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Monthly Archives: June 2007

FTC Ready to Kill Net Neutrality? (T, VZ, CMCSA, TWC)

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 8:07 am

Stock Tickers: T, VZ, CMCSA, TWCLast night it was a little surprising to see the FTC saying that there was no need for regulation of net neutrality.  The FTC's Deborah ...
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Stockvolcano.com and Shotpak (SHTP): Troubling Partnership

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 8:06 am

Here's an outfit running advertising on the front page of WSJ.com. It's called Stockvocano.com: "bringing stocks before they erupt.:"  Holy cow.The featured stock at Stockvolcano is a firm called Shotpak ...
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TASER & iRobot: Creating the Terminator? (TASR, IRBT)

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 7:32 am

TASER International, Inc. (TASR-NASDAQ) has announced a strategic alliance with iRobot Corp. (IRBT-NASDAQ) to develop a new robotic capability utilizing TASER(r) technologies. This combination of capabilities is intended to allow ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (June 28, 2007)

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 7:17 am

(AAPL) Apple’s iPhone launches tomorrow.(ABPI) Accentia Biopharma announced favorable interim blinded data on SinuNase in its fast-tracked pivotal Phase III clinical trial.(ALVR) Alvarion in pact with Australian government over a ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (June 28, 2007)

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 6:47 am

ACL raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.ANDW cut to Neutral at Baird.CRWN started as Buy at Oppenheimer.CSCO raised to Buy at Merrill Lynch.DNA reiterated Buy at Goldman Sachs with $102 ...
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Lunch with Warren Buffett (BRK/A)

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 6:21 am

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A-NYSE) auctions himself off for a lunch every year in a benefit for the Glide Foundation.  He has been doing the auction on eBay, and ...
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Motorola (MOT): Trouble Moves To China

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 5:57 am

Nokia (NOK) seems a bit concerned that some small handset companies in China may start to take a piece of the market there.But, Nokia believes that things in the world's ...
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Europe Markets 6/28/2007

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 5:15 am

Markets in Europe were up at 6.10 AM New York time.The FTSE rose .6% to 6,567. BP (BP) rose 1.7% to 597.5. Pearson (PSO) rose 1.1% to 838. Vodafone (VOD) ...
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Ford (F) And GM (GM): More Slow Sales?

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 5:04 am

Ford (F) is offering zero percent financing on a number of its 2007 cars and light trucks. So is GM (GM).Not exactly a move from a position of strength. Since ...
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Why Microsoft (MSFT) Windows Has No Competition

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 4:53 am

Google (GOOG) has launched free spreadsheet and word processing products, but they are unlikely to pull customers away from Windows. The products simply don't have enough integrated features. Apple's (AAPL) ...
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Southwest Airlines (LUV): The Ghost Of Herb Kelleher

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 4:30 am

Juan Trippe is gone. The founder of Pan Am died in 1981. So is Howard Hughes who started TWA. Bob Crandall who started the frequent flyer program and the "hub ...
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Media Digest 6/28/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 3:08 am

According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) was cleared in an insider trading case in Australia.Reuters reports that Ford (F) is offering significant month-end incentives to bring buyers in for some of ...
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Asia Market 6/28/2007 Shanghai Down 4%

Posted: June 28, 2007 at 2:40 am

Most markets in Asia rose.The Nikkei was up .5% to 17,932. Honda (HMC) was up 2.1% to 4420. NEC (NIPNY) was up 1.5% to 627.The Hang Seng was up 1.1% ...
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Who’s Better Into Earnings: Research-in-Motion or Palm? (RIMM, PALM, AAPL, T)

Posted: June 27, 2007 at 11:59 pm

So, both Research-in-Motion (RIMM-NASDAQ) and Palm (PALM-NASDAQ) report earnings Thursday after the close.  The question is, Which is a better stock going into the earnings report?  The thing is that ...
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Both Sides of the Coin: Hoku Scientific, Inc. (HOKU)

Posted: June 27, 2007 at 6:54 pm

Hoku Scientific, Inc. (HOKU-NASDAQ) has been a stock on a mission as shares have more than doubled in the last month, and it is easy to understand why based on ...
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