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Insight In Most Active Options (PG, HUN, GE)

Posted: November 3, 2008 at 1:58 pm

We have evaluated several options trades today which struck us as rather unusual and may be indicative of speculative bets.  We have put links through to each full story over ...
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Huntman & Hexion Vs. Bankers, Trouble Merger-Land? (HUN)

Posted: October 28, 2008 at 8:33 am

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) is now indicated down after a rise yesterday.  Apparently, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse have said they do not want to fund the Apollo-led merger with ...
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Huntsman & Hexion, One Step Closer to Merger Closing (HUN)

Posted: October 27, 2008 at 8:04 am

If you have followed the old broken and then re-engaged private equity buyout of Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN), then you might feel like you witnessed a "private equity meets the ...
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The Huntsman Merger Lives (HUN)

Posted: October 9, 2008 at 8:22 am

Huntsman Corp. (NYSE: HUN) is seeing explosive trading in its stock this morning before the open.  It appears that the private equity merger which was called off, then ruled as ...
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Attila the Huntsman (HUN)

Posted: September 30, 2008 at 7:32 am

Huntsman Corp. looks like it may be trading up 50% pre-market after a recent battering.  This chemicals and products maker had been down and out after its private equity buyout ...
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Chemicals on Fire After Rohm & Haas Merger With Dow (ROH, DOW, BRK.A, APD, CE, EMN, ASD, HUN)

Posted: July 10, 2008 at 6:38 am

Rohm & Haas (NYSE: ROH) has agreed to be acquired by Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) in an $18.8 Billion dollar merger ($15.3 Billion in equity value).  The terms to shareholders ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ALU, ATHR, HUN, LVLT, MAA, RSOL, TER, TEVA, TWTI, WFMI)

Posted: June 30, 2008 at 6:04 am

These are ten of the analyst calls we have seen in the early hours of trading this Monday morning:Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Neutral from Underperform at Merrill Lynch.Atheros Communications ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (ABK)(WM)(HUN)(IGT)(AEO)(SFD)

Posted: June 27, 2008 at 2:47 pm

Smithfield Foods (SFD) S&P downgrades due to credit problems. Falls to $19.75 from 52-week high of $24.69.American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) President of the company is leaving, and retail is poor. ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ADBE, CRL, GEOY, NOKU, HUN, IVGN, LRCX, NVO, RTN, YHOO)

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 6:43 am

These are not all of the calls we are seeing in pre-market coverage, but these are ten of the calls impacting shares this Tuesday morning:Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) raised to Overweight ...
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Media Digest 6/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 3:02 am

According to Reuters, a proposal from the SEC would cut the role of credit rating agencies. Reuters writes that United (UAUA) will lay-off 950 pilots.Reuters reports that GM (GM) will ...
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The 52-Week Low Club (SIRI)(XMSR)(TMA)(HUN)(CVH)(UNH)(MOT)

Posted: June 19, 2008 at 2:55 pm

Thornburg Mortgage (TMA) Worries about going out of business. Down to $.22 from 52-week high of $27.82.Huntsman (HUN) Apollo walks on buy-out deal. Falls to $12.15 from 52-week high of ...
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Another Private Equity Fund Shafts A Buy-Out Target

Posted: June 19, 2008 at 5:00 am

The private equity dance always looks the same now. In 2006 or early 2007, when credit was plentiful and the stock market was up 100% a year, funds would offer ...
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Media Digest 6/19/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 19, 2008 at 2:58 am

According to Reuters, Paulson will push for more market and financial regulations.Reuters writes the Anheuser-Busch (BUD) board will meet on the InBev offer.Reuters reports that the GAO was critical of ...
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Huntsman Merger Gets An Acid Bath (HUN)

Posted: June 18, 2008 at 5:01 pm

If you thought that the mid-single digit billion dollar mergers were safe from being terminated, think again.  Huntsman Corp. (NYSE: HUN) is being destroyed in after-hours trading after Hexion Specialty ...
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2008 to 2009: The Major Inflation Years (DOW, DD, HUN, EK, POT)

Posted: May 31, 2008 at 11:30 am

This week set one specific outcome in motion: price hikes equals inflation.  We saw several major producers announce price hikes, and that is on the heels of other price hikes ...
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