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Daily Archives: November 8, 2007

Bill Gates Sale of Microsoft Shares Continues (MSFT)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 9:06 pm

Seeing insider activity during certain selling windows is always an interesting observation.  When Bill Gates sells shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) it is normally just a blip, even though some may ...
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S&P Walked Away From Rio Tinto (RTP, BHP)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 5:30 pm

Standard & Poors took an already unenthusiastic "Hold" rating on U.K.-based metals giant Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) ADR's down to the beloved "Sell" rating.  This was after a 29% pre-market gain ...
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Allscripts… Just When You Thought It Was Safe (MDRX)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 4:57 pm

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MDRX) is trading at a new 52-week low after a disaster earnings report this afternoon.  Non-GAAP adjusted earnings for the quarter ended September 30, were $6.7 ...
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Nvidia (NVDA), No Big News

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 4:37 pm

Expectations were for Nvidia (NVDA) to have EPS of $.37 for the last quarter, and revenue growth of 23% to $1 billion. After a tough day for tech, the chips ...
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Qualcomm Guidance Takes Shares Lower (QCOM)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 4:33 pm

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) reported earnings after the close today with $0.54 EPS and $2.31 Billion revenues, while First Call had $0.53 EPS and $2.26 Billion in revenues as consensus.  The company ...
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Qualcomm Braces For Earnings (QCOM, BRCM)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 2:34 pm

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) is set to report earnings after the close today.  First Call has $0.53 EPS and $2.26 Billion in revenues as consensus, with next quarter pegged at $0.52 EPS ...
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Can Jones Soda Escape the Hansen Trap? (JSDA, HANS)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 2:15 pm

Jones Soda Co. (NASDAQ:JSDA) is set to report right after the close today, and it is actually surprising that the stock hasn't seen more selling just out of sympathy with ...
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Defensive Stocks Show Rotation Out of Tech (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 12:08 pm

The markets haven't fallen apart after yesterday's 360 point dive on the DJIA, but we are still trading a tad lower today.  Now that Cisco Systems is showing you can't ...
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Starbucks (SBUX) Hits 52-Week Low, While McDonald’s (MCD) Hits High

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 11:33 am

A chart is worth a thousand words. Or, maybe more. Starbucks (SBUX) hit another 52-week lows today at $23.29, down 3%. McDonald's (MCD), which delivered strong same-store sales, is up ...
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Sotheby’s: No Auction Flippers Please (BID)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 10:37 am

Just when you think the rich are immune and just when you think the super-wealthy Chinese and Russians will pay anything for any super-luxury good, the reminder is coming home ...
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Kenaxa (KNXA) Down 34% On Weak Earnings

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 10:31 am

It's a bad week to miss numbers, even by a little.According to The Associated Press,  Kenexa (KNXA) a human resources operation,.said Wednesday its third-quarter profit and revenue rose by about ...
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Has Charter (CHTR) Reached The End Of The Road?

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 9:44 am

Charter Communications (CHTR), the over-leveraged cable company, is down 21% today to $1.41, a new 52-week low. Not that long ago, the stock traded at $4.93.Wall St. does not like ...
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McDonald’s (MCD): The Hamburger Economy

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 8:54 am

McDonald's (MCD) has an increase in same-store sales for October of 6.9%. Overall system-wides sales were up 14.2%. In the U.S., comparable sales climbed 5.4% as customers continue to visit ...
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Target Sales, Above Target (TGT)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 8:49 am

Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) just posted its same-store-sales figures for October, and it is considerably better than the situation over at Fall-Mart.  Target posted a gain of +4.1% on a comparable ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AAI, AMR, BIDU, RATE, FSLR, FWLT, DNA, PCG, TOT, VRTX)

Posted: November 8, 2007 at 8:13 am

It might not be fair to only break out 10 analyst calls from the myriad of calls out there, because there are dozens to hundreds of changes daily.  Here are ...
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