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BAC tanking...IS C going to follow??
Another Pirate attack! Are you behind this 1???? lol
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29787430/
We love GOLD!!!!
thinking we're seeing cautious optimism....
great pic, tooooo funny
the amero will follow the devaluation of the dollar. would hate to do it, but alot of money will be made be those who position propperly
launch point imo. big suppourt coming
Watch alert! Hearing COYN is getting ready.
COMEX gold for April delivery rose $69.40 to $958.50 an ounce.
Citigroup (C, Fortune 500) said Thursday it was pursuing a reverse stock split to help counter the conversion of the government's big preferred share stake into common stock. After initially rallying over 20%, shares turned lower.
MSFT +0.25 AIG + 0.22 Have we seen the bottom?? OR are we going to search lower....
afternoon Trendfinders! Microsoft still interested in a Yahoo deal!!
MSFT 17.11, +0.15, +0.9%) is said to be still interested in acquiring Yahoo's search business. Yahoo's Bartz hasn't made any decisions about what the company has planned for its search operations, but she has said that search is an important part of Yahoo's business.
Last year, Microsoft tried to acquire Yahoo with an unsolicited offer that was worth as much as $47 billion. Microsoft later withdrew its bid after talks with Yahoo's then-CEO Jerry Yang broke down.
Microsoft shares rose 5 cents Thursday to $17.01, while Yahoo was up by 45 cents a share to trade at $13.87.
Gold rallies 7% (+ $66.91)as Fed move fuels inflation fears
good news for my fav gold mining stock PGCR, could run any moment imo
GOld up 7%, +$66.90 weeeeeeeeeeeeee
Fed to buy $300 billion in long-term Treasurys
FOMC sounds more pessimistic about the economy. Hope this will free up some of the banks lending programs
C is getting alot of action. Citi asks regulators to approve reverse stock split
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered 3M Co.'s (MMM:3m co com
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MMM 47.57, -1.63, -3.3%) corporate credit and senior unsecured ratings to AA- from AA and affirmed its short-term credit rating of A-1+. "The downgrade reflects a decline in still very strong debt-protection measures as a result of the weakened global economic environment that has trimmed EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization] levels along with rising debt levels," said Philip Schrank, an S&P credit analyst. "We do not expect any material deleveraging over the near term given the very difficult global economic outlook, which will continue to pressure profits, and the company's limited debt maturity schedule," he added. The outlook is stable.
U.S. stocks soar for second day after Fed surprise
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/stocks-close-higher-yield-10-year/story.aspx?guid=%7B224A7252%2DF282%2D4B1B%2D9DF7%2DA81568AA5898%7D&siteid=bnbh
Feb. leading indicators fall; weakness to persist
C..!!!!! OMG Gap, Nike, & Hewlett-Packard !!
Hi Sydney! Hows ur week going?
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it is showing great picks and dd from members.
Nice watchlist from marketwatch
FedEx, Palm, Discover Financial, Barnes and Noble
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Last update: 8:15 p.m. EDT March 18, 2009Comments: 20SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are FedEx, Palm, Discover Financial, and Barnes and Noble.
FedEx (FDX:fedex corp com
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FDX 46.50, +3.45, +8.0%) is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 48 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet Research.
Palm Inc. (PALM:palm inc new com
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Last: 7.77-0.32-3.96%
10:59am 03/19/2009
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PALM 7.77, -0.32, -4.0%) is projected to post a loss of 58 cents a share in the third quarter.
Discover Financial Services (DFS:discover finl svcs com
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Last: 7.10-0.14-1.93%
11:00am 03/19/2009
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DFS 7.10, -0.14, -1.9%) is forecast to post a loss of 15 cents a share in the first quarter.
Barnes and Noble (BKS:Barnes & Noble, Inc
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Last: 22.13+1.12+5.33%
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BKS 22.13, +1.12, +5.3%) is likely to report earnings of $1.47 a share in the fourth quarter.
Analysts estimated Blockbuster (BBI:blockbuster inc cl a
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BBI 0.86, +0.03, +3.6%) to post earnings of 25 cents a share in the fourth quarter.
Ross Stores (ROST:Ross Stores Inc
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Last: 34.32+0.22+0.65%
10:59am 03/19/2009
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ROST 34.32, +0.22, +0.7%) is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 75 cents a share.
Ticketmaster Entertainment (TKTM:ticketmaster entmt inc com
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Last: 4.06-0.06-1.36%
10:56am 03/19/2009
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TKTM 4.06, -0.06, -1.4%) is projected to post earnings of 29 cents a share in the fourth quarter.
3Com Corp (COMS:3Com Corporation
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Last: 2.72+0.03+0.93%
10:59am 03/19/2009
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COMS 2.72, +0.03, +0.9%) is likely to report earnings of 10 cents a share in the third quarter.
After Wednesday's closing bell, software giant Oracle Corp. (ORCL:Oracle Corporation
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ORCL 17.82, +1.99, +12.6%) said its fiscal third-quarter net income fell slightly to $1.33 billion, or 26 cents a share, from $1.34 billion, or 26 cents a share in the same period a year earlier. Excluding special items, however, Oracle said earnings would have been 35 cents a share. Revenue rose 2% to $5.45 billion. Analysts on average estimated Oracle would post earnings excluding special items of 32 cents a share, on $5.4 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters. Read more on Oracle's results
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he has not received a list identifying American International Group Inc. (AIG:American International Group Inc
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AIG 1.77, +0.40, +29.2%) employees who received retention bonuses and that the insurer should turn over the list immediately. Cuomo responded to a congressional grilling of Edward Liddy, where the AIG Chairman and Chief Executive said that he has asked executives to give back half of the bonuses they received if it was over $100,000. "AIG's proposal to ask their bonus recipients to voluntarily give back half is simply too little too late," Cuomo said in a statement. "Mr. Liddy's proposal to take half back from those who got more than $100,000 will cover some 298 out of 418 bonus recipients. Rather than take half-measures, AIG should immediately turn over the list, which we have subpoenaed, of who got what and when." See related story on AIG's bonus fiasco
Gap Inc. (GPS:The Gap, Inc
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Last: 12.38-0.07-0.56%
11:00am 03/19/2009
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GPS 12.38, -0.07, -0.6%) will cut the size of the board to 10 members from 13 and reduce the annual cash retainer and stock compensation for remaining board members by 15% for 2009. The clothing retailer also said Chairman and Chief Executive Glenn Murphy volunteered to cut his annual salary by 15% while the company eliminated merit-based salary increases for most headquarters employees in 2009. The actions are in line with the company's effort to lower its operating expenses.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ:Hewlett-Packard Co.
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11:00am 03/19/2009
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HPQ 29.18, +0.19, +0.7%) shareholders voted at the company's annual meeting to give the ten members of the company's board of directors each another one-year term. The board members are H-P Chief Executive Mark Hurd, Lawrence Babbio, Sari Baldauf, Rajiv Gupta, John Hammergren, Joel Hyatt, John Joyce, Robert Ryan, Lucille Salhany and G. Kennedy Thompson. Board member Richard Hackborn chose to not stand for re-election. H-P shareholders also approved Ernst & Young as the company's independent public accountant.
Athletic-shoe maker Nike Inc.'s (NKE:NIKE, Inc
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NKE 45.95, +0.03, +0.1%) fiscal third-quarter profit fell 47%, hurt by higher costs, slack demand in Europe, and weakness at its Umbro unit. Nike reported net income of $243.8 million, or 50 cents a share, down from $263.8 million, or 92 cents a share, a year ago. Nike's profit was hurt by impairment charges at its struggling Umbro subsidiary. Sales fell 2% to $4.4 billion. Worldwide orders for Nike brand athletic footwear and apparel, scheduled for delivery from March 2009 through July 2009, total $6.5 billion, 10% lower than such orders reported for the same period last year. Full story on Nike results
Moody's Investors Service lowered Prudential Financial Inc.'s (PRU:prudential finl inc com
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PRU 21.38, -3.54, -14.2%) senior debt rating by two notches to Baa2 from A3, and also cut the long-term insurance financial strength rating of Prudential Insurance Company of America to A2 from Aa3. The two-notch downgrade was driven primarily by Prudential's reduced profitability, capitalization, and financial flexibility in the current harsh environment, as well as by the insurer's sensitivity to further capital strain if conditions worsen. "The financial profile of Prudential continues to be hurt by its very substantial exposure to the variable annuity business with guarantees, as well as by the increased losses from its investment portfolio," Moody's said in a statement. The outlook on Prudential's long-term rating is negative.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered 3M Co.'s (MMM:3m co com
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MMM 48.13, -1.07, -2.2%) corporate credit and senior unsecured ratings to AA- from AA and affirmed its short-term credit rating of A-1+. "The downgrade reflects a decline in still very strong debt-protection measures as a result of the weakened global economic environment that has trimmed EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization] levels along with rising debt levels," said Philip Schrank, an S&P credit analyst. "We do not expect any material deleveraging over the near term given the very difficult global economic outlook, which will continue to pressure profits, and the company's limited debt maturity schedule," he added. The outlook is stable.
First the pilots, then the rest of us....
GCKO getting alot of promotion.
Hi all, thoughts on the markets??
U.S. leading economic indicators point to persistent weakness in near term
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-leading-economic-indicators-point/story.aspx?guid=%7B241F0E7D%2DE893%2D470F%2D96A6%2D83995C58E197%7D&siteid=bnbh
Also in GCKO, PARL, COYN, and C
Nice 1 Rhino!!PGCR is a big winner imo
Hi sydney
looks like the PGCR suppourt is building. Nice trading this am. Looking to see it break .04 then it is on!!
LOL, good 1 Chief! Love a good pressure cooker, but the chief usually has more buying power.
Unbelievably hot
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PGCR news out, gonna heat up like that
Good Man Da Chef. Marked board and you! PGCR chart below
CHTR way up. Missed that too. Just came across your board. Marked it and you! IBM/SUN creatinbg a ton of action. IMO PGCR the play to watch. Major run coming
Sun +64# of buyout talks. PGCR news out for shareholders. BIG jumps coming for both!
Getthepaper!! PGCR +20%!!
Great news for PGCR. Dividends!!!! IMO this is gonna be bought up like wildfire
Morning Stock Spot! Consumer piices up .4% on higher gas prices!
PGCR news out
Placer Gold Corp. Announces Spin-Off and Special Dividend to Shareholders
Last update: 8:01 a.m. EDT March 18, 2009
LAS VEGAS, NV, Mar 18, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Placer Gold Corp. (PINKSHEETS: PGCR) (the "Company") is advancing financing, mining, and development plans for a number of Alaska placer gold projects, which are scheduled for development in 2009-2010.
In order to maximize shareholder value and focus on its core business strategy, Placer Gold Corp. is pleased to announce a special dividend to its shareholders planned for the 2nd quarter 2009. The Company plans to spin-off their oil and gas assets via special share dividend into a new company, which would seek a separate listing and financing. Details of the planned asset spin-off will be made available in the coming weeks on the Company's website: http://www.placergoldcorp.com
OIL AND GAS ASSETS
The Company and partners have speculative Claims and lease applications over four large areas with significant proven and potential oil and or gas reserves.
1. Arctic Commons Abyssal Claim (PGCR: 30%)
2. Blake Ridge Claim and OCS lease Application (PGCR: 30%)
3. Bering Sea Abyssal Commons Claim (PGCR: 30%)
4. Santa Barbara Channel OCS and State Waters
lease applications (PGCR: 40%)
Blake Ridge Natural Gas
The Blake Ridge claims arise from a joint filing made on April 10th, 2008, by the Company with the United Nations General Assembly, and the United States of America, for the sole and exclusive exploitation, development, marketing and extraction rights to the oil and gas resources of the seafloor and subsurface contained within the entire Outer Blake Ridge area beyond the exclusive economic zone of the United States. On April 10th, 2008, the Company and Partners lodged an unsolicited Lease Application on the Inner Blake ridge area with the MMS (the "Blake Ridge Claims"). (PGCR: 30% equity)
Arctic Ocean Commons Claim
On May 9th, 2006, Arctic Oil & Gas (formerly AOAG) representatives filed a claim with the United Nations General Assembly and the countries of Canada, Russia, United States of America, Norway and Denmark, claiming, as a responsible oil and gas development agent of the "common heritage of mankind," the sole and exclusive exploitation, development, marketing and extraction rights to the oil and gas resources of the seafloor and subsurface contained within the entire Arctic Ocean Common area beyond the exclusive economic zone of the Arctic Ocean's surrounding countries called the "Arctic Claims." (PGCR: 30% equity)
Bering Sea Abyssal Commons Claim
A recently released U.S. Geological Survey report indicates the Arctic region houses the equivalent of 412 billion barrels of oil, mostly natural gas, making it the largest source of untapped hydrocarbons on earth. Much of it lies beyond the existing 200-nautical-mile economic zones and thus is located within PGCR's 30% owned Arctic Claim.
USGS: http://energy.usgs.gov/arctic/ The Company's Claim, if supported by a US and Canadian government Treaty, could be used as a lever to secure immediately, the most prospective deep sedimentary Amerasia Basin and Chukchi Plateau extension regions, immediately adjacent to Alaska and Canada. (PGCR: 30% equity)
California Santa Barbara Channel Lease Applications
The Company is a co-applicant for a group of offshore OCS and State leases in the Santa Barbara Channel covering known oil-gas deposits estimated to contain between 250 million to 500 million barrels of oil and gas equivalent. These resources have minimal geological risks being identified in known petroleum fields. Securing the leases will be subject to the State and Federal governments releasing the areas from any drilling moratoriums and accepting the applicant's previously proposed royalty and operations plans. (PGCR: 40% equity)
The Company and partners have speculative Claims and lease applications over four large areas with proven and potential oil and or gas reserves. There is political "Title Risk" but low geological "Reserve Risk" associated with each of these projects. The Company believes that at some point in the near future the oil price will rise to levels which justify the development of these projects.
Please visit www.placergoldcorp.com
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks associated with resource exploration risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, government regulation and taxation. More information about factors that potentially could affect PGCR's financial results is included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Peter Sterling
CEO
(866) 941-2436
Email Contact
SOURCE: Placer Gold Corp.
IBM reportedly in talks to buy Sun Microsystems{/B}
Sun shares jump 65% on report of potential $6.5 billion buyout deal
By Aude Lagorce & Rex Crum, MarketWatch
Last update: 9:44 a.m. EDT March 18, 2009Comments: 42SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Sun Microsystems Inc. saw its shares shoot up by more than 66% Wednesday following reports that it is in talks to be acquired by IBM Corp. for as much as $6.5 billion in a deal that would put hardware back at the core of Big Blue's operations and bolster its computer-server business, according to a published report.
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JAVA, , ) climbed $3.31 a share to $8.27 after the Wall Street Journal reported that a deal with IBM could be reached this week, but that the talks are not certain to go through.
If the deal is finalized, it would be the largest purchase ever for Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM (IBM:International Business Machines
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IBM 90.59, -2.32, -2.5%) -- and would amount to a 100% premium over Sun's closing price of $4.97 a share on Tuesday. Sun's shares are down more than 70% over the past year.
The report also said that Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun (JAVA:JAVA
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JAVA, , ) had shopped itself to other prospective buyers including Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ:Hewlett-Packard Co.
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HPQ 28.88, -0.87, -2.9%) , which declined to make an offer. See link to story on WSJ.com.
A change of heart on the role of hardware?
By making a bid for Sun, IBM may be acknowledging the necessity of competing in hardware, despite its slim profit margins. A deal would herald an important shift in Big Blue's strategy of the past few years, which have seen it move away from hardware --selling for instance its personal computer business-- and focused instead on acquisitions in the more lucrative services arena.
"IBM's broader strategy has been to move away from the lower-margin hardware business....but as the industry consolidates, they may decide that they need a stronger data-server business to make the most of their services offering," said Chris Ingle, consulting director in research firm IDC's European systems group.
At the moment, IBM gets more than half its revenue from services, and the bulk of its profit comes from services and software.
Acquiring Sun would put hardware back at the core of the company's operations and could prove helpful as it takes on old competitors such as Hewlett-Packard and new rivals such as Cisco Systems (CSCO:Cisco Systems Inc
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CSCO 16.22, +0.08, +0.5%) , which on Monday announced its much-anticipated foray into the server business. See commentary on Cisco's move.
"IBM may find that they're not interested in being a number three or a number four in the industry, squeezed between HP and Cisco," Ingle said.
If it were to buy Sun, IBM would boost its share of the servers market by roughly 11 percentage points, to more than 40%. Sun has a particularly strong position in the telecom and finance sectors, but its reliance on the U.S. market has been viewed as a burden.
The server market has been challenging of late, with the top five vendors -- including IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Sun -- all posting declines in their fourth-quarter server revenue, according to IDC.
There could be regulatory hurdles to a deal, however. Christine Varney, the Obama administration's next antitrust chief, has voiced support for a different approach to deals than that of the Bush administration, which was generally amenable to mergers.
And the cultures of the two companies couldn't be more different. IBM is an East Coast giant that helped invent the computer industry while Sun thrived in the go-go environment of the 1980s in the Silicon Valley and has never fully recovered from the dot.com crash.
"It's not that a deal doesn't make sense. It's that it's a big gamble. And the integration challenges will be massive," Ingle concluded.
Big money to be made, thats fo sure Steven. Banks, stimulus plays, gold stocks, & stem cells!!!!
Love the new pic! Go Traders of the Caribbean...
Suppourt!!! Here we go. Last chance next few trading hours imo