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Daily Archives: August 6, 2007

Adobe Acrobat’s Unintended Use: Spam & Stock Promotion (ADBE, CHSH)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 9:54 pm

Today I got confirmation that ADOBE ACROBAT, the free .pdf file from Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE), is starting to be used much wider for spam emails as a way around ...
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PFizer’s (PFE) Promising New HIV Drug

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 7:07 pm

Pfizer (PFE) has FDA approval for a new drug that "blocks the CCR5 co-receptor that serves as a main doorway for the HIV virus into immune cells."  It will be ...
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BMC: Even Software is Bigger in Texas (BMC)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 6:30 pm

BMC Software (NYSE:BMC), one of the few major local software and business service management for large enterprise organizations, is seeing shares jump another 4% in after-hours trading.  The company posted ...
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Yet Another New Business For Sun (SUNW)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 6:19 pm

Sun Microsystems (SUNW) says it has created a new microprocessor that works so well that it will be able to sell it to other companies. Instead of doing one programming ...
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Qualcomm’s (QCOM) Plays Sisyphus

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 6:07 pm

It is a long, steep hill for Qualcomm (QCOM). The ITC decided that some of Qualcomm's technology infringed on IP from rival Broadcom (BRCM) and said it would block a ...
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SINA Doesn’t Make The Grade (SINA, SOHU, BIDU)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 4:19 pm

SINA Corporation (Nasdaq:SINA): Non-GAAP net income was $16.1 million or $0.27 diluted non-GAAP and $0.25 GAAP EPS; net revenues increased 11% year over year to $59.8 million, within the upper ...
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Local.com Posts Gains & Calls For More (LOCM)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 4:02 pm

Local.com (NASDAQ:LOCM) posted revenues of $5.1 million, up 51% year over year and over 4% sequentially.  The loss was $3.15 million or -$0.34 dilued and basic EPS.  Consensus estimates were ...
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Tech Tuesday: All About Cisco Systems & The Fed (CSCO)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 3:49 pm

Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day after a massive rally Monday.  The market is going to be looking to the FOMC for soem stability on the economic outlook ...
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Wynn Resorts, Earnings Wynner! (WYNN, LVS, MPEL)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 3:27 pm

Wynn Resorts, Ltd. (NASDAQ:WYNN) posted earnings of $0.82 GAAP EPS on revenues of $687.5 million  First Call had estimates at $0.53 EPS and almost $604 million revenues.  Year over year ...
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Clearwire (CLWR): Not The Quarter Hoped For

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 3:16 pm

Clearwire (CLWR) opened way down today trading as low as $26.47. But, late in the day, the shares made a sharp turn north and closed up almost 3% at $29.52. ...
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Yahoo! Briefly Hit 52-Week Lows (YHOO, GOOG)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 2:42 pm

Yahoo! (NASDAQ-YHOO) almost joined the ranks of the 52-week low club today.  It actually did hit new 52-week lows, although it looks like Yahoo! stock isn't going to actually close ...
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Lazard Defends Fuel-Tech (FTEK)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 2:27 pm

Lazard Capital Markets has made a post-earnings call on Fuel-Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTEK).  The brokerage firm has reiterated its Buy rating and $33.00 in an intraday research call.  Its reason: they ...
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Why Take-Two (TTWO) Is Not Recovering

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 2:04 pm

Take-Two (TTWO) is off almost 5% today to $13.45 and it has traded within a penny of its 52-week low. That low was set when the company was operating in ...
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Cramer Thinks Thornburg Mortgage Will Be Fine (TMA)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 1:56 pm

On today's STOP TRADING segment on CNBC, Jim Cramer said that Thornburg Mortgage Inc. (NYSE:TMA) is one of the companies in mortgage land that is bad short that will hurt ...
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EMI Results Awful: Digital Up, But Not Enough.

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 1:38 pm

From Silicon Alley InsiderIt's big music's recurring refrain: CD sales are plummeting. But one day digital sales will make up for that. That day cannot come soon enough. EMI Music ...
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