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Media Digest 3/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 2:48 am

According to The New York Times, JP Morgan (JPM) is in talks to raise it bid for Bear Stearns (BSC) from $2 to $10.Reuters writes that analysts now see a ...
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NYSE Short Interest: Investors Turn Against Finance And Auto Stocks

Posted: March 22, 2008 at 4:24 am

The short interest in most large stocks traded on the NYSE increased as measured on March 14. The figures compare to February 29. Car stocks were hit especially hard. Shares ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AZN, BG, CCJ, CFC, DWSN, INAP, LAMR, MNST, NCC, SGEN)

Posted: March 19, 2008 at 6:36 am

Below are the ten analyst calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on in pre-market trading this Wednesday morning:AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) raised to Overweight at HSBC Securities.Bunge (NYSE: BG) raised to Overweight ...
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Media Digest 3/10/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 10, 2008 at 3:02 am

According to Reuters, gas price are at $3.20 a gallon and could rise another $.20 to $.30 in the next month.Reuters writes that Chevron will develop two major projectsw in ...
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FBI Goes After Management Thugs At Countrywide (CFC), Bank Of America Deal May Be Troubled

Posted: March 8, 2008 at 6:35 am

The FBI is looking into whether Countrywide (NYSE: CFC) committed securities fraud by making false statements about the mortgage bank's financial position.The Wall Street Journal writes that a "potential issue ...
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Ubiquitous 20th Century Brands That Will Disappear

Posted: March 5, 2008 at 7:49 pm

Several brands which were extremely powerful during the last few decades are about to disappear. Many of them no longer drive big sales. Some are a part of companies that ...
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Media Digest 3/3/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 3, 2008 at 3:53 am

According to Reuters, the NABE semiannual Economic Policy Survey show that the subprime crisis and heavy debt are still the biggest threats to the economy.Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) will ...
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NYSE Short Interest: Bets Against Financial Firms Rises

Posted: February 23, 2008 at 8:08 am

Short interest in companies traded on the NYSE increased for a number of financial firms based on positions as of February 15. The data compares to numbers on January 31Shares ...
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Media Digest 2/13/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT

Posted: February 13, 2008 at 3:55 am

According to Reuters, GM (GM) offered buy-outs to workers after posting a large Q4 loss.Reuters writes that Warren Buffett offered to insure $800 billion worth of bonds currently insured by ...
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NYSE Short Interest, Numbers For Some Financial Improve

Posted: February 7, 2008 at 4:21 am

Short interest in financial stocks generally fell in NYSE figures for January 31. Numbers compare to January 15.Shares sold short in Countrywide (NYSE: CFC) fell 52.7 million to 114.2 million. ...
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Media Digest 2/1/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: February 1, 2008 at 4:15 am

According to Reuters, Chinese mining group Chinalco and Alcoa (AA) have bought 12% of Rio Tinto (RTP) setting up a potential bid against BHP Billiton (BHP).Reuters writes that Motorola (MOT) ...
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Hedge Fund Holder Says Countrywide Selling Too Cheap (CFC, BAC)

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 9:31 am

A hedge fund is claiming that Countrywide Financial (NYSE: CFC) is selling itself too cheaply to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).  SRM GLOBAL FUND GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED has filed a ...
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Amazon (AMZN): Nothing Will Satisfy A Bear Market

Posted: January 31, 2008 at 2:23 am

Wall St. has gone through the looking glass into Wonderland with Alice. The world is upside down now. Awful results at firms like E*Trade (ETFC) and Countrywide (CFC) can make ...
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Bank Of America (BAC) Say Countrywide (CFC) Deal OK

Posted: January 29, 2008 at 12:16 pm

Bank of America (BAC) says that its deal for buying mortgage-bank Countrywide (CFC) is on track despite the M&A target's big fouth quarter loss.``Everything is a `go' to complete this ...
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Pre-Market Earnings Gappers (January 29, 2008)

Posted: January 29, 2008 at 8:22 am

We are right in the thick of earnings season and below is a snapshot of some of the key earnings reports with price changes if available:Air Tran (NYSE: AAI) -$0.02 ...
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