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Daily Archives: September 6, 2007

‘If, Then’…. Amgen Could Recover Much More (AMGN, BIIB)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 4:59 pm

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) has seen a slight recovery of late, mostly on reports that the U.S. Senate is asking Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to reconsider the drastically cut reimbursement ...
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National Semiconductor, Good But Maybe Not Enough (NSM, SMH)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 3:43 pm

National Semiconductor (NYSE:NSM) posted $0.30 EPS on revenues of $471.5 million versus analyst targets of $0.25 EPS on revenues of $467.4 million (on items).  The company is guiding sales up ...
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VeriFone’s Strong Numbers (PAY)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 3:27 pm

VeriFone Holdings (NYSE:PAY) has just posted $0.42 EPS and $231.9 Million in Revenues versus First Call estimates of $0.40 and $226.8 million.  If you look below you'll see they are ...
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The 52-Week Low Club

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 3:08 pm

The Ryland Group (RYL) In home building and mortgage businesses. Enough said. Down to $26.61 from 52-week high of $60.13.Dillard Department Stores (DDS) Same store sales down last month. Drops ...
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Apple: Jobs Retreats

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 2:39 pm

Even Steve Job makes mistakes. Dropping the price of the iPhone by $200 made so many current customers angry that AAPL is offering rebates to anyone who bought the handset ...
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Bioheart Sets IPO Terms (BHRT)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 1:47 pm

Bioheart Inc. has set its IPO terms and it will trade under the NASDAQ ticker "BHRT."  BioHeart has set its IPO terms and plans to offer 3.575 million shares in ...
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Earnings Preview: National Semiconductor (NSM)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 1:09 pm

National Semiconductor (NYSE:NSM) reports earnings after the close today.  Analysts are looking for $0.25 EPS on revenues of $467.4 million, according to First Call.  As far as what to expect ...
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52-Week Lows: eTelecare, Recent IPO For Call Center Outsourcing (ETEL)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 12:49 pm

There was a surpising screen that hit again this morning in looking at 52-week lows: eTelecare Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ETEL).  This outsourced call center operator just came public at the ...
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Palm’s True Loss: Cisco as a Client (PALM, CSCO, RIMM, AAPL, HPQ)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 12:27 pm

An interesting thing is going on in PDA-land and Phoneland this week.  Palm Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) already disclosed that it is canning its Foleo offering.  But another key development that has ...
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Baker Hughes’ Likely Uses For Its $2 Billion Securities Offering (BHI, GE, RIG, GSF)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 11:02 am

Last night Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE:BHI) filed to sell up to $2 Billion in a mixed securities shelf, and this has surprisingly received very little coverage.  If you have been ...
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Bankrate & Move: Cheaper To Partner Than Merge (RATE, MOVE)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 8:30 am

Bankrate, Inc. (NASDAQ:RATE) And Move, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) have announced a distribution agreement for Bankrate to be the provider of mortgage and home equity rate data on the Move network of ...
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Retail Sales In August Not On Life Support

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 8:12 am

Just yesterday and the day before, the tone was looking to be that sub-prime fallout and the recent tightening on credit was helping to squash Joe Q. Consumer in the ...
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Same-Store-Sales: Wal-Mart Vs. Target (WMT, TGT, COST)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 7:43 am

You have to love a morning where Target (NYSE:TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) have big news out on the same day.  This morning both retail giants released August Same-Store-Sales.  Surprisingly, both ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (September 6, 2007)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 6:59 am

APLX cut to Neutral at First Albany; cut to Neutral at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey (company being acquired by Cognos).AZN started as Neutral at UBS.BFF started as Buy at Oppenheimer.COGN ...
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HP Wants Part Of Cellphone Business

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 6:38 am

It is not enough that Apple (AAPL) is getting more aggressive with prices on its iPhone to take market share from the likes of Nokia (NOK) and Motorola (MOT). Now, ...
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