Pre-Market Stock News (August 24, 2007)

August 24, 2007 by Douglas A. McIntyre

(AMWD) American Woodmark announced a $100M buyback.
(ANN) Ann Taylor $0.50 EPS vs $0.48 est.
(ASIA) AsiaInfo raised EPS guidance but reaffirmed revenue targets; thinly covered stock.
(BKC) Burger King $0.29 EPS vs $0.27 est.
(BKHM) Bookham Tech filed to sell $200M in securities.
(CSUN) China Sunergy CFO has resigned.
(GPS) Gap $0.21 EPS vs $0.19 est.; trading up 3% on new $1.5 Billion share buyback plan.
(HLF) Herbalife announced an expanded buyback plan.
(HNZ) Heinz $0.63 EPS vs $0.61 est.
(KNOT) TheKnot.com in pact with Jellyfish.com for wedding themed savings.
(MRVL) Marvell Tech now trading down almost 8% after earnings and guidance.
(POWR) PowerSecure announced new $25M credit facility.
(TEC) Teton Energy CFO resigned.
(TRB) Tribune revenues down 5.9% in July; Publishing revenues in July were down 8.6% to $319M; Advertising revenues fell 10.3% to $247M.
(TSRA) announced a $100M share buyback plan.
(WFMI) Whole Foods has received final clearances to proceed with Wild Oats buyout.
(XFML) Xinhua Finance Media announced that it has acquired a 70% interest in Small World Television.

Jon C. Ogg
August 24, 2007

Jon Ogg can be reached at [email protected]; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

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