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Daily Archives: November 13, 2008

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Most Overpaid CEO Of The Day: Ron Snyder Of Crocs (CROX)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 5:41 pm

Leave aside being overpaid. It is stunning that Ron Snyder, CEO of Crocs (CROX), can keep his job. After repeated earnings disappointments, shares in the company hit a 52-week low ...
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Worst Corporate Press Release Of The Day: McGraw-Hill (MHP)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 5:20 pm

From time to time, corporate public relations departments put out information that they later regret having released.To draw attention to their troubles, they issue a second release which has the ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (C)(CROX)(MSFT)(INTC)(WCG)(GE)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 4:00 pm

GE (GE) Concerns about dividend and financial services arm. Drops to $14.58 from 52-week high of $39.95. Citigroup (C) Huge consumer lending portfolio becomes more of a time bomb. Drops ...
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City Holding Company Files To Raise Cash (CHCO)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 3:39 pm

City Holding Company (NASDAQ: CHCO) has filed to raise up to $100 million.  The company will be able to issue any combination of common stock, preferred stock, warrants to purchase ...
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Why GE’s Dividend Is Safe (GE)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 2:24 pm

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has found itself under a "smart money" controversy, which may be an argument about the reality of the rules and regulations versus the perceptions of ...
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Stock Market Takes Out October Lows (DIA, SPY, QQQQ)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 1:09 pm

There is a disturbing event happening, and it is one which if gets much worse will take out much of the feeling that the markets have bottomed out.  Today the ...
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IEA Cost Projections Bode Ill (XOM, COP, APA)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 12:48 pm

The International Energy Agency released its World Energy Outlook yesterday. The headline number is that the IEA predicts oil prices will rise to $200/b by 2030. The agency cites rising ...
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Soros: “Depression Possible”

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 11:48 am

George Soros, billionaire money manager, had his turn to join fellow hedge fund managers testifying before Congress.Soros made a point of scaring the hell out of them. (more...) ...
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Citigroup (C): Firing Vikram Pandit

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 10:47 am

Citigroup's (C) CEO Vikram Pandit has cemented his reputation as the worst CEO of the new breed of men who replaced the remarkably careless and callous executives who ran Citi, ...
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Can Forbes Keep Its Enterprise Value From Falling?

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 10:27 am

In 2006, Elevation Partners, the same venture firm which bailed out Palm (PALM) and counts U2 lead singer Bono as a managing director, put about $275 million into Forbes to ...
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American Public Education Filing Takes Toll (APEI)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 10:26 am

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) filed to sell just over 4.2 million shares of common stock after the close yesterday after earnings and it is taking its toll on ...
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IPO Filing: Alon Brands, Inc., A 7-Eleven Play (ABO)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 10:12 am

It seems that the IPO filings may at least be seeing a very small comeback after weeks and weeks of being in a desert with no oasis.  Alon Brands, Inc. ...
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Nouriel Roubini and the Folly of Fiscal Stimulus

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 9:59 am

By John Tamny of RealClearMarketsWhereas before there had been almost no framework to explain what Roosevelt was doing, now a respectable one was forming. Spending promoted growth, if government was ...
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24/7 Day Trading Alerts (CROX)(OPTR)(FEED)(NTAP)(AMAG)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 9:33 am

Things are so bad at Crocs (CROX) that it is off nearly 50% down near $1.Optimer Pharmaceuticals (OPTR) continues to be volatility. Details here..AgFeed (FEED) is getting crushed. NetApp (NTAP) ...
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Exelon: Hostile Takeover of NRG is Out of the Gate (EXC, NRG)

Posted: November 13, 2008 at 8:55 am

Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) has officially kicked off its unsolicited takeover of NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG). We reported the details yesterday. Exelon needs to receive a majority of NRG's shares outstanding (about ...
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