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Monthly Archives: May 2008

The 52-Week Low Club (ABK)(LCC)(AIG)(WB)(FVRL)(HBAN)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 2:46 pm

Ambac (ABK) Still dogged by concerns about losses and inadequate capital. Falls to $2.88 from 52-week high of $92.08.US Airways (LCC) Concerns about cost of oil get worse. Drops to ...
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10-Year Treasury Yield Back Above 4%

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 12:54 pm

The 10-Year Treasury Note has crossed back above the 4.00% mark today.  According to our data, the last time rates flirted with 4.00% on the 10-year treasury note was on ...
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Immelt Buys $3.5 Million in GE Stock (GE)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 12:33 pm

Chairman of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Jeff Immelt, has made another vote of confidence in the stock today.  In transactions listed with a trade date of TODAY May 28, ...
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Exxon (XOM) Kicks Rockefellers Down The Stairs

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 12:30 pm

Being related, distantly, to the founder of the company which became Exxon (XOM), did not help the Rockefellers. They were at the front of a group of shareholders trying to ...
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Costco: Can Earnings Catch Up To Valuations? (COST)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 12:13 pm

On Wednesday morning we'll get to see earnings out of upscale warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST).  The estimates from First Call are $0.65 EPS on $16.3 Billion in ...
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Law Firms Go After TASER Short Sellers (TASR)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 10:26 am

A legal consortium of law firms has just filed suit on behalf of certain shareholders of TASER International Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR).  Two Houston-based firms, The O'Quinn Law Firm and Christian ...
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Short Sellers Targeting Solar & Alternative Energy (AKNS, ASTI, CSIQ, CPST, ESLR, FTEK, OTTR, SPWR)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 9:58 am

The overall short interest on NASDAQ stocks was actually pretty dull from the end of April to Mid-May, or at least that is the case until you go straight into ...
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Short Selling: Trouble Brewing In Online Brokers? (AMTD, ETFC, SCHW)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 9:04 am

Short sellers TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(NASDAQ: AMTD), E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC), and Charles Schwab Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHW) look like a mixed bag on the surface, but the trends in ...
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More Ford (F) Cuts, As Company Disappears To Nothing

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 8:07 am

The Detroit News says that Ford (F) will cut another 12% of its salaried workforce. Who will keep the books and design the cars?There must be some point at which ...
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Ralph Lauren Signals All Clear Sign (RL)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 7:33 am

The worst may have been seen in many of the US apparel makers.  At least that is what Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) is trying to communicate on its ...
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Dow Chemical Hiking Prices Up To 20% (DOW)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 7:15 am

It seems that the producers may be getting sick and tired of not being able to pass exponentially rising costs on to customers.  This morning, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ALSK, AMLN, CX, FTO, NVDA, OVTI, BTU, QSFT, RBS, WBMD)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 6:04 am

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Wednesday morning:Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) Raised to Buy at Banc Of America Securities.Amylin Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMLN) Raised to ...
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A Symbol Of Oil’s Problems: Indonesia Leaves OPEC

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 5:37 am

Indonesia would probably like to remain a member of OPEC, but it is pointless. The country is no longer a net exporter of oil. Needs within the country's growing infrastructure ...
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Top US Brands Foreigners Could Buy With Cheap Dollars (SKS, HSY, WFMI, STZ, BUD, ETFC, S, LEAP, X, AA, LAMR)

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 5:35 am

There is one key thing that the U.S. Dollar weakness could bring about if the dollar stays where it is.  If it continues its slide next year even though our ...
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US Air (LCC) Walks From United (UAUA) Talks As The Wheels Come Off

Posted: May 28, 2008 at 5:01 am

Reports are that the heated merger talks between United (UAUA) and US Air (LCC) have gone away. Both airlines are probably still talking to AMR (AMR), Continental (CAL), and any ...
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