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Daily Archives: July 17, 2007

Sprint (S): What Happended To The Cellphone?

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 8:54 am

Perhaps consumers don't get confused by all of the things that new handsets will do. But, the price of the features may bother them. Take pictures, Download music, Record video. ...
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Metabasis Therapeutics (MBRX): Another Biopharma Microcap Implodes

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 8:40 am

Metabasis Therapeutics (MBRX) is off 56% to $3 after its diabetes drug candidate CS-917 failed to significantly lower blood sugar in a mid-stage trial. The company has traded as high ...
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Dell Target Hike (DELL, MSFT, INTC, AMD)

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 7:55 am

This morning, Credit Suisse is giving a little boost to shares of Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL).  The broker has reiterated its "Outperform" rating on the stock, but has hiked its price ...
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It’s Hard Not To Be Proud of Coca-Cola (KO, PEP)

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 7:37 am

Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE:KO) has reported $0.85 EPS vs. $0.82 estimate from First Call. The net EPS was $0.80 after a $0.05 in one-time charges.  Revenues were the real gainer with ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (July 17, 2007)

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 7:02 am

(ADTN) Adtran $0.28 EPS versus $0.28 estimate.(AIZ) Assurant CEO and CFO received SEC WELLS NOTICE.(ASD) American Standard noted as a positive ahead of split-up by Cramer on MAD MONEY.(CVO) Cenveo ...
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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Revenue Up On Pfizer Unit Purchase

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 6:55 am

Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) revenue rose 13% to $15.1 billion in Q2. However, if revenue from the purchase of Pfizer's consumer healthcare business was accounted for, the topline would have ...
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Investment Banking Leads Merrill (MER) Higher

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 6:48 am

Benefitting from the investment banking boom, Merrill Lynch (MER) posted better than expected earnings for Q2. Revenue rose 19% to $9.7 billion. Net earnings rose 31% to $2.1 billion.Revenue at ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (July 17, 2007)

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 6:43 am

AMR raised to Neutral at UBS.BEAS raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.BHP cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.BTU cut to Neutral at HSBC.COGN raised to Strong Buy at JMP Securities.CPA ...
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If Dow Jones (DJ) Walks Away: A Lawsuit, $30 Share Price, And Rebuilding

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 6:19 am

A special committee of Dow Jones (DJ) board has come to terms with Rupert Murdoch. The entire DJ board is likely to approve that as early as today. Then, it ...
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Google’s (GOOG) New Pay-For-Search Could Open Door For Yahoo! (YHOO)

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 5:48 am

Google (GOOG) want to start to charge small websites for having its search function available to go through their content and bring back results from content on their sites. According ...
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Europe Markets 7/17/2007

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 5:26 am

Markets in Europe fell sharply at 6.25 AM New York time.The FTSE was down .9% to 6,637. BHP BIlliton (BHP) was down 2.2% to 1476. Vodafone (VOD) was down .4% ...
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McDonald’s (MCD): Better Day Ahead In The US?

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 4:49 am

The head of McDonald's (MCD) says that its business in the US has "huge potential" It is a bit hard to believe given that there is a McDonald's on every ...
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Smart Money Bets Wall Street Will Correct

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 4:36 am

In the options market bets that the S&P 500 will correct 10% are now double those that the index will rise. That ratio had been in place for a month, ...
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Detroit Diggs For Quarters (F)(GM)

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 4:22 am

Several media have suggested that the reason that Ford (F) wants to sell its Jaguar and Rover businesses is not simply to streamline the company and off-load underperforming divisions. The ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Takes A Run At Yahoo!’s Search Business

Posted: July 17, 2007 at 4:06 am

It has been assumed for some time that Microsoft's (MSFT) search business would remain a distant third in the race for search share. But, new numbers from comScore indicate that ...
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