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Daily Archives: June 24, 2008

Apple (AAPL) 3G iPhone Cheap To Make

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 6:28 am

For those who were worried that Apple (AAPL) might not make money on the new 3G iPhone, not to worryAccording to BusinessWeek, research firm iSuppli has analysis that shows the ...
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Earlybird TMT Analyst Calls (ADBE, AEIS, ASML, CLWR, DT, LRCX, MVL, TI, VRGY, YHOO)

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 6:25 am

These are the early bird calls we are seeing in telecom, media, and tech:Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS) ...
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Credit Suisse Starts Homebuilder Coverage (CTX, DHI, KBH, MDC, NVR, HOV, MTH)

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 5:50 am

Credit Suisse has issued a new coverage rating systems for its homebuilder universe.  These are some of the calls we saw in the sector:Centex (NYSE: CTX), DR Horton (NYSE: DHI), ...
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Motorola (MOT): A Quick Break-Up For A Profit

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 5:34 am

Motorola (MOT) hit a 52-week low today. Make that a multiple year low, at $7.36. Piper Jaffray downgraded the stock last week. The question about the company is whether it ...
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The Fed: Raising Rates To Make The Consumer Feel Better

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 5:07 am

The Fed could raise rates to make the consumer feel better. Lowering rates has not helped him.As the agency has cut interest rates to moderate the credit crisis, banks and ...
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UPS (UPS): The Power Of Productivity

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 4:51 am

The market took the UPS (UPS) news hard. High fuel prices and slowing customer demand made the company cut its earnings forecasts, just as rival Fedex (FDX) did a week ...
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GM (GM): An “Interest Free” Myth

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 4:29 am

There is no more such a thing as "interest free" car loans than there is Big Foot in the northern forests. There may be tracks in the snow, but, out ...
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Media Digest 6/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 3:02 am

According to Reuters, a proposal from the SEC would cut the role of credit rating agencies. Reuters writes that United (UAUA) will lay-off 950 pilots.Reuters reports that GM (GM) will ...
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Asia Markets 6/24/2008 (SNE)(SNP)

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 2:30 am

Markets in Asia were mixed.The Nikkei was down a fraction to 13,850. Nippong Steel was down 2.5% to 565. Sony (SNE) was down 1.4% to 5000.The Hang Seng was off ...
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