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Daily Archives: April 17, 2008

Intrepid Potash Hiked IPO Terms, From Hot To Scorcher (IPI)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 5:41 pm

Intrepid Potash Inc. is soon to be pricing an IPO, and the "hot status" was just confirmed.  With all the hype and pricing power of anything tied to potash, nitrates, ...
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Google’s (GOOG) Black Box Wins, Again

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 4:58 pm

Almost no one knows what an algorithm is. The management at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) doesn't care. The company's shares are up almost 20% after hours. Those who doubted the firm's ability ...
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AMD.. Bad, But…. (AMD, INTC)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 3:44 pm

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is somehow managing to hang in there, despite waves of bad internal news.  The number two processor company said its first quarter losses narrowed to ...
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E*TRADE Earnings Disappoint, But Survival No Longer Under Question (ETFC)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 3:28 pm

E*TRADE (NASDAQ: ETFC) has posted earnings of -$0.20 EPS on a net loss of $91.2 million, and its net revenues were nearly $316 million and estimates from First Call were ...
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Google (GOOG) Explodes Upward, Stock Up 17%

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 3:06 pm

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) sold off slightly, just over 1%, into the close. Then, all hell broke out. Shares moved up 17% immediately after earnings hit.Google reported revenues of $5.19 billion ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (BGG)(LVS)(CRMH)(EPIC)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 2:47 pm

Briggs & Stratton (BGG) Earnings below estimates. Drops to $14.71 from 52-week high of $33.40. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Industry slow, looking at job cuts. Falls to $65.72 from 52-week ...
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Dell May Be Catching H-P, Apple Stays Hot (DELL, HPQ, AAPL)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 1:57 pm

It appears that PC sales held up better than many have feared, and recent tech earnings this week aren't signaling the end of the run. Data released last night from ...
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Inuitive Surgical Earnings To Set Stock Status (ISRG)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 1:12 pm

After today's close, we'll see earnings out of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG). The estimates for the DaVinci robotic surgical device maker from First Call are $0.98 EPS on $178.21 ...
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Nasdaq Delisting Candidates, To The Pink Sheets

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 12:30 pm

The list of possible delisting candidates is too long to publish here. These companies are called "non-compliant" usually for late SEC filings or stock prices which trade below the exchange ...
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NYSE Delisting Candidates, Headed To The Pink Sheets?

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 9:10 am

With the sudden delisting of the Journal Register, it is interesting to look at who else is on the NYSE list of companies who could get delisted. The NYSE is ...
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Is Southwest The Only Profitable Air Carrier? (LUV, CAL, AMR, DAL, NWA)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 8:31 am

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) may be one of the few remaining profitable airlines.  The company posted earnings this morning with a $34 million profit, or $0.05 EPS, and $0.06 ...
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TD AMERITRADE & SCHWAB Satisfy, Awaiting E*TRADE (AMTD, SCHW, ETFC)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 7:59 am

TD AMERITRADE (NASDAQ: AMTD) came in with a solid report of $0.31 EPS on $623 million revenues.  First Call had estimates $0.31 EPS on $615.66 million in revenues.  It also ...
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NY Times (NYT), Bad Quarter But Worse March

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 7:52 am

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) had a "challenging" first quarter.Total revenue fell almost 5% to to $748 million. Expense dropped only 1% to $723 million. The company's odd ...
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SunPower Beats, Traders Fade News Initially (SPWR)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 7:24 am

SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) has posted $0.39 Non-GAAP EPS on revenues $273.7 million.  This translates to $0.15 GAAP EPS.  These numbers are above plan according to First Call estimates of $0.35 ...
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Nokia (NOK) Numbers Bad For Motorola (MOT)

Posted: April 17, 2008 at 7:14 am

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) sold 115 million handsets in the first quarter, an increase of 27% over the same quarter a year ago. The bad news is that the average yield-per-handset ...
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