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Daily Archives: March 3, 2008

Intel (INTC) Grounds Out

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 7:23 pm

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) sent the tech world and stock market more news which they did not need. The company cut its gross margin estimates. According to the company "Intel Corporation ...
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Cramer’s Natural Gas Play (CHK)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 7:16 pm

Tonight on CNBC's MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer came out with some huge commodity price calls all around "Sweet 16" and "March Madness."  His picks all revolve around "$16" for commodity ...
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Cramer’s New Play For $1,600 Gold (AEM)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 6:43 pm

Jim Cramer came out on CNBC's MAD MONEY tonight, predicting huge gains in gold and he thinks that the current sub-$1,000 per ounce prices may go to $1,600 per ounce.  ...
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Jim Cramer’s Play On $16 Corn & Wheat (POT, MOO)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 6:31 pm

Jim Cramer came out on CNBC's MAD MONEY tonight, predicting huge gains in agriculture prices and in gold.  Unlike Basketball's March Madness and a "Sweet 16" his "sweet 16" targets ...
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Microsoft (MSFT): Recession Proof?

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 6:29 pm

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has not felt the impact of slower spending. Software must be sitting outside the vortex which is dragging the rest of the economy under.Redmond's CFO says that ...
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SPAC IPO FILING: Sidhu Special Purpose Capital Corp. (SOV)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 5:40 pm

After today's close, we have yet another special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, that has filed to come public.  Sidhu Special Purpose Capital Corp. filed for an initial public offering ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Looks To Yahoo! (YHOO) For Delivery Of Online Software

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 5:03 pm

It is now plain that part of the reason Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) wants to buy Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) is to use its customers as targets for Redmond's big push into ...
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The Business Day In Global Warming (CSIQ, FTEK, TSL, GE, GOOG, CS, SOPW, AKNS, JASO, ENER, CPST)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 4:55 pm

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) issued and sold $75 million in 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 in a private placement on December 10, 2007, and in a filing today investors ...
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The Great Car Sales Bust (GM)(F)(TM)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 4:27 pm

After a tough 2007, it would be hard to believe that a domestic car company could have a 13% drop in January sales. GM (NYSE: GM) did just that. The ...
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KLA-Tencor Loses CFO (KLAC)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 4:24 pm

KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq:KLAC) has announced that Jeffrey Hall, its CFO, will resign effective March 31, 2008.  Normally we look further into CFO resignations since they are the final ones who ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (SCA)(DFR)(TMA)(FMT)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 4:19 pm

Security Capital Assurance (SCA) Warns of loss and hires investment bank to help out of trouble. Stock drops to $.67 from 52-week high of $34.58.Deerfield Capital (DFR) Big loss on ...
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Apple Analysts Race To Cut Targets (AAPL)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 2:07 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a success story that few in history have repeated.  But the best growth days have been seen, or at least that is what two ...
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Options Traders Looking For Yahoo! Bid Hike? (YHOO, MSFT)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 1:47 pm

Options trading often shows some key insight on trade bets as far as upcoming events.  It appears that at least some options traders may be speculating that a higher bid ...
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SPAC IPO FILING: Transformation Capital… Public Hedge Fund? (TCY, TCY.U, AINV)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 12:51 pm

Transformation Capital is another special purpose acquisition company or SPAC that has filed to come public via an initial public offering.  The company has many options like all SPAC filings ...
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Fannie Mae Dodges Appraisal Bullett (FNM)

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 11:49 am

Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) has announced a settlement that ultimately looks like will give the company a huge sigh of relief.  It has entered into an agreement with the New ...
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