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Cisco Systems Pulls A Rabbit From The Tech Hat (CSCO)

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has come out with earnings after the close and shares are initially up on the news.  The company posted $0.38 non-GAAP EPS on revenues of $9.8 Billion.  Both numbers are…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Disney (DIS): Walt Would Be Proud

Disney (DIS) had the kind of quarter that a company based on the fantastic should have. Diluted EPS for the second quarter increased to $0.58, compared to $0.44 in the prior-year quarter. Revenu rose…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

The 52-Week Low Club (PSS)(SUN)(THO)

Collective Brands (PSS) An unfavorable verdict in a lawsuit with Adidas.Drops to $9.14 from 52-week high of $37.20 Sunoco  (SUN) Analyst downgrade. Down to $43.88 from 52-week high of $80.40. Thor Industries (THO) Bad…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Advanced Micro Devices Rises On Chatter (AMD)

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is seeing a crazy and active day.  We saw an unusual rise in this yesterday on active volume, but that rise was a 6% rise.  Today’s gains are…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Biotech Business Daily (GSK, MRK, OMPI, STEM, TEVA, VNDA)

Here are some of the top stories today that affecting key drug and biotech stocks: GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) reorganized its corporate structure, increasing focus on emerging markets such as China, Russia, Brazil, India and…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Can Blue Nile Earnings Outshine Short Sellers? (NILE)

Today after market close we’ll get to see the earnings out of Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE). Blue Nile has suffered a miserable time of it since the highs last year.  They have been…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

WuXi PharaTech, Worth More on Secondary Cancellation (WX)

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX) announced today that it has decided to postpone its follow-on offering of American Depository Shares "due to current market conditions and share price." Credit Suisse Securities and JP…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Yellow Gold Rises Faster than Black Gold (GG, ABX, KGC)

We’ve now seen earnings out of gold giants Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) and Goldcorp (NYSE:GG), and after the close we’ll see earnings out of Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC).  As you read through the releases,…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Goldman Sachs and $150 to $200 Oil (Part II) (GS)

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has come out and updated its "oil super-spike" prices today.  In fact, it ponders whether or not the super-spike end game has begun.  We covered part of this yesterday, and…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Blackstone Closed on 3 CLOs in Q2 So Far (BX)

Blackstone Group has announced the closing of three newly created collateralized loan obligation funds totaling $1.3 billion. Yep, CLOs. These were all created over the past month.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Playboy, Challenged By Media Trends & Economy (PLA)

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: PLA) has reported a net loss for the first quarter of $3.1 million, or -$0.09 per basic and diluted share, on and 8% decline in revenues to $78.5 million.  Unfortunately,…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Fannie Mae (FNM) Takes A Blow To The Head, Cuts Dividend

The housing and subprime mortgage market claimed another victim today as Fannie Mae (FNM) reported a dismal quarter, cut its dividend and said it would raise $6 billion. Fannie Mae says it lost $2.2…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago

Europe Markets 5/6/2008 (GSK)(SAP)

Markets in Europe were off modestly at 6.40 AM New York time. The FTSE dropped .6% to 6,181. British Airways was off 3.8% to 239.25. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was off 1.8% to 1131. The DAXX…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 18 years ago