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Tuesday August 26, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Analysts at Wachovia are feeling bullish on Oracle Corporation
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this morning. The firm raised its valuation range on the shares from $24-$26 to $26-$28, and noted that "sales momentum in the current quarter remains on track." Wachovia added that...
Tuesday August 26, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
We maintain our Hold recommendation on the shares of Soapstone Networks, Inc. (SOAP). The company's shares continue to drift down with a lack of news regarding customers for its PNC (Provider Network Controller) product.
Soapstone is primarily focused on developing and marketing its Soa...
Tuesday August 26, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Shares of Sequenom, Inc. (SQNM) are among the strongest today as they gain 7%. While this might not be a household name, the company is one you may want to keep an eye on. The stock is up 190% in last 13 weeks and is sitting on a 52-week gain of 330%. Despite this market-leading performance, th...
Tuesday August 26, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
In this morning's Early Edge, I took a look at the upgrade China Sunergy
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received from Jefferies & Co. The brokerage upped CSUN to "buy" from "hold," and elevated its price target in the process. Merrill Lynch also upgraded CSUN, elevating that s...
Tuesday August 26, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Assurant Inc.'s (AIZ) core 2Q08 results were a nickel below our expectation. Based on diversified product and distribution platform and technology focus, AIZ has delivered solid operating earnings over the last five years.
However, continued dependence on third-party reinsurance and sign...
Monday August 25, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Irish drugmaker Elan Corp.
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continues to grab headlines with the potential sale of its drug delivery unit. Private-equity firm Bain Capital already emerged as a bidder for Elan Drug Technologies (EDT), and new reports from Reuters suggest that War...
Monday August 25, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Unisys Corporation (UIS) reported revenues of $1.34 billion in Q2:FY08, down 2.6% year-over-year [y/y] but up 3.0% quarter-over-quarter [q/q]. The year-over-year decline in revenues was due to weakness from financial services clients owing to uncertain economic environment.
EPS of ($0.0...
Monday August 25, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Anthracite Capital's (AHR) is a real estate finance company that operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT).
Operating earnings for 2Q08 were $0.23 per share, down from $0.36 per share in 2Q07, primarily due to the increase in loss assumptions on CMBS investments, and one-time los...
Monday August 25, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
If you watched the championship match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at Wimbledon this summer, you witnessed the ascension of a new alpha dog in men's tennis. Last week, Nadal officially unseated Federer as the number-1 seed in the world -- and the marketing masterminds at Nike
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Monday August 25, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
There has been some weakness in PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR) ADRs due to the pullback in crude oil prices, but they are hardly cheap. Based on most conventional valuation metrics, they trade either in line or at a premium to their Chinese and emerging market peers.
Relative to the super ma...
Monday August 25, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Here are some of the contenders for today's biggest...news...of...the...day...
The acquisition of Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) digital television chip division by Broadcom Corp (BRCM)...[note - AMD is now pushing into the resistance discussed in this post - Is Advanced Micro Devices, In...
Monday August 25, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced today that sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. rose in July from a 10-year low, as declining prices helped stabilize demand. Resales of U.S. single-family homes and condominiums rose 3.1% during the month of July, to a seasonally adjust...
Monday August 25, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Intellon Corp. (ITLN) is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets integrated circuits (ICs) for powerline communications or high-speed communications over existing electrical wiring.
The company's top and bottom-line results beat consensus estimat...
Monday August 25, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
We are downgrading Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (CWEI) to Hold on valuation grounds. The shift in strategy earlier this year away from wildcat exploration and greater focus on developmental drilling in the oil-prone Permian basin and Austin Chalk regions, helped in no small part by the e...
Monday August 25, 2008 — StockWeb
It's already long time ago when I wrote post about particular stock from emerging European market which is also listed on US exchanges and easily available for global investors. Actually in Czech Republic on Prague Stock Exchange there is only one stock like this, CME - Central European Media (CET...
Monday August 25, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Financial firm Wells Fargo
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denied today that it's considering a deal to acquire one of its large U.S. rivals, despite recent rumors on the Street. In an interview with the Financial Times, chief executive John Stumpf said, "A large transformation...
Monday August 25, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
We are downgrading our rating on CPFL Energia S.A. (CPL) from Buy to Hold as the second quarter results were below expectations. However, the outlook for the following quarters remain positive, mainly considering the growing demand for electricity in Brazil and the positive outlook for th...
Monday August 25, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Companies seeing a skew towards puts in the previous session: SPDR Trust Series I (SPY), PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQQ), DIAMONDS Trust Series I (DIA), Dell (DELL), Bunge Limited (BG), Home Depot (HD), Target Corp. (TGT), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH), Eli Lilly and (LLY)...
Monday August 25, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
We are maintaining our Buy recommendation on Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NRP). The strong global coal markets should boost NRP's operating in margins and distributable cash flow as its per ton royalty increases will be realized through '09. The partnership is levered to the premium pr...
Monday August 25, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Here are the results for today's unusual stock volume scan. The scan looks at the previous day's volume and compares it to the recent average volume. It then sorts the stocks based on those that showed the biggest increase (the "unusual" part) in volume.
Companies included in today's scan are...
Monday August 25, 2008 — timothysykes
Perfect perfect PennyStocking short today on MITI, just short vertical charts like that when they first goes red, beware of fakeouts…7ish to 6.50, $7.50 to $6.50 if you were aggressive…I was on a train to Mt. Fuji…sucks…but that’s the risk you take when traveling. Goo...
Monday August 25, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Good morning everyone - welcome to the beginning of a new trading week, where we appear to be set to start on a somewhat quiet note. The S&Ps are within a point or so of fair value. Gold is down 7.20.
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Monday August 25, 2008 — StockWeb
Monday:Economic Existing Home Sales (4.94M)Earnings China Netcom (CN), CPI Corp (CPY)Tuesday:Economic Consumer Confidence (53.0), New Home Sales (525,000), FOMC MinutesEarnings American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Big Lots (BIG), Borders Group (BGP), Daktronics (DAKT), Dycom (DY), J Crew Group (JCG), ...
Monday August 25, 2008 — timothysykes
A few solid potential plays, gonna be hard for me considering this week I’m staying at a Buddhist Temple on Mt. Koya, hot springs resort near Mt. Fuji, then climbing the mountain itself, then flying to Canada on Thursday…but the setups are there, so those who are ready will profit…
Also getting l...
Monday August 25, 2008 — Wang's Happy Trading Daily Posts
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From Briefing.com
Periodicals Wrap-Up for Monday, August 25
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Top economists believe that the U.S. Treasury will have to put money into Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), but the economists are unsure if the new funds will be able to stabilize the ec...