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Daily Archives: March 24, 2008

Cramer Interviews Costco CEO Jim Sinegal (COST)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 5:47 pm

Jim Cramer hosted Jim Sinegal, the CEO of Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), for a live interview on tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC.  For starters, Costco Wholesale shares are doing ...
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Cramer Sticks With “Sirius Goes To $5″ (SIRI, XMSR)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 5:36 pm

By now you have already seen the Department of Justice approval of the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR).  Jim Cramer came on ...
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Icahn Wastes His Time And Money With Motorola (MOT)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 4:38 pm

It is hard to imagine what Carl Icahn is trying so hard to get control of Motorola (NYSE: MOT), or at least to force the company to "improve shareholder value." ...
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Oracle Earnings To Set April Earnings Bias In Software (ORCL, CRM, VMW, MSFT)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 4:26 pm

On Wednesday afternoon, we’ll get to see earnings out of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL). The estimates for the enterprise software leader from First Call are $0.30 EPS on $5.42 billion ...
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AMR (AMR) Heads Toward Airline Dead Pool

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 4:08 pm

AMR (NYSE: AMR) hit the market with two pieces of bad news after the close. The parent of American Airlines announced that it fuel costs would rise well above projections ...
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Valero, An Earnings Warning In The Oil Patch (VLO)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 3:39 pm

Shares of Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) are getting a haircut in after-hours trading.  High oil prices that get out of control hurt refiners because their costs escalate more than ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (JBL)(MEG)(RFMI)(CKNN)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 3:02 pm

Jabil Circuit (JBL) Analyst does not like company's prospects. Down to $11.34 from 52-week high of $26.10.Media General (MEG) Part of general sell-off in newspaper stocks. Drops to $13. from ...
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XM/Sirius Score DOJ Merger Backing (SIRI, XMSR)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 2:30 pm

The Department of Justice has reportedly cleared the satellite radio merger where Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) will be able to acquire XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) in its pending merger.  ...
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Biotech Busine$$ Daily (AMLN, BIIB, CEPH, CYTK, ONXX, REGN, THRX, CBM)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 2:00 pm

Many biotech stocks are enjoying large gains Monday, although some are on no real breaking news. Here is a look at some notable gainers: Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) up ...
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Petro-Canada Tapping Debt Markets (PCZ)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 1:34 pm

It seems that amidst a global tightening of credit standards and many lending spreads have widened out (while rates are easing) doesn't affect all companies out there.  That's particularly true ...
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Gleaming Into Fortress’ Earnings (FIG)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Tuesday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG). After close to a year of being public and as the public is scrutinizing anything ...
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Morningstar Ventures Into Active ETF Portfolios (MORN)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 10:50 am

Morningstar Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) has announced that its Morningstar Investment Services unit has introduced a managed account service with a line-up of five actively managed portfolios that use exchange-traded funds ...
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As Bear Stearns (BSC) Trades Above JP Morgan (JPM) Offer, Bernanke Looks Like Boob

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 9:42 am

JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) revised its $2 offer for Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) up to $10. Bear now trades at $11.40. Someone may think that JPM or another entity may ...
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Tiffany Rescues Luxury (TIF, NILE, ZLC, HWD)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 8:58 am

This morning, Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reported earnings.  While results were down more than 15% from last year, its adjusted earnings of $1.27 EPS ($0.89 after loan and other ...
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IPO Filing: SolarWinds, Inc. (SWI)

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 7:53 am

SolarWinds, Inc. has filed to come public via an initial public offering.  It noted an amount in the IPO of up to $250 million in equity sales and has applied ...
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