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Daily Archives: February 5, 2008

Cramer Critical About NYSE (NYX, NDAQ)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 7:40 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer was discussing the rhythm of the markets being short sharp rallies followed by sell-offs.  But he also had the CEO of NYSE ...
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BHP Billiton (BHP) Raises Rio Tinto (RTP) Bid

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 7:16 pm

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) is doing the one thing good bargainers never do. It is negotiating against itself. Today, it raised its bid for fellow metals company Rio Tinto (NYSE: ...
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Major Relief Rally in JDSU (JDSU)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 5:34 pm

If you have been following tech stocks for a decade or more, JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU)  is one you will know quite well.  For almost the entire 2000's, you probably ...
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THQ, Not So Recession-Proof (THQI)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 4:53 pm

THQ inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) just posted earnings that it called in-line with previous guidance.  The video game maker just posted $0.24 non-GAAP EPS on $509.6 million in revenues.  First Call ...
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Disney’s Earnings Surge Propels Major Share Buybacks (DIS)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 4:24 pm

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has posted earnings of $0.63 EPS, although excluding  gains its EPS increased 29% to $0.63 for the quarter.  It also posted $10.452 Billion in quarterly ...
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Bankrate Shares Hit On Ad Cancels & 2 Acquisitions (RATE)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 4:15 pm

Bankrate Inc. (NASDAQ: RATE) has just posted earnings of $0.33 non-GAAP EPS on revenues of $25.3 million.  First Call has estimates at $0.39 EPS on revenues of $26.83 million.The company ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (SIRF)(RMKR)(WOOF)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 4:10 pm

Primus Guaranty (NYSE: PRS) Bad quarterly earnings. Shares drop to $3.64 from 52-week high of $12.96.SiRF Technology (NASD: SIRF) Big miss on earnings takes half of stock's value in one ...
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Multiple Downgrades Challenge Bankrate Ahead of Earnings (RATE)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 1:54 pm

Bankrate Inc. (NASDAQ: RATE) is set to report earnings after the close today.  What in interesting is that we have seen four downgrades in the recent trading days based on ...
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Potential S&P Downgrades Of MBIA (MBI) and Ambac (ABK) Hammer Bank Stocks

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 1:18 pm

Citigroup (NYSE: C) is trading off over 5% today. Wachovia (NYSE: WB) and JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) are down over 3%.Is it any wonder? S&P today said that its potential ...
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CDO Markets Dead

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 12:50 pm

Trading in CDOs is just not happening. According to Bloomberg "buying and selling of collateralized debt obligations based on mortgage bonds, high-yield loans or preferred shares has ground to a ...
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SPAC Goes Operational: Aldabra 2 To Become Boise (AII, BZ)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 11:49 am

Aldabra 2 Acquisition Corp. (AMEX: AII, AII.U, AII.WS) has announced that its stockholders have approved the company's plan to acquire Boise Cascade, LLC’s packaging and paper manufacturing businesses. The vote ...
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Could Qimonda Be Acquired? (QI, MU, RMBS)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 9:58 am

There is an interesting research note out of American Technology Research that questions whether or not Qimonda AG (NYSE: QI) could be a takeover candidate.  Since its first quarter earnings, ...
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Fuel Hedges Aren’t Helping Southwest Shares (LUV, AMR, CAL, AAI, JBLU)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 8:39 am

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has not been doing well as a stock.  Over the last two years its stock has lost nearly one-third of its value.  Even over the ...
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Homebuilder & Housing Analyst Upgrades (KBH, MDC, PHM, TOL)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 7:48 am

This morning, Banc of America has actually upgraded the homebuilder sector.  This may be the first such round of upgrades from a brokerage firm across the board in what seems ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ACI, RATE, BKS, GS, HAS, MOS, OXPS, POT, SIRF, YHOO)

Posted: February 5, 2008 at 7:24 am

These are not the only analyst calls impacting stocks this morning, but these are the key calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on this morning:Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI) raised to Overweight ...
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