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Daily Archives: August 26, 2008

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Maybe Not All Is Rotten at GT Solar (SOLR)

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 3:56 pm

Maybe things aren't all that bad over at GT Solar International Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR).  The recently public company posted earnings after the close posted net income of $5.1 million and ...
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The 52-Week Low Club 8/26/2008 (NT)(MU)(NYX)(SIRF)

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 2:52 pm

Nortel Networks (NT) Analyst downgrade hits shares. Falls to $5.51 from 52-week high of $19.50.Micron Technology (MU) Sell-off in sector. Drops to $4.21 from 52-week high of $12.NYSE Euronext (NYX) ...
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FOMC Minutes Diagnosis: Mass Schizophrenia

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 1:10 pm

We just got the full comments from the August 5 FOMC meeting.  The FOMC sees continued downside to growth with a damped economy lasting several quarters.  Members continue to believe ...
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The New York Times (NYT) Plays Dead: Its Newspapers Are Losing Money

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 12:29 pm

Not a living soul expected The New York Times Company (NYT) to turn in good July results for its core newspaper group. The conventional wisdom was right about that. But, ...
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Can Dell Continue PC Momentum With Earnings? (DELL, HPQ)

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 12:11 pm

This week may be lightly attended by traders and investors, but Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is set to report earnings on Thursday, August 28, 2008 after the close.  We'll get ...
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Rio Tinto: Turning Iron Ore Into Gold (RTP, BHP)

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 11:46 am

London-based Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) reported earnings for the first six months of 2008, and the numbers were very impressive. Net earnings reached $6.9 billion, up 113% from the first half ...
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Finishing Off The AMD (AMD) Break-Up: 24/7 Wall St. Worst Case Plan

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 9:08 am

AMD (AMD) sold its TV chip business to Broadcom (BRCM). It was not much of a bone to throw AMD shareholders. The company is still over-leveraged and faced with potential ...
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24/7 Wall St. Day Trading Alerts (TMA)(MRVL)(AEO)(CLNE)(COH)

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 8:46 am

VSInvestor has several volume trading alerts today. Thornburg Mortgage (TMA), a highly risky mortgage company stock is up sharply. Several chip firms lead by Marvell Technology (MRVL) are down on ...
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Top Early-Bird Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (COMV, CRM, V, BRCM, GW, IDTI, MRVL, QELP, STI)

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 6:34 am

These are some of the top analyst calls we are seeing this Tuesday morning:Comverge (COMV) started as Buy at Jefferies.Salesforce.com (CRM) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.Visa (V) started as Outperform ...
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A Starbucks (SBUX) Share Buy-Back

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 5:45 am

Almost any time a company's stock drops by half, management claims its goals are misunderstood and that the shares are cheap. This often leads boards to start buy-backs to drop ...
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GM (GM) Gets Hummer Purchase Interest From Middle East

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 5:22 am

GM (GM) may be able to add humiliation to the list of losses and indignities it has had to suffer over the last year as a recession and rising fuel ...
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Keeping Fannie Mae (FNM) And Freddie Mac (FRE) Private

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 4:39 am

The evidence is thin, but at least it is available. Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) could raise money on their own and without a government bail-out which would ...
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PetroChina (PTR) Gets Slammed By Chinese Government

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 4:07 am

It is hard to make money when your own government has policies that prevent it. PetroChina (PTR) followed China Petroleum (SNP) to the earnings wood shed. According to the AP, ...
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Coach (COH) “Might” Buy Back $1 Billion Worth Of Stock

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 3:47 am

The Wall Street Journal declares that "Coach Will Buy Back $1 Billion of its Stock."Coach (COH), on the other hand was less optimistic. After noting that it had recently completed ...
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Media Digest 8/26/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 26, 2008 at 2:51 am

According to Reuters, Singapore sovereign fund Temasek say it sees value in US and UK stocks.Reuters writes that two large bond investors may get involved in raising capital for Fannie ...
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