(financialwire.net via COMTEX) -- March 8, 2006 (Financial Wire) Conference calls scheduled at 12 to 1:40 p.m. on Investrend Broadcast via partner BestCalls include Infosonics Corporation , (AMEX: IFO), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP), Salem Communications Corp (NASDAQ: SALM), Alon USA Energy Inc. (NYSE: ALJ), LifePoint Hospitals Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT), Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTA).
Conference calls are often impacted by market trends, geopolitical conditions, news coming from conferences and economic releases.
There are so many mixed messages flying around in the markets today that the best indicator we can give is that there appears to be a "signal" ahead somewhere in the fog, and like you, we are looking for it. There it is, "more inflation looming!" No, that was just a reflection. Wait, "worker efficiency hits low note," but that would only be a signal that the inflationary signal was ahead after all. No, the signal seems to be rising interest rates among our Atlantic and Pacific partners, but that one was obscured by a wave, and now we don't see it any more. Look, there's something blinking; someone pull out a telescope. What does it say.?
The Investrend Earnings calendar features Michaels Stores (NYSE: MIK), expected at $0.85 a year ago versus $0.80, Tech Data Corporatio (NASDAQ: TECD), expected at $0.67 versus $0.80, Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN), expected at $-0.15 versus $-0.47, Wind River Systems (NASDAQ: WIND), expected at $0.12 versus $0.07.
The Investrend Economics Calendar lists EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30 a.m.), Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks (12 p.m.).
The Investrend Events calendar showcases ValueRich Small Cap Expo in Miami, Florida, the Investrend/Corporate Forum presentation by Enerplus in Sarasota, Florida, ARC, CPV, FRT, EQY at Citigroup 2006 REIT CEO Conference, CRTX, RNOW, OSCI, LGBT at JMP Securities LLC Fifth Annual Research Conference, DELL, FSL, AVT at Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference, EPIX, MNTA, CEPH, NUVO at Cowen & Co. 26th Annual Health Care Conference, HGSI, AGEN, PRAI, KOSP at Lehman Brothers Ninth Annual Global Healthcare Conference, HTLD, OSI, JBLU, LPNT at Raymond James 27th Annual Institutional Investors Conference, N, EDO, TOL, HUBB at Citigroup 19th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference, OATS, YUM, CHUX, CAKE at Bear, Stearns & Co. 12th Annual Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Conference, RG, RATE, MVA at Thomas Weisel Partners Internet & Telecom Conference 2006, Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. West Coast Financial Services Conference.
The Investrend Money Index is an indicator of the depth of market direction or indirection. While not always including the same stocks, the NYSE/NASDAQ 50 Most Actives indicate the direction in which the mass of money is flowing. Last session's trading showed 15 advancers versus 34 decliners and one unchanged. Advancers were led by L S I Logic Cp (NASDAQ: LSI) up 7.90%. Decliners followed Avanex Corp (NASDAQ: AVNX) down 18.88%, Genta Inc (NASDAQ: GNTA) down 9.88%, Qwest Comm Intl Inc (NYSE: Q) down 6.73%.
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Today in History: Very unexpectedly, Anne Stuart, the sister of the childless Mary II, became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland after the death of William III of Orange in 1702 from injuries he suffered in a fall from his horse. Susan B. Anthony testified in 1884 before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote. The first case of Spanish flu was diagnosed in 1918, the start of a devastating pandemic. The first stock car race was held in 1936 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The United States Supreme Court ruled in 1948 that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution. Max Conrad circumnavigated the earth in 1961 in eight days, 18 hours and 49 minutes, setting a new world record.
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As of Friday, 03-03-2006 23:59, the latest Comtex SmarTrend(SM) Alert, an automated pattern recognition system, indicated an UPTREND on 12-14-2005 for LPNT @ $40.16.
As of Friday, 03-03-2006 23:59, the latest Comtex SmarTrend(SM) Alert, an automated pattern recognition system, indicated a DOWNTREND on 12-09-2005 for SALM @ $18.25.
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