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Daily Archives: August 6, 2007

Getty Images: Value Stock or Value Trap? (GYI)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 1:02 pm

Getty Images Inc. (NYSE:GYI) is a stock that is in a conundrum.  It looks like a great value stock with a very low P/E multiple now, but it also has ...
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Limelight Networks (LLNW): Friedman Billings Looks The Fool

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 12:58 pm

On July 18, Friedman Billings put an "outperform" on Limelight Networks. The shares closed at $16.85 that day. Today, the stock is off over 17% to under $12.What Friedman did ...
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McDonald’s (MCD) Sells Boston Markets

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 12:50 pm

McDonald's (MCD) has sold Boston Markets. According to MarketWatch, the big hamberger chain paid $174 million for the chain in 2000.The buyer is Sun Capital:. No price was given.Douglas A. ...
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FCC Spectrum Auction: Meet The Bidders (GOOG)(T)(VZ)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 12:23 pm

From Silicon Alley Insider Expect the two biggest wireless companies, AT&T (T) and Verizon Wireless VZ), to give Google (GOOG) (and other potential new entrants like satellite TV firms) their ...
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Earnings Preview: Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN, LVS, MPEL)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 11:25 am

Wynn Resorts, Ltd. (NASDAQ:WYNN) reports earnings after the close.  This is by far one of the more volatile casino and resort names after earnings or news.  First Call has estimates ...
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What Will Local.com Earnings Show? (LOCM)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 10:25 am

Local.com Corp. (NASDAQ:LOCM) will post earnings after today's close.  The company has very thin earnings coverage, but consensus estimates from First Call were -$0.35 EPS and $5.07 million on last ...
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Bear Stearns (BSC) Prediction, Below $100

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 10:20 am

On August 1, 24/7 Wall St. said that Bear Stearns (BSC) would trade below $100. At the point we posted the article, BSC was at $121.The shares hit $99.75 today. ...
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Debt Decks Charter (CHTR)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 10:14 am

Charter Communications (CHTR) is trading off as much as 7% today. That brings it down to $2.75. The stock was as high as $4.93 three weeks ago.The company suffers from ...
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Clearwire (CLWR) Earnings: Why Is The Stock Off?

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 9:45 am

Clearwire (CLWR) will announce earnings at the end of the day. The shares are off over 3% down to $27.92. The stock staged a furious rally two weeks ago when ...
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Blue Nile: Bracing For Earnings (NILE)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 9:35 am

Blue Nile, Inc. (NASDAQ:NILE) is set to report earnings after the close today, and this one could see severe price volatility after the report.  It isn't every day that an ...
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Webcasters Not Getting Help From Washington

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 9:33 am

From Silicon Alley InsiderLegislation that would reduce the onerous royalties Internet radio webcasters must now pay to stream music seems to have stalled...continued here ...
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Aqua America: A Growth Water Play, Or A Defensive Stock (WTR)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 9:06 am

If Aqua America (NYSE:WTR) isn't the ultimate water play in the U.S. and isn't the ultimate sort of 'defensive stock for a crummy market," then it is hard to imagine ...
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Is LaSorda Out At Chrysler Because Investors Pushed Him?

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 8:33 am

One of the reasons that former Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda was pushed out is that the investors who took on the debt from the Cerberus buy-out insist that he be ...
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Fuel-Tech: Not Selling Enough Pollution Control Systems (FTEK)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 8:32 am

Fuel-Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTEK) is finding itself in a bit of a conundrum this morning.  The pollution control company for a greener world, or a less-brown world, is feeling some pain ...
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Intel (INTC) Moves To Cell Phone Market

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 8:00 am

According to the FT, Intel (INTC) plans to push hard to move into the market currently held by the Blackberry and Apple (AAPL) iPhone. Its championing for the distribution of ...
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