t Fix: Dell

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 7:11 am

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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Mac Share Increase: Good News For Apple?

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 6:48 am

According to MacDailyNews, Apple's (AAPL) Mac is gaining share at a fairly rapid pace. The firm doing the measurements, Net Applications, may have a strange way of collecting the data ...
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Buffett’s Dirge For The Newspaper Industry

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 6:27 am

In among all of Warren Buffett's famous annual comments to his shareholders, amidst the success of the business and the announcement that he was looking for his own replacement, were ...
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Toyota Loses Gas As GM Gains Speed

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 6:10 am

Shares in Toyota (TM) were down 3.9% in Tokyo trading over night. The Nikkei was down, but not nearly that much. It may be dawning on Wall St. that the ...
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YouTube Goes Little To Get Big

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 5:57 am

Google's (GOOG) YouTube is going around town cutting video distribution deals with smaller players like the NBA and Wind-up records. The video sharing site says it now has over 1,000 ...
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The Steady Drum Beat: Microsoft Should Buy Yahoo!

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 5:45 am

Analysts regularly suggest that Microsoft (MSFT) should buy Yahoo! (YHOO) to help the big software company's flagging internet fortunes. The latest advice on the matter comes from UBS where the ...
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Nokia Disrespects The iPhone

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 5:31 am

Management from Nokia said that Smartphone growth over the next few years will be extraordinary. Sales for phones with web access, music players and cameras were about 60 million last ...
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Europe Markets 3/2/3002 Reuters Up, Deutsche Telekom Down

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 5:21 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 off modestly at 5.20 AM New York time.The FTSE is down .2% to 6,107. Barclays is flat at 726. BP is up .3% to 519. ...
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Media Digest 3/2/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 4:48 am

According to Reuters, Dell (DELL) suffered drops in both revenue and earnings sending the stock down after hours. Dell said its recovery might take several quarters.Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) ...
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Asia Markets 3/2/2007 Toyota, Sony Down

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 4:27 am

Stocks: (CAJ)(FUJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(DCM)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia were mixedThe Nikkei dropped 1.4% to 17,218. Bridgestone was down 2% to 2430. Canon was down 2.2% to 6260. Fuji Film was down 4.8% to 4790. ...
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On Posco, Berkshire, and Buffett

Posted: March 2, 2007 at 4:07 am

From Gannon On InvestingBerkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) released its annual report today – by now I expect most of you have read Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders. I'll discuss the ...
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