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Standard Oil Earnings On Deck: Exxon vs. Chevron (XOM, CVX)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 3:55 pm

This week has already been an interesting week in the oil patch, but for big oil stocks the expression "You ain't seen nothin' yet" is perhaps more appropriate than ever.  ...
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Visa’s Earnings Cheer: “Charge!” (V)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 3:33 pm

Credit card clearing and processing giant Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) just posted earnings with an adjusted $0.59 EPS on $1.6 Billion in revenues.  First Call had estimates pegged at $0.48 ...
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Starbucks (SBUX) Has First Quarterly Loss In Its History

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 3:19 pm

The expectations for Starbucks (SBUX) were very low. That probably has not been true since the company went public.But, Starbucks was able to come in below a worst case, the ...
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First Solar Lights The Sky (FSLR)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 3:19 pm

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) is soaring after the close.  The company just announced its quarterly earnings of $0.85 EPS on $267 million in revenues.  First Call has estimates pegged ...
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The 52-Week Low Club 7/30/2008 (CBG)(AUO)(SIMO)(GRMN)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 2:50 pm

CB Richard Ellis Group (CBG)  Big profit drop. Shares off to $13.43 from 52-week high of $38.Au Optronics (AUO) Weak outlook for next quarter, Falls to $12.35 from 52-week high ...
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Motorola’s (MOT) Handset Business Is Worth Nothing

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 1:08 pm

Analysts believe that Motorola (MOT) may have dropped into fourth place among the world's handset manufacturers. Two years ago, it was a strong second with 22% of the market. According ...
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Disney Earnings Preview: Hannah vs. Mickey (DIS)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 1:06 pm

After today's close, we'll get to see earnings out of the Mouse House from Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS).  First Call has estimates of $0.61 EPS on $9.14 Billion in ...
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Big Retails Which May Close Or Downsize (CC)(BBI)(PIR)(CPWM)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 12:49 pm

It is now no secret that we are in a very weak economic environment and if it is not an official recession it is for about 80% of the country.  ...
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Does Comcast (CMCSA) Deserve The Benefit Of The Doubt?

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 10:31 am

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is a company that Wall Street just loves to hate. Much of the antipathy directed toward the Philadelphia-based cable giant seems justified since it faces a ...
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AmTech Looking for CPU Space Changes (AMD, INTC, BRCM)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 10:08 am

American Technology Research has an interesting note out this morning calling for changes in the CPU space where Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) and Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) compete.  The ...
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Small Business Saves The Economy’s Bacon

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 9:25 am

There are a host of reasons why small business employment numbers should have been anemic in July. But, they weren't. As a matter of fact, small business kept overall job ...
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Karmazin Tries To Talk Up Sirius-XM on CNBC Interview (SIRI, XMSR)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 8:30 am

Mel Karmazin of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) came on CNBC this morning defending the combined Sirius-XM in an exclusive with David Faber.  This has shares somewhat higher by ...
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Fed Extends Brokerage Rescue Deal

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 8:26 am

In another move to save the finances of almost every man, woman, and child in the US, the Fed has accounced that it will extending a credit facility that it ...
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TOP PRE-MARKET ANALYST DOWNGRADES (ALU, EMN, FDG, GET, TAP, SEPR, SNE, WYE)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 6:38 am

These are not all of the analyst downgrades and negative calls we are seeing this morning, but these are some of the stand out calls this Wednesday morning:Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Cut ...
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TOP PRE-MARKET ANALYST UPGRADES (BWLD, CEDC, CVS, HSC, MER, MYGN, NATI, ORCC, SVVS, SCHN, WAG)

Posted: July 30, 2008 at 6:37 am

These are not all of the analyst upgrades and positive we are seeing this morning, and many upgrades look merely like "less negative" calls than anything. Here are this Wednesday's ...
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