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Daily Archives: May 12, 2008

SPAC Going Operational: GSC Acquisition Into Complete Energy (GGA)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 12:43 pm

With all the Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC's) that have filed to come public, many SPAC's haven't proposed an actual business move they are designed to execute. Blank check company ...
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Oilsands Quest Wins On Private Placement (BQI)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 12:34 pm

Oilsands Quest Inc. (AMEX: BQI) is seeing a positive reaction to news that the company entered into an agreement with Sprott Asset Management Co. for a private placement of 11,904,761 ...
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iPCS Suit Threatens Sprint & Clearwire (S, IPCS, CLWR)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 11:47 am

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) already has issues coming up over its WiMAX scenario, and this could have long-term implications on all parties involved.  This isn't even about earnings either.The ...
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After Huge IPO, Titan Goes Acquiring (TITN)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 10:39 am

Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) has been one of the best IPO's since the end of 2007, and its ties to agriculture machinery are to thank.  Recently, shares saw some pressure ...
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Cell Genesys Scores $30 Million Premium Financing (CEGE)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 9:43 am

Cell Genesys, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEGE) plans to offer 7.1 million shares of common stock and warrants at an equivalent of $4.22 per share with a single institutional investor, for an ...
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NextWave Secondary Could Cap Recent Gains (WAVE)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 9:35 am

NextWave Wireless (NASDAQ: WAVE) amended a shelf offering late on Friday by selling stockholders of 9,101,718 shares of common stock to be periodically sold in one or more offerings. This ...
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Apple (AAPL) iTunes To Channel HBO

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 8:48 am

Apple (AAPL) appears to have picked up a deal to deliver HBO programming though iTunes according to Portfolio. The new partnership will involve HBO, a unit of Time Warner (TWX) ...
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Charter Slides On Earnings (CHTR)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 8:45 am

Charter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) managed to post narrower losses for Q1 in 2008.  The highly in debt cable company posted a net loss of $358 million, or -$0.97 EPS.  ...
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Nasdaq Short Interest: More Bets Against Sirius (SIRI) And Banks

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 8:20 am

The short interest in Sirius (SIRI) inflated by 30.9 million shares to 188.9 million. The figures compare April 30 to April 15 numbers. Investor are clearly willing to gamble against ...
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Encana Splits the Company in Two (ECA, COP)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 7:51 am

Encana Corporation (NYSE: ECA) has announced that it is splitting the company into two pieces.  The plan calls for the company to create an integrated oil company from both upstream ...
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Despite Recent Gains, IMAX Short on Earnings (IMAX, DWA)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 7:23 am

IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX) is one of the entertainment operations that has been trying to remedy its woes, and its shares at one point were up 100% and more from ...
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JA Solar Earnings Overshadowed By $300M Offering (JASO)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 6:55 am

JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) came out with earnings this morning of $0.14 EPS vs. First Call estimates of $0.11 on a 234% rise in revenues to $160 ...
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Applied Materials Wins EU Solar Management Pact (AMAT)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 6:41 am

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) has announced a contract award for its SunFab Performance Service™ program which would guarantee the performance cost and output of the Applied SunFab™ Thin Film ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AIG, BBW, CPST, LNG, CMC, DLTR, IMCL, PSUN, TDSC, TAL)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 6:31 am

These are ten of the top analyst calls we are seeing this Monday morning:American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Cut to Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs.Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW) Cut ...
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Sprint (S) Shows Its Weaknesses (GOOG)(CMCSA)(INTC)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 6:16 am

Sprint (S) may be building the nation's biggest broadband wireless network, but its core business is still in trouble. Is the company becoming so weak that its partner ship with ...
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