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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Amazon.com Delivers, But Valuations Catching Up (AMZN)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 4:31 pm

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) posted earnings with net income at $0.48 EPS on net sales of $5.67 Billion.  First Call had estimates pegged at $0.48 EPS and $5.37 billion in revenues.  ...
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SCO’s Last Annual Report Ever? (SCOX, SCOXQ)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 2:37 pm

SCO Group, Inc. (Pink Sheet-SCOXQ), formerly "SCOX," has filed its annual report.  After you have seen the history of this company through the years, it is almost impossible not to ...
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FOMC 50/50 Delivery

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 2:20 pm

The FOMC made its rate cut today and delivered on 0.50% on both the FED FUNDS and on the discount rate, so now Fed Funds will be targeted at 3.00%.  ...
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Starbucks Plan Acceptance Likely Outweighs Its Earnings (SBUX)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 12:32 pm

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is set to report earnings today after the close of trading. First Call has estimates pegged at $0.27 EPS and $2.77 billion in revenues. Next quarter's ...
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VMWare (VMW) Could Fall 50% Further

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 12:27 pm

VWWare (VMW) lost about a third of its value on a disappointing quarterly report. The stock is now down to $56, near a 52-week low and off a period high ...
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Can Amazon.com Live Up To Growth Targets? (AMZN)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 12:21 pm

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is set to report earnings after the close today.  First Call has estimates pegged at $0.48 EPS and $5.37 billion in revenues. Next quarter's estimates are $0.35 ...
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SPAC IPO Filing: Open Acquisition Corp. (OXE, VGR)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 10:58 am

Open Acquisition Corp. is a SPAC, a special purpose acquisition company, that has filed to come public via an IPO.  With $125 million proceeds targeted at $10.00 per unit, each ...
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American Water Works IPO Closer To Market (AWK)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 10:03 am

American Water Works Company submitted an amended IPO filing after yesterday's market closed, and this is one we at 247WallSt.com have been looking forward to.  The filing still shows a ...
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E*TRADE Insiders Buying Spree (ETFC)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 9:50 am

There are some SEC filings out of online brokerage firm E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) that shows quite a bit of insider transactions that took place on January 29.  These ...
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China’s Huge Bear Market (PTR)(LFC)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 9:49 am

China's Hang Seng Index is off almost 25% over the last three months. The S&P 500 is barely off 10% over the same period.A look at some of the components ...
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Q4 GDP Already Near Recession Levels

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 8:43 am

Today we got our first look at Q4 2007 GDP, and this is the preliminary data that will see two revisions ahead.  Q4 GDP just came in at +0.6%.  Most ...
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Schering-Plough Relief on Partner Earnings (SGP)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 8:18 am

Schering-Plough Corp. (NYSE: SGP) is probably breathing a sigh of relief this morning after Merck's earnings as it is partners with the drug giant on Vytorin and Zetia for cholesterol ...
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Boeing Backlog More Impressive Than Guidance (BA)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 8:00 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) posted earnings of $1.36 EPS on $17.5 Billion in revenues for its fourth quarter.  Estimates from First Call were $1.32 EPS and $17.33 Billion in revenues.  ...
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Merck’s Guidance A Relief (MRK)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 7:44 am

Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) has just posted earnings that may be a relief to many who were worried about recent Vytorin woes affecting 2008 numbers.  The company posted EPS ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (CSIQ, COLM, DTE, ERTS, KMP, MER, MU, NKE, ZQK, YHOO)

Posted: January 30, 2008 at 7:30 am

These are not the only research calls we are looking at in pre-market trading, although these are the initial calls that grabbed our attention early on:Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) raised ...
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