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Daily Archives: November 6, 2008

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Worst Corporate Press Release Of The Day: Gammon Gold (GRS)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 7:08 pm

Gammon Gold (GRS) is a Canadian-based gold mining company. Like many firms in the metals exploration industry, it likes to put our cryptic press releases on progress at its drilling ...
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Wells Fargo Offering Larger Than A Super-IPO (WFC, WB, BRK-A)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has priced that monster share offering.  Rather than $10 billion being raised, it is more like $11 billion.  The banking giant priced 407.5 million ...
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NVIDIA May Finally Be Worth A Look (NVDA, AMD, INTC)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 6:42 pm

NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported earnings above estimates, and shares are recovering.  The graphics chip-maker said its net earnings were $61.7 million, or $0.11 EPS.  On a non-GAAP basis its ...
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Most Overpaid CEO Of The Day: Alan F. Schultz Of Valassis (VCI)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 6:30 pm

Valassis (VCI), the media and marketing services companies, has done an astonishingly poor jobs for its shareholders. The stock is down from a 52-week high of $16.80 to $1.78. The ...
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GT Solar Finds Redemption (SOLR)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 5:02 pm

GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) posted strong earnings and mixed guidance, but shares are recovering handily after the report since its stock has been beaten down so much since ...
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Mouse House’s Earnings Short, Hints For More Caution (DIS)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 4:30 pm

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) posted earnings after the close of $0.43 non-GAAP EPS from normalized operations on $9.445 billion in revenues.  Thomson Reuters (First Call) had estimates for ...
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Qualcomm (QCOM): Everything That Can Go Wrong, Does Go Wrong

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 4:14 pm

Thomson Reuters estimates for CDMA giant Qualcomm (QCOM) were for $0.60 EPS and $2.86 billion in revenue.  Reported revenue was $3.33 billion, up 45 percent year-over-year. Reported net income was ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (VCI)(SVR)(MDR)(ANN)(CRL)(GT)(NOBL)(THQI)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 3:49 pm

Valassis Communications (VCI) Q3 loss and outlook cut. Plunges to $1.78 from 52-week high of $16.80.Syniverse (SVR) Baird downgrades shares. Falls to $9.79 from 52-week high of $22.93.McDermott International (MDR) ...
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Express Scripts’ PR Nightmare (ESRX)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 2:42 pm

Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ:ESRX) is about to have one massive PR nightmare in its hands.  The pharmacy benefit management manager announced that it has received a letter from an unknown ...
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SIRIUS Focus Issues: Guidance or Refinancing? (SIRI)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 2:16 pm

Making calls on financial guidance and modeling for the future right now beyond a quarter is no longer an art which is easily mastered by many.  It is now ...
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Can Disney Earnings Escape Traps of Big Media? (DIS, TWX, NWS, CBS)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 12:59 pm

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is set to report earnings right at the close of trading today.  The Thomson Reuters (First Call) estimates for the media giant and DJIA ...
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Pepco Sells Shares Near Bottom (POM)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 11:12 am

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) is doing fairly well considering the company raised more than $200 through a secondary offering priced at $16.50 per share for 14 million shares. (more...) ...
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Will the Wii Rescue Mad Catz? (MCZ, NTDOY)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 10:58 am

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX: MCZ) has been a dismal video game-related stock which never really get off of the ground.  Its annual sales have also not shown any growth ...
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24/7 Wall St. Day Trading Alerts (LVLT)(NOBL)(LVS)(HOTT)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 10:35 am

Level 3 (LVLT) got hit by concerns about raising cash. It shares collapsed back toward $1 on heavy volume. Detail...Noble (NOBL) released terrible numbers to the market late yesterday. It ...
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Refiners Getting Well, But For How Long? (SUN, WNR)

Posted: November 6, 2008 at 9:44 am

Crude oil refiners Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) and Western Refining (NYSE:WNR) reported earnings this morning before the market opened.  Sunoco posted diluted EPS of $4.70 on revenues $16.109 billion. Western reported diluted ...
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