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Daily Archives: March 5, 2007

Cheniere Energy Partners Sets IPO Terms

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 11:25 am

Cheniere Energy Partners, which will trade under the CQP ticker on NYSE, has announced the indicated terms of its pending and proposed IPO spin-off.  Cheniere Energy "Partners" is the formed ...
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Wal-Mart Cuts Sirius’s Throat

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 11:15 am

It is hard to believe that the nation's largest retailer could do much to hurt a satellite radio company. But, think again.Wal-Mart (WMT) is going to be selling high-definition radios. ...
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Motorola Should Invite Mr. Icahn In

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 11:06 am

Motorola (NYSE:MOT) opposes investor Carl Icahn's bid to join its board. He is pretty annoying buy it would appear that he does something for the other shareholders in other companies ...
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A Look At U.S. Equities: Stock Returns By Decile Since 2/27

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 10:53 am

From Ticker SenseWe looked at the stocks of the Russell 3,000 to see how they have performed since the 2/27 decline when grouped into different categories.  We broke the index ...
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Perspective on Dow and Homebuilders

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 10:48 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market BeatAlthough the last week managed to shake investor’s (over)confidence, it wasn’t long ago that all the talk was about the new records being ...
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NVR: Review of NVR 10K

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 10:44 am

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat'NVR, Inc. is a member of our Small Cap Watch List, Mid Cap Watch List and Large Cap Watch List. We reviewed its ...
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Sirius Hits Two Year Low

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 9:37 am

In a sign that the markets are concerned about the Sirius (SIRI) merger with XM (XMSR), Sirius stock hit a two year low of $3.48 as the market opened. The ...
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It Can’t Get Worse At AMD, But It Does

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 9:15 am

AMD cannot seem to get itself out of trouble no matter what it does. Now the company has announced that it can't meet its first quarter numbers. The company's war ...
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Biotech Implosion: Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. (MEMY)

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 9:08 am

Early this morning, Memory Pharmaceuticals (MEMY) dropped a bomb with its announcement that Phase IIa results for MEM1003 failed to achieve its effectiveness targets for treatment in acute mania in ...
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US Cellular Left in the Lurch by TDS

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 8:46 am

US Cellular Corp. (USM-AMEX) shareholders were just delivered some less than great news.  Telephone & Data Systems (TDS-AMEX) is ceasing its activity related to acquiring the rest of US Cellular ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (MAR 5, 2007)

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 8:11 am

AAPL raised to Overweight at Prudential.AHD cut to Mkt Perform at Wachovia.ALD cut to Neutral at B of A.ATPG cut to Sector Perform at RBC.AVAV started as Outperform at FBR; ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (MAR 5, 2007)

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 8:05 am

(ALJ) Alon USA is buying 102 convenience stores for some $70 million.(ARXX) Aeroflex gets $13.50 buyout from private equity firms General Atlantic and Francisco Partners.(ASYT) Asyst Tech gets supply pact ...
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Earlybird Analyst Calls (MAR 5, 2007)

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 7:18 am

AHD cut to Mkt Perform at Wachovia.ALD cut to Neutral at B of A.AVAV started as Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.BOT raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.BRS cut to Underperform at ...
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15 Companies That Management Can’t Fix: Palm

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 6:20 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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News Digest 3/5/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: March 5, 2007 at 5:33 am

According to Reuters, the Detroit News has reported that Blackstone is looking at buying Chrysler (DCX).Reuters reports that HSBC (HBC) profits rose 5% last year, but it took write-downs of ...
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