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Daily Archives: June 23, 2007

Major Financial Websites For May 2007

Posted: June 23, 2007 at 6:49 pm

Looking at the May numbers for major financial websites points out the fairly significant differences between the numbers issued by NetRatings and ComScore.The NetRatings figures show the following unique visitor ...
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GM (GM) At $40?

Posted: June 23, 2007 at 5:28 pm

GM (GM) has not traded above $40 since late 2004. But, that could change. Former GM parts operation Delphi, which entered Chapter 11 after its had become an independent company, ...
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London Stock Exchange Buy Italian Peer

Posted: June 23, 2007 at 2:49 pm

The London Stock Exchange is buying the Borsa Italiana, the big exchange in that country. The price is $2.2 billion. The goal is to become "the world's capital market", according ...
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Barron’s Blackstone IPO Cover Story: Crystal Ball or Tabloid? (BX, GOOG, GS, AAPL)

Posted: June 23, 2007 at 2:28 pm

It's no shock that Barron's decided to make its cover story that of the Stephen Schwarzman picture from the Blackstone Group (BX-NYSE) IPO that closed on Friday.  The article upfront ...
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An EBay (EBAY) Alliance With Yahoo! (YHOO)

Posted: June 23, 2007 at 2:27 pm

When Ebay (EBAY) pulled all of its advertising from Google (GOOG), it took the risk of losing traffic and new customers. But, the auction site said "no", we actually did ...
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IPO Filing Alert: SandRidge Energy, Inc. (SD)

Posted: June 23, 2007 at 1:58 pm

After Friday's close, an energy drilling company called SandRidge Energy, Inc. filed to come public via an Initial Public Offering under the ticker "SD" on NYSE.  It may be worth ...
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Orexigen Therapeutics: Tricking the Mind Out of Being Fat (OREX)

Posted: June 23, 2007 at 11:45 am

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (OREX-NASDAQ), a biopharmaceutical with an initial focus on obesity, has announced that data presented today at the American Diabetes Association 67th Scientific Sessions in Chicago from a ...
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Boston Scientific (BSX) Raises White Flag As Stent Problems Worsen

Posted: June 23, 2007 at 8:06 am

Boston Scientific's (BSX) problem with its huge drug-coated stent business have become so severe that the company is looking at selling some of its assets. The stent have been blamed ...
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