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Daily Archives: March 1, 2008

Implications Of Warren Buffett Panning Insurance Industry (BRK/A, BRK/B, ABK, MBI, AIG, RE, HIG, CB, PGR)

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 12:41 pm

It is no great mystery that Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, NYSE: BRK.B) is still one of the most followed and most revered "long term value investors" on ...
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Starbucks (SBUX): Coffee Costs Give Margins Another Squeeze

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 12:33 pm

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) retrained most of its store workers last week. Howard Schultz, the returned founder and CEO, has replaced a number of the lame-brains in senior management.It would be ...
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Stocks Which Had The Worst Of It In February (T)(VZ)(S)(AIG)(GM)(MSFT)

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 9:39 am

No matter how bad the markets were in February, they were worse for some stocks than for others.Shares in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) dropped 16% during the second month of the ...
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Fuel-Tech Readies For Earnings (FTEK)

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 8:23 am

On Wednesday we’ll get to see earnings out of Fuel-Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTEK). The estimates for the combustion engineering solutions provider (cleaner coal) from First Call are $0.17 EPS and ...
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Urban Outfitters: Rare Retail Winner Ahead of Earnings (URBN)

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 8:01 am

On Thursday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN). The estimates for the specialty retail company from First Call are $462.28 million in revenues.  ...
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Clothing Retailers Wait For Chico’s FAS Earnings (CHS, CWTR)

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 7:56 am

On Tuesday afternoon we’ll get to see earnings out of Chico's FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS). The estimates for the specialty womens retailer from First Call are $416.93 million in revenues.  ...
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Chip Stocks Brace For Marvell & National Semi Earnings (NSM, MRVL)

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 7:55 am

By now, we've seen most major tech earnings and we've already seen most major chip earnings.  If it was a movie, the last earnings and guidance would be called "The ...
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Short Sellers In Big Lots Ahead of Earnings (BIG)

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 7:36 am

On Wednesday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG). The estimates for the closeout retailer from First Call are $0.84 EPS on $1.41 billion ...
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Can Staples Earnings Change The “going sideways” Path?

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 7:16 am

On Tuesday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS). The estimates for the office supplier from First Call are $0.47 EPS on $5.37 billion in ...
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Clearwire Earnings… Win, Lose, or Draw? (CLWR, S, MOT)

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 7:01 am

On Tuesday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR). The estimates for the wireless broadband service provider from First Call are -$1.01 EPS on $46.13 ...
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Corporate Bankruptcies Likey To Take Sharp Jump (CHTR)(MNI)(JRC)(LVLT)

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 6:26 am

It should come as no surprise that companies which has taken on too much debt over the last three years will start to fail and have to file for Chapter ...
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Venezuela Say Exxon (XOM) Asset Seizure Based On Fantasy

Posted: March 1, 2008 at 6:01 am

PDVSA, the state-owned oil company of crack-pot Hugo Chavez's Venezuelan government, claims that Exxon's (NYSE:XOM) seizer of $12 billion in assets is based on "fantasy". Lawyers for PDVSA said that ...
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