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Daily Archives: March 20, 2007

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S&P 500 Stocks Furthest Below 50-Day Moving Average

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 11:21 am

From Ticker SenseBelow are the eight S&P 500 stocks trading furthest below their 50-day moving averages.  The blue lines in the charts represent the stocks' 50-day moving average spread (% ...
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Palm: What Would a Buyer Need to Pay?

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 9:43 am

Well the reports are rampant again on Palm (PALM) being a takeover candidate with a bid as soon as Thursday.  Why Thursday?  Because its earnings are Thursday.  This batch of ...
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Comerica: All My Exs Live In Texas

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 9:36 am

As the old country Western song says "All my exs live in Texas". Now Comerica (CMA), the big commercial bank based in Detroit for many decades has decided to leave ...
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CEO Leaves Blockbuster, Problems Stay

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 8:37 am

Blockbuster's (BBI) CEO John Antioco is leaving. He has battled with the company's big shareholder Carl Icahn about everything from his bonus to his strategy.Blockbuster is constantly under siege. First ...
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As Alzheimer’s Dementia Increases So Could Nursing Home Stocks

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 8:20 am

The number of people with Alzheimer's disease rises above five million, one of the questions that come up is who will care for the patients. As The Wall Street Journal ...
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Full Research Summary (MAR 20, 2007)

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 7:22 am

ARAY started as Neutral at UBS.C started as Buy at AGEdwards.CKR started as Buy at Wedbush Morgan.CNI started as Outperform at CIBC.CLWR started as Buy at Pali Research.CP started as ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (MAR 20, 2007)

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 7:11 am

(ACS) Affiliated Computer Systems is up on talks being indicated for a merger by Cerberus Capital private equity; indicated up $8.00 to $59.00+.(ADBE) Adobe reports after the close ($0.29/$655.5M est.).(ALVR) ...
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AMD Could Still Go Lower

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 7:07 am

AMD (AMD) looks inexpensive. Very. It trades for 1.4x revenue. Intel (INTC) trades at 3.1x and Nvidia (NVDA) at 3.6x. And, AMD is down 60% over the last year while ...
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Goldman Sachs Research Summary (MAR 20, 2007)

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 6:49 am

Earnings estimates RAISED for Ballard Power (BLDP), Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), Fuel Tech (FTEK), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Ultrapar (UGP), Westar Energy (WR).Earnings estimates DECREASED for Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Evergreen ...
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Earlybird Analyst Calls (MAR 20, 2007)

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 6:12 am

ARAY started asd Neutral at UBS.CNI started as Outperform at CIBC.CLWR started as Buy at Pali Research.CP started as Sector Perform at CIBC.CPHD started as Overweight at Thomas Weisel.CRA started ...
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Europe Markets 3/20/2007 Alcatel-Lucent Down, Barclays, Prudential Up

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 5:14 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 6.15 AM New York time.The FTSE is down .1% to 6,185. Barclays is up 3.6% to 701.85. BP is down 1% to ...
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Yahoo! Tries To Flank Google In Mobile Search

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 4:41 am

Yahoo! (YHOO) has launched a local search agent for mobile phones. According to Reuters, Yahoo! plans to "take advantage of the inherently local nature of many Web searches performed on ...
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Coated Stent Sales Stay In Reverse

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 4:21 am

Coated stents cost more than un-coated ones. Putting the drugs onto the coated stents must add expense. But, that means that coated stents make more money for Boston Scientific (BSX) ...
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All News Is Bad News For Dell

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 4:09 am

Dell (DELL) got a dose of synchronicity today. Events that do not appear to be related at first glance may be equally difficult for the struggling PC giant.The first bit ...
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Media Digest 3/20/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: March 20, 2007 at 3:46 am

According to Reuters, Barclays (BCS) is in exclusive merger talkes with ABN Amro about a $160 billion merger.Reuters writes that President Bush will tour Ford (F) and GM (GM) plants.Reuters ...
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