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Solarfun Power (SOLF) Punished Following Second-Quarter Earnings Report

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:01:00 GMT

Shares of Solarfun Power (SOLF: sentiment, chart, options) have plunged nearly 13% so far today, following the company's second-quarter earnings report...(Read More)

Ticketmaster (TKTM) Eyeing Expansion in China Following Record Olympic Sales

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:34:00 GMT

Newly printed shares of Ticketmaster (TKTM: sentiment, chart, options) have just begun circulating around Wall Street, and already the company is grabbing headlines...(Read More)

Lehman Brothers Names 3 Potential Suitors

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:57:00 GMT

According to a report published in the Financial Times late yesterday, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Hellman & Friedman, and Bain Capital were informed by Lehman Brothers (LEH: sentiment, chart, options) that they will be in the bidding if the brokerage decides to sell its asset-management unit (which includes Neuberger Berman)...(Read More)

Southwest Airlines Soars on Price-Target Boost, AMR Nosedives on Downgrade

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:53:00 GMT

A trio of airline stocks got a bullish nod from Citigroup analyst Andrew Light today, with price-target increases doled out to JetBlue Airways (JBLU: sentiment, chart, options) , Southwest Airlines (LUV: sentiment, chart, options) , and American Airlines parent AMR Corp...(Read More)

Refining Loss Bruises PetroChina's First-Half Earnings

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Chinese oil concern PetroChina (PTR: sentiment, chart, options) said today that its first-half net profit slipped 34.4% from the year-ago period, even as revenue climbed 40% to CNY549.52 billion...(Read More)

Energy Department Reports an Unexpected Drop in Crude Stockpiles

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:28:00 GMT

The Energy Department reported declines in both crude and gasoline supplies in the latest week...(Read More)

ConocoPhillips to Sell its Remaining Gas Stations?

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:13:00 GMT

According to The Wall Street Journal, ConocoPhillips (COP: sentiment, chart, options) is expected to sell the remainder of its 600 company-owned gas stations to PetroSun West for %24800 million...(Read More)

GT Solar International Plunges, Despite Solid First-Quarter Report

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:53:00 GMT

GT Solar International (SOLR: sentiment, chart, options) shares have taken a 6.5% nosedive this morning as investors react to the firm's first-quarter earnings report...(Read More)

Durable Goods Orders Rise on Transportation Demand

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:42:00 GMT

The Commerce Department reported that orders for U.S.-made durable goods increased 1.3% during July, matching June's revised gain of 1.3%, on strong transportation equipment demand...(Read More)

NY Attorney General Intensifies Probe into Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Relationship

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:38:00 GMT

Investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS: sentiment, chart, options) is under fire this morning...(Read More)

Lehman Brothers (LEH) Rallies on KKR Interest in Neuberger Berman Unit

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:08:00 GMT

Troubled financial concern Lehman Brothers (LEH: sentiment, chart, options) was back in the news today, with a pair of noteworthy headlines...(Read More)

Satcon Technology (SATC) Rallies on Energy 21 Supply Pact

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:41:00 GMT

Shares of Satcon Technology (SATC: sentiment, chart, options) , which makes power generation products for the alternative energy industry, surged more than 9.5% in early trading today after the company announced a supply pact with a European utility...(Read More)

Broadcom (BRCM) Off 5 Percent on Oppenheimer Downgrade

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:33:00 GMT

One day after the company announced that it was buying Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) digital TV unit, Broadcom (BRCM: sentiment, chart, options) was hit with a downgrade by Oppenheimer...(Read More)

Checking Back in on Big Lots

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:21:00 GMT

In this morning's Opening View, my colleague Andrea Kramer took a look at the earnings announcement from Big Lots (BIG: sentiment, chart, options) ...(Read More)

Crude Gains Some Strength From Gustav

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:40:00 GMT

Oil bulls are back in the ring today, thanks to potential supply disruptions, Anadarko Petroleum, and more concerns about the situation in Georgia...(Read More)

Visa and MasterCard Initiated with 'Outperform' Ratings at William Blair & Co.

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:19:00 GMT

This morning, brokerage firm William Blair & Co. initiated coverage of credit-card concerns Visa (V: sentiment, chart, options) and MasterCard (MA: sentiment, chart, options) with "outperform" ratings...(Read More)

Daktronics Inc. Surprises the Shorts with Strong Earnings, but Resistance Looms

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:20:00 GMT

Daktronics Inc. (DAKT: sentiment, chart, options) is on the move today after the company reported a 37% gain in fiscal first-quarter net income...(Read More)

Can Nokia Continue to Outpace Apple and Research in Motion in the Smart-Phone Market?

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:16:00 GMT

Earlier this morning, Finnish mobile-phone giant Nokia (NOK: sentiment, chart, options) announced the release of 2 new smart phones, and revealed that users downloaded 90 million applications in the past 2 years...(Read More)

Call Volume Dominates J.P. Morgan Chase Option Activity After Fannie, Freddie Disclosure

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:59:00 GMT

Dow component J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM: sentiment, chart, options) reported late Monday that the value of its investments in Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) has been cut in half to %24600 million during the current quarter...(Read More)

Consumer Confidence Index Rises in August

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:50:00 GMT

The Conference Board this morning reported that U.S. consumer confidence rose for a second consecutive month during August, but the level remained considerably low and job concerns continued to cause distress...(Read More)

New-Home Sales Rise in July, but Not Enough to Meet Expectations

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:43:00 GMT

New-home sales in the U.S. improved during the month of July from a 17-year low reported in June...(Read More)

Home Prices Continue to Slip

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:33:00 GMT

The most recent release of Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller index showed that U.S. home prices continued to fall during June...(Read More)

Anadarko Petroleum Shares Surge on Stock-Buyback Plan

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:27:00 GMT

The shares of Anadarko Petroleum (APC: sentiment, chart, options) are nearly 7% higher this morning after the company announced that it will repurchase up to %245 billion of its shares over the next 3 years...(Read More)

iPhone 3G (AAPL) Issues: New Test Points Finger at AT&T's (T) Network

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:59:00 GMT

It seems that the Apple (AAPL: sentiment, chart, options) iPhone 3G saga just got a bit more complicated...(Read More)

Lehman Brothers Holdings (LEH) Plunges on South Korean Regulator's Remarks

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:44:00 GMT

Shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings (LEH: sentiment, chart, options) have plunged nearly 6% so far today, more than erasing Friday's gains on buyout speculation...(Read More)

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