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Blackstone to Buy Apria for $1.6 Billion
The Blackstone Group said Thursday that it has agreed to buy Apria Healthcare Group, a home healthcare services provider, for $1.6 billion, in the private equity giant’s first major leveraged buyout this year. Blackstone will pay $21 a …
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Blackstone to acquire Apria Healthcare for $1.6B43 minutes ago
The deal offers shareholders of Lakeforest, Calif.-based Apria $21 in cash for each share they own, about a third more than the closing price of $15.82 on Wednesday.
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Apria Healthcare Group Inc. Agrees to be Acquired by Affiliate of …2 hours ago
LAKE FOREST, Calif., June 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (NYSE:AHG), a leading home healthcare services company, today announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of The …
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Pre-Open Movers 6/19: Apria Healthcare (AHG) Up on Buyout, Hunts…1 hour ago
Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (NYSE: AHG) 30% HIGHER; entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) in a transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion. Coventry Health Care, Inc. …
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Blackstone unit to pay $1.6 bln for Apria Healthcare5 hours ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Apria Healthcare Group Inc. said Thursday that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of The Blackstone Group in a transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion. …
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When will Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (down 2.78 percent, AHG) see …
Down -2.78% today. The stock has recovered 5.1% from its recent low price of 15.31 which occurred on 13-May-2008. A close above 20-day moving average of 16.38 could mark low of 15.31 as a recent low. The closest support can be found at …
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Apria is cutting sales force!
Has anyone else heard this? I know theyve made cuts in MI, and are supposedly doing this company wide.
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newsrel — ARB cites Apria Health Care $14000 for air quality …29 May 2008
Please consider the following ARB press release announcing a recent settlement with Apria Health Care.
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Apria Paperwork1 Jun 2008
Due Date: By Jun 02, 2008 Priority: Top.
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ARB cites Apria Health Care $14000 for air quality violations
SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board fined Apria Health Care headquartered in Lake Forest, Ca, $14000 for violations of California's clean air laws requiring diesel fleet owners to maintain the exhaust systems of their truck engines. …
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Hexion terminates merger with Huntsman
The Hexion-led filed to terminate its proposed $10.6 Billion acquisition of Huntsman Corp. Hexion has said in this suit filed that it believes that the capital structure agreed to by both Huntsman and by Hexion for the combined company …
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Ding Dong the Huntsman Deal is Dead
This was a deal that struggled from the beginning despite the obvious synergies that Apollo could get out of combining Hexion and Huntsman. The deal’s completion was delayed multiple times and Huntsman’s stock has been trading …
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Hexion says deal for Huntsman may not happen11 hours ago
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. says it no longer thinks that will be able to acquire fellow chemicals maker Huntsman Corp. because of the deterioration of Huntsman's finances.
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Huntsman rejects Hexion attempt to back out of merger8 hours ago
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) — Huntsman Corp., the Woodlands, Texas, chemicals specialist, said it rejected what it called a demand by Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. to back out of the companies’ merger accord. Hexion is controlled by an …
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Hexion Files Suit Alleging That Transaction with Huntsman is No …5 hours ago
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (“Hexion”) announced…
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Hexion says deal for Huntsman may not happen9 hours ago
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. said Wednesday it no longer thinks that will be able to acquire fellow chemicals maker Huntsman Corp. because of the deterioration of Huntsman's finances. Huntsman shares fell nearly 38 percent.
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Hexion says it might not be able to buy Huntsman
Columbus-based Hexion, which is controlled by an affiliate of Apollo Management, filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery to declare its contractual rights with respect to the $10.6 billion deal for the company, which is based …
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Hexion says deal for Huntsman may not happen10 hours ago
Hexion says it thinks deal for Huntsman will fall through because of debt, finances.
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Hexion deal for Huntsman may be off
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. says it no longer thinks that will be able to acquire fellow chemicals maker Huntsman Corp. because of the deterioration of Huntsman’s finances. Columbus, Ohio-based Hexion, which is controlled by an …
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NEWS FLASH: Cadence Proposes to Acquire Mentor Graphics
This just in: Cadence Proposes to Acquire Mentor Graphics for $16.00 per Share in Cash. What is Mentor good at? I haven't used their tools recently, but by reputation I think they're strong at DFT (FastScan) LVS/DRC (Caliber) Simulation …
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Hostile acquirer Mentor Graphics is a target
Mentor Graphics Corp. was first approached about a cash buyout on April 16, getting terms of a potential deal from Cadence Design Systems Inc. on May 2. The deal is valued at $1.6 billion, including $69 million in debt. …
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Pre-Open Movers 6/17: Mentor Graphics (MENT) Up on Buyout Offer,…3 hours ago
StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers: Mentor Graphics (Nasdaq: MENT) 25% HIGHER; Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) submitted a proposal to the Board of Directors of Mentor Graphics to acquire Mentor Graphics for $16.00 per share …
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Cadence Design proposes to buy Mentor Graphics in $16 - per …3 hours ago
(CDNS: News, Chart, Quote ) said Tuesday morning that it submitted a proposal to the Board of Directors of Mentor Graphics Corp. (MENT: News, Chart, Quote ) to acquire the Wilsonville, Oregon-based printed …
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Cadence offers to buy Mentor Graphics for $1.45B (AP)
AP - Electronic design software maker Cadence Design Systems Inc. disclosed Tuesday it has offered $16 a share for smaller rival Mentor Graphics Corp., after failing to agree on deal privately for nearly two months.
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Cadence Design offers to buy Mentor Graphics for $16 a share9 hours ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Cadence Design Systems Inc. on Tuesday bid $16 a share in cash to buy Mentor Graphics . The deal values Mentor at a premium of $3.67, or 30% over its closing price of $12.33 a share on Monday. …
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Is Mentor Graphics Corp. (up 2.58 percent, MENT) full steam ahead?
Up 2.58% today. The stock has retraced 2.1% from its recent high price of 12.59 which occurred on 5-Jun-2008. A close below 20-day moving average of 11.44 could mark high of 12.59 as recent high. The closest support can be found at …
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Mentor Graphics Expands Nucleus Platform Solutions to Freescale i …16 Jun 2008
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—June 13, 2008— .bwtextaligncenter {text-align: center} Mentor Graphics Corporation (Na.
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Cadence offers $1.6bn in cash for Mentor23 minutes ago
Cadence has made an offer to acquire Mentor Graphics for $16 per share in cash, valuing Mentor at $1.6billion. According to Cadence, this represents a 30% premium over yesterday’s closing price for Mentor Graphics’ shares.
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AvailableConsultants CAD OPERATOR AT GA
The candidates must have in regards to the software experience Mentor Graphics – Expedition (not BoardStation) and also Design Capture; none of those candidates had this experience. One of the designers had all mechanical experience and …
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Option Update: Republic Services and Allied Waste calls active on …
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is recently up 41c to $34.12:. The WSJ reported RSG and AW are in merger discussions. RSG call option volume of 648 contracts compares to put volume of 10 contracts. RSG June 35 straddle is priced at …
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Republic Services and Phoenix-based Allied Waste Confirm Merger …
PHOENIX– Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) and Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AW) today confirmed that the two companies are in discussions regarding a possible business combination. The companies are contemplating a …
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Waste collectors Republic, Allied in buyout talks15 Jun 2008
Waste collection and disposal companies Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc.
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Republic Services and Allied Waste: A $6.5 billion trash deal?14 Jun 2008
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal , Allied Waste Industries Inc. (NYSE: AW) and Republic Services Inc. (NYSE: RSG) are contemplating a $6.5 billion merger (a stock-for-stock swap). The companies are the second and third …
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Republic Services makes $6.8 bln bid for Allied Waste
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Trash company Republic Services Inc is in talks to buy competitor Allied Waste Industries Inc in an all-stock deal worth about $6.77 billion, the companies said on Friday.
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Prognostication Perils
Some time ago, when Republic began its steady climb, Jim O’Connor, the CEO, articulated a strategy that said, in essence, “There’sa limit to the value of pure size in the waste business”, and he took the company off the hamster-wheel of …
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Republic Services, Allied Waste in merger talks: report13 Jun 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Management Inc. are in merger talks, The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday on its Web site, citing people familiar with the matter. …
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REPUBLIC SERVICES INC Waste collectors Republic, Allied in buyout …13 Jun 2008
NEW YORK (AP) - Waste collection and disposal companies Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. said Friday the companies are discussing a possible buyout deal. Under the current proposal, Allied Waste shareholders would …
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Republic Services Looks to Buy Allied Waste: WSJ13 Jun 2008
Trash company Republic Services is in talks to acquire competitor Allied Waste Industries for as much as $16 a share, or $7 billion, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal. Read More. Topics:Stock Market | Mergers & …
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Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 6/16 (XMSR/SIRI, SRV…57 minutes ago
(Nasdaq: XMSR) and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI), with a final vote in as little as three weeks if several conditions are met. The Journal said conditions of the deal include a plan designed to protect consumers from price …
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Opening View: FCC Staff Reportedly Backs Sirius-XM Satellite …
Elsewhere, staff at the Federal Communications Commission have reportedly recommended approval for the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR). Finally, in other Monday merger news, Applied Materials …
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Pre-Market Volume Surge: Siris & XM (SIRI, XMSR)
Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) are seeing shares surge in pre-market trading this Monday morning. The culprit is a tentative approval recommendation of the merger from FCC with certain …
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FCC Chairman Martin Sirius-XM Difficult Unusual SIRI XMSR5 Jun 2008
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin appeared on CNBCs Squawk Box this morning to explain the holdup in his agency on the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI and XM Satellite Radio XMSR.What exactly has taken 16 months for the …
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While SIRI-XMSR Wait For FCC, Market Deteriorates
Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) may yet get their merger approved after 15 months or so. At that point, who's going to care? While Sirius and XM wait for the FCC to rule, the WSJ looks at the deteriorating …
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XM (XMSR) Faces Bankruptcy (XMSR, rated SELL)
XM (XMSR) And Sirius (SIRI) Face Bankruptcy. http://www.247wallst.com/2008/06/as-fundamentals.html A merger to two unhealthy companies. Sounds like the Sears-Kmart deal without the real estate.
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As Fundamentals Fall Apart, XM (XMSR) And Sirius (SIRI) Face …
For those who have not noticed, Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite (XMSR) are trading near multi-year lows. That is odd since many investors believe that the FCC will approve their merger. The agency may ask for a big concession which would …
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XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) rises on higher subscriber numbers
Filed under: Major movement, Earnings reports, Good news, XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Options, Technical Analysis. XMSR logo XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) shares are up after the company reported that …
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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc (XMSR)12 May 2008
Annual Report (8-K) for XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc for period ending 2007-12-31. Filed 2008-05-12.
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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (up 0.74 percent, XMSR):What do …
Up 0.74% today. The stock has recovered 13.3% from its recent low price of 9.62 which occurred on 9-Jan-2008. A close above 20-day moving average of 11.64 could mark low of 9.62 as a recent low. The closest support can be found at 10.75 …
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Willis group to buy Hilb Rogal & Hobbs for $1.67B1 hour ago
British insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Ltd. is paying $1.67 billion in cash and stock for insurance and risk management firm Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. in a move to double its North America revenue. Willis said late yesterday it …
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Pre-Open Movers 06/09: Hilb Rogal & Hobbs (HRH) Surges on Buy, L…1 hour ago
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (NYSE: HRH) 43% HIGHER; Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: WSH) and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs announced plans to combine in a transaction that will double Willis's North America revenues and strengthen its …
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HILB ROGAL & HOBBS C Willis Group to acquire Hilb Rogal & Hobbs …9 hours ago
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Willis Group Holdings, the London-based global insurance broker, is to buy US rival Hilb Rogal & Hobbs for around $2.1 billion in cash and shares, according to a report in the Financial Times. …
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Willis Group Holdings and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Agree to Combine in …
Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (NYSE:HRH), one of the world´s largest insurance and risk management intermed.. - Read more.
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Willis Group to buy Hilb Rogal & Hobbs for $46 per share9 hours ago
NEW YORK — Willis Group Holdings Ltd, the world's third largest insurance brokerage, has agreed to buy rival Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co for $US1.7 billion, according to a statement.Under the agreement, Willis will acquire all of …
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Willis Group And Hilb Rogal & Hobbs To Combine In $2.1 Billion …7 Jun 2008
Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (NYSE:HRH), one of the world's largest insuranc…
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Willis Group Holdings and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Agree to Combine in …11 hours ago
… of the world's largest insurance and risk management intermediaries, announced today that the companies will … Securities LLC, as Lead Arranger and Book Manager, and Bank of America NA, as Administrative … professional insurance …
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Willis Will Buy Hilb Rogal to Expand US Insurance Brokerage …
Willis Will Buy Hilb Rogal to Expand US Insurance Brokerage Bloomberg - 43 minutes ago By Andrew Frye June 9 (Bloomberg) — Willis Group Holdings Ltd., the world's third-largest insurance broker, plans to buy Hilb Rogal and Hobbs Co. …
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British Insurer to Acquire Hilb Rogal for $2.1 Billion13 hours ago
The Willis Groups acquisition plan, aimed at bolstering its presence in the United States, was made possible after a settlement with the New York attorney generals office.
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Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company's Special Risk Consultant Coauthors …2 Jun 2008
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (NYSE:HRH), one of the world's largest insurance and risk management intermediaries, announced that Guy Antinozzi, one of the company's special risk consultants, has coauthored "The Complete Idiot's Guide to …
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Pre-Open Movers 06/04: Indevus (IDEV) Sinks On FDA Request; Gues…4 hours ago
(Nasdaq: IDEV) 65% LOWER; said, based on a recent discussion with the FDA regarding the NDA filing for NEBIDO, the Company expects the FDA to formally request that the Company provide additional safety data prior to approving NEBIDO. …
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IDEV $ 1.22 ALERT !!!
Overreaction !:thumbs: on bad NEWS ! Tight YOUR STOP Limit Order ! May continue to Drop !
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iDEV PHP Scripts16 May 2008
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Idev Affiliate Gets a Second Look
Idev Affiliate. A few months back I got a voice mail message from the creator of Idev Affiliate, Jim Webster. He believed that some of my comments about Post Affiliate Pro versus Idev Affiliate didn’t add up and he wanted to know where …
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Modify Idev Affiliate Component for Joomla22 Apr 2008
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IDev Technologies, Inc. Closes $25 Million Financing
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IDev Technologies, Inc., an emerging leader in the development and marketing of minimally invasive stent systems for the treatment of peripheral vascular and non-vascular diseases, today announced that it has …
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IDev Technologies Raises $25M22 Apr 2008
Houston-based medical device manufacturer IDev Technologies Inc. announced Tuesday that it has concluded its third round of venture financing after securing $25 million. IDev said the Series C effort consisted entirely of existing …
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IDev Technologies, Inc. Closes $25 Million Financing
… investor base is just one indicator of the exceptional business opportunity that exists for this organization.” full article >> http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/idev-technologies-inc-closes-25-million-financing,361087.shtml.
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Joomla Expert Needed AEC, iDEV Affiliate, Authorize.net14 May 2008
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Idev Technologies, Inc. Garners $25000000 Series C Financing Round14 Apr 2008
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Wachovia Chief Executive Ken Thompson Ousted by Board43 minutes ago
Ken Thompson, Wachovia Chief Executive, has been asked by Wachovia's board of directors to retire, according to a company press release.
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Wachovia board forces out CEO Ken Thompson34 minutes ago
CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — Wachovia's board of directors has asked Chief Executive Ken Thompson to retire. Thompson will be replaced on an interim basis by Lanty Smith. Smith currently serves as chairman of Charlotte, NC-based Wachovia Corp.
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Wachovia board forces out CEO Ken Thompson23 minutes ago
Wachovia's board of directors has asked Chief Executive Ken Thompson to retire.
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Wachovia ousts CEO Ken Thompson, taps Lanty Smith
(Reuters) - Wachovia Corp said on Monday it ousted Chief Executive Ken Thompson, following a series of disappointments that hurt the fourth-largest US bank and its performance.
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Wachovia board forces out CEO Ken Thompson25 minutes ago
Wachovia Corp. chief executive Ken Thompson was pushed out Monday as head of the nation's fourth-largest bank, becoming the latest financial services executive to be ousted amid turmoil in the US housing market.
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Wachovia CEO Ken Thompson Retires11 minutes ago
The banks CEO retires at the boards request, with Gerard Cassidy, RBC Capital Markets.
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Wachovia ousts CEO Ken Thompson, taps Lanty Smith4 hours ago
(Reuters) - Wachovia Corp said on Monday it ousted Chief Executive Ken Thompson, following a series of disappointments that hurt the fourth-largest US bank and its performance. See original here: Wachovia ousts CEO Ken Thompson, …
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And Then There Was One….Ken
First Ken Lay of Enron died, and now Wachovia has asked it's "Ken", Ken Thompson to retire. If you remember, perhaps the greatest sale (on the part of Mr and Mrs Herb Sandler) and the worst buy (that would be Wachovia and Ken Thompson) …
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Wachovia ousts CEO Thompson
Wachovia (WB) has ousted CEO Ken Thompson. The Charlotte, NC, bank said Thompson retired at the request of the board, saying that a “series of previously disclosed disappointments and setbacks cumulatively have negatively impacted the …
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Premarket: Wachovia Down on Thompson Sacking
Wachovia Corp. shares lost 2% after the banking company said it had sacked CEO Ken Thompson, though without giving a specific reason for the move. Investors sold shares, worried about more losses, after the company already lost $708 …
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XTO Snatches Up Bakken Shale from Headington for $1.85B17 hours ago
XTO Energy Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire producing properties and undeveloped acreage from privately held Headington Oil Company for $1.85 billion.
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XTO Energy to acquire property in Montana, North Dakota Posted on …17 minutes ago
FORTH WORTH, Texas - XTO Energy Inc. says it is acquiring oil producing properties and undeveloped land in Montana and North Dakota from Headington Oil for $1.85 billion in cash and stock.
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XTO Energy to acquire property in Montana, North Dakota…12 hours ago
XTO Energy Inc. says it is acquiring oil producing properties and undeveloped land in Montana and North Dakota from Headington Oil for $1.85 billion in cash and stock. XTO says it will buy 352000 acres of Bakken Shale land in the two …
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Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 5/28 (XTO, BUD, LTRE…3 hours ago
(NYSE: XTO) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire producing properties and undeveloped acreage from privately-held Headington Oil Company for $1.85 billion. Consideration in the transaction includes $1.06 …
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XTO Energy to buy Bakken Shale for $1.85 billion4 hours ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — XTO Energy Inc. said Wednesday it agreed to acquire producing properties and undeveloped acreage from privately-held Headington Oil Co. for $1.06 billion of cash and 11.7 million shares valued $67.35 a share, …
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Montana's Bakken oil
A breakdown by share of production in 2005. The major companies are Continental Resources, Headington Oil, Burlington Resources, Enerplus Resources USA and Encore Operating LP. Montana's Bakken oil is in Richland and Fallon counties. …
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Report says up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil in Bakken shale …10 Apr 2008
BISMARCK, ND _ The US government estimated Thursday that up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil can be recovered from the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana, using current technology.The US Geological Survey called it the …
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OIL ….
Thanks to new technology the Bakken Formation in North Dakota could boost America’s Oil reserves by an incredible 10 times, giving western economies the trump card against OPEC’s short squeeze on oil supply and making Iranian and …
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The FOMC Minutes: Rate cut a close call with no good news in the …
The FOMC minutes seem to indicate bad news across the board. On the economic front, the Fed lowered its growth forecast and increased its forecast for unemployment. However, the unemployment rate still is not forecast to increase to …
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Fed Minutes Show 'Close Call' on April Rate Cut
Federal Reserve officials viewed the decision to cut the benchmark interest rate last month as a close call, according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday.
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Fed Minutes Signal a Pause and Markets Fall47 minutes ago
The hawkish tone of the minutes, in which Fed policymakers signaled a willingness to freeze their rate-cutting campaign, sent the stock indexes tumbling.
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Read the Fed minutes
The following minutes from the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee on April 29-30, 2008 were published on the Federal Reserve web site on May 21, 2008.
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UPDATE: FOMC Minutes Signal No More Rate Cuts. Dollar slight
UPDATE: FOMC Minutes Signal No More Rate Cuts Last Update: 5/21/2008 2:12:29 PM (Updates with references to housing, overseas growth, inflation; Adds Fed’s revised quarterly economic forecasts) WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The Federal Reserve …
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Fed FOMC Minutes Somewhat Dire
The Fed has indicated in its last FOMC minutes that even if economic activity turns negative, inflation fears may keep the Fed from cutting rates any more. Wow! Stocks are selling off as a result! Interestingly, interest rates are …
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Crude Fed Minutes
Crude going parabolic and the fed minutes indicating they are through with rate cuts was too much for Chuckes to stomach. We sold off 227 DJIA points; that makes for a loss of 450 DJIA points in two days. Everything was sold off this …
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FOMC Minutes: What do they mean to the borrower & rates?
"Traders will have something to react on at 2pm ET, when the Fed releases their Minutes from the April 30 meeting. At that meeting, the Fed cut rates by .25% bringing the Fed Funds Rate to 2%. The vote to cut wasn't unanimous as both …
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Stocks Tumble on $132 Oil and Fed Minutes2 hours ago
Wall Street was down sharply, smarting from record oil prices and a bleak economic assessment from the Federal Reserve. …
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Mexco Energy Corp. (AMEX: MXC) Too Hot to Handle
(AMEX: MXC), a perennial $5 stock, closed above $42.50 today, roughly ten times its share price at the beginning of April and five times what it was trading for just days ago. Curiously, there seems to have been no specific reason for …
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Mexco Energy Corporation (AMEX:MXC) shares up 172% since Friday
You have to love a company with the ticker MXC, no its not Kenny, Vic, and Guy LeDouche running the company. Turns out Mexco Energy Corp. (AMEX:MXC) hit black gold in Texas after drilling a well to a depth of almost 6680 feet. …
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Investing Ideas - Crazy - MXC (Mexco Energy) - $14 to $42 in two …
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MXC (MEXCO ENERGY CORP)11 hours ago
Searched times. MXC: Messages - Summary - Charts - Discussions - Competitors.
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BUYINS.NET: MXC, ASTI, SGMO, SIRT, ICBN, FAIRF Have Been On BUYINS …11 hours ago
TMC Net:
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 5/20: MXC, ENA, FPP, PEIX Higher; RAMR…21 hours ago
Mexco Energy (AMEX: MXC) 46.2% HIGHER; after being halted for the majority of yesterday's trading session, shares of Mexco are reacting to the announcement that the company completed exploration on a well in Loving County, Texas. …
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Color Crazy Susecion and Le Fire Set - with UPC - $42.00
Offered for sale is one of the Color Crazy mare and foal sets. This is the chestnut Susecion and gray Le Fire. They are the NON sabino variation and lack the white spots. I preferred the other set so this is a duplicate. …
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Short Squeeze = MXC - Is MXC a Short?
Well MXC is a short squeeze if I ever saw one, and yet it hasn’t even traded 80000 shares today. Very thin and controlled float. Be very careful with this one. I’m sure there aren’t many if any shares to short but currently sitting at …
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Auction promotion: Vintage NOVAK 410-MXc ESC18 May 2008
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MXC searching for permanent president
MXC searching for permanent president Austin Weekly News, IL - 18 hours ago "There are so many different colleges out there and students have so many options that we really need to go out to the schools and let high school students.
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4/30 MIL@CHC 7:05pm TV: WCIU Radio: WGN30 Apr 2008
Forum: Game Threads Posted By: ryno4ever Post Time: Apr 30th 2008 at 6:22 pm.
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Chicago WCIU problem
WCIU channel 26 is causing me breakup even with a signal strength of 73. The TV is a Pioneer 5080. It's only this channel. Usually the TV holds a pic down to around 30 quality. It just started doing this real bad in the last couple of …
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WCIU-TV 26
swanksalot posted a photo:. WCIU-TV 26. on Halsted.
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WCIU gets "Punk'd"
But it's no trick: WCIU-TV acquired the rights to air MTV's Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher to strip five nights a week beginning in September from Trifecta Entertainment. The proram cleared 80 percent of the US with WNYW-TV in New York and …
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WCIU-TV - TV Producer - Educational Program11 Mar 2008
Chicago’s “U” and “Me” TV stations seek an intelligent and energetic Producer for their educational children’s literacy program, Green Screen Adventures. Candidates must have 5 years of experience as a TV producer. …
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FCC Fines WCIU-TV $16.5K Over Pokemon Characters Appearing in Ad…28 Mar 2008
A Chicago TV station got burned by limited-edition Pokemon Eggo waffles and kicked by Fruit by the Foot.
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WCIU Channel 26 - "Assad Brothers - Classical Guitar" (1980)
Here are a few segments of Viernes Especial co Esteban ( Friday Special with Estaban ) on WCIU Channel 26 featuring Sergio and Odair Assad - The Assad Brothers ( Duo Assad ) - playing classical guitar. The speech on the beginning is: …
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WCIU Library
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2008 Chicago White Sox Schedule
Tue, 4/29 at Twins 7:10p WCIU Wed, 4/30 at Twins 12:10p CSN Chicago Fri, 5/2 at Blue Jays 6:07p CSN Chicago Sat, 5/3 at Blue Jays 12:07p CSN Chicago Sun, 5/4 at Blue Jays 12:07p WGN Mon, 5/5 at Blue Jays 6:07p CSN Chicago …
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MBIA Posts $2.4 Billion Loss for 1st Quarter
MBIA, the biggest player in the troubled bond insurance industry, said Monday that it lost $2.4 billion for its first quarter, as the credit crisis continued to roil the subprime-based instruments that the company had insured. …
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MBIA … and the market does not react
MBIA books another loss … just bigger than their marketcap … has only 2.5% marketshare of new business in Q1 … Markets still green … HSBC … took their expected write offs … and see housing problems continue … (so do I) …
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MBIA slides to huge 1Q loss on hefty charges1 hour ago
MBIA is posting a large first-quarter loss, as the struggling bond insurer took heavy charges to write down the value of certain liabilities amid continued deterioration in the credit markets.
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MBIA posts huge loss on credit derivatives (Reuters)
Reuters - MBIA Inc said on Monday unrealized losses on insured derivatives skyrocketed in the first quarter, pushing the world's largest bond insurer into a sharp quarterly loss.
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DealBook: MBIA Posts $2.4 Billion Loss for 1st Quarter11 minutes ago
The loss, amid a credit crisis that has roiled the subprime-based instruments that MBIA had insured, is a stark reversal from the $198.6 million it earned at the same time last year.
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MBIA Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results1 hour ago
ARMONK, NY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI), the holding company for MBIA Insurance Corporation, today reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2008 of $2.4 billion, compared.
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MBIA Swings to a Loss29 minutes ago
MBIA booked its third consecutive quarterly loss, as the country’s largest bond insurer was hurt by a $3.58 billion loss on contracts the company has written to insure complicated securities often backed by mortgages against default.
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MBIA swings to loss of $2.4 billion on derivatives hit1 hour ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Bond insurer MBIA swung to a first-quarter loss of $2.41 billion, or $13.03 a share. It earned $198.6 million, or $1.46 a share, in the year-earlier period. During the first quarter, it recorded a $3.6 billion …
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Headline Hits: MBIA Buried Under Massive Losses16 minutes ago
The bond insurer reported a net loss of $2.4 billion, much larger than expected.
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Breaking News - MBIA loss of $13.03 per share
Let me put it this way - how much worse could the MBIA "earnings" have been? I don't know. Had they had the words "going concern" in there somewhere, like they should, I suppose it would h…..
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After-Hours Movers 5/8: Priceline (PCLN) Soars On Strong Results…2 hours ago
Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) 14% HIGHER; reports Q1 EPS of $0.76, 16 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.60. Revenues for the quarter were $403.2 million, versus the consensus of $377.17 million. Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) …
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Breaking News - PCLN
17:22 PCLN priceline.com Conference Call summary (123.78 1.75) -Update- Gross bookings of $1.8 bln were up 76% YoY, the highest bookings growth rate since Q3 of 2000. Q1 results passed the…..
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Is Priceline.com Inc. (down 3.69 percent, PCLN) going to continue …
Down -3.69% today. The stock has retraced 9.6% from its recent high price of 134.99 which occurred on 1-May-2008. The current price is below the 50 day moving average of 122.04. Sustained move below the average could put the recent …
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Early analyst calls (GPS) (PCLN)
The news service also reports that Citigroup has downgraded Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) to "hold" from "buy". RBC Capital Markets said that sales at Digital River (NASDAQ:DRIV) were above its estimates and kept its "outperform" rating on …
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Priceline, Another Gap-up Possibility?
Priceline (PCLN) will announce first quarter results after market close today. Based on my analysis, I am bullishly biased on the stock, albeit the direction of stock movement post results is not as certain as it was in case of Marvel …
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priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) is a BUY
BUY rating on priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) Start Price: $126.37 Start Date: 05/04/2008.
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Priceline.com (PCLN) NewsBite - Downgrade Drags Down Priceline.com2 May 2008
Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) opened at 128.60. So far today, the stock has hit a low of 122.87 and a high of 129.40. PCLN is now trading at 126.56, down 1.67 (-1.30%). The stock hit its 52 week high of 134.99 in May and set its 52 week low …
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What's up with PCLN? 135 this morning. Now 125.
What's up with PCLN? 135 this morning. Now 125.
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rewarding return. bullish forecast (PCLN, rated BUY)
Priceline.com, Inc. ( PCLN ), a well-known online travel company, is a Focus List stalwart that has delivered a very rewarding 406% return since being added to the portfolio in November 2005. The company is set to release results for …
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Canaccord: Buy CTRP; Hold PCLN, EXPE; Sell OWW
Canaccord Adams analyst Domenic LaCava this morning picked up coverage of the online travel sector, setting a Buy rating on Ctrip.com (CTRP), Hold ratings on Priceline (PCLN) and Expedia (EXPE) and a Sell on Orbitz (OWW). …
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NVDA - Post 1 of a Financial Research Project
So the current leader of the financial bloggers stock picking contest is Smarty with 100% allocation to Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). In the first two (2) day of this competition, the stock was up more than 9% from the close of April 2008. …
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Trading Radar 5/8: NVIDIA (NVDA), Fortress (FIG), Nasdaq (NDAQ),…7 May 2008
StreetInsider Trading Radar: Before Market Opens: Economics: 8:30 AM ET. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended May 3 - Street expects a claim of up 375K jobs. Earnings: Fortress Investment Group (NYSE: FIG) - consensus EPS $0.14, …
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NVIDIA Corporation (up 2.60 percent, NVDA) is showing sign of …
Up 2.60% today. The stock has recovered 30.2% from its recent low price of 17.31 which occurred on 17-Mar-2008. The current price is above the 50 day moving average of 19.9. Sustained move above the average could signal development of …
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Pre- Earnings Analysis on NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA)
NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) is scheduled to report earnings after the market close on May 8th. Playing a stock pre-earnings based on a technical set up is not highly recommended, but a strong technical set up going into earnings should …
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Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA): Cautious on the stock at this stage …
Goldman Sachs comments on Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) ahead of quarterly results (May saying both their checks and the recently released Mercury Research data suggest little upside to the current quarter, with slight headwinds from notebook …
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NVIDIA Reports Results for First Quarter Fiscal 20092 hours ago
SANTA CLARA, CA—MAY 8, 2008—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the world leader in visual computing technologies, today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended April 27, 2008.
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Stock Pick: Nvidia (NVDA)
NVIDIA Corporation makes graphics cards for computers domestically and internationally. I have been a fan of NVDA for a couple of years now. They have become the leader in graphics cards amongst gamers and keep coming out with better …
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Stock Pick: Nvidia (NVDA)3 May 2008
Nvidia looks to do well with a double bottom chart pattern and pristine balance sheet.
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NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) is a BUY
BUY rating on NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) Start Price: $22.52 Start Date: 05/03/2008.
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Option Update: Nvidia May straddle priced for 9% share price move …
NVDA May 22.5 straddle is priced at $2.25, June 22.5 is at $3.45. NVDA June option implied volatility of 56 is near its 26-week average according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price risk after EPS. …
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