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Daily Archives: April 1, 2008

Sprint (S) Can’t Get A Piece Of Apple (AAPL) iPhone

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 5:15 pm

Sprint (NYSE: S) is about to release a new phone from Samsung which has many of the features of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. According to MarketWatch "The new Samsung ...
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Security Spending Tightens, LoJack Warns For Year (LOJN)

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 5:01 pm

Shares of LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN) are being hit hard in after-hours trading.  The company is issuing an earnings warning for 2008, although it is quick to point out that ...
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Globalstar $135 Million Funding & Share Lending Agreement (GSAT)

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 3:52 pm

Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT) intends to offer $135 million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2028, with a $15 million overallotment.  Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. will act as ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (TDC)(WLSN)(PACT)(ABTL)

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 2:56 pm

Teradata Corp (TDC) Not any news. Slow sell-off all day. Down to $20.11 from 52-week high of $30.08.Wilsons The Leather Experts (WLSN) CEO leaving. Falls to $.14 from 52-week high ...
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Another Bear Stearns Director Unloads Shares (BSC, JPM)

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 2:55 pm

Another director of Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (NYSE: BSC) has unloaded his holdings as the stock was trading north of a buyout price for some time.  Paul A. Novelly, a ...
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Talbots, When Low Growth Is Good Enough (TLB)

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 1:49 pm

Talbots (NYSE: TLB) is seeing shares surge today after the apparel maker and retailer unveiled its strategic plan for long-term growth and for productivity improvement.For starters, the company reaffirmed its ...
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US Car Sales: Even Toyota (TM) Has A Bad Month

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 12:31 pm

It says a lot when sales of Toyota's (TM) are actually falling. In March, vehicle sales for the big Japanese company fell 10.3% in the US market to 217,730,Total passenger ...
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Apple (AAPL) And RIM (RIMM): A Two-Horse Race In Smartphones

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 11:32 am

New research out today shows that Research In Motion's (NASDAQ: RIMM) Blackberry still holds the high ground in the smartphone business, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is marking significant inroads. Palm ...
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Blackstone Still Able To Close $10 Billion Funds (BX)

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 11:23 am

There was an interesting communication from The Blackstone Group, L.P. (NYSE: BX) this morning and the company issued a press release confirming that data.  Blackstone announced the closing of Blackstone ...
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Ford (F) Falters

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 11:13 am

In March, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 213,074, down 14 percent compared with a year ago. Sales to individual retail customers were 17 percent lower than a year ago, ...
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Despite Share Sale Withdrawal, Mercadolibre Takes Heat (MELI)

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 10:31 am

Mercadolibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) is in a unique spot as it serves an online payment and e-commerce gateway and platform throughout much of Latin America.  The company's stock is also ...
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Lazard Maintains Solar Buys (ENER, CSIQ, ESLR)

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 9:48 am

Lazard Capital Markets analyst Sanjay Shrestha has come out maintaining his Buy recommendation on several names in the alternative energy space.Energy Conversion Devices (NASDAQ: ENER) maintain BUY rating and $40.00 ...
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Frontier Airlines (FRNT) Loses Lift

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 9:41 am

Shares of Frontier Airlines (FRNT) are off 12% today to $2.23. The shares have a 52-week high of $7.46.Early this morning the The International Air Transport Association speaking about industry ...
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Politico: The Twenty-Five Most Valuable Blogs

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 9:21 am

After 24/7 Wall St. published the Twenty-Five Most Valuable Blogs we decided to look at some niche content sites which compete with blogs and should have similar valuation data. One ...
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JANA Stays After CNET (CNET)

Posted: April 1, 2008 at 9:11 am

JANA Partners LLC has released a detailed white paper analysis of CNET Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: CNET).  As you can guess, the activist investor group is rather disappointed with CNET.  The ...
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