Quantcast

Daily Archives: December 19, 2007

ETF LAUNCH: iShares Emerging Market Bond Exchange (EMB)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 8:17 pm

Today marked the debut of the iShares to track an emerging market bond index.  The iShares Emerging Market Bond Exchange Traded Fund ETF (NYSE:EMB) that listed and began trading on ...
Read Full Story »

NetSuite Prices At Even Higher Premium (N, ORCL)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 7:31 pm

NetSuite (NYSE: N) has priced its IPO, and the price has been raised yet again.  The company is selling 6,200,000 shares at a price of $26.00.  The lead underwriter is ...
Read Full Story »

Cramer’s Execution Face-Offs (DPZ, PZZA, WAG, CVS)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 6:31 pm

Tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC was a different section than the normal stock picking.  Jim Cramer wanted to cover execution of a business model (or business plan): Cramer's first face-off ...
Read Full Story »

Capstone Order Receipt Propels Interest (CPST)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 6:07 pm

Capstone Turbine Corp. (NASDAQ:CPST) is continuing its progress in moving more and more operational in a "greening" business climate.  Capstone announced that it has received the first order for its ...
Read Full Story »

Intuit Continues Diversification Strategy (INTU, ECHO)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 5:25 pm

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) is continuing to diversify away from being a tax and "Quickbooks" company.  It has signed a new agreement to acquire Electronic Clearing House Inc. (NASDAQ:ECHO) for $17.00 ...
Read Full Story »

3Com Mixed Results For Bulls & Bears; Still Hopes For Merger Approval (COMS)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 5:12 pm

3Com Corp. (NASDAQ: COMS) posted what may be one of its last quarterly financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended November 30, 2007:The company posted earnings with non-GAAP net ...
Read Full Story »

Oracle Flies Past Targets & Taking Share (ORCL, SAP, IBM)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 4:12 pm

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) just posted earnings.  Its GAAP EPS was $0.25 but non-GAAP was $0.31 EPS on revenues of $5.3 Billion.  First Call had estimates at $0.27 non-GAAP EPS ...
Read Full Story »

The 52-Week Low Club

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 4:11 pm

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Bad earnings, downgrades. Falls to $28.30 from 52-week high of $47.60.SLM (SLM) Buy-out dead. New CEO. Margins for product poor. A mess. Down to $22.35 from 52-week ...
Read Full Story »

Worthless Ratings Agencies (MHP, MCO, ABK, ACA, MBI, DHI, BX, SCA)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 3:38 pm

We have been pretty critical of the ratings agencies not being on their toes and calling on things far too late.  In fact, I have been an anti-fan of theirs ...
Read Full Story »

Oracle Earnings To Glimmer Into 2008 Enterprise Spending (ORCL, BEAS)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 1:22 pm

After today's close, we will get to see the highly expected earnings report out of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL).  First Call has estimates at $0.27 EPS on revenues of $5.04 Billion.  ...
Read Full Story »

Turnarounds That Haven’t Turned Around: Motorola (MOT, NOK, RIMM, CSCO)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 12:51 pm

Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has been a serial disappointment for shareholders and its turnaround has never come to a real fruition.  There was a period that Ed Zander was deemed ...
Read Full Story »

Turnarounds That Haven’t Turned Around: Yahoo! (YHOO, GOOG, NWS, MSFT, EBAY)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 11:58 am

If there has been a disappointing return of a tech and web giant it has been that of Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO).  We aren't calling for any new fresh management axes or ...
Read Full Story »

Tribune (TRB) Deal In Trouble

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 10:47 am

The deal for a group, lead by investor Sam Zell, to buy The Tribune Company (TRB) may be in trouble. According to The Chicago Tribune "Tribune Co. executives were sweating ...
Read Full Story »

China’s Gushan Environmental’s IPO Already Debuts On NYSE (GU)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 9:44 am

Some IPO's make it to market pretty fast in several weeks and some take many months.  The largest Chinese biodiesel producer called Gushan Environmental (NYSE: GU) is already coming to ...
Read Full Story »

Union Pacific Warning, Warren Buffett Can Buy Rails Cheaper (UNP, CSX, BNI, NSC, CNI, BRK/A)

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 9:29 am

Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE:UNP) has just lowered earnings guidance for its fourth quarter 2007.  It said earnings will be reduced by approximately $0.20 per diluted share.  This warning is two-fold: ...
Read Full Story »