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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Market highlights for next week: Best Buy, Circuit City to report earnings]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/14/market-highlights-for-next-week-best-buy-circuit-city-to-repor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/14/market-highlights-for-next-week-best-buy-circuit-city-to-repor/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/14/market-highlights-for-next-week-best-buy-circuit-city-to-repor/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/adbe/" rel="tag">Adobe Systems (ADBE)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bby/" rel="tag">Best Buy (BBY)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cc/" rel="tag">Circuit City Stores (CC)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gs/" rel="tag">Goldman Sachs Group (GS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/ms/" rel="tag">Morgan Stanley (MS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/orcl/" rel="tag">Oracle Corp (ORCL)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/palm/" rel="tag">Palm Inc (PALM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/q/" rel="tag">Qwest Communications Intl (Q)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bsc/" rel="tag">Bear Stearns Cos (BSC)</a></p><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/12/fly-logo-(aol).gif" /></a>Monday, December 17<br />
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    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/qwest-communications-international-inc/q/nys">Qwest</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/qwest-communications-international-inc/q/nys">Q</a>) to hold operational review conference call at 8:30am.</li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/international-paper-company/ip/nys">International Paper</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/international-paper-company/ip/nys">IP</a>) to hold conference call at 1pm to discuss North American uncoated freesheet paper market.</li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/adobe-systems-incorporated/adbe/nas">Adobe</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/adobe-systems-incorporated/adbe/nas">ADBE</a>) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 5pm.</li>
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Tuesday, December 18<br />
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    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/best-buy-incorporated/bby/nys">Best Buy</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/best-buy-incorporated/bby/nys">BBY</a>) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 10am.</li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">Goldman Sachs</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">GS</a>) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 11am.</li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/palm-inc-new/palm/nas">Palm Inc.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/palm-inc-new/palm/nas">PALM</a>) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 4:30pm.</li>
</ul><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/14/market-highlights-for-next-week-best-buy-circuit-city-to-repor/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Market highlights for next week: Best Buy, Circuit City to report earnings</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/14/market-highlights-for-next-week-best-buy-circuit-city-to-repor/">Market highlights for next week: Best Buy, Circuit City to report earnings</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/14/market-highlights-for-next-week-best-buy-circuit-city-to-repor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1063076/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/14/market-highlights-for-next-week-best-buy-circuit-city-to-repor/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>market news</category><category>market preview</category><category>MarketNews</category><category>MarketPreview</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Buscemi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before the bell: MAT, NOK, YHOO, GOOG, BRCM, QCOM]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/14/before-the-bell-mat-nok-mc-wmt-ubs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/14/before-the-bell-mat-nok-mc-wmt-ubs/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/14/before-the-bell-mat-nok-mc-wmt-ubs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/before-the-bell/" rel="tag">Before the Bell</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/yhoo/" rel="tag">Yahoo! (YHOO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nok/" rel="tag">Nokia Corp. (NOK)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mat/" rel="tag">Mattel, Inc (MAT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/qcom/" rel="tag">QUALCOMM Inc (QCOM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/brcm/" rel="tag">Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/08/bell-green.jpg" alt="" />Main market news here: <a target="_blank" title="View Before the bell: Futures advance on central banks' efforts on BloggingStocks" href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/14/before-the-bell-futures-advance-on-central-banks-efforts/">Before the bell: Futures advance on central banks' efforts</a><br /><br />Top toymaker <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/mattel-inc/mat/nys">Mattel Inc.</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/mattel-inc/mat/nys">MAT</a>) <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/14/mattel-the-china-recall-gets-worse/">may initiate another recall</a> after again finding excessive lead levels in some toys' paint. Mattel <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/02/total-recall-fisher-price-to-recall-one-million-toys-made-in-ch/">recalled some 1 million Fisher Price toys</a> earlier this month.<br /><br />Cell-phone maker <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/nokia-corporation/nok/nys">Nokia Corp.</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/nokia-corporation/nok/nys">NOK</a>) is <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118707980393797067.html">replacing 46 million batteries</a> made by <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/matsushita-electric-industrial-co-ltd/mc/nys">Matsushita Electric Industrial</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/matsushita-electric-industrial-co-ltd/mc/nys">MC</a>), saying the batteries are subject to overheating.<br /><br />A consumer satisfaction survey out of the University of Michigan showed <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">Yahoo!</a></strong> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/yahoo-inc/yhoo/nas">YHOO</a>) <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSN1332809220070814">rated higher</a> than <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">Google</a></strong> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>).<br /><br />In the wake of a series of courtroom setbacks vs. rival <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/broadcom-corporation-cl-a/brcm/nas"><strong>Broadcom</strong></a><strong> </strong>(NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/broadcom-corporation-cl-a/brcm/nas">BRCM</a>), chipmaker <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/qualcomm-incorporated/qcom/nas"><strong>Qualcomm</strong></a><strong> </strong>(NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/qualcomm-incorporated/qcom/nas">QCOM</a>)'s <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_6618361">head counsel has resigned</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/14/before-the-bell-mat-nok-mc-wmt-ubs/">Before the bell: MAT, NOK, YHOO, GOOG, BRCM, QCOM</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/14/before-the-bell-mat-nok-mc-wmt-ubs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/964785/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/14/before-the-bell-mat-nok-mc-wmt-ubs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>before the bell</category><category>BeforeTheBell</category><category>market news</category><category>market preview</category><category>MarketNews</category><category>MarketPreview</category><category>Mattel toy recall</category><category>MattelToyRecall</category><category>stock news</category><category>StockNews</category><category>stocks to watch</category><category>StocksToWatch</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Summerlin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before the bell: GOOG, JNJ, GM, TM, BBI, CPB]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/09/before-the-bell-gm-tm-bbi-cpb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/09/before-the-bell-gm-tm-bbi-cpb/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/09/before-the-bell-gm-tm-bbi-cpb/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/before-the-bell/" rel="tag">Before the Bell</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">General Motors (GM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/tm/" rel="tag">Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/jnj/" rel="tag">Johnson and Johnson (JNJ)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bbi/" rel="tag">Blockbuster Inc 'A' (BBI)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cpb/" rel="tag">Campbell Soup (CPB)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/08/bell-red.jpg" />Main market news here: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/09/before-the-bell-futures-fall-on-funds-suspension/" title="View Before the bell: Futures fall on funds' suspension on BloggingStocks" target="_blank">Before the bell: Futures fall on funds' suspension</a><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">Google Inc.</a> </strong>(NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) is testing a feature that will <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6577037">display comments from figures in the news</a> alongside any stories featuring them.<br /><br /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/johnson-and-johns-dc/jnj/nys">Johnson &amp; Johnson</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/johnson-and-johns-dc/jnj/nys">JJ</a>) is <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118662527980592590.html">suing the American Red Cross</a>, seeking to stop Red Cross' business partners from using the cross emblem on first aid products sold to the public.<br /><span id="byl" style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span><strong><br /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-motors-corporation/gm/nys">General Motors</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-motors-corporation/gm/nys">GM</a>) and <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/toyota-motor-corporation/tm/nys">Toyota Motor Corp.</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/toyota-motor-corporation/tm/nys">TM</a>) both <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118658611303591753.html">lowered their sales forecasts</a> for the auto industry Wednesday, saying rising fuel prices and credit market weakness had softened the automobile market.<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/blockbuster-inc-class-a/bbi/nys">Blockbuster Inc.</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/blockbuster-inc-class-a/bbi/nys">BBI</a>) <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/20188818">has acquired Movielink LLC</a>, an online film download service owned and operated by six major movie studios.<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/campbell-soup-company/cpb/nys">Campbell Soup Co.</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/campbell-soup-company/cpb/nys">CPB</a>) said Thursday that it <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/campbell-soup-explore-sale-godiva/story.aspx?guid=%7B6A05CA8A-836A-4D53-AE66-3BA566FBFF4A%7D">may sell off its money-making Godiva Chocalatier business </a>because the decadent sweets don't fit with its focus on healther foods.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/09/before-the-bell-gm-tm-bbi-cpb/">Before the bell: GOOG, JNJ, GM, TM, BBI, CPB</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/09/before-the-bell-gm-tm-bbi-cpb/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/961468/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/09/before-the-bell-gm-tm-bbi-cpb/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>inthenews</category><category>market news</category><category>market preview</category><category>MarketNews</category><category>MarketPreview</category><category>stocks in the news</category><category>StocksInTheNews</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Summerlin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before the bell: Friday's plunge points to slight rebound]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/06/before-the-bell-fridays-plunge-points-to-rebound/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/06/before-the-bell-fridays-plunge-points-to-rebound/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/06/before-the-bell-fridays-plunge-points-to-rebound/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/before-the-bell/" rel="tag">Before the Bell</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mer/" rel="tag">Merrill Lynch (MER)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mrk/" rel="tag">Merck and Co (MRK)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/emc/" rel="tag">EMC Corp (EMC)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bsc/" rel="tag">Bear Stearns Cos (BSC)</a></p><div class="ContinuedLinks"><img width="240" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="180" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/08/bell-black-white.jpg" alt="" />Futures rose about 0.4% across the board Monday and <strong><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/indications-us-stock-futures-rise/story.aspx?guid=%7B38F4B704-26FB-4565-9C85-8A719DB6DB92%7D&amp;dist=hplatest">stocks were poised to moderately advance</a></strong> following the Dow's dismal 281-point drop on Friday, its third-worst performance this year.<br /></div>
<br />Companies reporting earnings Monday include <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/conseco-inc-new/cno/nys">Conseco</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/conseco-inc-new/cno/nys">CNO</a>), <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/emc-corporation-mass/emc/nys">EMC Corporation</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/emc-corporation-mass/emc/nys">EMC</a>) and <strong><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/spectra-energy-corp/se/nys">Spectra Energy</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/spectra-energy-corp/se/nys">SE</a>).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&amp;sid=auJOju0CxF0c&amp;refer=stocks">Stocks slipped in Europe and Japan</a>, with the Nikkei falling 0.4 percent to 16,914.46. The dollar declined against the euro and fell 0.2% against the yen.<br /> <br />Traders await Tuesday's rate decision from the Federal Reserve. The Fed is expected to maintain rates at 5.25%.<br /><br /><strong>Corporate news<br /><br /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bearlinx-alerian-mlp-select-index-etn/bsr/nys">Bear Stearns Cos.</a> </strong>(NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bearlinx-alerian-mlp-select-index-etn/bsr/nys">BSR</a>) has ousted co-president Warren Spector, holding him responsible for two slumping hedge funds that touched off the recent decline in credit markets.<br /><br />Broker <strong>UBS <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/08/06/afx3989568.html">upgraded</a> <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merrill-lynch-and-co-inc/mer/nys">Merrill Lynch</a></strong> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merrill-lynch-and-co-inc/mer/nys">MER</a>) to "buy." <br /><br />Pharmaceutical firm <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merck-and-co-inc/mrk/nys">Merck</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/merck-and-co-inc/mrk/nys">MRK</a>) is feeling pressure as a <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL037131720070805?src=080607_0815_TOPSTORY_laboratory_probed_over_foot_and_mouth">British probe into an outbreak of foot and mouth disease</a> has led authorities to seal off a lab co-owned by Merck and French counterpart Sanofi-Aventis SA.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/06/before-the-bell-fridays-plunge-points-to-rebound/">Before the bell: Friday's plunge points to slight rebound</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/06/before-the-bell-fridays-plunge-points-to-rebound/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/958669/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/06/before-the-bell-fridays-plunge-points-to-rebound/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Bear Stearns Co</category><category>BearStearnsCo</category><category>before the bell</category><category>BeforeTheBell</category><category>BSR</category><category>market news</category><category>MarketNews</category><category>MER</category><category>Merrill Lynch</category><category>MerrillLynch</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Summerlin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:20:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
