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Daily Archives: September 20, 2007

September Short Interest Decreases At NYSE & AMEX (NYX, NDAQ)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 6:20 pm

The short interest data for the NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) and the American Stock Exchange are both out and they are both showing something we haven't seen for some time:  short ...
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3COM Seemed Good, But… (COMS)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 6:15 pm

3Com Corp. (NASDAQ:COMS) posted a net loss of $18.7 million, or -$0.05 EPS, but on a non-GAAP basis outside of restructuring costs it made $12.2 million, or $0.03 EPS.  Analysts ...
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Will Saber Rattling Kill NASDAQ/OMX/LSE/Dubai Deal? (NDAQ, NYX, C)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 5:55 pm

The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has been in a long hunt over how it plans to grow and compete in a new world of mega-exchanges, and frankly its second place ...
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Cramer: Buy Yum! On Any Pullback (YUM)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 5:35 pm

Cramer on CNBC's Mad Money also came out in favor of YUM! Brands (NYSE:YUM) tonight.  He said it is one you buy every time it pulls back.  The growth from ...
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Cramer Back On The Goldman Sachs Wagon (GS, BSC)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 5:19 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer wanted to review how all brokerage firms aren't cut from the same cloth.  The broker to own is the one Cramer always ...
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Nortel (NT): Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Hangover Gets Worse

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 4:12 pm

Barron's writes that RBC Capital is not looking for a turnaround at Nortel (NOT) anytime soon. The research firm's opionion--“Investors continue to remains frustrated at Nortel’s pace of improvement and ...
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Apple’s Steve Jobs Subpoena: More Serious Than Sounds

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 3:55 pm

From Silicon Alley InsiderWSJ et al reports that Steve Jobs has been subpoenaed to testify in a civil stock-option backdating case the SEC has brought against Apple's (AAPL) former general ...
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Oracle Hits Recent Highs, But Guidance Still Pending (ORCL)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 3:27 pm

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) posted earnings that Wall Street will have to wait for guidance before reaching a verdict.  Ellison & Co.'s first-quarter profit grew to roughly $840 million, roughly 25% ...
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The 52-Week Low Club

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 3:06 pm

Circuit City (CC) Poor earnings and almost certainly more to come. Down to $8.46 from 52-week high of $29.31.Enterra Energy (ENT) Still falling after cutting dividend. Drops to $1.33 from ...
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Almost 100% IPO Gainer (ATHN)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 2:59 pm

How long has it been that we saw a fairly small cap IPO more than double on the opening day?  Don't count the greatest virtualization play out there, because last ...
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Charter (CHTR): Bad News For Cable Catches Up

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 1:59 pm

Recent comments from Comcast (CMCSA)t about the emerging strength of high speed fiber products being sold by Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) has pushed the shares of the largest US ...
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Oracle: Almost Multi-Year Highs Into Earnings (ORCL)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 1:54 pm

Shortly after today's close we will see earnings from the king of enterprise-wide software leader Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL).  This will be one of the key results to watch, and with ...
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Motorola (MOT) And Nokia (NOK): A Mobile Phone Shortage

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 9:45 am

Barron's is reporting that Cowen says there will be a shortage of mobile handsets in the US “the millions of units.” The research firm indicates that this is good news ...
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Circuit City, Wishing They Could Go Back In Time (CC, BBY)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 9:12 am

Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE:CC) is feeling the wrath of the trading gods today.  At $9.05 it's also putting in a new 52-week low under the prior $9.43 low, and ...
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IPO Premium Pricing: athenahealth (ATHN)

Posted: September 20, 2007 at 8:13 am

athenahealth Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHN) has priced its IPO at $18.00, which is above the $14.00 to $16.00 proposed range.  The IPO of 6.286 million shares has 5 million shares being sold ...
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