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Daily Archives: August 6, 2007

VMware Virtualizing Windows, Linux…And Now Mac (EMC, VMW, AAPL)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 7:37 am

VMware, the soon-to-be partial IPO and partial spin-off out of EMC Corp (NYSE:EMC), has announced the general availability of VMware Fusion.  This will now allow Mac users to run Mac ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (August 6, 2007)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 7:09 am

(ABS) ACCO Brands $0.21 EPS vs $0.14 est.(ACA) ACA Capital noted as one that could endure or implode by Barron's.(BSC) Bear Stearns' Co-President Warren Spector has resigned.(DPHIQ) Delphi reached tentative ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (August 6, 2007)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 7:02 am

AMTD raised to Buy at UBS.ANN raised to Hold at Citigroup.AUTH started as Overweight at Lehman; started as Outperform at Bear Stearns.CVH raised to Neutral at B of A.CFR raised ...
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As Market Falls Intel (INTC) Shares Rout AMD’s (AMD)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 5:15 am

A falling market often demonstrates how the rich get richer and the poor... get nothing.Much of the last month, AMD's (AMD) shares have out-performed Intel's (INTC). Just over a week ...
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Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) Invulnerability

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 5:04 am

HP (HPQ) is a curious stock by many measures. Over the last year, it has whipped shares in competitors including IBM (IBM) and Dell (DELL). But, what may be more ...
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Europe Markets 8/6/2007

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 4:53 am

Markets in Europe were off modestly at 5.50 AM New York time.The FTSE fell .2% to 6,211. Barclays (BCS) was up 2.4% to 594.5. BHP Billiton (BHP) was off 1.4 ...
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Skype Get Compeitition In China From Baidu (BIDU)

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 4:44 am

Management at Skype is under pressure from its parent Ebay (EBAY) to deliver some revenue. The company's last 10-Q shows "communications revenue", Skype, with revenue of $89 million. Skype had ...
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Chrysler Punishes Former CEO

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 4:25 am

Tom LaSorda, Chrysler's CEO, was kicked out of the corner office today. Maladroit manager Robert Nardelli, who did his best to sink Home Deport (HD) while CEO there, gets the ...
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Media Digest 8/6/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 3:18 am

According to Reuters, Bear Stearns (BSC) pushed out one of its presidents after problems that closed two of its hedge funds.Reuters writes that Robert Nardelli, former CEO of Home Depot ...
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Asia Markets 8/6/2007 Sony (SNE) Off Sharply

Posted: August 6, 2007 at 2:51 am

Markets in Asia were down with the exception of Shanghai.The Nikkei fell .4% to 16,914. Canon (CAJ) was off 2.3% to 6370. Sony (SNE) was down 3.8% to 5820. Toyota ...
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