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Daily Archives: January 24, 2008

Jim Cramer’s Stimulus Package & Turnaround Stocks

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 6:22 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer noted that selling stocks today isn't a good idea and that this will be good for retail stocks and others too.  You ...
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E*Trade Aims To Turn A Profit In 2008 (ETFC, AMTD, ETFC)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 5:53 pm

E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETC) has been the most battered and brutalized of the large discount brokers and online brokers out there.  It quite frankly deserved it after the company publicly understated ...
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Lazard’s Defense of SunPower (SPWR)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 5:40 pm

SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) posted a lackluster guidance after earnings this morning and this originally had most of the other key solar stocks trading much lower.  Most of these recovered handily ...
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Broadcom Learns From Prior Quarter Mistakes (BRCM)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 4:51 pm

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) posted Q4-2007 non-GAAP earnings of $0.34 diluted EPS, up from $0.27 in Q3-2007 and up from $0.31 in Q4-2006. Revenues were $1.027 Billion, up 8.1% from ...
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Microsoft Maintains Strong Business Spending Climate (MSFT)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 4:34 pm

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) posted earnings of $0.50 EPS on revenues of $16.37 Billion. First Call had analyst estimates at $0.46 EPS on $15.95 Billion.  Its previous guidance offered had been ...
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Amgen’s Earnings & Guidance Make It Almost Look Like A Value Stock

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 4:19 pm

Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) has announced earnings after the company released some positive data this morning.  The troubled biotech giant posted $1.00 EPS on a 2% drop in revenues to ...
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52-Week Low Club (ALO, AEIS, CAMD, DGII, DLX, EBAY, IPCS, MRCY, MTSC, PRS, RJF, THQI, VRTX)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 4:01 pm

Yesterday saw many stocks hitting 52-week lows and then a sharp recovery with a low to high swing of more than 500 DJIA points.  Here are some of the stocks ...
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Broadcom Changing Tune Into Earnings? (BRCM)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 3:10 pm

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) is set to report earnings after the close today.  First Call has consensus estimates at $0.32 non-GAAP EPS on $1.02 Billion in revenues.  Next quarter estimates ...
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New ETF To Track India (WSDT, IIF, IFN, INP, EPI)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 1:55 pm

WisdomTree Investments (WSDT-OTC) made a fairly significant announcement yesterday for those who trade ETF's.  The ETF manager is going to launch an ETF in the latter part of February that ...
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Microsoft Earnings May Make Or Break Tech (MSFT)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 1:00 pm

We've had a wild ride in the markets lately and investors are looking for the stocks that they think are A) still going to show growth and B) that offer ...
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The Large US Companies That May Disappear In 2008

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 10:49 am

Firestone. American Motors. Texaco. Pan Am. Worldcom. At one point or another these large American companies were at the top of their industries. Pan Am was the leading global airline ...
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SunPower Guidance Takes Solar Stocks Lower (SPWR, FSLR, YGE, WFR, ESLR, LDK, JASO, CSIQ)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 8:56 am

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) is taking a hard hit to its stock price after the company reported earnings today, but it is the guidance rather than the earnings that is ...
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Goldman Sachs Values Bond Insurers (ABK, MBI, SCA)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 8:21 am

Goldman Sachs issued an interesting note on the various bond insurers, although some of this data may have been put out yesterday.  The firm is listing three scenario valuation assumptions ...
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Key Tech Upgrades & Downgrades (AMCC, CTXS, SCOR, EBAY, FFIV, GRMN, LSI, MFE, MCHP, OMTR, SONS, SYMC, THQI, WDC)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 8:02 am

Below are some of the key upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street analysts seen in the technology sectors this morning:Applied Micro (AMCC) raised estimates at Goldman Sachs.Citrix Systems (CTXS) raised ...
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Pre-Market Stock News (January 24, 2008)

Posted: January 24, 2008 at 7:50 am

We are full blown into earnings season now.  These are not all of the stocks in the news, but this is a good portion of the news in individual stocks ...
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