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Daily Archives: August 12, 2008

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The New York Times Company Has A Dividend? (NYT)(GCI)(MNI)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 6:06 pm

Companies oftentimes use dividends as a reward for patient investors so they can show their appreciation for sticking by them in good times and bad. In the case of the ...
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No Market For New Intel (INTC) “Atom” Chip

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 5:48 pm

Intel (INTC) says sales of its new "Atom" chips are off to a good start, although it is unclear what that means. The product line was created for a new ...
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IPO FILING: US Power Generating Company

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 3:22 pm

US Power Generating Company has just filed to come public via an initial public offering.  The wholesale power generation company in New York filed to sell up to $500 million ...
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52-Week Low Club (ALTU, SIL, CEG, COMV, EIX, ZINC, MIR, ZOLT)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 3:09 pm

Over the last three days it has been thin for 52-week lows, but a good market drop sure brings a reminder to the wall of shame.  Here are some of ...
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Shorts Backing Out of Major Tech (DELL, MSFT, YHOO, AAPL, AMZN, QCOM, GOOG, INTC, CSCO)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 1:36 pm

If you think the long-gone uptick rule or naked shorting was important for financial stocks, you might wonder what was going on in technology stocks with short sellers.  In the ...
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Applied Materials Investors Look to SunFab For Growth (AMAT)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 12:52 pm

Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) is set to report earnings after the close.  What is odd is that the company might be given a total pass over this last quarter ...
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Michael Price Hates Citigroup (C), And Wachovia (WB)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 11:08 am

Famed investor Michael Price, a man who has been beating up on poorly-managed companies for decades, is short Citigroup (C) and Wachovia (WB). He reasons that the worst of the ...
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24/7 Wall St. Day-Trading Alerts (AMR)(VSE)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 10:41 am

Ethanol and airlines saw significant moves on heavy volume. According to VSInvestor.com, TurboChef (OVEN) also had a volume spike. (more...) ...
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Goldman Sachs: Analyst Calls Versus Technical Analysis (GS)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 10:26 am

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is feeling some pressure on analyst rating actions.  Many traders and investors have thought that Goldman Sachs would remain immune from the entire credit ...
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Carl Icahn Weighed Down By Investments (IEP, BIIB, MOT, YHOO, FDML)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 9:47 am

Icahn Enterprises LP (NYSE: IEP) is perhaps known more for its billionaire owner/founder Carl Icahn more than it is for its staff, team efforts, and even the enterprise's name.  Icahn's ...
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VeraSun Proves It: Size Matters (VSE, PEIX, AVR)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 8:28 am

VeraSun Energy (NYSE:VSE) reported second quarter 2008 earnings before the market opened today. The company's revenues soared by 499% to $1.015 billion, compared with $170 million for the same period ...
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24/7 Wall St. Most Overpaid CEO Of The Day: DealerTrack (TRAK) CEO Mark O’Neil

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 7:27 am

DealerTrack (TRAK) made a sharp cut to its financial forecast for the balance of the year. The firm also said its second-quarter profit fell 51 percent to $3.06 million, or ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AEP, DOV, GS, HWCC, ITT, LXK, TYC, UTHR, WYNN)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 6:29 am

These are some of the key analyst downgrades or negative calls we are seeing this Tuesday morning:American Electric Power (AEP) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.Dover (DOV) Cut to Neutral at ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ALK, AMR, AAPL, CAL, DAL, DELL, JPM, LDK, PENN, SCR, SNSS, LCC)

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 6:23 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive calls we are seeing this Tuesday morning:Alaska Air (ALK) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.AMR Corp. (AMR) Raised to Overweight at ...
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A Third Of US Homes Underwater?

Posted: August 12, 2008 at 5:43 am

Many Americans own more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. That number seems to be rising fast. Bloomberg writes that "Almost one-third of U.S. homeowners who bought in ...
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