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Daily Archives: October 8, 2008

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The 52-Week Low Club (YHOO)(MSFT)(SIRI)(XL)(CHTR)(LVLT)(ORCL)(CSCO)(F)(DELL)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 2:46 pm

Yahoo! (YHOO) Concerns about slowdown in internet advertising. Drops to $13.20 from 52-week high of $34.08. Bet they wish they had taken Microsoft (MSFT) deal.Sirius (SIRI) Merger a failure.Sells off ...
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Sirius (SIRI): Down To $.45, Off Nearly 90%

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 2:09 pm

The dirge is just about over for Sirius XM (SIRI). The stock has marched down so far that the market is saying there is little prospect for recovery. The company ...
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Ken Heebner Calls Global Recession (MOS)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 1:23 pm

Ken Heebner just came on CNBC today, and while it did sound a bit like he was licking his wounds, he made some key comments that influence investors.  First and ...
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Tracking Dividends: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (KMP)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 12:24 pm

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: KMP) expects to increase its third quarter cash distribution to its limited partners to $1.02/common unit. That's 16% more than the cash distribution of ...
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Earnings Heading Up For Refiners? (MRO, CVX, VLO)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 10:21 am

Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) today gave an interim update on its third quarter performance. The company will announce earnings on October 30th.  Production is expected to be up by about 34,000 ...
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Ten Things To Do To Save Yourself In a Market Meltdown (AAPL)(GOOG)(SIRI)(MCD)(INTC)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 10:14 am

Jim Cramer wants people to sell all of their stocks. Even though the market may keep falling, that might not be a practical solution for everyone. There are several things ...
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Quest For Instant Price Discovery: Opening The DJIA At 5,000

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 9:29 am

We have just seen two horrific trading days in a row for stocks as the market put in multi-year lows.  This is on top of four quarters of selling.  We ...
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Snoopy Loses His Nose (MET)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 8:22 am

MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) is joining the other major financial stocks of late with its shares getting clocked this morning to new multi-year lows.  Last night, the insurer said earnings ...
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B of A: When Your Stock Breaks Under Offering Price (BAC, JPM, MER)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 8:10 am

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) is being taken to the cleaners this morning.  Shares closed down sharply yesterday at $23.77 after closing at $32.22 just the day before.  Bank ...
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Symantec, Help From Within & From Outside (SYMC)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 7:51 am

Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) is catching a bid this morning, although it is still at the lower-end of its 52-week trading range following an upgrade and an acquisition. (more...) ...
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Despite Economy, Costco Manages Impressive Sales Gains (COST)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 7:34 am

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is trading down over 1% pre-market, yet the upper-end big box retailer posted some very strong numbers.   The company reported earnings of $0.97 per share ...
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Can Rentek Catch A Break? (RTK)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 7:22 am

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (aka, the Wall Street bailout bill) did more than provide $700 billion of taxpayer funds to jump start the economy. The legislation also included the ...
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Wal-Mart (WMT) September Sales A Bit Light, Who Cares?

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 6:47 am

Wall St. expected Wal-Mart (WMT) same-store sales to be up 2.5% in September. They only rose 2.4%. It was a brilliant showing. Almost all data from retail associations said sales ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AMAG, ANDE, BAC, BMC, CDNS, CTXS, IPAR, JEF, MDR, MYGN, NUVA, SYMC)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 6:43 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades we are seeing this Wednesday morning:AMAG Pharmaceuticals (AMAG) Started as Overweight at JPMorganAndersons (ANDE) Started as Outperform at OppenheimerBank of America ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AUTH, DD, HST, RNWK, RLH)

Posted: October 8, 2008 at 6:34 am

These are some of the top individual analyst downgrades we are seeing very early this Wednesday morning:AuthenTec (AUTH) Cut To Neutral at JPMorganDuPont (DD) Cut to Hold at BB&T CapitalHost ...
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