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Daily Archives: August 4, 2008

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Cisco’s Fiscal Year Earnings on Deck (CSCO)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 4:57 pm

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reports after the close on Tuesday and you can count on technology investors and traders alike to pay attention to the comments of CEO John ...
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Alnylam Cancels Conference… What’s Brewing? (ALNY)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 4:15 pm

We just saw a report out of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNY) that may get traders moving on both sides of the stock.  The company has just announced that management ...
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Insider Buying: Mel Karmazin of SIRIUS (SIRI)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 3:55 pm

Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), has added to his position of company stock.  In a show of force to show that he doesn't want further ...
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Bankrate Earnings: Half Empty & Half Full (RATE)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 3:20 pm

Bankrate Inc. (NASDAQ: RATE) has just posted non-GAAP EPS of $0.33 on a 70% gain in revenues to $40.2 million.  First Call estimates were $0.33 EPS on $40.22 million.  The ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (NR)(KBR)(MTW)(TIE)(CHIC)(SIRI)(CIEN)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 2:52 pm

Western Refining (WNR) Snag at one of the company's units and falling oil prices gang up. Drops to $6.47 from 52-week high of $58.95. KBR (KBR) Rough earnings numbers. Down ...
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Blowhard Greenspan Writes School-Boy Essay On Recession

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 2:18 pm

In the event that investors do not understand that banks are in trouble and that the global economy faces a deep recession, Alan Greenspan has written it all out. The ...
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Lehman (LEH) May Raise Cash, Dilute Shareholders

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 1:34 pm

Lehman (LEH) may have to raise several billion dollars. With its market cap below $13 billion, that could be painful for current holders of its common shares. According to Reuters, ...
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M/I Homes Files To Raise Cash (MHO)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 1:26 pm

M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE: MHO) has just filed for a mixed shelf registration statement with the SEC that will give it the right to sell up to $250 million in ...
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As Oil Breaks $120, Traders Looking Lower

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 11:01 am

Does it seem odd that oil prices have continued to fall despite a fairly rapid tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico developed over the weekend, while a Valero plant ...
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WCI Raises Black Flag, Skull & Crossbones (WCI)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 9:06 am

We have yet to see public homebuilders file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.  WCI Communities Inc. (NYSE: WCI) is the first of the former large homebuilders to file for bankruptcy ...
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Icahn & ImClone Merger Game with Bristol-Myers: Bluff vs. Chicken (IMCL, BMY)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 8:21 am

Carl Icahn and friends at ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL) have now formally responded to Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) regarding the cash buyout of the company.  The company's board ...
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The Stagflation Kid Rides Again

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 8:11 am

Today's inflation and employment numbers had the putrid scent of the recent past on them along with a whiff of a decaying future. Prices rose .8%, which takes the economy ...
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Rackspace Gets Ready For IPO (RAX)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 7:54 am

This week will mark another somewhat unusual mark for IPO's as a technology and communications player with an established name is set to come public.  Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX) ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AKAM, AIV, AMGN, CNX, KND, MCO, NEU, PH, SE)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 6:30 am

These are some of the key analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen early this Monday morning with over 2 hours to open:Akamai Tech (AKAM) Raised to Buy at ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (BIIB, CBEY, EHTH, NT, OSK, PAET, RYAAY, SVNT)

Posted: August 4, 2008 at 6:28 am

These are some of the key analyst downgrades and negative analyst calls we have seen early this Monday morning with over 2 hours to open:Biogen Idec (BIIB) Cut to Sell ...
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