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Daily Archives: May 18, 2007

The 52-Week Low Club (May 18, 2007)

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 3:34 pm

Despite day after day of the "New DJIA High" headlines some companies keep going the opposite direction and put in new 52-week lows.  This little piggy went to market.....Atherogenics (AGIX).... ...
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Einstein Bros. Back From the Pink Sheets (NWRG, BAGL, PNRA, SBUX)

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 3:06 pm

Is it an IPO, a Recapitalization, a Secondary, or a PIPE? Truthfully, it is all of them and none of them.  It's a Re-PO.Maybe the restaurant chain didn't die, but ...
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Cramer Says the Internet Mergers Are Game-Changers

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 1:51 pm

Cramer on today's STOP TRADING said the Microsoft (MSFT-NASDAQ) deal for aQuantive (AQNT-NASDAQ) is a game changer.  If they willpay $6 Billion to buy AQNT, then what is coming in ...
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Odyssey Marine Exploration: Treasure Hunting Rags to Riches (OMR)

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 10:21 am

Stock Tickers: OMR, CLCT, PRXI, HISTIf you haven't heard of Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. (OMR-AMEX), you either haven't watch treasure ship shows on television or haven't seen some wild occasional ...
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DaimlerChrysler (DCX): What If The Deal Comes Undone?

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 9:39 am

Cerberus, the suitor that appears to have wrapped up the purchase of Chrysler from DaimlerChrysler (DCX) does not exactly have a perfect record of closing deals. The fund walked away ...
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After aQuantive, 24/7 Real Media Deserves a Much Higher Price

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 8:59 am

The 24/7 Real Media (TFSM-NASDAQ) buyout price now looks silly after this premium that Microsoft (MSFT-NASDAQ) is paying to acQuire aQuantive (AQNT-NASDAQ).  Lets forget about the percentage premiums and just ...
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Tata Motors: A Longer-Term Threat to US Autos?

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 8:14 am

What would happen if the US auto industry had to compete against India in its neverending turf war? The long and hard truth is that for now the US market ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (May 18, 2007)

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 7:33 am

(ADSK) Autodesk trading down 0.7% after trading higher initially on earnings yesterday.(AQNT) aQuantive gets a $66.50 buyout price from Microsoft, nearly a 90% premium.(APD) Air Products is in CEO succession, ...
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aQuantive Massive Buyout Premium (AQNT, MSFT)

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 7:10 am

Stock Tickers: AQNT, MSFT, GOOG, TFSM, YHOO, VCLKaQuantive Inc. (AQNT-NASDAQ) just recived a huge premium buyout by Microsoft (MSFT-NASDAQ).  This is one that was a 50/50 chance of happening via ...
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Pre-Market Research Summary (May 18, 2007)

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 6:54 am

ADS downgraded at Baird, Bear Stearns, Piper Jaffray.APKT raised to Buy at Canto Fitzgerald.BARE started as Outperform at Wachovia.BNI started as Outperform at Morgan Keegan.CAI raised to Buy at UBS.CAMP ...
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Verizon (VZ) Gets An Upgrade

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 6:23 am

The folks over at Citigroup love Verizon (VZ). They upgraded it all the way from "sell" to "buy" and moved their price target from $33 to $48. Since the stock ...
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Sony: Still Trouble Ahead

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 4:56 am

Sir Howard Stinger has done it. Sony's (SNE) stock has not been this high in almost five years. But, that means that the stock is simply back to where it ...
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IBM: The Tragedy Of the 21st Century Company

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 4:37 am

IBM (IBM) has announced its plans to double earnings per share by 2010. Part of it is business as usual for a big US company. It hopes to double revenue ...
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GE: No Make-Up Needed

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 4:17 am

General Electric (GE) is finally getting rid of the plastics division that has dogged its earnings for several quarters. It appears that Saudi Basic Industries will pay $11 billion, which ...
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Media Digest 5/18/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: May 18, 2007 at 3:49 am

According to Reuters, profits at British Airways (BAB) dropped 18%.Reuters writes that DaimlerChrysler (DCX) will sharply reduce its debt after the sale of Chrysler.Reuters also reports that JC Penny (JCP) ...
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