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Daily Archives: June 20, 2008

This Week’s Top 10 Issues For Next Week

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 3:21 pm

The week ended on a really sour note after the DJIA broke under that 12,000 mark and then proceeded to close under 11,900.  Here is a list of ten key ...
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52-Week Low Club (WTR, BMY, CELL, DDS, EK, EXPE, GCI, GE, HST, NOK, PFE, Q, VLO, WY, WGO)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 2:21 pm

If you thought this was a bad day for the market with the DJIA trading well under that 12,000 psychological level, there were some 400 stocks that hit 52-week lows ...
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Midwest Floods & Fifth Third Hit Cincinnati Financial (CINF, FITB)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 12:43 pm

Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CINF) issued its preliminary 2008 guidance after yesterday's close.  Based upon its insurance target market, you probably already know it is one of the stocks that ...
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EU’s Cuba Sanctions Lifted, Partial Win For Herzfeld Caribbean (CUBA)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 11:46 am

There have been numerous news reports that the European Union has lifted diplomatic sanctions against Cuba.  While the lifting does include some imposed tough conditions to maintain sanction-free relations, this ...
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Mini Tech Earnings Season Next Week (ORCL, RHT, RIMM, MU, PALM)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 11:22 am

Next Wednesday we will have what almost feels like a tech earnings season, although it's really just the end of the road before the earnings flurry picks up in mid ...
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Ford (F) Says It Will Never Make Money Again

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 11:03 am

What about the idea that The Ford Motor Company (F) will never make money in North America again?Ford told Wall St for the second time in as many months that ...
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Syntroleum & Tyson Get Tax-Free Bond Status for Dynamic Fuels Venture (SYNM, TSN)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 8:54 am

Syntroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNM) has announced that Dynamic Fuels LLC, a 50-50 joint venture between Syntroleum and Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN), has received final approval from the Louisiana State ...
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Mosaic Looks To Unload Nitrogen Fertilizer Venture (MOS)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 8:28 am

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) and Investment Saskatchewan have announced that they are seeking a buyer for Saskferco Products Inc.  This is a joint venture of Canadian government and Mosaic.Mosaic ...
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Arlington Tankers Hires Jefferies To Explore Alternatives (ATB)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 7:45 am

Arlington Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: ATB) has decided to review and evaluate the company's strategic alternatives, with the hope of enhancing shareholder value.  The company said its review will focus on ...
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Detroit: To Make Matters Worse… (GM)(TM)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 7:30 am

The car companies may be on a treasure hunt by the end of the year to improve their balance sheets with new cash. North American car and SUV sales are ...
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Perma-Fix Scores Nuclear Clean-Up Subcontract (PESI)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 7:01 am

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) has been awarded a subcontract through its East Tennessee Materials & Energy Corporation subsidiary for waste management and facility operations at the Department of ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (APOL, BZH, CB, CTSH, FITB, IRF, PBG, SNDK, SY, SYMC, WES)

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 6:43 am

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Friday morning:Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) Raised To Neutral at ...
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Raising Rates At The Fed, Bernanke’s Limo

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 5:23 am

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself."--FDRThe Fed can now fear inflation or it can fear a worsening credit crisis. The conventional wisdom is that it can only fix ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Does Not Plan To Buy Anything

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 5:04 am

Now that Microsoft (MSFT) has lost its bid to buy Yahoo! (YHOO), all of the acquisition managing directors on Wall St. are hoping to get a chance to help Redmond ...
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Reorganizing Yahoo! (YHOO) To Death

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 4:53 am

Most of the financial papers have stories about a big management reorganization at Yahoo!. A number of the top people are already hitting the doors like patrons fleeing a burning ...
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