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Daily Archives: May 4, 2007

Cramer’s Newest Laser Pick

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 5:25 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he's looking at some very speculative names.  His second pick is in lasers.  Last week he speculated on Ionatron (IOTN) and ...
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Cramer Digs For Golden Star

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 5:08 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he's looking at some very speculative names.  He's looking at Golden Star Resources (GSS-NYSE) as the way to play the CNBC ...
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Buffett Takes Berkshire Hathaway Earnings Higher

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 4:34 pm

Berkshire Hathaway just came out and posted some pretty incredible results.  The company posted net earnings of $2.595 Billion, but net earnings from operations and outside of investment gains came ...
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The 52-Week Low Clubs

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 3:15 pm

Dean Foods (DF) Poor earnings and weak outlook. S&P ratings cut to boot. Drops to $32.83 down from 52-week high of $50.50.Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (CDE) The exploration and mineral ...
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Cramer Upping a CROCS Endorsement

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 1:55 pm

Today, Cramer came on CNBC for the STOP TRADING segment and was briefly positive on Olin (OLN-NYSE) as a cheap chemical company and positive on Churchill Downs (CHDN-NASDAQ) ahead of ...
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Big 5 (BGFV) not feeling so ‘Big’ today

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 1:51 pm

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (BGFV) reported earnings yesterday and here are the highlights: Their first-quarter profit rose 28% Q1 earnings increased to $7.6 million, or 33 cents per share, ...
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NYMEX Launching Uranium Futures: What Does It Mean For Uranium Stocks?

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 11:48 am

Stock Tickers: NMX, USU, CCJ, EMU, MOS, CF, URRE, USEG, URZUranium prices, and many of the underlying stocks that either mine it or explore it or are involved in the ...
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Starbucks Store Review in Texas

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 10:42 am

The Starbucks at the busy intersection of Westheimer and Post Oak Boulevard, is perhaps the largest Starbucks in Houston and has to be larger than 99% of all other stores.  ...
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Interactive Brokers Now Public & Open (IBKR)

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 10:02 am

Stock Tickers: IBKR, ETFC, AMTD, SCHWInteractive Brokers (IBKR-NASDAQ) has now opened after pricing its IPO.  The IPO came public via the OpenIPO(R) format from W.R.Hambrecht, and we already posted the ...
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Starbucks Thin Growth

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 8:26 am

So, Starbuck's (SBUX) met their number of 19 cents a share that the analyst expected, giving them 18% earning growth. Great? Make it worth paying 27 times earnings? No, let's ...
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Interactive Brokers IPO Terms Set Even Higher

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 7:43 am

Interactive Brokers (IBKR-NASDAQ) priced 40 million share IPO at $30.01 per share.  This is now a $1.2 Billion deal and the share count by the end of the bidding was ...
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Berkshire Hathaway Braces For Protesters at Annual Meeting (BRK/A, PTR)

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 7:28 am

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A-NYSE) will have a new issue to deal with at its annual meeting this weekend.  It will have protesters outside calling for Berkshire Hathaway to sell its 1.1% ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (May 4, 2007)

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 6:58 am

BIIB cut to Sector Perform at RBC.BLT cut to Neutral at Baird.BLKB raised to Hold at Citigroup.BONT started as Buy at B of A.CBL cut to Hold at AGEdwards.CECO raised ...
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Reuters Suitors: Dow Jones, Thomson, News Corp?

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 6:40 am

Rumors that Reuters (RTRSY) has been approached about selling the company now revolve around Canandian information services giant Thomson (TOC). The company has a market cap of almost $30 billion, ...
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Would Google Buy Yahoo!

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 6:02 am

At first glance, the purchase of Yahoo! (YHOO) by Google (GOOG) would seem to be nonsense. Think about the antitrust problems. But, think about them again. The two major competitors ...
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