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Monthly Archives: November 2008

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Coinstar Files To Raise Cash (CSTR)

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 8:25 am

Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), the owner and operator of all the big giant green machines which counts and changes your coins for paper cash, has filed a mixed shelf registration ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (BBL, CBE, CPRT, DT, GPC, MPW, SAP, TRIN)

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 7:47 am

These are the top downgrades and cautious calls we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Wednesday morning:BHP Billiton plc (BBL) Cut to Hold at Canaccord.Cooper Industries (CBE) Cut to ...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (EQIX, HLS, ITRI, MPEL, RTP, RTIX, UL, WSM)

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 7:37 am

These are the few upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Wednesday morning:Equinix (EQIX) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.Healthsouth (HLS) Raised to Buy at ...
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When Toyota (TM) Has A Rating Cut, The Auto Business Really In Trouble

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 6:30 am

Detroit is in real trouble. There has been some hope that the really healthy Japanese and European car companies could hold on to their credit ratings. Toyota (TM) has a ...
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Will The $800 Billion Work?

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 6:21 am

Get the money out and get it out fast. If the Fed's new facility can push $800 billion into part of the economy which supports consumer lending, the ability for ...
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Mourning China

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 6:14 am

Who has not read the accounts of China becoming the world's largest economy, perhaps in a month or two? Or a year? Or a decade?It will dwarf the economies of ...
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AIG (AIG): Recycling Debt Without Paying Anyone Back

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 6:00 am

AIG is ready to repay the Fed $40 billion. The money will come from preferred shares it raised with backing from Treasury. If AIG defaults, the federal government gets the ...
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Paulson Tells Insurance Companies That There Is No Room At The Inn

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 5:51 am

Since almost every sector of the economy from autos to cities is asking Henry Paulson for a bit of his $700 billion fund, why should the insurance companies be any ...
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Media Digest 11/26/2008

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 2:28 am

According to Reuters, Paulson has turned his back on giving insurance companies part of the bailoutReuters reports that Rio Tinto (RTP) is faced with selling assets,Reuters reports that the head ...
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Asia Markets 11/26/2008

Posted: November 26, 2008 at 1:26 am

Markets in Asia were mixed.The Nikkei fell 1.3% to 8,213.The Hang Seng was up 3.3% to 13,302.The Shanghai Composite was up .2% to 1,894.Douglas A. McIntyre ...
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Goldman Sachs (GS) Brings In $5 Billion On The Cheap

Posted: November 25, 2008 at 6:23 pm

In a home run for troubled credit markets, Goldman Sachs (GS) raised $5 billion with backing from the FDIC. It is likely that a number of other US financial firms ...
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GeoResources Files To Raise Cash (GEOI)

Posted: November 25, 2008 at 5:48 pm

GeoResources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOI) has filed to sell up to $100 million in a mixed securities shelf registration.  The company lists and combination of common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, ...
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State Street Already Registers Uncle Sam’s Stake (STT)

Posted: November 25, 2008 at 5:33 pm

State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT) has filed for the potential resale of preferred stock, common stock, and warrants which was purchased by Uncle Sam in a recent transaction.  This allows ...
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ZymoGentics Backers File To Sell Stock (ZGEN, NVO)

Posted: November 25, 2008 at 4:53 pm

ZymoGenetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGEN) has filed an SEC registration which would allow the company to sell up to $100 million of its common stock from time to time. What is ...
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Arena Raising R&D Funds (ARNA)

Posted: November 25, 2008 at 4:39 pm

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) has filed to sell up to 25 million shares of common stock in a public secondary offering.  Underwriters were not listed.  Arena is a clinical-stage ...
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