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- Stock Picks For Wednesday: THQ, Eastman Kodak, Dendreon Corporation
- Are Historic High Prices In Cotton’s Future?
- Analyst Interviews: Airline Industry Outlook
- Textron Inks $8.9M Contract
- Ecolab Broadens Asia-Pacific Reach
- FDA Clears ArthroCare Device
- Light-Hearted: Another Edition
- Exelon Issues $900M Debt
- Goldman Funds Get Endesa Assets
- Endo Pharma To Take Over Qualitest
- Jabil 4Q In Line, Revenues Slip
- Four ETFs To Cash In On Gold’s Rally
- Equinix Expands Japan Facility
- UPS Intends To Tap Chinese Market
- PX China Signs Gas Supply Contract
- Sasol Seals Mozambique Gas Deal
- Boeing’s Four 777 For Air China
- Quanta Services Gets Orders
- BTU Plans 40% Expansion For Gateway
- Tech Stocks In Parabolic Moves: When To Sell
| Stock Picks For Wednesday: THQ, Eastman Kodak, Dendreon Corporation Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:05 PM PDT ( click to enlarge )
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| Are Historic High Prices In Cotton’s Future? Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:18 PM PDT Fundamentals
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| Analyst Interviews: Airline Industry Outlook Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:05 PM PDT Overall Outlook is Positive The economic downturn and the oil price spike before it had negatively affected the airline industry over the past two years. Now, with the economy on the mend, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, demand for air travel is increasing from last year's depressed levels. To combat the recessionary effects, the airlines cut costs, slashed capacity and increased load factor. This momentum also prompted the industry into the current ongoing consolidation phase. … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:05 PM PDT Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), through its subsidiary AAI Corporation, has reached an agreement to develop the ground control station for the U.S. Army. The total value of the contract is $8.9 million. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is the prime contractor for the U.S. Army's Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) program. AAI Corp. is the principal member of the Northrop Grumman-led LEMV team. Under the contract, AAI will provide a Universal Ground Control Station, which will be NATO … [visit site to read more]
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| Ecolab Broadens Asia-Pacific Reach Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:35 PM PDT Leading cleaning and sanitation products company Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) has agreed to acquire Australian cleaning and hygiene products maker Cleantec for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is subject to the approval of the Australian anti-trust authorities and other closing conditions. Cleantec, a unit of Brisbane-based diversified industrial services company Campbell Brothers Ltd, develops and markets cleaning and hygiene products primarily to the food and beverage, hospitality and textile … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:35 PM PDT Surgical products maker ArthroCare Corp (NASDAQ:ARTC) has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval for its Parallax Contour Vertebral Augmentation Device, designed for vertebral body void (or space) creation followed by injection of bone cement, a commonly used treatment for painful vertebral compression fractures (VCF). The approval enables ArthroCare to market the Parallax Contour device for use during kyphoplasty or vertebral augmentation procedures. The device uses a … [visit site to read more]
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| Light-Hearted: Another Edition Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:10 PM PDT Given the kinds of things I write about here at Financial Armageddon, I wouldn’t be surprised if people thought I was a dour chap who can’t find much to smile about. But that would be wrong. In fact, I usually find one thing or another that tickles my funny bone on most days. Sometimes the best way — maybe the only way — to cope with the kind of screwed-up world we find ourselves in is to look for the lighter side. With that in mind, I bring you the latest edition of “A Bit More … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:05 PM PDT Energy utility Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) announced that its unit Exelon Generation issued $900 million notes in two tranches. The unit of Exelon will utilize the net proceeds to pay a portion of the purchase price for its pending acquisition of John Deere Renewable, LLC, and for general corporate purposes. One offering comprises $550 million of 4.00% notes due October 1, 2020, at an offer price of $99.894 (per $100.00 principal) to yield 4.013% when held to maturity. The second offering … [visit site to read more]
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| Goldman Funds Get Endesa Assets Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:05 PM PDT Two infrastructure funds managed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) have agreed to buy 80% of the Madrid-based Endesa's natural gas distribution assets for €800 million ($1.1 billion). The assets include a distribution network covering a stretch of 3,800 kilometers, a transport network of 600 kilometers and 355,000 access points. It covers seven of the seventeen autonomous regions of Spain. The deal is a strategic fit for both the parties. The Spanish power utility Endesa SA, which is 92% … [visit site to read more]
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| Endo Pharma To Take Over Qualitest Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:35 PM PDT In a bid to diversify its business and bolster its position in the generic and pain drug portfolios Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ENDP), a US-based specialty healthcare solutions company which develops branded products and specialty generics, will purchase the privately-held Qualitest Pharmaceuticals (a generic company) for $1.2 billion in cash. Almost 40% of the acquiree company's revenues are derived from its pain portfolio.
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| Jabil 4Q In Line, Revenues Slip Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:35 PM PDT Shares of electronic parts manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE:JBL) have declined nearly 1% in Tuesday trading as fourth quarter 2010 revenue missed Street expectations. However, Jabil's reported earnings (including stock-based compensation expense and one-time expenses) increased significantly in the quarter to 52 cents per share, beating Street expectations of 48 cents. Earnings per share were above management's guidance range of 45 cents to 50 cents. Earnings (excluding stock-based … [visit site to read more]
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| Four ETFs To Cash In On Gold’s Rally Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:17 PM PDT According to a poll amongst analysts, bankers and producers at the world's largest gathering of the gold industry, the shiny metal is expected to reach $1,450 per troy ounce this year, providing positive price support to the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), the iShares Gold Trust (IAU), the PowerShares DB Gold Fund (DGL) and the ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL).
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| Equinix Expands Japan Facility Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:06 PM PDT Global provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, Equinix Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) is expanding its operations in Tokyo, Japan. The company has recently announced that it has plans to build its third International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Tokyo, and christen it TY3. The $70.0 million, 79,600 gross-square-foot TY3 IBX data center is expected to be completed in mid-2011. The data center will provide space for 960 cabinets to data centric industries, including … [visit site to read more]
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| UPS Intends To Tap Chinese Market Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:35 PM PDT United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS) aims at expanding its presence in China by setting up a domestic service in the country.
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| PX China Signs Gas Supply Contract Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:35 PM PDT Praxair (China) Investment Co. Ltd, the Chinese unit of Praxair Inc. (NYSE:PX) and a leading industrial gas supplier signed a nitrogen supply contract with Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd.
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| Sasol Seals Mozambique Gas Deal Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT South Africa-based petrochemicals group Sasol Ltd. (NYSE:SSL) has entered into a gas exploration deal in Mozambique. The company, through its wholly owned upstream oil and gas subsidiary Sasol Petroleum International ("SPI"), has signed an agreement in this regard with the Mozambican government.
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| Boeing’s Four 777 For Air China Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT The Boeing Company (BA) has inked a deal to supply four 777-300ERs (Extended Range) to Air China, the flagship carrier of the People’s Republic of China, for $1.1 billion.
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| Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT Quanta Services Inc. (NYSE:PWR) has been awarded two contracts from Avenal Solar Holdings LLC to construct two solar power facilities- 20 megawatt Sun City project and the 19 megawatt Sand Drag project in California. The construction work is expected to be over by the first calendar quarter of 2011.
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| BTU Plans 40% Expansion For Gateway Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) announced its plans to expand the company's Gateway Mine in Southern Illinois. The proposed expansion has been approved by the company's Board of Directors. The 40% expansion plan is estimated to cost approximately $175 million.
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| Tech Stocks In Parabolic Moves: When To Sell Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:34 AM PDT Following up on my last post about the potential of an inverted head-and-shoulders in the NASDAQ Composite Index I took a look at a wide range of individual tech stocks across all sectors including software, semiconductors and equipment. I can’t explain it but I like it. Many of these stocks, in their attempt to make up the ground lost since their bubble burst in 2000-2003, are seeing parabolic moves.
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