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Tuesday November 6, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Zacks senior real estate investment trust (REIT) analyst Greg Sukenik says that now would be a good exit point from Highwoods Properties (HIW), even though the company has recently reported slight improvements:'Higher-than-expected revenues and lower expenses caused the company to exceed ...
Tuesday November 6, 2007 — SchaeffersResearch
This article addresses the precipitous decline suffered by the shares of Crocs
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after its earnings report last week. While the maker of atrocious/comfortable footwear (depending on who you ask) managed to beat analysts' per-share profit and reve...
Tuesday November 6, 2007 — Stocks and Blogs
I have been a long standing bull on Google ever since I fell in love with their search engine, GMail and Google Toolbar. In fact, it was one of my first 5 picks on this blog. I had initally set a price target of $800 for GOOG to be reached by end of 2009. Looks like we will get there this year now...
Tuesday November 6, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Here's why Zacks senior technology analyst Steve Biggs, CFA is reiterating his Buy recommendation on shares of NCR Corporation (NCR) at the present time:'Following several years of stagnant revenue growth, NCR Corporation has begun to post gains in its Financial Self-Service segment, its ...
Tuesday November 6, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
A Hold recommendation has recently been issued to the global leader in mining and natural resource company, Anglo American, Plc. (AAUK) by Zacks senior mining sector analyst Duong Vuong, CFA. Here's what his latest update had to say:'We are maintaining a Hold recommendation on Anglo Ameri...
Tuesday November 6, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Reiterating his bullish case for Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PHI), Zacks senior Pacific Rim telecom analyst Peter Chua, CFA explains why the future looks bright for the company:'We reiterate our Buy recommendation for Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company. The ...
Tuesday November 6, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
A Hold recommendation has been issued to Honda Motor Company Limited (HMC), one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, by Zacks senior automobile sector analyst Paul Raman, CFA. Here are certain details from his report:'Honda Motor Company is expanding its business in Asia,...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
As this week's new earnings reports start to roll out, we wanted to make note of a few that caught our attention this morning:Superhero entertainment enterprise group Marvel Entertainment (MVL) posted a 55% positive earnings surprise; it's 45 cents per share was north of 180% higher t...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
An update has come out recently on Cerus Corporation (CERS), in which senior bio-technology analyst Gregory Aurand, CFA is restating his Hold rating on the company. We excerpted the following details:'The company missed our third quarter top-line estimate due to the absence of development...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
A Buy rating has recently been issued to large-cap semiconductor maker ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) by Zacks senior semiconductor analyst Ken Nagy, CFA. We bring you his latest update: 'ASML is the largest OEM (original equipment manufacturer) of advanced photolithography systems used withi...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Condor Options
Interesting markets these days, huh? Worth mentioning right now that, assuming the bottom doesn’t drop out tomorrow, our condors are in good shape this month, and we’ll be looking at the December cycle late this week/early next week. In the mean time, here are some trades you might l...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Cleantech Blog
by Heather Raefor cleantechblog.comThe basement in my 1880 house is a combination of ledge and dirt floor. In the 24' by 34' footprint, where once there was a brick cistern, there is now a heating oil tank. The copper plumbing undulated, making repairs expensive. I've had the copper replaced wi...
Monday November 5, 2007 — TraderBlog.com
CURRENCIES
The December U.S. dollar index is firmer in early trading today, on tepid short covering. Bears still have downside technical momentum. Slow stochastics for the dollar index are bullish early today. The dollar index finds shorter-term technical resistance at Friday's high of 76.56 and ...
Monday November 5, 2007 — WC Power Tech Fund
Reports trickled in over the weekend that Monday was to be the day that the long awaited "gPhone" announcement would come in some form. Google (GOOG) complied with those rumors and held a conference call announcing an Open Mobile Platform rooted in a Linux based Operating System.
This system, d...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Cleantech Blog
(by John Addison) GM revealed more details about Project Driveway. GM will place 110 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicles in the hands of five different types of drivers for three months to 30 months of daily driving. Most drivers that GM will select will live in California within ten miles of...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Wow, could Sandy Weill be back at the helm of Citigroup (C)? It turn out that Alwaleed meet with Weill in October 29th in Saudi Arabia about taking over the CEO role for he company. Alwaleed has lost $4 billion the last few weeks with the Citigroup plunge and told Prince late last week "I can no ...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Wow, could Sandy Weill be back at the helm of Citigroup (C)? It turn out that Alwaleed meet with Weill in October 29th in Saudi Arabia about taking over the CEO role for he company. Alwaleed has lost $4 billion the last few weeks with the Citigroup plunge and told Prince late last week "I can no ...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Cleantech Blog
(by John Addison) GM revealed more details about Project Driveway. GM will place 110 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicles in the hands of five different types of drivers for three months to 30 months of daily driving. Most drivers that GM will select will live in California within ten miles of...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Stocks and Blogs
Accenture, Ltd. (ACN) is a management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company. An offspring of the company formerly known as Anderson Consulting, the company employs over 170,000 people across offices in 49 countries.In its most recently concluded quarter, Accenture clocked in rec...
Monday November 5, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
UPGRADESMidas MDS CL King Neutral » Strong Buy WellCare Group WCG Stifel Nicolaus Sell » Hold Highwoods Prop HIW Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Brookfield Pptys BPO Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy U.S. Steel X Longbow Neutral » Buy Cheesecake Factory CAKE Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Neut...
Sunday November 4, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
The rumors are flying rampant and financial share are getting hit like crazy. There are so great opportunities out there. Goldman Sachs (GS) on Friday denied a rumor that they could announce billions of dollars in write-downs. "We've said there's no truth to these rumors," said Ed Canaday, a spo...
Sunday November 4, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Citigroup's (C) Charles Prince officially resigned Sunday saying "Given the size of the recent losses in our mortgage-backed securities business, the only honorable course for me to take as chief executive is to step down." Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin has been named Chairman. More anno...
Sunday November 4, 2007 — WC Power Tech Fund
Citigroup (C) Chairman and CEO Charles Prince has resigned. A move that shareholders were seemingly asking for, for more than a year, finally happened, and all it took was a disastrous housing and credit situations that nearly crippled the momentum of the United States economy.
Citigroup stock ...
Sunday November 4, 2007 — Investing Intelligently
I while ago I bought Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF (VEA) for the international portion of my portfolio and one reader had the following comment:
Just a quick question. With regards to balancing one’s portfolio, would ETFs like VEA (and I see there is now one that encompasses the whole world ex...
Saturday November 3, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Citigroup's (C) Charles Prince officially resigned Sunday saying "Given the size of the recent losses in our mortgage-backed securities business, the only honorable course for me to take as chief executive is to step down." Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin has been named Chairman. More anno...