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Daily Archives: August 15, 2008

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52-Week Low Club (CCJ, CVI, EIX, MDR, SSRI, ZINC)

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 2:35 pm

The drop in commodities isn't good for everyone apparently.  Many metals stocks are on the list today, as are others. Here is a partial list of some semi-active stocks hitting ...
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24/7 Wall St. Day Trading Alerts: SunPower (SPWR)

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 12:33 pm

SunPower (SPWR) is making a move up of nearly 20% on substantially higher than normal volume. For details see the coverage at VSInvestor.com. (more...) ...
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AMD (AMD) Gets Goosed By PC Numbers (AAPL)(INTC)(HPQ)(DELL)

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 12:02 pm

AMD (AMD) shareholders have on their rally caps. The shares are up 9% to $5.77.PC sales growth for the last quarter was better than expected. MarketWatch writes, Worldwide shipments grew ...
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Ken Heebner & CGM Stick With Commodities (CNX, BTU, FCX, PBR, HES, SLB, WFT, X, CGMFX)

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 10:19 am

While many funds and money managers are under watch, Ken Heebner and the investments in his CGM FOCUS FUND (CGMFX) are perhaps more closely watched than any other in today's ...
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24/7 Wall St. Most Overpaid CEO Of The Day: Building Materials (BLG) CEO Robert E. Mellor

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 6:37 am

Robert Mellor, CEO of Building Materials (BLG) made over $850,000 in base compensation last year, according to the company proxy. There is no reason to think he will not do ...
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Early-Bird Analyst Upgrades (EMKR, IAG, PNM, PCLN, SDXC)

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 6:16 am

These are some of the very early morning upgrades and positive calls we have seen from the analyst community this Friday morning:Emcore (EMKR) Started as Buy at Stanford Research.IAMGold (IAG) ...
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Early-Bird Analyst Downgrades (CMVT, CTRP, GET, DNA, HAR, JNJ, PTRY, WDFC)

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 6:13 am

These are some of the early analyst calls we are seeing early this Friday morning:Comverse Technology (CMVT) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.Ctrip.com (CTRP) Cut estimates and maintained Buy but target ...
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China Cars Sales Slow To A Walk, A Bad Dream In Detroit (GM)(F)

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 5:08 am

Car sales in China may not have gone negative year-over-year, but they are getting close. In July, sedan sales were only up 1.9%. If SUVs and light trucks are thrown ...
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Drowning In Gas With No Life Jacket In Sight

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 4:44 am

It boggles the mind that US consumers could spend more on gas than they do on cars. But, that is precisely what happened two months ago. Gasoline accounted for about ...
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Hong Kong GDP Misses Forecasts

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 4:17 am

During the second quarter, the GDP of Hong Kong was up 4.2%. Analysts had forecast that number at 5.3%. While the "colony" is somewhat walled of from the mainland, the ...
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Google (GOOG) Lands Deal With No. 4 Cellular Carrier, What Happened To No.1?

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 3:57 am

The New York Times reports that T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a cell phone powered by Google's (GOOG) much-anticipated Android software. HTC will provide manufacturing, and the ...
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“Activist” Takes A Stake In Cablevision (CVC): Why Bother?

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 3:51 am

Harbinger Capital Management recently disclosed a 4.9% stake in Cablevision (NYSE: CVC), the broadcasting empire that has been criticized for a its self-serving, family-run management.The Wall Street Journal quotes a ...
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Media Digest 8/15/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 2:53 am

According to Reuters, Ford (F) will build a news luxury crossover vehicle.Reuters writes that Merrill Lynch (MER) will freeze all hiring through the end of the year.Reuters reports that the ...
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Asia Markets 8/15/2008 (HMC)

Posted: August 15, 2008 at 2:25 am

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .5% to 13,019. Fijufilm fell 15.3% to 3430. Honda (HMC0 rose 11.7% to 3720.The Hang Seng fell 1.3% to 21,112. Tencent Holding ...
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