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Saturday May 3, 2008 — Fingad.com
SEA's 1st Biogas Plant In RP - by lovephileoImagine, an old problematic garbage dump sitting on a 1,500 square meter portion of the Payatas dump,Quezon city has been the score of many accidents mostly involving the people who pick through the trash; now, the South East Asia's First Biogas Emmissio...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Here are the top insider purchases by dollar amount.Colonial Bancgroup Inc (CNB)= $8,050,397Harrington West Financial Group Inc (HWFG)= $2,083,254Schering Plough Corp (SGP)= $2,008,774Mercer International Inc Wa (MERC)= $1,810,494Valence Technology Inc (VLNC)= $1,370,000Cathay General Bancorp...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS) is a fabless OEM of analog, mixed-signal and digital processing integrated circuits. Seasonality will impact future results as consumer audio products grow faster than the company average. The company is in a transitional phase where mature products (analog produ...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Despite some early enthusiasm about the jobs number, the day ends with the broad market indices more or less flat. The sector action was also subdued, at least for the most part. We had moderate weakness in bonds, biotech and housing while commodity corner was strong.
While the daily actio...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
While there are warnings that the talks could "collapse entirely," The New York Times is reporting that Microsoft
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has increased its bid for Yahoo!
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"by several dollars." The Times cites the infamo...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Del Monte Foods Companyâs (DLM) management states that it is focused on improving shareholder value through a brand-driven strategic plan. Management believes that the Transformation Plan will enhance execution and overall competitiveness; however, escalating commodity costs and lower sa...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (ULTI) is growing at a double-digit rate and appears to be gaining acceptance in large organizations with more than 2,500 employees. Over the long-term, the company expects to achieve its target operating margin of 30%, up from a single-digit rate. Althou...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Aircraft-parts manufacturer Triumph Group
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soared more than 17% higher today, after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and boosted its 2009 guidance. For the quarter, TGI logged a profit of $21.3 million, or $1.26 pe...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Owens Illinois (OI) reported first quarter EPS of $1.08, above our estimate of $0.80, on account of favorable currency translation, a higher-than-expected price recovery of manufacturing inflation, and lower net interest expenses. The company saw double-digit glass container revenue growt...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Cummins Inc. (CMI) is set to benefit from fuel economy improvement, new emission trends, market share gains, growing international markets, and increased prices. The companyâs financials are also rapidly improving. However, the slumping U.S. economy and a softening heavy duty truck marke...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. (MBRX) is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of drugs for chronic diseases involving pathways in the liver. In July 2007, the company suffered two major setbacks when its lead drug, CS-917, failed to meet the primary endp...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
The proposed merger between ChoicePoint Inc. (CPS) and Reed El Sevier NV (ENL) has been delayed as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested additional information and several state attorney generals are looking into the proposed deal. Although delayed, we believe the merger will u...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
BorgWarner, Inc. (BWA) is expected to benefit from the growing demand for its strong technology-based product portfolio. About $1.95 billion of new powertrain business is expected between 2008 and 2010. Also, BWA has healthy financials with low debt and has further taken initiatives to ma...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — sabrient
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Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Pride International, Inc.âs (PDE) first-quarter 2008 results came in better than expected, reflecting higher day-rates for its deepwater and mid-water rigs, partly offset by jack-up softness. Revenue and operating earnings from the companyâs deepwater fleet increased 19% and 35% from th...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Philip Morris International
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shares are fractionally higher after the company recommended that its shareholders reject an unsolicited mini-tender offer from TRC Capital Corp. The investor wants to purchase 2 million shares of PM's outstanding common ...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
deCODE genetics, Inc. (DCGN) is a biopharmaceutical company that uses genetics to develop drugs, diagnostics, and pharmacogenetics for the healthcare industry. We were pleased to see the positive phase II data on candidate DG-031 and the phase IIa data on DG-051.
However, the company an...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS] reported that total payrolls fell by 20,000, the fourth straight monthly decline. Private sector jobs fell by 29,000, the fifth straight monthly decline. However, the numbers were not as bad as expected, since most forecasters were looking...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Forest-products firm Weyerhaeuser
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is down at midday after the company reported a first-quarter loss of $148 million, or 70 cents per share. Excluding charges, write-downs, and gains, the company's loss totaled 24 cents per share, more than reversi...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Sohu.com, Inc. (SOHU) reported blockbuster financial results for the first quarter of 2008. The companyâs revenue and earnings greatly exceeded market expectations and company guidance because of strong growth in its online game business.
Although SOHU faces fierce competition from dif...
Saturday May 3, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
In yesterday's post - Research In Motion Limited, Baidu.com Inc, and Akamai Technologies Lead the PowerShares QQQ Trust - I noted what stocks had led the QQQQ off the January bottom. The top performer on that list was Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD).
A few week ago I touched on the steel stock...
Friday May 2, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
Dow component Intel
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dipped into the red today after the company said it expects to take a restructuring and asset-impairment charge of $250 million in the second quarter. Word of the charges, which comes courtesy of a filing with the Securities an...
Friday May 2, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) develops novel antibody therapeutics targeting the severe disease states, including autoimmune and cardiovascular disorders, inflammation and cancer. Alexion is a one-drug biotech firm and is currently riding high on the performance of Soliris (eculizumab), ...
Friday May 2, 2008 — SchaeffersResearch
It certainly appears as if crude futures will put an end to 3 straight losing days, and Turkish planes are to thank. At last check, June-dated crude was more than $2 higher, closing in on $115 per barrel as Turkey resumed its offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq. Today's new bombings are the...
Friday May 2, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
We maintain our Hold recommendation and the same valuation target for Alvarion Limited (ALVR), a leading provider of wireless access and transport infrastructure, ahead of its first quarter 2008 financial results. Alvarion is a pure play WiMAX equipment manufacturer.
Although deployment...