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• Who Knows Better?
• Intrade Odds Now 70%: Republicans To Take House
• Problem With New Blogger Comment Spam Filter
• Integra Inks Deal With Amerinet
• ETFs Making Their Way Into 401(k) Market
• Conmed Lifted To Neutral
• Nordstrom Q2 Meets, Reaffirms
• Doom-and-Gloom Hasn’t Hit The Containers Market
• Whitney Tilson CNBC Talks About BKS, MSFT And HPQ

Who Knows Better? Posted: 13 Aug 2010 05:54 PM PDT In my latest column for DailyFinance, “The Disconnect Between Consumer Confidence and Retail Sales,” I argue that the yawning gap between these two measures is telling us something. Chances are, it’s saying that consumers know better than the official statistics about what’s really going on in the U.S. economy. Click here to read the … [visit site to read more]

Intrade Odds Now 70%: Republicans To Take House Posted: 13 Aug 2010 04:25 PM PDT I’m not sure exactly what happened, but Intrade odds surged today by 7.5% to a 69.9% chance that the Republicans will control the House after the November … [visit site to read more]

Problem With New Blogger Comment Spam Filter Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:11 PM PDT Blogger recently added some kind of new spam filter for comments, and some of your comments with links (e.g. from Walt G. and Juandos) have been automatically sent to a special spam area that requires moderation.  So in case your comments with links don’t appear automatically, it’s not that they are being censored in any way, it’s just a new problem with Blogger.  I’ll see what I can do to remove or adjust the spam filter for comments, to make … [visit site to read more]

Integra Inks Deal With Amerinet Posted: 13 Aug 2010 12:35 PM PDT Recently, Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:IART) entered into a three-year deal with national health care group purchasing organization (GPO) Amerinet. As per the deal, Amerinet selected Integra as a supplier of Jarit surgical instruments. Both the companies aim to expand its foothold in the surgical instruments space. Integra is a highly diversified medical products company that generates revenue through its three business segments: Integra NeuroSciences (neurosurgery and … [visit site to read more]

ETFs Making Their Way Into 401(k) Market Posted: 13 Aug 2010 12:17 PM PDT ETFs continue to make headway in the 401(k) market as many 401(k) plans are starting to introduce them to their offerings as the advantages of ETFs become more and more apparent. According to BlackRock, it is estimated that nearly $2 billion worth of iShares ETFs and ETNs have penetrated 401(k) plans.  BlackRock has openly stated that it plans on continuing its push of iShares products into the 401(k) market and feels that it will continue to gobble up market share in the near future. A … [visit site to read more]

Conmed Lifted To Neutral Posted: 13 Aug 2010 12:05 PM PDT We are upgrading our recommendation for Conmed Corp (NASDAQ:CNMD) to Neutral following its better-than-expected quarterly results and our improved visibility on the stock. Second-quarter fiscal 2010 revenues and earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Profit skyrocketed year over year (a five-fold growth), boosted by forecast-beating top-line growth and cost synergies from the company’s ongoing restructuring initiatives.   Healthy contributions from major business segments (such as … [visit site to read more]

Nordstrom Q2 Meets, Reaffirms Posted: 13 Aug 2010 12:05 PM PDT Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN) posted an earnings growth of 37.5% to 66 cents a share in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 versus 48 cents in the year-ago period. Earnings per share matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter. Earnings for the quarter resonated with strong sales and customers' response to its merchandize and services.  However, shares of Nordstrom fell more than 4% in early morning trade on the NYSE as the company reiterated its earnings guidance of $2.50 to $2.65 per … [visit site to read more]

Doom-and-Gloom Hasn’t Hit The Containers Market Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:48 AM PDT “The first half was a crackling good start to the year, so why all the worry? Container shipping volumes and profits rebounded — first half box handling increased 15, 20 and 19 percent, respectively, at the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Charleston (see chart above). The resulting capacity shortages and skyrocketing rates triggered huge swings from loss to profit at container lines. As Neptune Orient Lines' Ron Widdows somewhat triumphantly commented on Aug. 6 in announcing a $100 … [visit site to read more]

Whitney Tilson CNBC Talks About BKS, MSFT And HPQ Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT Whitney Tilson was on CNBC yesterday discussing why he is short Barnes and Nobles, long Microsoft and Intel, and why he is not buying (yet) Hewlett- Packard. The segment starts at 3:35 … [visit site to read more]

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