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Daily Archives: March 12, 2008

Genesco Braces For Earnings (GCO, FINL)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 5:29 pm

Thursday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO). The estimates for the footwear company from First Call are $1.01 EPS on $485.82 million in revenues.  ...
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Cramer’s Piggy Call (HRL, SFD)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 5:25 pm

On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer was going over his play on how to win from lower hog prices.  Apparently pigs and hogs were not slaughtered enough and ...
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Agriculture ETF Wars: Commodity ETF Beats Stock ETF (MOO, DBA, TITN)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 4:50 pm

Investors seem to not be able to get enough when it comes to investing in agriculture now.  This used to be a dead boring sector but it's now the top ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (AMR)(KLAC)(HUM)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 2:59 pm

Progenics Pharmaceuticals (PGNX) Clinical trials fail. Drops to $4.33 from 52-week high of $27.59.Divx Inc (DIVX) Bad 2008 forecast. Shares sell off to $6.12 from 52-week high of $23.76.Immucor (BLUD) ...
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NASDAQ Furthers Options Interest (NDAQ, NYX)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 1:51 pm

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has received approval from the SEC that will allow the exchange to launch its equity and index options market.  The new exchange will ...
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Microsoft Acquisition Furthers Virtualization Efforts (MSFT, VMW, CTXS)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 1:35 pm

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has announced its intended acquisition of Kidaro.  This is said to be a leading provider of desktop virtualization solutions for enterprises. Microsoft noted that combining Kidaro's ...
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IPO FILING: CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CYDX, PFE, BMY, AZN)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 12:59 pm

CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has filed to come public via an IPO in what it lists for filing purposes as up to $50 million in securities sales.  It has applied to ...
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No Nasty Surprises in GE’s Annual Report (GE)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 12:12 pm

General Electric (NYSE: GE) issued its annual report, which Wall Street considers as a Bible for public companies.  We normally peruse 10-k filings (annual reports) for all sorts of tidbits ...
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Boeing (BA) Slows Deliveries Of Dreamliner

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 11:37 am

Boeing (NYSE: BA) calls it the Dreamliner but a name with "nightmare" in it would have been more appropriate. After two major delays, there are now press reports that Boeing ...
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SPAC IPO FILING: J.W.Childs Acquisition I

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 11:31 am

J.W. Childs Acquisition I Corp., yet another SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company, has submitted an IPO filing. The filing shows a $200 million target for 20,000,000 units at $10 ...
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Karmazin Optimistic On Merger Approval (SIRI, XMSR)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 10:31 am

Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), has commented at the Bear Stearns Media Conference that he continues to be "very optimistic" over receiving proper regulatory approval ...
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$5 Gas By Labor Day

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 9:42 am

If gasoline prices move from their current average price of $3.20 to $5, the cost of fuel for a family that spends $50 a week for gas would move up ...
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Heritage-Crystal Clean IPO Set For Trading (HCCI)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 9:32 am

Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. (NASDAQ: HCCI) has priced its initial public offering for 1.9 million shares priced at $11.50. This was in the mid-point of its IPO range that had been ...
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Medco Health Solutions Files Shelf Registration (MHS)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 9:22 am

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) has just made an SEC Filing that will allow the company to raise capital in the near future if it chooses.  While this could ...
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WellPoint Warned, Now Humana… Blame The 2008 Election (HUM, WLP, AET)

Posted: March 12, 2008 at 8:39 am

First we saw an earnings warning out of WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) which hurt that stock and most shares in the health insurance field yesterday.  WellPoint cited several factors, including medical ...
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