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Daily Archives: December 5, 2007

Rambus Escapes SEC Options Probe Unscathed (RMBS)

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 8:38 pm

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) has announced that it received notification from the SEC stating that the informal investigation into Rambus’s past stock option practices has been terminated and that no enforcement ...
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Apple (AAPL): Attackers Hack The Mac

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 6:12 pm

For several years, Apple (AAPL) has said with pride that its Mac computers and OS are more secure than products from Microsoft (MSFT), especially Windows, which have been a huge ...
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GameStop Replacing Dow Jones in S&P 500 (GME, NWS, DJ)

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 5:42 pm

GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) has been paid quite a nice complement today.  It has been selected to replace Dow Jones (NYSE:DJ) in the beloved S&P 500 Index after the close on ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (AMD)(CMCSA)(DNA)

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 4:11 pm

MBIA (MBI) Downgrade by Moody's. Falls to $25.84 from 52-week high of $76.02.Genentech (DNA) FDA rejects key drug. Drops to $65.54 from 52-week high of $89.73. AMD (AMD) More analyst ...
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FDA Rejects Genetech (DNA) Cancer Drug, Shares Off 9%

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 2:45 pm

According to the WSJ and other source, the FDA has rejected Genetech's (DNA) drug Avastin as a breast cancer treatment. Shares are off 9% on the newsDouglas A. McIntyre ...
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Independent Ratings Agencies Out of Control (MCO, MHP, MBI, ABK)

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 2:15 pm

If you think the "independent ratings agencies" are your friend and are out there looking out for your best interest, you have already been told time after time that they ...
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Bristol-Myers (BMY): Better Share Price Through Lay-Offs

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 12:33 pm

Bristol-Myers (BMY) showed the world its equivalent of the old Soviet "Five Year Plan" today.All of the talk up front was about becoming "a next-generation BioPharma company that pairs the ...
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When The Government Issues An Earnings Warning

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 12:31 pm

Peter Orszag, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, gave a presentation today before the committee of the budget in the U.S. House of Representatives.  The end result is that his ...
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Nokia (NOK) HDTV Phones

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 12:21 pm

Nokia (NOK) may sell over 400 million handsets a year. It new music download and internet-to-the-phone program may make it the leader in wireless multimedia. But now it is talking ...
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Micron Rumors & Reports May Be Its Only Hope (MU, TSM, STM)

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 11:34 am

If you have tracked Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) over the years you would likely have reached the conclusion that the largest US-based and US-fab DRAM manufacturer wasn't even cyclical.  You'd ...
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Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite (XMSR) Both Get Knocked Again

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 11:27 am

Wall St. is after Sirius (SIR) and XM Satellite (XMSR) again. Investors are still unsure whether the two companies will merge. Subscriber growth has slowed for each. And debt levels ...
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24/7 Wall St. Contributes To MSN Money

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 10:40 am

24/7 Wall St. has begun contributing content to MSN Money. Check out the first article. ...
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Lazard More Bullish on First Solar & Capstone Turbine (FSLR, CPST)

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 10:39 am

Analyst Sanjay Shrestha of Lazard Capital Markets is sticking with his Buy ratings this morning on shares of First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Capstone Turbine (NASDAQ:CPST).On First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR):We maintain our ...
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Postal Rate Change to Wallop Netflix, Help BBI? (NFLX)

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 10:27 am

From Silicon Alley InsiderAnother reason for Netflix (NFLX) to hurry up and transition to a purely digital model: A potential postal rate change could cut the company's operating income per ...
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Bill Gross: Google Falling, 3 1/4% Fed Funds & More Housing Price Drops

Posted: December 5, 2007 at 10:00 am

PIMCO's Bill Gross is still one of the top bond fund managers in the U.S., if not the world.  But his tome of words that comes out each month is ...
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