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Pre-Market Stock News (November 9, 2007)

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  • Allscripts (MDRX) traded down 25% after missing earnings estimates and after lower guidance for 2007 and 2008.
  • American Tower (AMT) replacing Alltel (AT) in S&P.
  • ARM Holdings plc (ARMHY) trading down about 4% pre-market.
  • Barclays (BCS) trading down 4% over rumors of credit losses and rumors of excutive departures.
  • Clearwire’s (CLWR) WiMAX offering with Sprint is being called off; shares down 15%.
  • Estee Lauder (EL) named new head from P&G; raised dividend and announced a share buyback.
  • IMAX (IMAX) -$0.19 EPS vs -$0.07 est.
  • JA Solar (JASO) traded up 5% after earnings.
  • Jones Soda (JSDA) traded down 15% after earnings
  • Manitowoc (MTW) being added to S&P.
  • Merck (MRK) settling about 1/3 of outstanding lawsuits on Vioxx for some $4.5 Billion.
  • Mirants (MIR) $1.14 EPS vs $0.84 est.; announced a $1 Billion share buyback.
  • NVIDIA (NVDA) traded up 6% after earnings and guidance, but shares were initially down in after-hours trading.
  • Priceline (PCLN) trading up over 10% after beating earnings.
  • Qualcomm (QCOM) trading down 7% after guidance disappointed.
  • Siemens (SI) announced a multi-billion Euro buyback in shares.
  • Starwood (HOT) raised dividend to rate of $0.90/year and added $1 Billion to share buybacks.
  • Wachovia (WB) taking a $1.1 Billion writedown on CDO’s; stock down 3%.

Jon C. Ogg
November 9, 2007

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