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Daily Archives: May 25, 2007

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AMD and their quiet comeback, you can’t dismiss them yet

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) shares have moved up 11% since May 9th including the 5% fall since Wednesday (5/23). So what's all the fuss about? Do you care? Should ...
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Video Gamers Short Interest May 2007

The video game sector was a bit weird this month as far as short selling goes.  There was no clear direction at all, so there is no real robust call ...
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More Buyout Predictions

On CNBC's Stop Trading segment today, Jim Cramer talked with Alexander Goldfarb from UBS about Archstone Smith (ASN) on a potential buyout.  An industry newsletter said that Tischman may be ...
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Sharper Image (SHRP) Founder Dumps Shares

Former Sharper Image (SHRP) CEO Richard J. Thalheimer has sold almost all of his shares in the company. In early May, he had almost 20% of the company's stock.Thalheimer apparently ...
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Wal-Mart (WMT) Takes Incoming

The woman fired as head of Wal-Mart's (WMT) marketing operations, allegedly for having an affair with an employee and accepting gifts from suppliers, claims that the WMT CEO got his ...
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Yahoo! (YHOO) Loses Ground In Rankings

The new comScore search engine data from April is out. The number are for the US market. Yahoo! (YHOO) dropped .7% from the previous month to 26.8%. Google (GOOG) gained ...
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Shorting Internet Security Stocks May 2007

How long has it been since we have received worldwide web reports of a massive web attack, or a DNS attack, or a major virus, or a Trojan Horse? It's ...
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Shorting Web Stocks (May 2007) (GOOG, YHOO, EBAY, AMZN, BIDU, MNST)

Stock Tickers: GOOG, YHOO, EBAY, AMZN, BIDU, MNSTShort sellers in the online search and content names are not showing any real significant pattern.  The short interest actually fell in Google ...
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Mixed Bag in Online Travel Short Sales (May 2007) (PCLN, EXPE, TZOO, CTRP)

Stock Tickers: PCLN, EXPE, TZOO, CTRPThe online travel sector is a bit of an odd bird.  The travel sector itself is of course very cyclical and one of the first ...
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Short Sellers Line Up Against CMGI & Incubators (May 2007) (CMGI, ICGE, SFE)

Stock Tickers: CMGI, ICGE, SFEThe short sellers are lining up their bets against CMGI (CMGI-NASDAQ).  To add fuel to the fire, the shorts are also lining up bets against the ...
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Shorts Up Against Online Brokers (May 2007) (ETFC, AMTD, SCHW, NITE, OXPS, TRAD, IBKR)

Stock Tickers: ETFC, AMTD, SCHW, NITE, OXPS, TRAD, IBKRThe short interest in online brokers is often a guage as to what traders are thinking about the markets because it is ...
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Crazy Short Sellers in Online Advertisers (May 2007) (VCLK, AQNT, TFSM)

Stock Tickers: VCLK, AQNT, TFSMWe have frequently noted how the short sellers are often motivated by different factors and have a longer-term outlook than Joe Q. Public.  We wanted to ...
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Sony (SNE): Fold Your TV And Put It In Your Wallett

Sony (SNE) has never lacked for engineering prowess. It latest gadget proves that is still true. The company has launched a video screen that is thinner than most credit cards. ...
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Biotech Short Interest (May 2007) (AMGN, GILD, CELG, GENZ, MEDI, BIIB, AMLN, IMCL, DNDN, NFLD)

Stock Tickers: AMGN, GILD, CELG, GENZ, MEDI, BIIB, AMLN, IMCL, DNDN, NFLDThe short interest is on the rise overall, but the odd thing is that the short interest in biotech ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Research Summary (May 25, 2007)

AMLN started as Neutral at B of A.ARNA started as Neutral at B of A.AUXL started as Buy at B of A.BEN cut to Neutral at UBS.CAT cut to Hold ...
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