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Daily Archives: May 4, 2009

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Cramer’s Speculative Tech Pick 1: Tekelec (TKLC)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 5:54 pm

Tekelec (NASDAQ: TKLC) just took a "PR Boost" after Jim Cramer named this stock as a speculative technology stock winner for this week on CNBC's MAD MONEY.  He said this ...
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ASM Scores Intel Investment (ASMI, INTC)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 3:09 pm

ASM International NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) has just secured an investment from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) via Intel Capital.  The investment is listed as a 4% stake of the company's total ...
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Is Carbon Trading or Cap and Trade Dying On The Vine? (ICE, CME, NDAQ, BRK-A)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 1:45 pm

One of the Obama proposals to fight global warming and climate change may be up against the ropes.  This is emissions trading, or what the media calls "cap and trade." ...
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The End of Personal Finance

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 1:14 pm

Decades of advice turn out to be so much garbage. By Helaine Olen of The Big Money Years ago, when I wrote a popular financial makeover feature for a major ...
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How DryShips (DRYS) Became The Next Sirius XM (SIRI)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 12:39 pm

Sirius and XM Satellite Radio were among the great cult stocks of the last decade. They were heavily traded and volatile. Investors expected their business to be the most important ...
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SolarWinds Closer to IPO (SWI)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 9:35 am

SolarWinds, Inc. has been on the potential IPO docket for more than a year now.  It looks like it is now going to be closer to fruition.  Keep in mind ...
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Pending Home Sales Show Great Comfort (XHB)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 9:17 am

If you are an investor or a buyer in the market for a new home or if you are a homebuilder, there may be some good news after waves and ...
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Capstone Takes On More Dilution (CPST)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 9:04 am

Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST) has agreed to sell 14.45 million units comprised of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase an additional 0.75 of a share of ...
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Canadian Solar Adds In Korea (CSIQ)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 8:24 am

PV solar maker Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) has completed a new sales agreement with a Korean integrator calling for delivery of an additional 5 megawatts in 2009. The deal adds ...
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Another Utility Misses Estimates (ETR, D, AEP, CHK)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 8:11 am

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) joined the ranks of electricity generators that haven't been able to reach consensus estimates for the first quarter of 2009.The company's results resemble the earlier reports from ...
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B of A: Raising Capital and Not Raising Capital (BAC)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 8:05 am

Is Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) raising more capital or is it not?  It depends upon which news service you believe.  The FT reported that the company was seeking ...
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DIRECTV & Liberty Media: Complicating An Enigma (DTV, LINTA, LINTB, LMDIA, LMDIB, LCAPA, LCAPB)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 7:48 am

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTV) has announced that it is going to combine with Liberty Entertainment, Inc., and then the company will be split off from Liberty Media.  This supposedly ...
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Sprint (S): More Marginalized In Cell Service Business Than Ever

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 7:09 am

Sprint (S) keeps getting smaller and smaller and its two larger competitors Verizon Wireless (VZ)(VOD) and AT&T (T) keep getting larger. For the most recent quarter, Sprint's revenue fell 12% ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, RATE, BWA, MRO, RHT, SEPR, SYMC, SINA)

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 6:35 am

Monday is starting the week off with a pretty light wave of analyst calls.  The top 10 analyst upgrades and downgrades are not even a full 10 calls with more ...
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Citigroup (C) And Bank Of America (BAC) Capital Needs Could Damage Stock Prices

Posted: May 4, 2009 at 6:18 am

The Financial Times is reporting that Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC) may each need to raise over $10 billion. If that is true, to get money in the capital ...
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