AVP (AVPI) Buyout Creates Activist on Activist Situation
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Cell Genesys Slips New Holders a Mickey
Cell Genesys, Inc. (CEGE-NASDAQ) has done what many small biotechs do that are in need of cash: sell shares in a private placement "PIPE" after a sharp stock run-up. It has entered into definitive…
Full Analyst Research Summary (APR 11, 2007)
ACOR started as Outperform at FBR.AFR raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.AMTD raised to Outperform at FBR.AVR raised to Buy at Soleil.AXL cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.BIG cut to Hold at KeyBanc McDonald.BWA…
Pre-Market Stock News (APR 11, 2007)
(AA) Alcoa traded up almost 2% after beating earnings.(AHO) Ahold has repurchased $125 million in notes and bonds.(AMGN) Amgen CFO left the company.(C) Citigroup is trimming 17,000 jobs and will move 9,000 more jobs…
Dendreon Downgraded, Sort Of…..
Dendreon (DNDN-NASDAQ) is trading down more than 4% at $21.25 in early trading after JMP Securities downgraded the shares. DNDN closed down 6% at $22.15 yesterday . The “official” rating was cut from a…
Ebay: the counterfeit capital of the world
Imagine this. Some large brand companies believe that 99% of the items sold under their names on Ebay (NASD:EBAY) are counterfeit. Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior are suing the online auction company to try…
The Chinese Whine Like Sissy Boys
The Chinese says that US attempts to get intellectual property piracy of goods like movies and software “seriously damage” bilateral co-operation and harm business ties" according to the FT. The US government is taking…
Shanghai Markets: What Goes Up Must Come Down
Don’t look now but the Shanghai Composite is up over 15% in the last month. The S&P is up about 3% over the same period. Despite the correction in February the index is now…
Europe Markets 4/11/2007 BP AXA Up
Stocks: (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(RTRSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DT)(DB)(SAP)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(STM)(V) Markets in Europe were slightly higher at 6.10 AM New York time.
Viacom Loves Being In Second Place
Viacom (VIA) has decided to use Yahoo! search capacity across all of its websites. According to Tech Crunch there do not seem to be any revenue guarantees for Viacom similar to those that Google…
The Sony Playstation 3 As Global Supercomputer
Sony (SNE) has come up with the novel idea that a network of PS3s could be used in the place of large computers by companies that do not have enough capacity to run substantial…
Media Digest 4/11/2007 Reuters WSJ NYTImes FT Barron’s
According to Reuters Shell will pay $353 million to settle an overbooking scandal involving its reserves. Reuters writes that LG Philips results moved up more than expected in Q1. The Walls Street Journal writes…
Asia Mrkets 4/11/2007 Shanghai Up Again
Stocks: (CAJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(DCM)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(HBC) Markets in Asia were up slightly.
M&T Bank Preannouncement Shows Alt-A Mortgages Not Immune
By Chad Brand of The Peridot Capitalist Was anyone else surprised that news of a first quarter profit warning from M&T Bank (MTB) hardly had any effect on the market and received fairly little…
Global Overbought / Oversold
ETFs highlighted in red are currently trading at their theoretical highs, which means they are the most overbought they have been in the past year and a half
Most Volatile Stocks on Earnings
From Ticker Sense For those traders looking for action during earnings season, below we highlight the S&P 500’s 25 most volatile stocks on their earnings report days. This is calculated by taking the average…
Fewer Teens are stealing Music – Napster making a comeback
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Sony struggling gone are the days of the Walkman
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Check out Yahoo! (YHOO) today, they will now be the exclusive provider of search ads at MTV.com, Nickelodeon.com and other sites run by Viacom Inc. (VIA-B).
Tuesday’s Top Biotech & Medical Stocks
by H.S. AyoubBioHealth Investor.com