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Daily Archives: August 12, 2008

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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?

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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