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Daily Archives: February 16, 2008

Clear Channel (CCU) Sues Providence Over Buy-Out

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 2:06 pm

Almost every week now a private equity or hedge fund walks away from a transaction to take a public company private. In most cases the public company boards try to ...
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US Drugs: A “Made In China” Label (BAX)

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 11:06 am

The uproar about Heparin, a widely-used drug marketed by Baxter International (NYSE: BAX), is just beginning. As The Wall Street Journal writes "Baxter said the active ingredient for its heparin ...
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This week on Stockhouse February 11 – 15

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 10:47 am

The Dow and the TSX ended higher despite late-week selling on poor U.S. economic data. Warren Buffett made an offer to support the municipal bond insurance business that – even ...
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Birinyi’s Top Equity Holdings (MO, AAPL, CVX, DE, XOM, GS, GOOG, MA, SLB, UTX)

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 9:47 am

Laszlo Birinyi of Birinyi Associates, Inc. is one of the more frequently watched portfolio managers by the public.  The reason is not that he is one of the largest fund ...
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George Soros Top Equity Holdings (AAPL, AUXL, BFLY, CBI, CMG, CRUS, COV, MAPP, POT, SVNT)

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 9:17 am

This week we got to see critical SEC filings showing holdings of many key and influential investors.  Included in these filings were billionaire George Soros, a billionaire whom is loved ...
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Will Whole Foods Earnings Prove Downgrade Wrong? (WFMI)

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 8:41 am

On Tuesday we’ll get to see earnings out of Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI). The estimates from First Call are $0.36 EPS on $2.42 billion in revenues.  Next quarter ...
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Wal-Mart Earnings Key For Retail (WMT, COST, TGT)

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 8:21 am

Tuesday we’ll get to see earnings out of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). The estimates from First Call are $1.02 EPS on $106.9 billion in revenues.  Next quarter estimates are ...
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Tech Investors Eager For Hewlett-Packard Earnings (HPQ, DELL)

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 8:01 am

After the market closes on Tuesday we’ll get to see earnings out of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ). The estimates from First Call are $0.81 EPS on $27.59 billion in revenues.  ...
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A Split-Up Of Bond Insures Would Hurt Banks (MBI)(ABK)

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 7:49 am

If muni-bond insurers like Amback (NYSE: ABK) and MBIA (NYSE:MBI) are forced to break into two pieces, some banks could be badly hurt. The halving of the firms would leave ...
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Bill Gates Personal Stock Holdings (MSFT, CNI, FSCI, OTTR, LGBT, PNM, RSG, SIX, FMX, TV, BRK.A)

Posted: February 16, 2008 at 7:41 am

Below are most of the equity holdings listed for Bill Gates' own Cascade Investment, L.L.C. as of December 31, 2007.  These were disclosed in a filing late in the week.  ...
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