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Friday February 8, 2008 — TraderBlog.com
CURRENCIES
The March U.S. dollar index is lower in early trading today, on a corrective pullback from strong gains scored this week. The bulls have gained some fresh upside momentum this week, but need to show more power soon. Slow stochastics for the dollar index are bullish early today. The dol...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Wal-Mart released sales today and at first blush, it was not all that good, until you dig just a bit more.First the results:Wal-Mart said "Unfavorable weather negatively affected overall general merchandise sales, especially in the Midwest. Gift card redemptions were below expectations, and custo...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Cleantech Blog
By John Addison (2/8/08). Most oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from transportation are not from passenger vehicles; they are from the heavy-duty vehicles, ships, and planes that move all our goods, serve public transit, and provide the infrastructure that k...
Friday February 8, 2008 — sabrient
How to Identify Underperforming StocksBy David Brown TradingMarkets.comGather a group of portfolio managers and active traders together and you'll
hear about a broad assortment of diverse strategies, but one point on which
you'll likely find agreement is that the most difficult task is selec...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Wal-Mart released sales today and at first blush, it was not all that good, until you dig just a bit more.First the results:Wal-Mart said "Unfavorable weather negatively affected overall general merchandise sales, especially in the Midwest. Gift card redemptions were below expectations, and custo...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
We are keeping our current Buy recommendation on Telemig Celular Participações S.A. (TMB). We still believe the stock remains attractively priced, in light of the company's strong third quarter results and the positive short-to-medium-term outlook.
We were particularly encouraged by Viv...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Marathon (MRO) reported weaker-than-expected fourthquarter 2007 results, primarily reflecting the impact of sharply lower refining margins. While we expect the downstream weakness to persist through the next few quarters, our long-term view of the business continues to remain favorable. O...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
We are keeping our Hold recommendation on Telecomunicações de Sao Paulo S.A. or Telesp (TSP). Telesp has been growing in its broadband business, and the PayTV segment is quite encouraging. The company is well run and has decent operating margins. However, the core wireline business has st...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
News Corporation (NWS) is a vertically integrated media company, well-diversified geographically and operationally across all major markets and media platforms. The company reported 2Q08 net income of $832M, or EPS of $0.27, broadly inline with consensus estimates, compared with net incom...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
SLM Corp. - better known as Sallie Mae (SLM) - reported a 4Q07 core net loss of $0.36 per diluted share (substantially worse than the estimates), mainly stemmed from a steep rise in loan loss provision and higher funding costs. The credit quality, primarily in the private credit portfolio...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
OPNET (OPNT) posted results in-line with guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Although slightly below our expectations, we are encouraged that new license revenue has grown sequentially for the second consecutive quarter and revenue from the enterprise market is growing, offsett...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
This one surprised me. The WSJ ran an article Friday that made things at Sears (SHLD) look dire. Let's take a closer look. A summation of the article is pretty simple. Sears' cash will be far below last years levels when they report and thus, investors will run for the exits.The article starts ...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Humana (HUM) is one of the largest publicly traded health benefit companies in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The company reported better-than-expected net income of $243M (up 57% y/y) or EPS of $1.43, and a medical expense ratio (MER) of 80.3% (down 290 basis points y/y). Consolidated 4Q07 re...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Cleantech Blog
One things for sure, post Super Tuesday with Governor Mike Huckabee far behind, Mitt Romney out, and McCain the all but crowned Republican nominee, the US is getting a cap and trade system for carbon. The question is which one. I thought I'd track a little of the candidates' various positions.The ...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
With Acusphere, Inc.'s (ACUS) stock trading below $1 now for over 30 days, the company received a NASDAQ non-compliance letter in early January 2008. Acusphere has only 38+ million shares outstanding, so a reverse split seems highly unlikely. However, there are several near-term catalysts...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NBIX) received a very surprising second approvable letter from the FDA on Indiplon after the market closed on December 12, 2007. The letter outlined three requests from the FDA, asking Neurocrine for preclinical data in third trimester pregnant women, asking ...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
This one surprised me. The WSJ ran an article Friday that made things at Sears (SHLD) look dire. Let's take a closer look. A summation of the article is pretty simple. Sears' cash will be far below last years levels when they report and thus, investors will run for the exits.The article starts ...
Friday February 8, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (SKM) is trading at a forward multiple of 8x our fiscal year 2007 EPADR estimate, which is at a discount to its peers in the industry. Regulatory actions, in conjunction with on-going corporate governance concerns, have affected SKM more than its competitors. However,...
Thursday February 7, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Equifax Inc. (EFX) is finding new avenues for growth in the international, personal, and commercial solution businesses, while its U.S. consumer information solution business is also showing signs of improvement. The company's growing reliance on subscription revenue provides a steady rev...
Thursday February 7, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
The Hershey Company (HSY) is not satisfied with the company's recent results and has replaced eight directors and the CEO. The new management team, led by David West, is expected to recharge growth at Hershey's in addition to continuing with the three-year Global Supply Chain transformati...
Thursday February 7, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.'s (MMP) fourth-quarter 2007 results came in better-than-expected, driven by strong petroleum products results, partly offset by moderately weaker than expected performance from the partnership's marine terminals. Importantly, the partnership raised its qu...
Thursday February 7, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (MYGN), is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the development of diagnostic and therapeutic products. The company employs a variety of proprietary proteomic technologies to identify genes, their relative proteins, and their pathways. Research in these areas ...
Thursday February 7, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
KT Corporation's (KTC)fixed-line revenue is likely to decline over the near-term, as wireless substitution continues and VoIP competition enters the market. Intensifying broadband competition and continued regulatory pressures are also expected to compress future revenue growth levels. We...
Thursday February 7, 2008 — Condor Options
Trading intraday reversals is a lot easier than catching a football on your helmet. Even so: this morning, we sent a note to our subscribers:
…based on VIX mean reversion and ISEE put buying signals, we’re looking for a possible small bounce. The open this morning should be fairly ne...
Thursday February 7, 2008 — Stock Market Beat
This article is a reprint of my January 31, 2008 RealMoney column.
When International Business Machines (IBM - Annual Report) reported earnings a couple of weeks ago, the consensus among Wall Street’s finest was that the company would earn $7.98 per share in 2008. The company smashed that number, ...