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Daily Archives: April 4, 2008

Microsoft Could Walk Away From Yahoo!, Or Drop Offer (YHOO, MSFT)

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 3:50 pm

The heat between Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) wanting to acquire Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) may be cooling.  Or it may just be a negotiating tool to show Jerry Yang that he's up ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (FHN)(DMAN)(MESA)(RVBD)

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 2:58 pm

First Horizon Natl (FHN) Analyst cuts regional bank stocks. Down to $13.67. from 52-week high of $41.46.Demandtec (DMAN) Issues poor outlook for the year. Sells off to $6.65 from 52-week ...
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Next Version Of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows–Next Year

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 1:12 pm

Those PC users who hate Vista will be happy to hear that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to release its new version of the Windows OS next year.According to Reuters "The ...
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WuXi PharmaTech Secondary Filing Pressures Stock (WX)

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 12:44 pm

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX) has filed for a secondary offering of ADR's in the US for 10,126,800 shares, or 11,645,820 if the overallotment option is used.  The underwriting ...
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GM’s (GM) Plans For Delphi Fall Apart

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 12:34 pm

With sales off nearly 20% in March, GM (NYSE: GM) does not need any more headaches. But, it got one today. The company's former parts operation, Delphi, is in the ...
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After Mosaic Earnings, Fertilizer Tastes Better Than Chicken (MOS, MOO)

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 8:33 am

Shares of Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) are surging pre-market after beating its earnings expectations.  The company posted a record posted a record $520.8 million in net income, translating to $1.17 ...
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West Texas Wind Farm Funded (BP, NRG)

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 8:12 am

Fortis Merchant Banking has successfully closed syndication of a $280 million senior secured financing for Sherbino I Wind Farm LLC.  This west-Texas wind farm is a joint venture owned by ...
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Cisco & Juniper Initiated By FBR (CSCO, JNPR)

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 6:56 am

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) was started as an Outperform rating this morning at FBR.  The assigned target price was  $31.00 per share.  This follows the UBS downgrade from yesterday morning, ...
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Moody’s Downgrades Countrywide (CFC): What About BAC?

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 6:50 am

Moody's cut the credit rating of Countrywide (CFC) to "D" for default, over worries about liquidty. According to Reuters "The downgrade does not reflect Countrywide's planned acquisition by Bank of ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ATI, AIV, DELL, GPS, JTX, KSU, NDAQ, PRU, SIRI, AUY)

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 6:38 am

These are not the only analyst calls impacting stocks, but these are the top analyst calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on this Friday in pre-market trading:Allegheny Tech (NYSE: ATI) cut ...
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Still Money Out There: JC Flowers And China

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 6:33 am

JC Flowers and China Investment Corp, which holds about $200 billion in assets, will start a new private equity fund, according to Bloomberg.Eighty percent of the capital will come from ...
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Wall St.’s New Superdelegates (GS)(MS)(JPM)(C)(MER)(AIG)

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 5:57 am

A decade ago, when there were big problems in the financial markets a very small group of people came in for the fix. E. Gerald Corrigan, a man of massive ...
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Why Did Motorola’s (MOT) Job Cuts Come So Late?

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 5:27 am

The beatings will continue until morale improves.Motorola (MOT) cut another 2,600 jobs bringing the total since the beginning of last year to 10,000. According to The Wall Street Journal "Motorola, ...
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News Corp (NWS) Finds Out Social Networks Are Bad Businesses

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 5:16 am

News Corp (NWS) is likely to miss revenue targets at its internet division, Fox Interactive. According to TechCruch, the company may be short as much as $100 million on its ...
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Chasing A Top In Nike (NKE)

Posted: April 4, 2008 at 5:01 am

Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) is one of the ubiquitous brands of today's world.  As long as it keeps doing what it is doing now and as long as it keeps ...
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