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Daily Archives: April 3, 2007

Should Sirius Deal With XM Die?

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 9:01 am

According to The New York Post, the research group that helped kill the Echostar (DISH) deal to merge with DirecTV (DTV) has crafted a report for the National Association of ...
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Full Analyst Research Summary (APR 3, 2007)

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 7:47 am

ABY cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.ADLS started as Outperform at Rodman & Renshaw.AGP raised to Outperform at Wachovia.ALLT cut to Sector Perform at RBC.ARBA started as Hold at WR Hambrecht.BOW ...
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Another Lawsuit In Nokia Battle With Qualcomm

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 7:31 am

Perhaps it will never end, and cell phone chip company Qualcomm (QCOM) will battle with its largest customer, Nokia (NOK) until the end of ages.With Nokia's license of Qualcomm's products ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (APR 3, 2007)

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 7:01 am

(AAPL) Apple gets an inquiry from the EU over anti-trust issues into how its iTunes sells music online in coordination with major music companies. (AIZ) Assurant will replace Realogy (H) ...
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TASER Stuns Itself

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 6:48 am

TASER International Inc. (TASR-NASDAQ) is indicated down almost 5% pre-market after announcing that its Q1 2007 sales are estimated at $14 million.  This was the largest Q1 quarter for the ...
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Earlybird Analyst Calls (APR 3, 2007)

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 6:22 am

ABY cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.ADLS started as Outperform at Rodman & Renshaw.AGP raised to Outperform at Wachovia.ALLT cut to Sector Perform at RBC.BOW cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.CBI raised ...
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CMGI Buys the Rest of Its Japan Venture

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 6:11 am

CMGI's (CMGI-NASDAQ) ModusLink subsidiary has acquired full ownership of its Japan-based joint venture from Sasatoku Printing, which held a 60% interest in the J-V.  Unfortunately, financial terms were not disclosed.  ...
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Europe Markets 4/3/2007

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 5:44 am

Stocks:  (BP)(BT)(BCS)(DCX)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DT)(DB)(SAP)(SI)(ALU)(FTE)(STM)(V)Markets in Europe were up at 6.40 AM New York time.The FTSE rose .4% to 6,343. (more...) ...
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Is Sirius Serious? (SIRI, XMSR)

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 5:23 am

It is amazing how many days Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI-NASDAQ) has hit our "52 Week Low Club" screen.  It is day in and day out.  It has now given up ...
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GM Stars In China

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 4:36 am

General Motors (GM) may be struggling to keep its unit sales and market share in the US, but it is booming in China. Perhaps the company should move from Detroit ...
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Crocs Sues Its Way Out of Ugliness

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 4:26 am

Perhaps one of the more interesting ways of looking at companies is trying to garner the mindset of the company's legal department and the "Legal Proceedings" section of annual reports.  ...
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Google Makes TV Sweat

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 4:21 am

The new Google (GOOG) deal with Echostar (DISH) to sell advertising on the satellite network and measure audience viewing patterns may seem insignificant at first. The head of the Digitas ...
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Media Digest 4/3/2006 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Barron’s

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 4:01 am

According to Reuters, Google (GOOG) is entering an agreement with Echostar (DISH) to sell and measure advertising on the satellite TV company's channels.Reuters writes that Pepsi (PBG) will double its ...
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Asia Markets 4/3/2007 Honda, Toshiba Up

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 3:38 am

(TM)(SNE)(HBC)(NTT)(CAJ)(FUJ)(NIPNY)(CHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(DCM)(HIT)(HMC)Markets in Asia were sharply higher.The Nikkei gained 1.3% to 17,244. (more...) ...
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Margin Debt- What You Need To Know

Posted: April 3, 2007 at 3:18 am

By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas I'm a big fan of the Economist, in my opinion its the best magazine one can read and is the only one ...
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