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Daily Archives: March 14, 2008

Google’s (GOOG) YouTube Posts Big Numbers

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 6:04 pm

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube continues to gain visitors. It competitors have to be dismayed.According to comScore, YouTube had a 34.3% share of all videos watched in the US during January, ...
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Municipal Bond Iissuers Can Bid On Own Debt

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 5:37 pm

The SEC has cleared the way for muni bond issuers to bid on their own debt. According to MarketWatch the bids can be made "without incurring charges of market manipulation."Douglas ...
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NYSE Going Further Into Futures & Derivatives (NYX, CME)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 4:10 pm

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) and CME Group, Inc. (NYSE: CME) announced late today that NYSE would purchase CME Group's Metals Complex. NYSE noted that trading of full and e-mini contracts ...
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52-Week Lows, Massive List (ALU, BGP, CELL, BBW, CVO, DENN, GCI, INFY, INTU, KLAC, NT, NWA, NXTM, PDLI, PFE, Q, SVVS, SNE, BID, TWX)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 3:04 pm

This was a massive list of lows today.  Not all closed on lows, but the list was chopped down greatly just to accommodate the size of it.  If you look ...
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Icahn Takes Larger Stake in Enzon (ENZN, IEP)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 11:43 am

In an SEC Filing, it was disclosed that Carl Icahn has taken a larger stake as an activist in Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ENZN).  The stake is listed as 6.93% ...
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Moody’s Downgrade of WaMu Implies Junk Rating Near (WM)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 11:19 am

This is just not a good day for financial stocks.  Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE: WM) is feeling some additional pain, and it isn't because of having ties to any government ...
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Bear Stearns To Address Current Situation (BSC, JPM)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 10:59 am

The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE: BSC) announced that will host a conference call today at 12:30 P.M. EST.  The stock is now down more than $23.00 to under $34.00 ...
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This Week’s Top Share Buyback Changes (SCHW, DRH, LCAPA, QCOM, TBL, TEL)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 9:57 am

There was an absence of major buyback announcements this week.  That coincides with the lack of as many earnings reports as well.  Below are some of the standout buyback and ...
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JP Morgan & NY Fed Try to Rescue Bear Stearns (BSC, JPM)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 8:36 am

Bear Stearns Co. (NYSE: BSC) is getting a temporary reprieve this morning.  JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and the New York Fed have provided liquidity financing for 28 days to the ...
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CPI Running Mysteriously Low

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 8:18 am

This morning the market got a recovery boost on lower Consumer Price Index "CPI" numbers that measure inflation.  The problem is that they are almost unbelievable.  Even CNBC commentators noted ...
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Microcap Featured in Dialysis Investing (XCR, NXTM, DVA, FMS, DCAI)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 7:21 am

Xcorporeal, Inc. (AMEX: XCR) is a potential undiscovered gem in microcap and low-priced stock investing, and it is in the arena of kidney dialysis.  This week's "INSIDE WALL STREET" segment ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (BA, OMTR, PAS, RRGB, CRM, PCU, TSM, TEVA, WLP, WX)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 7:09 am

Below are the top 10 analyst calls we are focusing on this morning:Boeing (NYSE: BA) raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.Omniture (NASDAQ: OMTR) raised to Buy at Jefferies.PepsiAmericas (NYSE: PAS) ...
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US Car Companies: Let Ford (F) And GM (GM) Merge Domestic Operations

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 5:30 am

One thing is very clear now. The plans for GM (NYSE: GM) and Ford (NYSE: F) to make money in North American in 2009 are dead as a door nail. ...
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SEC’s “Flex” Accounting Plan For Banks (AIG)(JPM)(C)

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 5:05 am

AIG (NYSE: AIG) is asking regulators to change the way that assets are marked to market at financial companies. This system has caused tens of billions of dollars to be ...
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Auction-Rate Securities Hit Mid-Cap Companies

Posted: March 14, 2008 at 4:44 am

Some large companies, like Bristol-Myers (BMY), has already said that auction-rate securities on their balance sheets may have to be written down now that the market for this paper is ...
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