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Newspaper wrap-up 2-9-07: Samsung to challenge Apple iPhone

Posted Feb 9th 2007 9:25AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Internet, Apple Inc (AAPL), Daimler (DAI),

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According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Steve Jobs helped to negotiate a Pixar employment pact with a film director that included an options grant with a "well-timed date". Also featured in the Journal:

EMI Group plc (OTC: EMIPY) has been holding talks with online retailers over the possibility of selling its entire digital music catalog in an unprotected MP3 format.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) is expected to raise as much as $19B for its newest private-equity fund.

The Financial Times (subscription required) reported that Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) broadened corruption inquiries and has identified individual incidents of apparent bribery.

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According to the Detroit News, DaimlerChrysler AG (NYSE: DCX) is expected to eliminate about 1,000 salaried jobs in Michigan.
Asian IT website DigiTimes.com reported that Samsung introduced the Ultra Smart F700 yesterday. The phone is being referred to as a possible "iPhone Killer."
In Investor's Business Daily, ViaSat Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) was mentioned positively in the "New America" column.

Newspaper wrap-up 2-8-07: Job cuts abroad

Posted Feb 8th 2007 9:19AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Internet, Microsoft (MSFT), Daimler (DAI), Citigroup Inc. (C), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Teva Pharm Indus ADR (TEVA)

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The Financial Times (subscription required) wrote that Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) has shaken up its top management structure, giving senior status to executives outside New York in a move to recognize the bank's growth prospects abroad.
Barron's Online's (subscription required) "Weekday Trader" was positive on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADS (NASDAQ: TEVA), writing that despite challenges in 2007, the company could win back its crown.

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The Globe and Mail reported that DaimlerChrysler AG's (NYSE: DCX) Chrysler Group will eliminate 20%, or 2,000, of its 10,000 jobs in Canada.
According to French paper Les Echoes (in French), Alcatel-Lucent ADS (NYSE: ALU) is expected to announce 12,000-13,000 job cuts, or more than 15% of its work force.
Technology website CNet.com reported that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) will release Windows 6, the latest software for powering mobile phones, on Monday.
Investor's Business Daily's "New America" column was positive on bed manufacturer Tempur-Pedic International Inc (NYSE: TPX), which makes visco-elastic foam mattresses. The company has been able to stay in front by doubling its R&D and increasing its ad spending.

Newspaper wrap-up 2-6-07: Wal-Mart going digital

Posted Feb 6th 2007 9:17AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, General Electric (GE), Wal-Mart (WMT), Ford Motor (F), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Verizon Communications (VZ)

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The Financial Times (subscription required) reported that General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) is expected to buy a 95% stake in Idex Aquaservices.

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The Economic Times reported that Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has formed a partnership with India's Videocom.
According to the U.K. Times, Nelson Peltz is in the running for Ford Motor Company's (NYSE: F) Aston Martin.
The Business-Standard wrote that Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) plans to buy a stake in India's MCX.
The New York Times reported that he SEC is investigating whether Wall Street brokers are leaking information about big trades to favored clients to get more business.
Also in the New York Times, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) has signed a deal with all six major Hollywood studios to sell digital movies and TV shows on its web site.
The Investor's Business Daily's "New Issue America" column highlighted Fortress Investment Group, which is expected to go public on February 9 with an offering price of between $16.50 and $18.50.

Newspaper wrap-up 2-2-07: MySpace looking for partners in China

Posted Feb 2nd 2007 9:15AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Dell (DELL), Intel (INTC), News Corp'B' (NWS), Rio Tinto plc ADS (RIO)

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Highlights from today's Wall Street Journal (subscription required):

Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) has been accused in an investor lawsuit of improper accounting in its partnership with Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC).
News Corporation's (NYSE: NWS) MySpace is looking to forge partnerships to enter the Chinese market.

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The U.K. Times reported that Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) has warned that the future of its only operation in the U.K. is bleak, with negotiations on its future having failed to deliver a solution.
The Washington Post said, according to a National Intelligence report, that the situation in Iraq will get worse and the United States has little control over it.
Investor's Business Daily's "New America" column mentioned Heelys (NASDAQ: HLYS) positively, saying there is plenty of room for growth in the wheeled sneaker market, although cautioning it could be a fad like rollerblades or the Razr scooter before it.
From BusinessWeek's "Inside Wall Street" column:

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) named Debra Cafaro, a well-regarded REIT executive, to its board, sending a "clear signal that Weyerhaeuser will be looking at moving its huge timberlands into a REIT," says Mark Wilde of Deutsche Bank.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) should rise to $6 a share this year, says Carl Birkelbach, president of Birkelbach Investment Securities
Access Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ: ACCP) two cancer drugs -- one of which, MuGard, has already been O.K.'d by the Food & Drug Administration -- are catching the eye of investors.

Newspaper wrap-up 1-31-07: China stock market developing a "bubble"

Posted Jan 31st 2007 9:18AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Google (GOOG), Time Warner (TWX), China, Citigroup Inc. (C), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), NYSE Euronext (NYX), Morgan Stanley (MS)

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Highlights from today's Wall Street Journal (subscription required):

Witnesses have asserted that bribery was common at Siemens (NYSE:SI).
Time Warner Inc.'s (NYSE:TWX) New Line Cinema is expected to announce a $350M film-financing agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland (OTC: RBSPY).
The "Ahead of the Tape" column writes not to be surprised if Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) beats expectations.

Highlights from today's Financial Times (subscription required):

According to a leading Chinese legislature, the Chinese stock market is developing into a "bubble" and investors are in danger of behaving irrationally.
Bristol-Myers Squib Co. (NYSE:BMY) hires Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to evaluate the company's options.

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The Associated Press reported that the New York Stock Exchange Group Inc. (NYSE: NYX) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange are set to detail a far reaching alliance at a news conference today.
The UK Times wrote that Tata clinched a deal to buy Corus Group (NYSE: CGA) for GBP6.7B, beating out rival bidder CSN.
Investor's Business Daily's "New America" column focused on Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), which is profiting by sticking with its growth strategy that was unveiled last fall by CEO Josef Ackermann.

Newspaper wrap-up 1-30-07: Sony blames PS3 for profit shortfall

Posted Jan 30th 2007 8:40AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: India, Sony Corp ADR (SNE), US Airways Group (LCC), Dow Chemical (DOW)

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The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reported that Saudi Arabia is cutting oil output by an additional 158,000 barrels a day, part of a broader campaign by OPEC to shrink inventories and shore up prices.

Also in the Journal, Delta Air Lines (OTC: DALRQ) said that if it defeats U.S. Airways Group Inc's (NYSE: LCC) hostile takeover it won't rule out possibly merging with another airline.

The Financial Times Deutschland (subscription required) reported that Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) is in talks with Gazprom over a joint development.

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The Economic Times noted that Standard & Poor's raised India's debt rating to investment grade for the first time in 14 years on the strength of record growth and foreign exchange reserves.
The New York Times wrote that Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) profits fell on losses for PlayStation 3 as the company faulted a strategic decision to set the price of PS 3 below the cost of production as a way to bolster market share.
The Investor's Business Daily's "New Issue America" column highlighted Mellanox Technologies, a tech startup that is expected to come public the week of February 5 with an offering price of $12-$14.

Newspaper wrap-up 1-26-07: Iran to attempt space launch

Posted Jan 26th 2007 9:26AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Rumors, Newspapers, Magazines, Gap Inc (GPS), Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

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The Wall Street Journal's (subscription required) "Heard on the Street" column wrote that activist investor Carl Icahn has his eyes set on WCI Communities Inc. (NYSE:WCI).
The Financial Times (subscription required) reports that BAE Systems Plc. ADR (OTC:BAESY) faces a court challenge from anti-arms groups that want to know how private documents belonging to them ended up in the company's hands.

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Aviation Week reported that Iran said it is set to attempt a space launch. There is speculation it could be a cover for Iran testing longer-range missile strike technologies.
Investor's Business Daily's "New America" column focused on Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. ADR (NASDAQ:HMIN), China's top budget hotel chain. The company went public in October and is in the midst of a building boom, leasing properties and adding franchises in fast growing cities across China.
BusinessWeek's "Inside Wall Street" column highlighted three companies:

The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) recently hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) to explore strategic alternatives. With sales continuing to deteriorate this puts Goldman Sachs analyst Margaret Mager in an awkward position as she has a "Sell" recommendation on Gap.
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE:LPX) is up from $18 in September to $23.33 now, buoyed by rumors that it's a buyout target and by "signs of a bottoming" in homebuilding.
Intelli-Check Inc.'s (AMEX:IDN) ID-Check technology has been ordered by the U.S. Defense Dept. and will be embedded in handheld computers used by the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.

Newspaper wrap-up 1-24-07: News Corp. in talks for Tribune

Posted Jan 24th 2007 9:27AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, , Morgan Stanley (MS), News Corp'B' (NWS),

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The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) had some interesting M&A speculation:

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) may team up to acquire Dominion Resources (NYSE: D).
According to the Journal's MarketBeat blog, Williams-Sonoma Inc (NYSE: WSM) denied rumors that it hired Goldman Sachs to "explore strategic alternatives."
Macau has seen its revenue jump 22% in 2006 and could now be in the position to become the world's biggest casino market, topping the Las Vegas Strip.

The Financial Times (subscription required) reported that News Corp (NYSE: NWS) has entered into talks to acquire Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB).

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A New York Post exclusive wrote that Vertrue Inc (NASDAQ: VTRU) has put itself up for sale and could fetch a bid of about $43 per share.
Investor's Business Daily's "New America" column highlighted real estate company CB Richard Ellis Group Inc (NYSE: CBG), saying the company has been dominating most major markets in the world, before and after its acquisition of rival Trammell Crow for $2.2B last month.

Newspaper wrap-up 1-19-07: UPS may cancel Airbus order

Posted Jan 19th 2007 9:15AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Boeing Co (BA), United Parcel'B' (UPS), US Airways Group (LCC)

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The Wall Street Journal's (subscription required) "Heard on the Street" column focused on companies that would be hurt the most by the price of oil continuing to fall. The article mentioned Hess Corp (NYSE: HES) and Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU), along with alternative energy companies Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings (NYSE: AVR), Pacific Ethanol (NASDAQ: PEIX) and VeraSun Energy (NYSE: VSE).

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French newspaper Les Echoes reported that United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) may cancel its order for 10 Airbus A380s, which could create an opportunity for Boeing (NYSE: BA).
Light Reading reported that Tellab's (NASDAQ: TLAB) CTO Thomas Gruenwald will leave the company at the end of this week.
Investor's Business Daily's "New America" column mentioned BMC Software (NYSE: BMC) positively.
BusinessWeek's "Inside Wall Street" column mentioned Volcano (NASDAQ: VOLC), UCBH Holdings (NASDAQ: UCBH) and US Airways Group (NYSE: LCC) positively.

Newspaper wrap-up 1-17-07: Apple iTunes to get Beatles tunes?

Posted Jan 17th 2007 9:32AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Apple Inc (AAPL), Starbucks (SBUX), Motorola (MOT), , Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Sony Corp ADR (SNE)

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The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) highlighted the possibility of a merger between XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) and Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI).

XM Satellite Radio has softened its stance about a possible deal with Sirius Satellite Radio, but any deal between the companies would face obstacles from the FCC.
Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ: SBUX) rival Dunkin' Donuts plans to open its first store in Taiwan today as part of a regional push into mainland China. Starbucks also has expansion plans for China.
Commerce Bancorp (NYSE: CBH) is under federal investigation by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve, due to the company's transactions with bank insiders.

The Financial Times (subscription required) wrote that handset maker Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE, NASDAQ: ERIC) moved closed to pushing aside Samsung for third place in market share behind Nokia Corp (NYSE: NOK) and Motorola, Inc (NYSE: MOT); last year it overtook LG Electronics.

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The New York Times reported that the Chief Independent Investigator has found that a top Interior Department official was told nearly three years ago of a "legal blunder" that allowed drilling companies to avoid billions of dollars in payments for oil and gas pumped from publicly owned waters.
The Toronto Sun reported rumors that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working to get the Beatles catalog onto its iTunes service.
Investor's Business Daily mentioned Varian Semiconductor (NASDAQ: VSEA) positively in the "New America" column.