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Daily Archives: January 18, 2008

Cramer Talks Microsoft As Oversold & Value Tech (MSFT)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 6:28 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he is sticking with his "buy cheap and oversold tech stocks" theme.  The one he likes the best right now is ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (S)(UA)(STX)(C)(WFC)(BAC)(MBI)(WB)(SYMC)(YHOO)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 4:01 pm

Sprint (S) Lay-offs and weak subscriber numbers. Falls to $8.15 from 52-week high of $23.42.Under Armour (UA) Weak forecast kills shares. Drops to $26.52 from 52-week high of $73.40. Seagate ...
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7 Dow Components Report Earnings Next Week (JNJ, PFE, UTX, T, MSFT, CAT, HON)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 3:54 pm

Monday is a market holiday in observance of Martin Luther King Day in the U.S.  But after that we have an earnings deluge with hundreds of companies issuing their earnings.  ...
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Are Video Games Really Recession Proof? (GME, ERTS, ATVI, THQI, TTWO)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 1:38 pm

NPD released its monthly video game data showing that December video game spending increased 30.9% from December 2006. What is interesting is that software sales of game titles were up ...
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Sprint’s (S) 50% Sale

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 10:10 am

Sprint's (S) shares are now down by more than half from their 52-week high, trading at $9.35 compared to $23.42. The company's market cap has fallen to under $27 billion, ...
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Analysts Taking AMD Higher (AMD)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 9:46 am

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) showed an earnings report yesterday that wasn't full of any great news, but the good side of it was that it wasn't as bad as ...
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Symantec Trying To Change Its Stripes (SYMC)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 9:31 am

There was one small bit of good news last night out of Symatec (NASDAQ: SYMC).  The data security and storage leader announced that it was actually selling a unit.  San ...
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Sprint (S) To Slash

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 8:25 am

Sprint (S) is the latest company to say it will show a number of its employees the door. The firm's business is not doing very well either.For the fourth quarter ...
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Qantas Wants Money Back From Boeing (BA)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 8:00 am

Late delivery of the Dreamliner is catching up with Boeing (BA). According to the FT "Qantas’s contractual arrangements with Boeing provided for the ability to claim damages in certain circumstances."Geoff ...
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Goldman Sachs Lists Tech Picks & Pans (HPQ, IBM, STX, IM, EMC, AAPL, DELL, LXK, IVAC, MSFT)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 7:59 am

Goldman Sachs has issued a broader snapshot of what to expect from Q4 earnings now that we have seen some of the companies report.  This is also ahead of the ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ABK, MBI, SCA, BBBY, BAM, DHT, GFIG, PHG, PCLN, RIMM, SPLS, WWY)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 7:41 am

These are not the only analyst calls out there, but these are the top calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on today:Ambac (ABK), M B I A Inc. (MBI), and Security ...
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Europe Markets 1/18/2008 (BHP)(SAP)(ALU)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 7:17 am

Markets in Europe were up modestly at 7.10 AM.The FTSE rose 1.4% to 5,982. BT (BT) was up 2% to 280.75. BHP Billiton (BHP) rose 1.9% to 1375.The DAXX was ...
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Schlumberger Grows, But Maybe Not Enough To Please (SLB, OIH)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 7:09 am

Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) has posted diluted earnings-per-share of $1.11 versus $1.09 in the previous quarter, and $0.92 in the fourth quarter of 2006.  Revenues were $6.2477 Billion, up from ...
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Despite Current Market, No Real Slowdown Out Of General Electric (GE)

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 6:51 am

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has just posted earnings with EPS up 17% to $0.68, in-line with $0.68 First call estimates.  Revenues were up 18% with organic revenue growth of 10% ...
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GE’s (GE) 52-Week Low: The Global Economy In A Bottle

Posted: January 18, 2008 at 6:47 am

GE's (GE) numbers were OK. There was no real difference between expectations and what really happened. GE hit a 52-week low yesterday, so the company's world does not look so ...
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