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Daily Archives: September 26, 2007

Disappointment Over Microsoft’s HALO 3 Day One Sales? (MSFT, GME, ERTS, TTWO)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 11:20 pm

We all know about the incredible hype and demand for Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) monster release of HALO 3 from Bungie Studios.  The figure that is being thrown out is roughly $170 ...
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Mergers Closing For Vote (FLEX, SLR, PYX, ENR, NWRE, HPQ, AGE, WB, AV, RARE, DRI)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 9:06 pm

This week we have many mergers coming up for approval from shareholders, and many of these will no longer be trading after this week.  Here is a partial list of ...
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Cramer on Canadian Oil Trust Takeover Names (BTE, CNE, PGH, PVX, PWE, AAV, GDI)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 5:32 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer addressed a couple of issues that may take the DJIA to his year-end target.  General Motors (NYSE:GM) to $45.00 by year-end since ...
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The Business Day In Global Warming (KSS, MAG, FPL, BZH, PRRY, CPNLQ, DELL, ING)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 4:44 pm

Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE:KSS) is activating a solar rollout to its 63 California locations.Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE:MAG) has received orders from United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) for PCS-2C and -2D fuel cell power ...
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The 52-Week Low Club

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 4:33 pm

Vonage Hldgs (VG) After losing case to Sprint (S), the company loses an appeal against Verizon (VZ). Falls to $.89 from 52-week high of $7.89. Pulte Homes (PHM) Endless fall ...
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SIGA Rocks On Its Small Pox Candidate (SIGA)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 4:08 pm

SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA) shares are trading higher after the company announced that its lead smallpox drug, ST-246, has passed another milestone by demonstrating 100% protection against death in ...
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Best Buy’s Musical Chairs Game For Management (BBY)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 3:54 pm

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) is doing a large management suffle.  Normally management shuffles spook investors and normally we don't like to see them in good companies.  But if this was being ...
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Sallie Mae Knows Her Merger Is Toast (SLM, JPM, BAC)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 2:59 pm

SLM Corp. (NYSE:SLM), or Sallie Mae, has announced that it has been informed by a representative of the buyer group led by J. C. Flowers, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and ...
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Will Warren Buffett Take Control Of Bear Stearns

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 2:24 pm

The New York Times is reporting that Warren Buffett may be one of the people looking at taking a large interest in Bear Stearns (BSC), perhaps 20%. Bank of America ...
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Intel And Nokia Build A WiMax World

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 2:17 pm

Intel (INTC) and Nokia (NOK) have closed a deal under which the big chip company will provide the world's largest handset company with the ability to launch WiMax enable products ...
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Cephalon’s FDA Warning More of a Formality (CEPH)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 1:12 pm

Cephalon Inc. (NASDAQ:CEPH) is a biotech that has been under a bit of a low ceiling after its recent blunder regarding FENTORA.  As a reminder FENTORA is that cancer pain ...
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Local.com Loving the U.K. (LOCM)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 10:21 am

Shares of Local.com Corp. (NASDAQ:LOCM) are trading higher this morning after the company issued a press release stating that the search engine that pipes down into a local format has ...
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Seanergy, A SPAC Debut (SRG-U)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 9:29 am

Seanergy Maritime (AMEX:SRG-U) just began trading yesterday on the American Stock Exchange.  The company sold 22 million units at $10.00 per unit.  One unit consisted of one share of common ...
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Short Sellers Lighten Up On Growth Restaurant Chains (RRGB, PZZA, MSSR, BWLD, SBUX, CAKE, TXRH, CBRL, PFCB, PNRA)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 9:01 am

We've started seeing some of the recent emptier pockets of Joe Q. Consumer, and after a warning yesterday out of McCormick & Schmicks's we wanted to see how some of ...
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Thanksgiving Eats Resources Connection (RECN)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 8:50 am

Resources Connection (RECN) will miss its quarterly guidance because of when Thanksgiving falls this year, according to Reuters. Revenue will only hit $200 million. Wall St. wanted $216.5 from the ...
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