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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Motorola (MOT) Looks For The Exit Door

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 4:57 pm

Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) shares were halted. Then the company announced what many on Wall St. had expected. Its board will look at whether not the company should exit the cell ...
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Google Follows Internet Post-Earnings Sell-Off (GOOG)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 4:14 pm

Goole Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has posted its earnings and the results came in at $4.43 non-GAAP EPS on revenues of $3.39 Billion on an ex-TAC basis, and these are not ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (CDNS)(ARAY)(RNOW)(CRUS)(HSTX)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 4:00 pm

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) posts bad numbers and gets downgrades. Falls to $9.90 from 52-week high of $24.90.Accuray (ARAY) The radiosurgery device maker reported disappointing fiscal second-quarter results. Trades off ...
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Garmin nuvifone ‘May’ Threaten Apple iPhone (GRMN, AAPL)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 3:53 pm

Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) has unveiled a new device today and this looks like many consumers will interpret it as a shot right across the bow of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Many Homebuilders Up 100% From Lows (MTH, PHM, LEN, WCI, SPF, HOV, XHB)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 2:34 pm

Everyone knew homebuilders would turn one day and when they turned it would be fast and in a flurry of buying volume.  Much of this may attributed to short covering, ...
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Sprint (S) To Write-Off Most Of NexTel Value

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 2:05 pm

As it to confirm what a disaster its acquisition of NexTel has been, Sprint (S) will write-off as much as $31 billion in goodwill related to the deal. According to ...
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Brinks: The Sweet Spot In A Rough Patch (BCO)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 10:47 am

Shares of Brinks Co. (NYSE: BCO) are up significantly after today earnings report.  We have been behind Brinks for several months now, and it is still an active stock on ...
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Hedge Fund Holder Says Countrywide Selling Too Cheap (CFC, BAC)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 9:31 am

A hedge fund is claiming that Countrywide Financial (NYSE: CFC) is selling itself too cheaply to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).  SRM GLOBAL FUND GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED has filed a ...
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Under Armour: GARP or Value Trap? (UA)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 9:05 am

Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) posted its earnings this morning, and some might be breathing a sigh of relief that the stock is only down marginally.  The sporting apparel maker ...
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The New York Times (NYT) Misses Every Number

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 8:54 am

In the fourth quarter, The New York Times (NYT) missed Wall St. estimates for EPS and revenue. EPS came in at $.44 compared to $.48. Revenue was $867 compared to ...
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ETF LAUNCH: China Small Cap From Claymore/AlphaShares (HAO)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 8:42 am

The American Stock Exchange launched trading yesterday in a new exchange traded fund that tracks small cap stocks in China.  It launched the Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index ETF (Amex: ...
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Ford (F): More Incentives, Bad News

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 8:42 am

One of the things Ford (F) CEO Alan Mulally wanted to do at the car company was cut the use of incentives. They can cost auto firms as much as ...
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Analysts Defend Alliance Data Systems After Earnings (ADS)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 8:19 am

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (NYSE: ADS) is seeing shares surge in pre-market trading this morning.  Alliance is suing Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) over the likely merger failure.  Alliance also posted ...
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Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List Changes In Gold Sector (ABX, FCX)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 7:56 am

Goldman Sachs is making a key change in the gold sector this morning.  The investment banking giant is adding Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) to the Americas Conviction Buy ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ADBE, ADS, JRJC, GILD, HES, JWN, MNST, NEU, RL, YUM)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 7:43 am

These are not all of the pre-market research calls during a busy earnings morning, but these are the top calls that 247WallSt.com is looking at:Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) downgraded to ...
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