I usually have a lot to say. I just know when to keep it to myself.
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it's a bad name. I agree with Liz on this one. It's up there with Dumpster Diving Divas and Cold Gravy With A Hair in It.
no. not really. even in the manage screen we can see the deletions, lolololol
Nothing there is under 20 bucks. Would be funny if their stock still was.
noooooooooo or should i say mooooooooo
Never been to the barn cloths store. I have no idea what they sell.
We need a secret agent to go take pictures of the farmers who run the place.
LOL, do they sell leather?
Nice one liz! Nice merchandise also :)
STV - Hmmm, still hard to say though without knowing how many shares in the offering or the range. As they update and ammend their Form F-1, could you keep the board up to speed? I don't know too much about the company yet, and always appreciate input.
tia
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1405503/000119312507201255/df1.htm
re: VISA: SEC Approves Visa's Restructuring Plan
Thursday September 13, 6:50 pm ET
By Madlen Read, AP Business Writer
SEC OKs Plan to Combine Visa's 3 Global Businesses Into 1 Company Ahead of IPO
NEW YORK (AP) -- Visa, the nation's largest credit card network, on Thursday got the go-ahead from the Securities and Exchange Commission to combine its global operations -- a move it must make before it can go public.
The SEC received a registration statement in June from Visa, which outlined a plan to streamline Visa Canada, Visa International and Visa USA into a single private company, Visa Inc. Visa's West European business will continue to be owned by its member banks, which will own a minority stake in the parent company.
The boards of directors of Visa Canada, Visa International and Visa USA have already approved the restructuring, so now that the SEC has given it the green light, Visa can proceed with getting member approval. Once the combination is complete, the company can decide on the terms of its IPO, which is expected to happen early next year.
Going public will help the company raise more capital. It will also be a big boon to its member banks, which include Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co.
"We're grateful for the SEC's timely review of our registration statement, and we will immediately begin the member approval process in anticipation of closing the restructuring as soon as possible," said Visa's chairman and chief executive officer, Joseph W. Saunders, in a statement.
Under the terms of the restructuring, Visa will also establish a panel to consider how much money from its IPO should be set aside for legal matters. Visa and MasterCard have been sued by retailers claiming the companies illegally fix transaction fees.
Visa, which has 1.2 billion cards around the world, announced last October its intent to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. The San Francisco-based company's 775 million shares outstanding are owned by Visa's member banks, but about half will be sold to the public during its offering.
Visa is nearly 50 years old, making it the second-oldest of the four major credit card brands after American Express Co., but it will be the last to become a publicly traded company.
American Express has been a public company for 20 years. Over the last 52 weeks, it has traded between $52.60 and $65.89, and closed Thursday at $60.60.
MasterCard Inc. went public in May 2006 and its stock has quadrupled.
Discover Financial Services went public in June of this year, and has had a harder time gaining due to the summer's market volatility. Its stock closed $21.34, near the bottom of its recent range.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070913/visa_sec_restructuring.html?.v=1
re: VISA: SEC Approves Visa's Restructuring Plan
Thursday September 13, 6:50 pm ET
By Madlen Read, AP Business Writer
SEC OKs Plan to Combine Visa's 3 Global Businesses Into 1 Company Ahead of IPO
NEW YORK (AP) -- Visa, the nation's largest credit card network, on Thursday got the go-ahead from the Securities and Exchange Commission to combine its global operations -- a move it must make before it can go public.
The SEC received a registration statement in June from Visa, which outlined a plan to streamline Visa Canada, Visa International and Visa USA into a single private company, Visa Inc. Visa's West European business will continue to be owned by its member banks, which will own a minority stake in the parent company.
The boards of directors of Visa Canada, Visa International and Visa USA have already approved the restructuring, so now that the SEC has given it the green light, Visa can proceed with getting member approval. Once the combination is complete, the company can decide on the terms of its IPO, which is expected to happen early next year.
Going public will help the company raise more capital. It will also be a big boon to its member banks, which include Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co.
"We're grateful for the SEC's timely review of our registration statement, and we will immediately begin the member approval process in anticipation of closing the restructuring as soon as possible," said Visa's chairman and chief executive officer, Joseph W. Saunders, in a statement.
Under the terms of the restructuring, Visa will also establish a panel to consider how much money from its IPO should be set aside for legal matters. Visa and MasterCard have been sued by retailers claiming the companies illegally fix transaction fees.
Visa, which has 1.2 billion cards around the world, announced last October its intent to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. The San Francisco-based company's 775 million shares outstanding are owned by Visa's member banks, but about half will be sold to the public during its offering.
Visa is nearly 50 years old, making it the second-oldest of the four major credit card brands after American Express Co., but it will be the last to become a publicly traded company.
American Express has been a public company for 20 years. Over the last 52 weeks, it has traded between $52.60 and $65.89, and closed Thursday at $60.60.
MasterCard Inc. went public in May 2006 and its stock has quadrupled.
Discover Financial Services went public in June of this year, and has had a harder time gaining due to the summer's market volatility. Its stock closed $21.34, near the bottom of its recent range.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070913/visa_sec_restructuring.html?.v=1
AFTERHOURS : PVA: 41.47 Penn Virginia Corporation Announces $30 Million Sale of Non-Operated Working Interests in Virginia
Tuesday September 18, 4:55 pm ET
Shares Outstanding: 37.88M
Float: 37.48M ?
RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE:PVA - News) today announced that it has sold non-operated working interests in Virginia to Equitable Resources, Inc. for $30 million, subject to customary adjustments.
The working interests sold had proved reserves of 13.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent ("Bcfe") at January 1, 2007, net production of approximately 1.7 million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent ("MMcfe") per day during the second quarter of 2007 and are located primarily in Wise County, Virginia. The properties, in which PVA had an approximate 14 percent working interest, are currently operated by Equitable.
The net proceeds from the sale will be used to repay borrowings under PVA's revolving credit facility.
On July 2, 2007, PVA announced that it had spent $32.5 million to acquire properties in east Texas and Mississippi with estimated proved reserves of 30.7 Bcfe and net production of approximately 1.6 MMcfe per day. PVA funded this acquisition using its revolving credit facility. PVA expects to match this acquisition with the divesture of the working interests to effectuate a like-kind exchange and defer the taxes it will incur from the gain on the sale of the working interests.
Management Comments
A. James Dearlove, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The sale of these non-core, non-operated properties has allowed us to finance most of the previously announced acquisitions of properties in our core east Texas and Mississippi areas in a tax-efficient way. We are also pleased to make this trade as we believe the strategic fit of the recently acquired assets will allow us to more actively realize their upside potential."
Headquartered in Radnor, PA and a member of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE:PVA - News) is an independent natural gas and oil company focused on the exploration, acquisition, development and production of reserves in onshore regions of the U.S., including the Appalachian Basin, the Cotton Valley play in east Texas, the Selma Chalk play in Mississippi, the Mid-Continent region and the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas. PVA also owns approximately 82 percent of Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (NYSE:PVG - News), the owner of the general partner and the largest unit holder of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE:PVR - News), a manager of coal properties and related assets and the operator of a midstream natural gas gathering and processing business. For more information about PVA, please visit PVA's website at www.pennvirginia.com.
Certain statements contained herein that are not descriptions of historical facts are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to, the following: whether or not PVA's reserve and production estimates are accurate; integrating and managing the newly acquired oil and gas assets with PVA's existing oil and gas exploration and production business; competition from other oil and gas exploration and production companies; pipeline availability; potential equipment malfunction and repair delays; weather related delays; the legislative or regulatory environment; and political and economic conditions, including the impact of potential terrorist acts.
Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in PVA's press releases and public periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including PVA's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and subsequently filed interim reports. Many of the factors that will determine PVA's future results are beyond the ability of management to control or predict. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's views only as of the date hereof. PVA undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact:
Penn Virginia Corporation
James W. Dean, Director, Investor Relations
610-687-7531
Fax: 610-687-3688
invest@pennvirginia.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070918/20070918006583.html?.v=1
AFTERHOURS: CPII: 18.49 Communications & Power Industries Receives Two Defense Contract Awards Totaling Up to $13.5 Million
Tuesday September 18, 6:16 pm ET
Shares Outstanding: 16.36M
Float: 0 ?
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Communications & Power Industries, Inc. (CPI), a leading provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications has received two defense contract awards totaling up to $13.5 million, including a $9.7 million indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity award to support a radar system and a $3.8 million award to support an airborne towed decoy system. Work on both contracts will be performed at CPI's Microwave Power Products Division in Palo Alto, Calif. CPI is a subsidiary of CPI International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPII - News).
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060426/CPILOGO)
The $9.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract award was granted by the U.S. Air Force for the repair and replacement of hybrid traveling wave tube and klystron, or twystron, technology in support of a high-power radio frequency amplifier for the TPS-75 radar system. Under the terms of the contract, CPI will provide repair services for up to 150 twystrons for the TPS-75 radar system over a five year period. The firm- fixed-price contract was awarded to CPI by the 84th Combat Sustainment Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
"CPI's twystron is a critical element of the TPS-75 radar system, which is the backbone of the U.S. Air Force's air defense system," said Bob Fickett, president and chief operating officer of CPI. "We are pleased to have a long- term role in supporting the sustainment of this important radar system." The TPS-75 radar system is a mobile, tactical radar system capable of providing azimuth, range, height and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) information for an area of 240 nautical miles. This transportable radar system provides long- range radar data to support operations and control of tactical aircraft, and presents "real-time" radar airspace pictures and data via radio, telephone, microwave relay or satellite communications link.
The $3.8 million contract award is for the production of traveling wave tubes to be used in the ALE-50 towed decoy system. The contract was awarded by Raytheon Company's Electronic Warfare Systems organization in Goleta, Calif.
The ALE-50 system has played a key role in aircraft self-protection for several military conflicts and is currently operational on F-16, B-1B and F/A- 18 aircraft. CPI has been producing traveling wave tubes (TWTs) for the system since 1992. The production contract calls for the delivery of TWTs through September 2008.
About CPI International, Inc.
CPI International, Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is the parent company of Communications & Power Industries, Inc., a leading provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications. Communications & Power Industries, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes products used to generate, amplify and transmit high-power/high-frequency microwave and radio frequency signals and/or provide power and control for various applications. End-use applications of these systems include the transmission of radar signals for navigation and location; transmission of deception signals for electronic countermeasures; transmission and amplification of voice, data and video signals for broadcasting, Internet and other types of communications; providing power and control for medical diagnostic imaging; and generating microwave energy for radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer and for various industrial and scientific applications.
Certain statements included above constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward- looking statements provide our current expectations, beliefs or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the results projected, expected or implied by these forward looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to consummate the described bank financing on reasonable terms, competition in our end markets; our significant amount of debt; changes or reductions in the U.S. defense budget; U.S. government contracts laws and regulations; changes in technology; the impact of unexpected costs; inability to obtain raw materials and components; and currency fluctuations. These and other risks are described in more detail in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We undertake no duty or obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in our expectations.
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Source: CPI International, Inc.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070918/aqtu903.html?.v=5
BX: Hilton Hotels Shareholders OK Buyout
Tuesday September 18, 5:51 pm ET
By Alex Veiga, AP Business Writer
Hilton Hotels Shareholders Approve Company's Sale for $20.1B to Blackstone Group
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hilton Hotels Corp. shareholders overwhelmingly approved the company's $20.1 billion sale to The Blackstone Group LP, the hotel operator said Tuesday.
More than 98 percent of votes cast at a special shareholder's meeting held at the Beverly Hilton hotel favored the buyout, the company said.
Pending approval by the European Commission, the deal is expected to close by the end of October, Hilton said.
Under terms of the buyout, Blackstone will pay Hilton shareholders $47.50 per share in cash. Including assumed debt, the total deal is valued at $26 billion.
Shares of Hilton were up rose 37 cents to $46.35 Tuesday after trading as high as $46.45. Shares of Blackstone rose rose 90 cents, or 3.8 percent, to $24.55.
Beverly Hills-based Hilton Hotels operates more than 2,800 hotels around the world. The company generated $8.11 billion in revenue last year.
http://www.hilton.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070918/hilton_hotels_sale.html?.v=4
i dig saying "swoosh!" ..that's all
oh, yer one uv themmmmm
OK, last post on NKE- swoooooooooooosh! chart:
( please note: *earnings due thursday. I expect some anticipation movement, imho but have no personal expectations for the release. This is a NKE pattern pre earnings, fwiw.)
Respect is real hard to earn in the market.
Oh, I couldn't agree more. I was focused on what I had attached my rant to with Lebed vrs Cramer.
Not sure, but I don't believe Cramer has ever made
a monkey mess of comparing his "talent" to Lebed or
touting who was a better picker....and I really don't care.
Just felt like attaching a commentary to the article. lol
Hey, I have huge respect for a nice buffet. Must be hard
to keep everything at the sneeze bar hot and delicious.
Remember to please take a clean plate for each trip back.
:)
Wow, when will these promoters realize that people watch them to explain the runs- not because we think they're almighty?
Where is the professionalism?
If arrogant pump agents could simply adapt a bit of humility and modesty-
their fan base would broaden and would be hitched to something called "respect"
which is one of the most admirable compliments in my book.
I'm tired of all the ooohs and ahhhs of one or two "great calls". Give me a break already.
Nobody really cares in the end. It's my time and my money.
Heaven help the self applauding mold that grows on their
shallow brains and gigantic egos. Nothing is more a turn off than a babbling ego, imho.
People only pat their own backs when nobody else is patting it.
They are so insecure that they have to remind themselves about their (blind luck in some cases) amazing (*cough*) runs.
:)
Gggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Enough said.
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Make room for Tiki. She's got flip flops and cold beer :)
Layer up! Don't give in to "the man", lolol
i seem to type CNBC into my L2, and then smack my head every time. d'oh~!
Yeah, the other one......not so hot right now.
MR still at it today, up another 43 cents right now. Link back for Serfs chart and notes.
100 bucks a barrel? Wow. Gotta trade the oil stocks just to pay for the fill-up.
MS, GS, NKE- uptrend in anticipatory earnings releases
-charts below:
Posted by: landm19
In reply to: None Date:9/13/2007 2:20:42 PM
Post #of 131331
SOME EARNINGS FOR NEXT WEEK
ADBE 9/17
BBY, LEH 9/18
MS 9/19
BSC GS NKE ORCL FDX 9/20
excellent point and no they do not. Have a good day, MWM- and thanks for the laugh.
EGY: cheers Brikk - nice discussion from Saturday on this one.
Some gains, still going a bit today- date of record is to
be Sept 28 for the rights- may lack some volume, but guessing next time this week to be more substantial.
.............imho.
NKE has air......swoosh!:
(please note: *earnings due thursday. I expect some anticipation movement, imho but have no personal expectations for the release. This is a NKE pattern pre earnings, fwiw.)
Oh yes. He must have gotten the idea from the sobbing video I did for Gary Coleman. Just breaks my heart.
( ps- did you know he was from Zion Illinois ? )
Gary Coleman arrested for disorderly conduct
1st August 2007, 12:45 WST
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=24&ContentID=36191
she's broccoli spears to me.
back atcha, A :)
Visa is due sometime between the end of year to the beginning of next year. Athena is alright, but not one that jumps out at me.
They have been around a while, but show a negative net income. I am however usually a huge fan of Goldman Sachs as the underwriters.
Visa will be an Infinti IPO pick - (oh brother, another shameless mention of that site.....)
If there were more goodies, they'd all be listed. I'm picky.
http://www.infinitistocks.com
A first look into the VISA files:
Visa Inc. (0001403161)
SIC: 7389 - Services-Business Services, NEC
State location: CA | State of Inc.: DE | Fiscal Year End: 0930
SEC FILES
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001403161&owner=include&c....
You can at least look at the S4 and it's ammendments thus far, as well as some 425's ....
MR: Now that's a perfect play ( knock on wood ). Fly away, young stock! Fly!
lol, knockoff?
Sources: Britney Spears Will Temporarily Lose Custody of Her Children
Monday, September 17, 2007
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears will temporarily lose custody of her two toddler sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline, sources told FOXNews.com ahead of the official ruling expected later Monday.
Commissioner Scott Gordon will order the boys, 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James, turned over to Federline based on information that Los Angeles Family Court received over the weekend about Spears, the sources told FOXNews.com.
During Monday's custody hearing, Spears' former bodyguard accused the pop star of having "issues of nudity and drug use" since she returned from rehab, and reports of a planned "hit" on Federline emerged.
We had it first: click here to read FOX411's report on the 'secret witness'
The bodyguard's attorney, the high-profile Los Angeles lawyer Gloria Allred, said in a press conference Monday that Spears' attorney chose not to cross-examine the bodyguard, who has been described as a "secret witness" against Spears in her custody battle with Federline.
The bodyguard, Tony Barretto, filed a declaration in the custody battle which alleges "nudity, drug use and safety issues post-rehab."
MTV VMA's MTV Video Music Awards Allred said Barretto was prepared to testify under oath Monday, but neither the court nor Spears' attorneys chose to cross-examine him. She said his declaration went "unrefuted and unchallenged."
Barretto started working for Spears when she got out of rehab, and was fired on May 17 because, Allred said, "He did not hear her when he was asked to pick up her hat."
Barretto, himself the father of young children, came forward because while working for Spears, he became "very concerned" about the safety of her two boys, according to Allred.
Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said he was in court Monday because of a declaration that had been filed by him and because he wanted to be available should his client be cross-examined.
The ruling giving Federline temporary custody of his and Spears' children was expected to be handed down in Los Angeles Family Court later Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, "Entertainment Tonight" reported that the FBI and the LAPD are investigating legitimate leads on a contract hit on Federline's life.
Multiple sources told "ET" that the FBI made attempts to contact Federline to inform him of the potential danger. The FBI reportedly told "ET" that the bureau could not confirm or deny an investigation.
TMZ.com said reports of an FBI investigation into a plot to kill Federline are completely untrue — but an LAPD investigation was conducted in the past.
According to LAPD, the department opened an investigation into a threat on Federline's life nearly two months ago, but the case was closed due to insufficient evidence.
TMZ also spoke with the L.A. spokesperson for the FBI, who blasted reports claiming that the FBI ever confirmed anything about a K-Fed investigation.
"The information on the Internet on these reports is not accurate. It did not come from the FBI at all," TMZ quoted the spokesperson as saying.
Spears married Federline in October 2004. She filed for divorce last November; it became official on July 30.
The two have had joint custody of sons Sean Preston, who turned 2 on Friday, and Jayden James, who turned 1 on Wednesday. Federline reportedly has been fighting to gain full custody of the two boys.
Kaplan said the custody battle would go on at least until the end of the year, and that two court dates were set, one in November and one in December.
He also said Federline is not seeking to modify his current monetary awards.
"All of these frenzied reports that he’s seeking custody related to money — they sound interesting but they’re not accurate," he said.
Spears gave a disastrous performance last week in her opening act at the MTV Video Music Awards, which was followed by more purported photos of her without underwear hitting the Internet.
She has an album due in stores on Nov. 13.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297107,00.html
glty cats. Catch ya later.
NKE 57.23 in premarket. NKE chart:
(please note: *earnings due thursday. I expect some anticipation movement, imho but have no personal expectations for the release. This is a NKE pattern pre earnings, fwiw.)
24 dollars just posted in premarket activity. Good morning :)