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According to Bloomberg, the debt implied in the credit ratings of Merrill Lynch (MER), Goldman Sachs (GS), Lehman (LEH), and Bear Stearns (BSC) is akin to "junk" status. "Prices of credit-default...
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On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he is going at least address the doomsday scenario in the financial markets even though he doesn’t think it is reality. This would be the extreme...
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Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) issued their first Exchange Traded Note (ETN) that allows investors to buy a diversified group of MLP’s (Master Limited Partnerships): the BearLinx Alerian MLP Select Index...
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The bus is filling up with energy industry passengers wanting to create a master limited partnership (MLP) from their midstream assets. Earlier this week Devon (NYSE:DVN) got on-board and today,...
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(ABT) Abbott Labs $0.69 EPS vs $0.68 estimate; guidance looks soft.(ASD) American Standard $0.84 EPS net, but $1.05 before items; estimates were $1.08. Spin-off/sale remains on track. (BLK) Blackrock...
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According to Bear Stearns (BSC), the two funds that it has which invested in sub-prime debt instruments now have little or no value. As The Wall Street Journal writes: "Investors are struggling to...
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According to Reuters, the board of Dow Jones (DJ) has approved a $5 billion offer from News Corp (NWS). Reuters writes that British Imperial Tobacco has agreed to buy rival firm Altadis for $22...
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ACA Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ACA) is a company in trouble. A stock screen yields the results that the company trades significantly under book value, but your name would have to be Dr. Pangloss...
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According to Reuters, Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers bought retailer Coles for $18.8 billion, the largest buy-out in Australian history. Reuters writes that Virgin Media (VMED) is seeking a...
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(BEXP) Brigham Exploration increased natural gas production guidance from 42-45MCF to 44-46MCF.(BLK) Blackrock will acquire the fund of funds business of Quellos for up to $1.7 Billion.(BSC) Bear...
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Stock Tickers: GS, MER, MS, LEH, BSC The raw number of shares that are measured in the short interest in bulge bracket brokerage firm and investment banking stocks did increase, although if you look...
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According to Reuters, Home Depot (HD) weighed a cut in its credit rating against its decision to buy-back $22.5 billion in shares. Reuters writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) acquired sports site Rivals.com....
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Morgan Stanley (MS-NYSE) is expected to post earnings per share of $1.98 on revenues of $9.85 Billion. If you compare Morgan Stanley shares to last Monday’s close before we had any of the...
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Bear Stearns (BSC-NYSE) $2.52 EPS net, but on an adjusted basis it is $3.40 EPS versus $3.50 estimate; Revenues were $2.51 Billion versus $2.33 Billion estimate. The annualized return on common...
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Lehman Brothers (LEH-NYSE) has reported Q2 2007 earnings. The company posted $2.21 EPS and Revenues $5.51 Billion versus street estimates of $1.88 EPS and $4.97 Billion. The results saw a 55%...
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