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Daily Archives: November 11, 2007

The Death Of Cable (CMCSA)(TWC)(CHTR)

Posted: November 11, 2007 at 2:29 pm

The largest cable company in the US, Comcast (CMCSA), hit $30.18 last January. Mark that down. The shares may well never get that high again. Time Warner Cable (TWC) hit ...
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Short Interest In Microsoft (MSFT) Spikes

Posted: November 11, 2007 at 9:57 am

The most visible shift in short interest in the new Nasdaq figures as of October 31, is the sharp increase in shares sold short in Microsoft.From October 15 to the ...
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Two Deals Could Help BHP Billiton (BHP) Bag Rio Tinto (RTP)

Posted: November 11, 2007 at 9:04 am

At first, the offer by mining giant BHP Billiton (BHP) to buy Rio Tinto (RTP) looked improbable. The $140 billion price seemed quite rich and offering an all stock arrangement ...
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Mickey Mouse Goes To Japan (DIS)

Posted: November 11, 2007 at 8:49 am

Japan hardly needs more cellphone services, The market is already crowded with offerings from Docomo, Softbank,  and KDDI. Price cutting by cell services to pick up market share is the ...
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Airbus Picks Boeing’s (BA) Pocket

Posted: November 11, 2007 at 8:41 am

Just when Boeing (BA) was beginning to think it had a leg up on Airbus and its troubled A350 and A380 programs, Emirates, the biggest Arab airline, gave the European ...
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This week on Stockhouse November 5 to 9

Posted: November 11, 2007 at 8:31 am

The bears were back in full force this week, but contributors found ways to focus on opportunities throughout the investing landscape, including plays in oil, gold, nickel, uranium and silver. ...
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The Bank Super Fund Goes Nuts (C)(JPM)(BAC)

Posted: November 11, 2007 at 6:43 am

Citigroup (C), JP Morgan (JPM), and Bank of America (BAC) are closer to setting up their "super fund"  to supply short-term loans to structured investment vehicles, pools of money which ...
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