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Report: Lehman to Lose$1.8 billion, Is Einhorn Still Wrong?

Do you think Lehman Brothers (LEH) will ever admit David Einhorns know more about their business than they do? Me either……. The WSJ is reporting that Lehman will announce: “a loss of $1.8 billion or more, instead of the modest profit they previously expected. If the dour projections come true, Lehman’s losses since the start […]

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Barnes & Noble’s Interest in Borders Wanes…..So What?

So, Barnes and noble (BKS) “may” not be interested in Borders (BGP) “now” and that has folks running around screaming. Yeah, um…. has anyone looked at the job CEO George Jones is doing there? First the news from the WSJ:“Barnes & Noble’s decision not to bid reflects in part the tight lending markets that likely […]

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Thursday’s Upgrades and Downgrades

UpgradesQLogic (QLGC)- Pacific Growth Equities Neutral » Buy Massey Energy (MEE)- Caris & Company Above Average » Buy PF Chang’s (PFCB)- Wedbush Morgan Sell » Hold Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG)- BMO Capital Markets Underperform » Market Perform Walgreen (WAG)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform SW Energy (SWN)- Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Neutral » Buy Ultra Petroleum […]

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Thursday's Upgrades and Downgrades

UpgradesQLogic (QLGC)- Pacific Growth Equities Neutral » Buy Massey Energy (MEE)- Caris & Company Above Average » Buy PF Chang’s (PFCB)- Wedbush Morgan Sell » Hold Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG)- BMO Capital Markets Underperform » Market Perform Walgreen (WAG)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform SW Energy (SWN)- Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Neutral » Buy Ultra Petroleum […]

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Friday’s Upgrades and Downgrades

UPGRADESPopular Inc (BPOP)- B. Riley & Co Neutral » Buy United Comm Banks (UCBI)- Sterne Agee Sell » Hold Landstar System (LSTR)- KeyBanc Capital Mkts Hold » Buy Pike Electric (PEC)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Outperform Silicon Labs (SLAB)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Outperform Energy East (EAS)- Jefferies & Co Underperform » Hold […]

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Friday's Upgrades and Downgrades

UPGRADESPopular Inc (BPOP)- B. Riley & Co Neutral » Buy United Comm Banks (UCBI)- Sterne Agee Sell » Hold Landstar System (LSTR)- KeyBanc Capital Mkts Hold » Buy Pike Electric (PEC)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Outperform Silicon Labs (SLAB)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Outperform Energy East (EAS)- Jefferies & Co Underperform » Hold […]

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Friday’s Upgrades and Downgrades

UpgradesMethanex (MEOH)- Canaccord Adams Sell » Hold UBS AG (UBS)- Keefe Bruyette Underperform » Mkt Perform ArthroCare (ARTC)- Needham Buy » Strong Buy DivX (DIVX)- Barrington Research Mkt Perform » Outperform FLIR Systems (FLIR)- Boenning & Scattergood Market Perform » Market Outperform America Movil SA (AMX)- Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy EW Scripps (SSP)- Lehman […]

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Friday's Upgrades and Downgrades

UpgradesMethanex (MEOH)- Canaccord Adams Sell » Hold UBS AG (UBS)- Keefe Bruyette Underperform » Mkt Perform ArthroCare (ARTC)- Needham Buy » Strong Buy DivX (DIVX)- Barrington Research Mkt Perform » Outperform FLIR Systems (FLIR)- Boenning & Scattergood Market Perform » Market Outperform America Movil SA (AMX)- Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy EW Scripps (SSP)- Lehman […]

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Barnes & Nobel (BKS) looking at Borders (BGP)

The biggest part of this news is not the possible Barnes and Nobel (BKS) bid for Borders (BGP) Here is the big news, according to the Wall St. Journal,30 people, including strategic buyers and private equity firms, have either signed confidentiality agreements or are in talks to sign agreements so they can look at a […]

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Thursday’s Upgrades and Downgrades

UpgradesWolverine (WWW)- Sterne Agee Hold » Buy Washington Mutual (WM)- DA Davidson Underperform » Neutral Prudential Plc (PUK)- Keefe Bruyette Underperform » Outperform Sealy (ZZ)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform GrafTech Intl (GTI)- Oppenheimer Perform » OutperformCanadian Natrl Res (CNQ)- Lehman Brothers Equal-weight » Overweight Fairport Comms (FRP)- Soleil Hold » Buy DowngradesSigma Designs […]

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Thursday's Upgrades and Downgrades

UpgradesWolverine (WWW)- Sterne Agee Hold » Buy Washington Mutual (WM)- DA Davidson Underperform » Neutral Prudential Plc (PUK)- Keefe Bruyette Underperform » Outperform Sealy (ZZ)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform GrafTech Intl (GTI)- Oppenheimer Perform » OutperformCanadian Natrl Res (CNQ)- Lehman Brothers Equal-weight » Overweight Fairport Comms (FRP)- Soleil Hold » Buy DowngradesSigma Designs […]

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Goldman’s Results: World Not Ending

So, Goldman Sachs (GS) announced results today and it was bad news for the doomsayers. The Results:GS reported net income of $1.51 billion, or $3.23 a share, for the quarter ended Feb. 29, compared to $3.2 billion, or $6.67 a share last year. Revenue decreased 35% to $8.34 billion. Analysts estimates were for earnings of […]

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Tuesday’s Upgrades and Downgrades

UPGRADESCascade CAE DA Davidson Neutral » Buy Texas Industries TXI BB&T Capital Mkts Hold » Buy Clean Harbors CLHB Wedbush Morgan Buy » Strong Buy Gilead Sciences http://finance.google.com/finance?q=c Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform St. Jude Medical STJ BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform C.R. Bard BCR BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform Health […]

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Tuesday’s Upgrades and Downgrades

UPGRADES Domtar UFS Citigroup Hold » Buy Netflix NFLX Wedbush Morgan Hold » Buy China Petroleum (Sinopec) SNP Citigroup Sell » Buy Georgia Gulf GGC UBS Neutral » Buy MicroStrategy MSTR Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Neutral » Buy Keithley KEI Brean Murray Sell » Buy bebe stores BEBE Brean Murray Sell » Buy Waddell & […]