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Daily Archives: February 3, 2009

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False Hopes For Internet Profits (IACI)(GOOG)(TWX)(NYT)(DIS)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 8:36 pm

Barry Diller, who has been in the media industry as long as almost any man alive, said the online display advertising at his company, IACI (IACI), might be down as ...
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Game Plan: Cisco Earnings (CSCO, JNPR, NT)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 7:15 pm

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to report earnings on Wednesday after the close.  What is interesting is that the news is expected to be dismal and the guidance ...
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Bill Gates Keeps Adding To Republic Services Stake (RSG, WMI)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 5:43 pm

Republic Services Inc. (NYSE: RSG) keeps seeing its largest shareholder buy stock.  This is none other than Bill Gates.  A fresh filing shows that Gates purchased 600,000 more shares at ...
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Lincoln Educational Selling Shares Into Strength (LINC)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 5:08 pm

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC) was one of the stocks on our list of those hitting 52-week highs today as the entire education sector was strong.  Now it looks ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (MI)(STI)(MGM)(AIG)(COF)(PRGO)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 5:04 pm

Marshall & Ilsley (MI) Dragged down by big drop in financial sector. Hits a low of $3.47 off a 52-week high of $29.97.SunTrust Banks (STI) Credit concerns cause big sell-off ...
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Yum! Earnings: Part Yum, Part Yuck (YUM)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) posted earnings of $0.46 EPS on revenue of $3.38 billion. Analysts had expected results of $0.45 EPS on $3.38 billion in revenue, according to Thomson ...
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Disney (DIS): The Mouse That Cried

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 4:30 pm

The harsh economic environment dinged Disney (DIS) earnings. Revenue for the last quarter fell 8% to $9.6 billion.Net income fell 32% to $845 million.The company's movie studio operation was hurt ...
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EA Earnings: Video Games For Broken Fingers (ERTS)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 4:13 pm

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) posted a net loss on a GAAP basis and announced plans to cut staff and close factories. It reported $0.56 EPS in non-GAAP earnings and  ...
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Winner’s Circle: Stocks On 52-Week Highs (CECO, COCO, DLTR, ESI, LINC, MYGN, NNDS, SXCI, NJR)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 3:41 pm

There are actually some stocks which are hitting 52-week highs despite the fact that January was the worst annual start on record and despite the fact that the markets are ...
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GM (GM) January Sales: Odds Of Chapter 11 Go Way Up

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 2:26 pm

Turning around GM (GM) and getting additional money from the federal government to support the company after the end of March depends on two things.The first is that GM has ...
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Yum! Earnings on Deck: Next McDonald’s, or Troubled Growth? (YUM, MCD)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect earnings of $0.45 EPS on $3.38 billion in ...
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Video Game Sector Braces For Electronic Arts Earnings (ERTS, TTWO, ATVI, THQI, GME)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 12:40 pm

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today.  The (former) largest US-based video game company is expected to post $0.91 non-GAAP EPS ...
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Ford (F): January Sales Off 42%, Will Need Bailout

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 12:34 pm

The Ford (F) media relations department writes the most misleading press releases of any large company in the US. Ford's January sales were down 42%. The entire first section of ...
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Rohm And Haas (ROH) Fairly Accuses Dow Chemical (DOW) Of Bad Faith

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Rohm and Haas (ROH) has now made it public that Dow Chemical (DOW) has a binding obligation to buy it, and that questions of whether the environment for chemical companies ...
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XTO Cuts 2009 Capital Spending and Resets Hedges (XTO)

Posted: February 3, 2009 at 12:09 pm

XTO Energy Inc. (NYSE:XTO) has cut its 2009 capital spending budget from $3.8 billion to $3.2 billion. Development and exploration expenses are now expected at $2.75 billion and pipeline construction ...
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