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Daily Archives: July 6, 2007

AMD (AMD) Dumps Money Into Transmeta (TMTA)

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 7:25 am

In a move that is difficult to fathom, AMD (AMD) has put $7.5 million into preferred stock at Transmeta (TMTA). The stock is up 50% on the news to over ...
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Goldman Sachs Lowers Microsoft Estimates on Xbox Issues (MSFT)

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 7:20 am

In a new research note this morning, Goldman Sachs has reacted to the negative news on the recall and warranty charges on Microsoft's (MSFT-NASDAQ) Xbox 360.  This is after the ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (July 6, 2007)

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 6:50 am

BP raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.BRG raised target at Deutsche Bank.CACH started as Neutral at JP Morgan.DCEL cut to Hold at Jefferies.HLT downgraded at Jefferies, Citigroup, and at Susquehanna.MSFT ...
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Nestle Raises A Warning Flag

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 5:42 am

The head of Nestle told the FT that long-term food prices were going up, perhaps sharply. He indicated that demand in China and India were one component this trend, and ...
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Europe Markets 7/6/2007

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 5:29 am

Markets in Europe were up at 6.30 AM New York time.The FTSE rose .6% to 6,674. Barclays (BCS) rose 1.2% to 718.5. The DAXX was up .3% to 8,011. SAP ...
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Will Hackers Hurt Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone Deals Overseas

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 5:06 am

The Wall Street Journal reports that hackers have made their way into the Apple (AAPL) iPhone and done some work to get certain features to work without an AT&T (T) ...
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Rio Tinto (RTP) Chases Alcan (AL)

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 4:51 am

Rio Tinto (RTP) has hired Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank to help it make a run at Alcan (AL). Alcan's aluminum rival Alcoa (AA) has been trying to set up ...
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After Long Underperformance, Google (GOOG) Passes Yahoo! (YHOO)

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 4:33 am

Through most of this year, Yahoo! (YHOO) shares have outperformed Google's (GOOG). At two points over the period, Google was flat for the year and Yahoo! was up over 30%. ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) XBox Charge: More Than One Quarter’s Revenue

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 4:12 am

The market's reaction to the $1.1 billion of warranty charges that Microsoft (MSFT) is taking for defective Xbox hardware may have missed the point. The charge covers about 13 billion ...
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Media Digest 7/6/2006 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 3:11 am

According to Reuters, Advanced Medical Optic (EYE) has made a $4.23 billion bid forBausch & Lomb (BOL).Reuters writes that UBS has replaced its CEO after loses at it hedge fund.The ...
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Asia Markets 7/6/2007

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 2:45 am

Markets in Asia were mixed.The Nikkei fell .4% to 18,141. Canon (CAJ) fell 1.1% to 7200. Hitachi (HIT) fell 1.5% to 875. Sony (SNE) rose 1.2% to 6540. 'The Hang ...
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Top 10 Equity Events Next Week (July 9-13, 2007)

Posted: July 6, 2007 at 1:31 am

Stock Tickers: GE, AA, INFY, YUM, DNA, MAR, BOT, CMENext week is the official launch of earnings season, although as you will tell even though the stocks are important there ...
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