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Daily Archives: March 26, 2008

Google’s (GOOG) Numbers Weak Again

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 7:41 pm

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) number of "paid clicks", a key measurement of the company's success, had very modest growth in February. Investors have been concerned about the data since it showed ...
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Oracle & Surprisingly Light Revenues (ORCL)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 3:36 pm

Larry Ellison & Co., a.k.a. Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL), is seeing shares hit rather hard in after-hours trading.  Shares closed down 0.6% at $20.94, which was above that 200-day moving ...
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THe 52-Week Low Club (DGX, ED, KDE, SIRF, TWPG, FRNT, PNCL)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 3:00 pm

Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX). Cost pressure strains on the health care sector hurting this stock. New low of $43.65 compared to a 52-week high of $58.63.Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE: ...
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Are PC Sales Slowing Down? (AAPL, HPQ, DELL)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 1:40 pm

The hopes in 2007 were that the upgrade cycle in PC's was going to last in 2008 and into 2009 and beyond.  After all, only a fraction of PC's in ...
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Biotech Busine$$ Daily (ACOR, CERS, DNDN, STEM, TCM)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 1:18 pm

Biotechs always have some news movers regardless of which direction the markets are headed.  Here are some of the top movers in biotech today, although we would note that many ...
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It’s Time For Micron To Consider More Options (MU)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 12:53 pm

As Micron Technology Inc. (NYSE: MU) has briefly breached its 52-week low again today, this company needs some serious pressure put on it.  The DRAM giant briefly saw its share ...
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Other EMS Stocks Holding Up Better Than Jabil (JBL, BHE, CLS, FLEX, PLXS, SANM)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 12:13 pm

Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE: JBL) is one of the big losers today as sharesa are down and out due to missed earnings and forecasts.  This is a new 52-week low.  ...
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Enterprise Companies At Mercy Of Oracle Earnings (ORCL, MSFT, SAP, CSCO)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:30 am

After today's close we’ll get to see earnings out of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL). The estimates for the enterprise software company from First Call are $0.30 EPS on $5.42 billion ...
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Wall St. Spits On Motorola (MOT) Break-Up

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 9:36 am

Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced this morning that it would break itself into two companies. By sometime next year the handset division will be pulled away from the mobility and enterprise ...
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The Twenty-Five Most Valuable Blogs

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 9:16 am

There is no way to accurately put a value on blogs and blogging companies. All are privately-held and, as is true with many content businesses, the value of the company ...
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Platinum’s Buyout of Covad Set To Close (DVW)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 8:25 am

As we have been expecting, Covad Communications Group Inc., (AMEX:DVW) announced that it has obtained all of the required regulatory approvals for it to be acquired by an affiliate of ...
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Take-Two to EA: Pay Up or Watch ‘Grand Theft Auto 4′ Go Gangbusters (ERTS, TTWO)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 8:08 am

If you have ever seen a video game company go on the defensive in staying independent or by demanding much more money, you are seeing it over at Take-Two Interactive ...
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Did Oppenheimer Bank Cuts Signal The Bottom Is Near? (C, BAC, WB, JPM)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 7:02 am

Oppenheimer's Meredith Whitney is currently the most followed bank and financial firm analysts on Wall Street.  We don't normally like to review analyst calls that are not fresh calls from ...
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Motorola (MOT) To Break Company In Two

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 6:41 am

Motorola (NYSE: MOT) today announced that it would break itself into two pieces. The move is an acknowledgment that it cannot sell its money-losing handset business and that the unit ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AYR, ARST, GLS, HCBK, JRN, MAKO, PFCB, TLM, WAT, WW)

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 6:05 am

These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades that 247WallSt.com is focusing on in pre-market trading this Wednesday morning:Aircastle (NYSE: AYR) Downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan.ArcSight (NASDAQ: ARST) ...
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