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Daily Archives: April 14, 2008

McDonald’s (MCD): Being Open 24/7 Key To Sucess

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 5:43 pm

Try to get a Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) at 3 AM. No such luck. But, according to data given to us by McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), more than 30% of its 13,700 ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (CRS)(CC)(FHN)(HBAN)(FITB)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 3:00 pm

Carpenter Technology (CRS) Company only manages to hit low end of guidance. Drops to $48.10 from 52-week high of $79.66.Blockbuster (BBI) Bid for Circuit City (CC) sends investors running for ...
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Banks And Brokerages May Have Large Earnings Misses, Stocks Could Fall 20%

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 2:37 pm

Early indicators from companies like Wachovia (NYSE: WB) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) show that the last half of March may have been tougher on banks earnings than Wall St. ...
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What Benefit For Google (GOOG): YouTube Traffic Up, Overall Visits To Video Sites Down

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 1:55 pm

Google's (GOOG) YouTube had a 78% market share among video websites in March, up from 55% a year ago. Most other sites lost share over the period and overall video ...
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Biotech Busine$$ Daily (ALKS, CADX, CVTX, MNKD, GNBT, PPHM)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 12:16 pm

Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS) and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Developed today submitted paperwork seeking approval of their partnership drug, RISPERDAL CONSTA, to be allowed for treatment of bipolar disorder ...
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Invesco Launches Active Managed ETF’s (IVZ, PQY, PQZ, PMA, PLK)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 11:04 am

Invesco (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares has launched its first actively-managed ETF on the NYSE Arca Friday. These 4 PowerShares ETFs include 3 first-in-kind equity exchange-funds and one actively-managed fixed income ETF.The ...
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ETF Launch: NETS DAX Index Fund (DAX, NTRS)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 10:34 am

The American Stock Exchange has launched an ETF called the NETS DAX Index Fund by Northern Trust Global Investments, an arm of Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQ: NTRS) today. The exchange ...
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Yahoo!’s (YHOO) Huge Advantage: Time Spent On Site

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 10:24 am

One of the factors lost in the debate over the value of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) is the amount of time that consumers spend on the site. For advertisers, especially those ...
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IPO FILING: Codexis (CDXS)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 10:18 am

Codexis, a biocatalyst developer, submitted an SEC filing Friday evening to come public via an IPO. The offering shows a total proposed maximum price of $100 million, although this amount ...
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IPO FILING: Fluidigm (FLDM)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 9:27 am

Fluidigm, a California-based life science research device provider, has filed with the SEC to become public this morning. The offering shows a total proposed maximum aggregate price of $86,250,000. They ...
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Agria, A Suit & A Dismal IPO (GRO)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 9:08 am

Chinese-based agriculture solutions provider, Agria Corp. (NYSE: GRO) issued a statement this morning noting that the company will strongly defend itself against the class action suit filed against them for ...
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Wachovia Financing Terms Less Dilutive Than Others (WB)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 8:44 am

Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB) has priced its offerings for common stock and convertible preferred stock right before the open this Monday after a dismal earnings report. They plan to offer ...
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Trina Solar, Profitability Over Internal Expansion (TSL)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 7:03 am

Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) is halting the development of a previously announced polysilicon production facility, which originally had a total estimated cost of some $1 Billion.  Less than two ...
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Goldman Sachs Dumps GE for Lockheed (LMT, GE)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 6:25 am

This morning, Goldman Sachs has made a key call to its industrials sector.  It is adding Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to its Industrials Favorite Value List.  Goldman Sachs notes the ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ABB, CAH, EV, FAST, GE, MMC, PETM, SPW, V)

Posted: April 14, 2008 at 6:11 am

These are not the only analyst calls being seen this Monday in pre-market hours, but these are the top calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on so far this morning:ABB (NYSE: ...
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