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Daily Archives: April 16, 2008

IBM (IBM): The Recession’s First Recession-Proof Company

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 6:42 pm

The market was buoyed by Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) earnings. It should have been. Gross margins were good, Year-over-year results were fine. If there was any concern about the quarterly report is ...
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TD AMERITRADE & E*TRADE, Brace For Earnings (ETFC, AMTD, SCHW)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 4:10 pm

On Thursday, we’ll get to see earnings out of TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) and E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC).  In fact, that will already mark the actual end ...
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AVANT Scores Pfizer Pact For Brain Cancer (AVAN, PFE)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 3:52 pm

Pfizer, Inc (NYSE: PFE) has signed an agreement with the much smaller AVANT Immunotherapeutics (NASDAQ: AVAN).  The two have announced an agreement where Pfizer will be granted an exclusive worldwide ...
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Gilead Sciences… The Beat Goes On (GILD)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 3:37 pm

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) posted results after the close today.  Its Q1 revenues surged to $1.26 billion and non-GAAP earnings was $522.1 million, or $0.54 EPS.  First Call had ...
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IBM Earnings Surge… New Name: International Buyback Monster (IBM)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 3:26 pm

Shares of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) are initially surging after earnings.  Big Blue posted $1.65 EPS on $24.5 Billion in revenues, while estimates from First Call were $1.45 ...
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Ebay (EBAY) Good Q: PayPal Magnficent, Skype A Dog

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 3:20 pm

Ebay (NASDAQ: EBAY) shares rallied modestly into the close, up 1.7% to $32.09. The company posted first quarter revenue of $2.19 billion, up $424 million from the same period last ...
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The 52-Week Low Cub (SWY)(NOC)(HCSG)(HANS)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 2:47 pm

Safeway (SWY) Food prices hurting retailing margins. Falls to $25.75 from 52-week high of $38.31.Northrop Grumman  (NOC) Q1 charge still weighs on shares. Sell off to $69.48 from 52-week high ...
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Wilbur Ross & Sovereign Wealth, Heading For Banks

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 1:44 pm

It was almost amazing that private equity funds never did go acquire many banks, despite the lending woes that came to pass.  For some time there was value there before ...
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Picking Apart Gilead Ahead of Earnings (GILD)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 1:03 pm

After today's close, we’ll get to see earnings out of Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD). The estimates for the biopharmaceutical company from First Call are $0.48 EPS on $1.22 billion ...
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Can IBM’s Backlog Continue Its Earnings Momentum? (IBM)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 11:41 am

After today's close, we’ll get to see earnings out of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM). The estimates for Big Blue from First Call are $1.45 EPS on $23.71 billion ...
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Pegging eBay’s First Earnings Under CEO Donahoe (EBAY)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 11:28 am

After today's close, we’ll get to see earnings out of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY). The estimates for the online auction platform from First Call are $0.39 EPS on $2.08 billion ...
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Biotech Busine$$ Daily (ACAD, AMLN, CVTX, HALO, KOSN, MCU, NVAX, POZN, REGN, SIRT)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 11:18 am

If you thought biotech news was getting quiet going into earnings season, think again.Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD) presents Phase II data on pimavanserin, a treatment  for Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP) ...
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IPO Filing: Rhino Resource Partners (RRLP)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 11:12 am

Rhino Resource Partners, L.P. has submitted its IPO paperwork thismorning. The filing shows for $115 million proposed maximum offering price,although this number is for filing purposes only. 5 million shares ...
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AMR (AMR) Posts $325 Million Loss, Can It Stay Independent?

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 10:48 am

AMR (NYSE: AMR) reported that it lost $325 million in the first quarter as fuel charges rose $665 million over the same period last year. AMR also disclosed that it ...
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Is Google (GOOG) Making Money On Video? It Has Tons Of Traffic (YHOO)(TWX)(VIA)(DIS)(NWS)(MSFT)

Posted: April 16, 2008 at 10:19 am

New comScore data shows that the number of videos viewed online moved up 66% in February compared with the same month last year. US internet users viewed over 10 billion ...
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