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Daily Archives: February 15, 2008

The 52-Week Low Club (AMLN, ARRS, AU, ED, GCI, IACI, IUSA, PCG, SLRY)

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 6:28 pm

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) is becoming a regular in this club. Yet another low of $28.02 intraday from a high of $53.25. It actually closed at $28.62, so it ...
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Will Other Integrated Oils Hike Dividends Too? (COP, XOM, CVX, BP)

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 3:21 pm

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) hiked its dividend Friday, and not just by a penny.  Its quarterly dividend was raised from $0.41 per quarter up to $0.47 per quarter.  ConocoPhillips hiked its ...
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McClatchy (MNI) Downgraded Again

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 1:39 pm

Night of the living dead newspaper chain McClatchy (NYSE: MNI) got hit with another downgrade today. Fitch cut the company's issuer default rating further into the junk word, dropping it ...
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Toyota (TM) Gets Pounded In Europe

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 1:30 pm

Toyota (NYSE: TM) is not used to seeing its sales go anywhere but up. It has certainly had a tremendous ride in the US and Europe over the last several ...
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This Week’s Key Stock Buybacks & Repurchases (SYK, NILE, TDC, WW, CPWR, CE, EFX, VARI)

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 1:15 pm

While earnings season is slowly winding down and while the economy is obviously cooling, we still have many large and small companies alike with solid balance sheets or that have ...
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IPO FILING: IDS Group (IDSI)

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 10:49 am

IDS Group, Inc. submitted an IPO filing on Thursday. The total proposed maximum aggregate amount in securities is listed as $86,250,000. They have applied to trade on the Nasdaq Global ...
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IPO WITHDRAWAL: Concentric Medical

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 10:06 am

Concentric Medical, Inc. withdrew its IPO filing this morning, citing “unfavorable market conditions.” The company originally filed it IPO paperwork on August 17, 2007 and had planned to trade on ...
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IPO WITHDRAWAL: Critical Homecare Solutions (CHCS)

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 9:55 am

Critical Homecare Solutions Holdings, Inc. withdrew its IPO filing this morning, stating that the withdrawal is “consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors.”  Critical Homecare Solutions Holdings ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox Failure Rate As High As 16%

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 9:19 am

According to a report in The Inquirer, the failure rate of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xboxs is running at about 16%. One retailer put the number as high as 33%.Most industry ...
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Banks At Risk For Another $203 Billion In Write-Downs

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 8:49 am

UBS says that global banks may face another $208 billion in write-downs. The banks are at risk due to issues that could cause the failure of bond insurance companies. ``Banks ...
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Goldman Sachs Turning Off Satellite Radio (XMSR, SIRI)

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 7:56 am

Goldman Sachs has panned satellite radio stocks and maintained a cautious "Sell" on XM Satellite Radio (XMSR).  What is interesting is that Goldman Sachs has also noted that its channel ...
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Goldman Sachs Pans Coal (ACI, FCL, ICO, BTU, MEE, CNX)

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 7:45 am

Goldman Sachs has downgraded its coverage in Coal Stocks this morning.   Goldman Sachs is basing this partly on the 30% gains seen, and valuations are stretched.There were several downgraded from ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (CMG, FLR, MSO, MU, SNH, SSS, VIA.B, WTW, WFMI)

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 7:36 am

These are not the only calls out there from analysts, but these are the top analyst calls that 247WallSt.com is looking at this Friday morning:Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) raised ...
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Another Still-Born Idea From Newspaper Companies (NYT)(GCI)

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 6:53 am

Four big newspaper companies, including Gannett (NYSE: GCI), The New York Times (NYSE: NYT), the Tribune Company, and Hearst, are setting up a sales operation to market 120 of their ...
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Beating Down Investors In Auction-Rate Securities

Posted: February 15, 2008 at 6:36 am

Auction-rate securities are short-term investments which are often pitched as an alternative to cash. Investors look to them as "safe haven" instruments where they can put money and earn a ...
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