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Year: 2008

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Oil & Gas Hedges Galore (APL, TSO, PXP)

It looks like Joe Public isn’t the only one who thought oil and gas prices were through the roof.  It seems that some of the big boys started locking-in prices that seemed extremely high. …

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Goldman (GS) Is Golden Again

Goldman Sachs (GS) announed EPS of $4.58, higher than consensus expectations of $3.42. Revenue also beat coming in at $9.42 billion against Wall St.’s guess of $8.74 billion. Net revenues in Investment Banking were…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Best Buy Surprising Good Show (BBY)

Best Buy Co, Inc. (NYSE: BBY) has just posted earnings.  The electronics retail giant posted $0.43 EPS on $8.99 Billion in revenues.  First Call had estimates of $0.37 EPS on $8.587 Billion in revenues. …

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Answers Raises Cash (ANSW)

Answers Corporation (NASDAQ:ANSW) has entered into agreements for a private placement to raise cash up to $13 million via the sale of convertible preferred stock and warrants to Redpoint Ventures.  Thomas Weisel Partners LLC…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Apple (AAPL) Financial News Flash 10028 (GOOG)(MSFT)

Apple (AAPL) has agreed to license "visual voicemail" technology from Klausner Technology. The introduction of the new Apple iPhone is unlikely to hurt profits at Research-In-Motion (RIMM), according to Alley Insider. As a matter…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Inflation Burns Like A Hay Barn, 5% Or Bust

In the UK, inflation was up enough in May to put the annual run-rate at 3.3% The Bank of England promptly took a look at those numbers and said inflation in the second half…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Warren Buffett Supports InBev Bid For Anheuser-Busch (BUD)

Belgian newspaper De Standaard has reported that Warren Buffett is prepared to throw the Busch family under the bus and support the InBev offer to buy Anheuser-Busch for $46 billion or $65 a share.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Disney (DIS) Recruits More Prepubescent Talent

Disney (DIS) has recruited another clueless child, whose parents are undoubtedly surfeited with the idea of becoming multimillionaires, to be its next multimedia star. The new member of Disney’s stable is Demi Lovato, who…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Media Digest 6/17/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Accoriding to MarketWatch, Belgian newspaper De Standaard reports that Warren Buffett support a takeover of Anheuser-Busch (BUD) by InBev. According to Reuters, economists think the PPI will rise 1%. Reuters writes that a key…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Asia Markets 6/17/2008 (CN)(SNP)

Markets in Asia were mostly lower. The Nikkei fell a fraction to 14,348. Mazda fell 3.5% to 584. NEC rose 2.5% to 583. The Hang Seng dropped .4% to 22,947. China Netcom (CN) rose…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Alcatel-Lucent Scores $1 Billion Chinese Order (ALU)

Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) announced after the close that it has signed a $1 Billion (one billion dollars) framework agreement for 2008 with China Mobile where it will provide mobile communication equipment and services to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Cost Plus & Pier 1 Brace For War (PIR, CPWM)

It hasn’t even been a week, and it appears that the proposed acquisition where Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE: PIR) wants to acquire the operations of Cost Plus Inc. (NASDAQ: CPWM) is going to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago