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Daily Archives: December 14, 2007

The 52-Week Low Club (FNSR)(CNXT)

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 4:54 pm

CDC Corp (CHINA) Ugly earnings. Falls to $4.15 from 52-week high of $11.45.Finisar ((FNSR) No recent news. Fiber optic equipment maker falls to $1.38 from 52-week high of $4.21.Conexant (CNXT) ...
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When Cold Weather Can’t Even Save Zumiez (ZUMZ)

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 2:17 pm

After perusing the 52-week lows mid-day there was one key standout as the last name on the list: Zumiez (NASDSAQ:ZUMZ).  Recently this posted a disappointing sales growth of 5.6% on ...
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Amazon (AMZN) Valuation And The Great E-Commerce Debate

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 2:04 pm

The online e-commerce business is booming this year. The total value of goods bought online is up 19% for the period from November 1 through December 11 to $20.49 billion. ...
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Nintendo Executives Follow 24/7 Wall St. (NTDOY, MSFT, SNE, GME) (7974.JP)

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 1:14 pm

Just one week ago 24/7 Wall St. suggested that Nintendo (OTC:NTDOY) might try a Hail Mary Pass and offer a voucher with a guarantee if they can ramp more from ...
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A New Goldman Sachs Index? You Bet Your Life (GS)

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 12:29 pm

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) has launched the first index that will allow the market to measure, manage, and trade exposure to longevity and mortality risks in a standardized, ...
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Did BusinessWeek Lose $20 Million In 2007?

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 11:40 am

According to Keith Kelly of The New York Post, BusinessWeek magazine will lose $20 million this year on an ad page drop of 17%. It is stunning because the industry ...
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Microsoft’s VMWare Killer is Toothless, VMW Safe–Citi

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 11:29 am

From Silicon Alley InsiderMicrosoft (MSFT) has been threatening to mothball the stock-market moonrocket called VMware (VMW) with the launch of its own "virtualization" product Hyper-V. The Redmond team rushed Hyper-V ...
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Does OPEC See A Recession?

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 10:18 am

The people at OPEC are funny. They see no reason to cut oil prices. Their analysis is that global economic growth is slowing which will cut demand for crude. So, ...
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Palm (PALM) To Cut 10% Of Staff

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 9:19 am

According to the AP, Palm (PALM) will cut 10% of its workforce, or about 100 peopleThe company has been troubled by disappointing earnings and slow release of its new smartphone. ...
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Icahn May Take Another Run At Motorola (MOT)

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 8:42 am

Carl Icahn may not be done with pushing the Motorola (MOT) board to work on increasing the company's share price. Icahn told the FT “there is value” in Motorola, and ...
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Intel’s (INTC) Chip Revenue Growing

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 8:27 am

Intel's (INTC) chip revenue is growing faster than the overall semiconductor market. Gartner says that the lare company's share of the global market will be 12.2% this year compared to ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AFFX, C, DIS, DSCM, GSIC, JBLU, PNRA, UN, UNTD, DVN, KWK, NFX, EOG, FTO)

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 8:19 am

These are not the only important analyst calls out there, but these are the top analyst calls that 24/7 Wall St. is focusing on:Affymetric (AFFX) raised to Buy at UBS.Citigroup ...
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China Losing Competitive Edge

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 8:05 am

The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai says that rising prices for doing business in China may be driving companies to move business to India and Vietnam. According to the ...
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China Give Money Managers Crack At $200 Billion

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 6:55 am

Only when it involves money. The Communist Chinese government is looking for Western capitalists to run part of its $200 billion China Investment Corporation assets. One analyst told MarketWatch that ...
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Goldman’s (GS) Brilliant Bet Nets $4 Billion, But Does Little For Customers

Posted: December 14, 2007 at 6:44 am

The bankers at Goldman Sachs (GS) must be selected from Mensa. When Wall St. bets the wrong way, Goldman takes the other side of the trade and makes billion. The ...
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