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Daily Archives: March 29, 2007

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S&P 500 10-Day A/D Line

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 10:22 am

From Ticker SenseOne of the features of our mini-institutional research product is the Daily S&P 500 and Sector 10-Day A/D Line.  At the end of each day, we calculate the ...
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Will Radio, TV, and Print Save Google’s Growth Rate? No.

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 10:19 am

From Internet OutsiderTo hear people talk about Google's moves into offline media, you would think the company is on the verge of capturing all the profit in the media industry.  ...
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Large ASM Intl (ASMI) Holder Fursa Seeks Clearance to Purchase Additional Shares

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 10:16 am

From 13D TrackerIn an amended 13D filing on ASM International NV (Nasdaq: ASMI), 8.9% holder Fursa Alternative Strategies disclosed it is seeking clearance to purchase additional shares of the company's ...
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Good News For Apple Does Nothing For Stock

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 9:17 am

Barron's is reporting that Mac sales are running ahead of estimates for the current quarter according to NPD Research. Sales of the Apple personal computer should hit 1.5 million units ...
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More Carnage Coming in Newspaper Stocks

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 8:29 am

Goldman Sachs has another ghastly report for newspapers.  You know a report is going to be bad when it starts out with The good news for publishers: 2006 is over.  ...
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T. Boone Pickens’ Oil Price Predictions

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 7:51 am

T. Boone Pickens, the revered oil investor and sage, just appeared on CNBC this morning to discuss oil prices.  If traders pay attention to one man on oil on television, ...
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Microsoft’s Secret Plan To Get Google

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 7:33 am

The weakness of Google Adsense and the competing text ad product from Yahoo! is that they pay sites in their network for visitors who click on the ads. The network ...
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US Steel Acquires Lone Star Steel (X, LSS)

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 7:19 am

Lone Star Steel (LSS) is trading up 37% pre-market because US Steel (X) is acquiring Lone Star for $67.50 in cash.  US Steel (X) is saying that the merger will ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (MAR 29, 2007)

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 7:00 am

(ALTR) Altera announced a $0.04 dividend a 50 million share buyback plan.(ALV) Autoliv names new President/CEO.(ANGO) Angiodynamics fell 20% after losing a jury verdict to Diomed.(ATMI) ATMI Inc. lowered guidance.(BA) ...
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A Nervous Morning for NVIDIA Shareholders

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 6:44 am

How will today’s big architecture news from Intel (INTC) affect shares of NVIDIA (NVDA)?  While the AMD-copying angle is certainly headline-worthy, also of importance to NVDA shareholders is the fact ...
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Earlybird Analyst Calls (MAR 29, 2007)

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 6:24 am

ABC started as Sector Perform at CIBC.ARMHY raised to Buy at UBS.BBX started as Neutral at JPMorgan.CAH started as Outperform at CIBC.CBKN started as Neutral at Baird.GYMB started as Buy ...
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Sony Playstation Finally Show Signs Of Life

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 5:39 am

Sony's (SNE) new Playstation 3 sold 600,000 copies in the first two days it was available in Europe. In its first full month of sales in Europe, Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox ...
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Europe Markets 3/29/2007

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 5:21 am

Stocks:  (BCS)(BP)(BT)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(DCX)(DB)(DT)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(STM)Markets in Europe are higher at 6.20 AM New York time.The FTSE is up .6% to 6,303. Barclays is up .6% to 724. BP is up .4% to 554. ...
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UAW Kisses Off Delphi, A Sign Of Things To Come

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 4:59 am

The UAW told Delphi, the bankrupt car parts company, to take a hike. The labor contract offer from Delphi was so poor that they union will not even offer a ...
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McDonald’s Thumbs It Nose At Starbucks

Posted: March 29, 2007 at 4:46 am

The quote is a classic. From Reuters: "You can't get much better profit than adding water to beans," McDonald's USA President Don Thompson said at an investor conference last week. ...
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