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Daily Archives: October 4, 2007

Forget $300 Million Already…Halo 3 Will See $500 Million Very Soon (MSFT, GME, ERTS, TTWO)

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 6:34 pm

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has generated over $300 million in sales from Halo 3 titles in the first week alone, with $59.95 of that being from me.  There were more than 1.7 ...
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Has Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Lost More Business?

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 6:12 pm

The FT is reporting that Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) may have lost a big piece of the AT&T (T) wireless business. According to the paper "Ericsson is capitalising on Alcatel-Lucent’s severe difficulties ...
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Will Level 3 (LVLT) Drive Down Akamai (AKAM) Margins

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 5:47 pm

Alley Insider is reporting that as Level 3 (LVLT) moves into the content delivery network business dominated by Akamai (AKAM) that it will undercut what the industry charges most clients ...
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Cramer’s Grocery Pick (KR, WFMI, SVU)

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 5:14 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he still thinks the supermarket stocks are cheap but some deserve to be cheap.  His pick in the sector is Kroger ...
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ETF Winners & Losers (October 4, 2007)

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 3:59 pm

Today was a very mixed bag with the ETF's that track various sectors and markets.  We saw commodity and foreign market ETF's leading the pack.  As always, we have removed ...
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Sprint (S) To Get New CEO

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 3:57 pm

The pressure of poor performance and a falling share price finally got to Sprint's (S) board of directors. CEO Gary Forsee is being forced out, and the company will begin ...
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The 52-Week Low Club

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 3:49 pm

King Pharmaceuticals (KG) Still falling after selling off assets. Down to $10.96 from 52-week high of $22.25.NutriSystem (NTRI) Bad earnings. Falls to $30.60 from 52-week high of $76.20.Isilon Systems (ISLN) ...
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Reviewing Battered IPO’s: Superior Offshore (DEEP)

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 2:58 pm

There is one fairly new small cap oil and energy company that keeps coming up in discussions over and over locally in Houston: Superior Offshore International Inc. (NASDAQ:DEEP).  The company ...
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More Lead Paint Recalls of Public Company Products (DIS, ENR)

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 1:16 pm

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced more toy recalls today for lead paint violations.  There is a full list of product recalls here, but interestingly enough this ...
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Simon Says, “More Credit” (SPG)

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 12:00 pm

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) announced it successfully increased its revolving credit facility from $3.0 Billion to a higher $3.5 Billion, which includes an $875 million multi-currency tranche.  The company said ...
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Can Research in Motion Earnings Match Stock Gains? (RIMM)

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 10:21 am

Research-in-Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) is set to report earnings today after the stock market closes, and First Call estimates are $0.50 EPS and $1.36 Billion in revenues.  Keep in mind that the ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Moves Into Healthcare With HealthVault

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 10:21 am

Microsoft (MSFT) has just made its first big move into healthcare with a new product called HealthVault.Individual patients can upload all of their key medical records to a secure online ...
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China Stocks Wild Again Today (RCH)(KUN)(CHNR)

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 10:02 am

There is no gravity in the Chinese stock market.Shares in several companies traded in the US but based in China are making big runs again today.China Architectural (RCH) Amex traded ...
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Penwest Pharmaceuticals (PPCO) Set For Huge Fall

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 7:33 am

According to The Associated Press Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP). and Penwest Pharmaceuticals (PPCO). said Wednesday the patent on their pain drug Opana ER is being challenged by Impax Laboratories Inc. Endo ...
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Goldman Sachs Pairs Trade: Long Maxim, Sell Intersil (MXIM, ISIL)

Posted: October 4, 2007 at 7:30 am

Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM) has found itself in a strange predicament over its listing status, but Goldman Sachs doesn't seem to care.  Maxim (MXIM) is being added to Goldman Sachs' ...
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