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Daily Archives: November 12, 2007

Home Depot Earnings Preview (HD)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 7:05 pm

Before the open on Tuesday morning, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is set to report earnings.  If you can find anyone positive they are either named "Pangloss" or they look like Robin ...
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Wal-Mart Earnings Preview (WMT)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 6:50 pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is set to report earnings before the open on Tuesday morning.  There is a discrepancy on earnings consensus, because the WSJ shows a FactSet consensus at ...
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Quest Software Buys Into Virtualization (QSFT)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 4:43 pm

Quest Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSFT) has announced the acquisition of the assets of Provision Networks Inc.  Provision is a privately held enterprise-grade presentation and desktop virtualization solutions provider across both physical ...
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Al Gore Goes Deeper Into Green VC, As Alternative Energy Stocks Tank (PBW, GEX, FTEK, FSLR, SPWR)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 2:37 pm

24/7 Wall St. does not normally cover venture capital news, particularly when it doesn't pertain to a pre-IPO company.  But when we see news that Al Gore is joining a ...
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Glaxo (GSK) CEO Has A Senior Moment

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 1:54 pm

GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) diabetes drug Avandia has such frightening side effects that the FDA will probably make it carry a "black box" label. Studies have found that the treatment can increase ...
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ACA Capital, A Disastrous Post-IPO Year (ACA)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 1:45 pm

Is it normal for a company to respond to a "negative credit watch" call from a ratings agency, only to see its stock fall another 31%?  Enter ACA Capital Holdings, ...
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Ford (F) Passes On Fixing Jaquar And Rover: Turns to Short List Of Buyers

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 1:40 pm

Based on Ford's (F) recently posted third quarter earnings, the company is getting better at running its core car business. But apparently not good enough to think it can turn ...
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Yahoo! (YHOO) Finance NYSE Quotes Off-Line

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 1:25 pm

Yahoo ! (YHOO) Finance quotes from the NYSE have been off-line all day. Both live and delayed quotes at the largest US finanncial site have been dead since the open ...
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Is Wendy’s Most Likely Scenario A Take-Under? (WEN, MCD, TRY, BKC)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 11:33 am

Despite reports that Wendy's International Inc. (NYSE:WEN) would-be acquisition process is being hampered by liquidity concerns in the credit markets, its stock is actually up about 2% today.  Bids are ...
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EchoStar Feels The Subprime (and FTTH) Pressures Too (DISH, T, DTV)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 10:58 am

This morning's post-earnings downgrade of EchoStar Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) from a "Buy" to a "Hold" at Citigroup, is having a much broader impact than it originally seemed.  Shares were not ...
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Och-Ziff IPO Terms & Dubai Investment (OZM)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 10:35 am

Och-Ziff is one step closer to coming public, and this is set to trade under the ticker "OZM" on the New York Stock Exchange.  The hedge fund family is indicated ...
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Panic Sets In For E*Trade (ETFC) Shareholders

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 10:01 am

E*Trade (ETFC) is off as much as 50% in early trading and has dropped below $4. The stock has a 52-week high of over $26.According to The Associated Press "Citi ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Buys Into Mobile Music

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 9:15 am

Microsoft (MFST) today announced it has entered into an exclusivity agreement around its intention to acquire Musiwave SA, an Openwave (OPWV) company and a leading provider of mobile music entertainment ...
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NASDAQ Expands Alliance for Private Placements (NDAQ)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 8:55 am

The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has secured a deal which will expand "The PORTAL" to include a trading standardization for trading private placements under rule 144a. The founding members of ...
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Sun Microsystems Reflects Ticker Change Over 1-4 Reverse Split (JAVA, JAVAD)

Posted: November 12, 2007 at 8:27 am

Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) (NASDAQ:JAVAD) traders may have a bit of identity crisis for the next month as the stock will begin trading ex-split to reflect its previously approved 1 for ...
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