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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) had Q2 revenues of $8 billion, up 12% from Q1 and beating analyst expectations of $7.23 billion soundly. This was the best quarter-over-quarter growth rate for the world's largest chip manufacturer in more than 20 years -- and a good sign for the technology sector as a whole.

The company's profit of 18 cents a share was more than double the consensus of 8 cents, and the good news sent Intel's stock up 7% in after-hours trading.

This report didn't include a $1.45 billion fine that the European Commission imposed on the company back in May. This would have pushed Intel to a loss of $398 million (7 cents a share). But Intel is appealing the decision, which involved accusations of an abuse of market position. The company puts chips into 80% of computers.

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Intel has strong Q2, revenues up 12% originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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helium ballonsAt the current pace of usage, there exists a real threat of depletion of current domestic helium supplies. So say managers of our only national helium stockpile near Amarillo Texas. A report from Kim McGuire at the St Louis Dispatch makes clear that this reality concerns more than the just attendees of children's birthday parties and a few Donald Duck impersonators.

Scientist claim that helium reserves could be depleted in as little as ten years, a reality which worries experts in the fields of medicine, microchip manufacture, nuclear science, and Garfield balloons. Helium, which is abundant in our universe yet relatively scarce here on earth, plays a major role in many facets of industrial production. It is reported that dwindling helium supplies have driven helium prices up by as much as 50% over the past twelve months, deeply affecting companies such as Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX). It is also worthy of note that NASA uses massive amounts of helium annually to pressurize fuel tanks for shuttle missions.

Lee Sobotka, a chemistry and physics professor at Washington University stated "...it's incumbent upon us to have a vision, and tell it like it is, (helium is) a resource that is more strictly nonrenewable than either oil or gas."

Presently, efforts are successfully under way to make helium use more efficient and to recapture helium at it's points of use. Helium as an element can be captured as a by product of natural gas extraction but intensity in those efforts needs to be redoubled. Adding to the supply concerns currently faced are the facts that two off shore helium producers have faltered in their efforts to bring helium plants on line, and several domestic producers have shuttered domestic helium plants in recent years.

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: YRC Worldwide (YRCW), BEA Systems (BEAS), Isle of Capri Casinos (ISLE), Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO) and Avaya (AV) were today's more noteworthy downgrades:
  • Wachovia downgraded YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) to Market Perform from Outperform citing the challenging LTL freight environment and continued integration issues.
  • UBS downgraded shares of BEA Systems (NASDAQ: BEAS) to Neutral from Buy on valuation as they believe expectations for a takeover or investor activism is already priced into shares.
  • Matrix believes Isle of Capri (NASDAQ: ISLE) is expensive on a performance-adjusted basis and recommends investors sell shares into the recent rally, downgrading shares to Sell from Hold.
  • JMP Securities downgraded Avaya (NYSE: AV) to Market Perform from Strong Buy, as the firm doesn't expect a superior offer to the Silver Lake/TPG bid...
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
  • Morgan Stanley downgraded Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) to Equal Weight from Overweight.
  • Morgan Keegan downgraded Inter-Tel Inc (NASDAQ: INTL) to Market Perform from Outperform.
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Analyst downgrades 6-19-07: AV, BEAS, CCE and YRCW originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH), Aetna Inc (AET), Hercules Inc (HPC) and Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), were today's noteworthy initiations:
  • Jefferies started UnitedHealth Group inc NYSE: UNH) with a Hold rating and $48 target and said near-term risk is still present due to unfavorable reserve adjustments to the company's commercial risk business and high expectations for improvement in the company's commercial medical care ratio.
  • Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) was also initiated by Jefferies with a Hold rating based on valuation.
  • Credit Suisse started Hercules Inc (NYSE: HPC) with an Outperform rating and $24 target.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
  • Cowen is positive on MIPS Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: MIPS), starting the company with an Outperform rating, and expects a deal with Microchip Technology Inc (MCHP) to be announced soon.
  • JP Morgan initiated shares of Headwaters Inc (NYSE: HW) with a Neutral rating.
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