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    Thursday, August 21, 2008 From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 2:12 am ET The latest on Thursday,
- Fortis to sell ABN Amro Teda fund share to Old Mutual - statement
- Persimmon reports H1 pretax profits at £100.9m, vs £281.1m, 5p dividend vs 18.5p - statement
- Amlin insurance underwriting ... (more) From Alpha Global Investors - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 1:49 am ET As usual, Apple Inc. (AAPL) acts stronger than the rest of market and tech in general.We still have our triple buy signal intact.Long term investors (Price above the 200 day moving average) ; bullish ... (more) From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 1:31 am ET Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK)
Q2 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptComplete Story » ... (more) From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:57 am ET Newpark Resources, Inc. (NR)
Q2 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptComplete Story » ... (more) From Grace Cheng's Forex Currency Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:40 am ET Crowded landfills, global warming and skyrocketing commodities prices have led to a growing interest in waste management that could benefit related exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Waste management includes trash collection, separation, disposal and recycling, the latter ... (more) Cuomo steps up ARS probe of banks (1 click)
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August 21, 2008 at 12:35 am ET The office of New York attorney-general Andrew Cuomo is stepping up its probe into the selling of auction-rate securities, with investigations of Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, reports the FT. Already, Citigroup, ... (more) Fannie and Freddie crisis deepens (1 click)
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August 21, 2008 at 12:33 am ET The US Treasury on Wednesday backed away from assurances it would not have to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as the crisis surrounding the mortgage groups deepened and their shares fell for a third ... (more) From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:31 am ET Lehman Brothers, the beleaguered US investment bank, held secret talks to sell up to 50% of its shares to South Korean or Chinese parties in the first week of August but failed to reach agreement ... (more) From Grace Cheng's Forex Currency Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:30 am ET Mayor Bloomberg’s plan could make New York City the new Windy City while it helps power up wind-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs).
His proposal to generate more renewable energy for the city involves putting windmills on ... (more) From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:29 am ET Shares in Babcock & Brown tumbled to a record low Thursday after the appointment of a new CEO failed to convince investors the company can be saved as it sells assets at a loss to ... (more) Rival trumps Xstrata bid for Indophil (3 clicks)
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August 21, 2008 at 12:27 am ET Xstrata’s efforts to buy Indophil Resources, the Australian copper miner, were frustrated again on Wednesday when a rival bidder improved its offer, trumping Xstrata’s A$503m (£235m) bid and winning a board recommendation. Swiss-based Xstrata has ... (more) Schaeffler wins Continental battle (1 click)
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August 21, 2008 at 12:26 am ET Continental, Europe's second-largest tiremaker, said Thursday it had accepted Schaeffler Group's takeover bid after the family-owned ball-bearing maker raised its offer by 7%, reports Bloomberg. Continental's head Manfred Wennemer, who had vowed to fight the ... (more) From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:25 am ET Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is expected to report the biggest profit of any bank in the world when it releases its interim report in Beijing on Thursday. ICBC, already the world’s largest bank ... (more) From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:24 am ET The executive committee of state-owned KfW Bankengruppe's supervisory board has reached an agreement regarding its stake in subprime casualty IKB, German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck said, reports the WSJ. German economics minister Michael Glos, chairman ... (more) Airlines face losses as Qantas shines (1 click)
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August 21, 2008 at 12:23 am ET The head of the International Air Transport Association said that airlines globally could lose more than $6.1bn in 2008 because of high oil prices and geopolitical instability, reports the WSJ. The faltering world economy and ... (more) Buying Weakness - Still (4 clicks)
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August 21, 2008 at 12:23 am ET Bought UWM and QLD this morning with impunity. Up on both of those trades. I knew I had too much of a good thing when CALM hit 9%. Today it pulled back hard.
Things still look ... (more) Tender Offer Walkthrough, United Rentals (2 clicks)
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August 21, 2008 at 12:21 am ET It’s been a while since I’ve shared with you the details of a stock tender offer. Stock tender offers with an odd lot provision are particularly attractive for individual investors since they allow holders of ... (more) Tender Offer Walkthrough, United Rentals (4 clicks)
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August 21, 2008 at 12:21 am ET It’s been a while since I’ve shared with you the details of a stock tender offer. Stock tender offers with an odd lot provision are particularly attractive for individual investors since they allow holders of ... (more) From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:18 am ET Andor Capital Management, a US hedge fund managing about $2bn in assets, is to close down and return money to investors. Daniel Benton, co-founder of Andor, is retiring from managing outside capital after 24 years ... (more) From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:17 am ET Ferrovial of Spain on Tuesday warned that a proposal by UK regulators to break up BAA, its UK subsidiary, would lead to poorer standards of services and a delay in the delivery of new runways. ... (more) From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:16 am ET The private equity owners of JVH Gaming, the leading slot machine distributor and gaming arcade operator in the Netherlands, have bailed out the struggling company by paying off its €295m ($433m) debts at a discount. ... (more) From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:15 am ET Private equity groups are taking big legal and financial risks as they invest more in emerging markets to escape the US and European credit crunch, buy-out executives and lawyers warn. Private equity investment in the ... (more) Coal Stocks Set To Soar, Part 1 (3 clicks)
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August 21, 2008 at 12:13 am ET Old King Coal is about to be a much merrier old soul.
After a stunning 60 percent gain for the sector in the first half of the year, and then a correction almost all the way ... (more) From Alphaville - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:09 am ET Asian markets (Thurs)
05:05am BST
Nikkei down 110.76 at 12,740.93
Topix down 10.14 at 1,223.23
Hang Seng down 418.45 at 20,512.81
US markets (Wed)
DJIA up 68.88 at 11,417.43
Nasdaq up 4.72 at 2,389.08
S&P500 up 7.85 at 1,274.54
European markets (Wed)
FTSE100 up 51.41 ... (more) From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 21, 2008 at 12:05 am ET BioScrip, Inc. (BIOS)
Q2 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptComplete Story » ... (more) Items 1 - 25 of 55,481
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