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Daily Archives: July 8, 2008

Alcoa Good Enough To Start Earnings Season (AA)

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 3:39 pm

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has come out and reported earnings, marking the first of the large companies to post earnings to kick off earnings season.  The metals giant posted $0.66 ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (VMW)(EMC)(JAVA)(MNI)(BRLC)(ODP)

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 2:47 pm

Sun Microsystems (JAVA) Wall St. expects bad earnings and is trading the stock that way. Drops to $10.33 from 52-week high of $25.04.VMWare (VMW) Lowers guidance and lets CEO go. ...
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The Bud Wars Heating Up (BUD)

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 1:55 pm

The fight between Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (NYSE: BUD) and InBev over the proposed $65.00 merger is one that is about to get more heated rather than one that looks more ...
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Long-Term Risks To Statin Sales? (MRK, PFE, AZN)

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 1:38 pm

We have run a full feature story over at BioHealthInvestor.com after reading a study that came off the Mayo Clinic site.  The study showed that a combination of fish oil ...
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Will GE (GE) Follow Siemens (SI) Job Cuts?

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 10:31 am

Siemens (SI) today said it will cut nearly 17,000 jobs. It gave the economic downturn as the major reason for the move. Since Siemens and GE (GE) are in a ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Goes After Google (GOOG) Apps

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 9:24 am

Many observers who look at Microsoft's (MSFT) move into server-based software think that the company will fall. Google (GOOG) already markets Google Apps which offers word processing, spreadsheet, e-mail, and ...
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VMware Talks Down Growth & CEO Is Out (VMW, EMC)

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 8:24 am

VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) has made an announcement of a significant management change this morning.  Diane Greene is departing as the company's President and CEO. VMware's Board of Directors has ...
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Premier Exhibitions: Titanic Exhibit Hits The Road (PRXI)

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 7:57 am

Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRXI) has announced this morning that its RMS Titanic, Inc. subsidiary has entered into an agreement to present a new Titanic exhibition and tour sponsored by ...
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If Sirius (SIRI) Fails, Who Wins? (XMSR)(AAPL)(NOK)(T)(VZ)(S)

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 7:22 am

Most Wall St. observers now think that the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) will go through. The FCC, pushed by some members of Congress ...
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T. Boone Pickens Takes New Energy Plan On The Road

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 7:00 am

Oil Baron T. Boone Pickens has been on CNBC this morning touting his new energy plan.  While his plan does call on several domestic solutions to lower our $700 Billion ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ACAD, ACE, AACC, RATE, GYMB, KIM, MMC, MVL, NCR, WSH)

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 6:29 am

These aren't all of the analyst calls out there today, but these are ten of the calls impacting shares early this Tuesday morning:ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) Raised to Neutral at Banc ...
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Sprint’s (S) New Marketing Campaign: Whipped Cream On Dung

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 5:34 am

Sprint (S) has taken to the airwaves to try to keep customers and get old customers back. The marketing effort ignores that fact that Sprint has, by some measurements, the ...
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AMD (AMD) Gets Smacked Down, Again

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 5:24 am

AMD (AMD) should sign up to be in the World Wrestling Federation.At least when an opponent hits it with a chair, it can get paid.Dreamworks, an account of modest size ...
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Ford (F) In China: Hope At The End Of The Tunnel?

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 5:12 am

Sales of vehicles sold in China by Ford (F) and its partners rose 21% in the first half to 172,411, according to Reuters. That sounds good, and, to some extent, ...
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Fannie Mae (FNM) And Freddie Mac (FRE): Who Makes The Rules?

Posted: July 8, 2008 at 4:53 am

Rules are made to be broken, or, at least altered when necessary. Shares in Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) hit multi-year lows yesterday, falling, at one point, almost ...
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