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Cohen's SAC Boosts Stake in Invitrogen (IVGN) to 6.9%	In an amended 13D filing after the close on Invitrogen Corp. (Nasdaq: IVGN), Steven Cohen's SAC Capital disclosed a 6.9% (6,171,830 shares) stake in the company. This is up from the 5.2% stake Cohen showed in the original 13D filing in July.In the original filing, SAC said, "Based on the information that is publicly available, the Reporting Persons are supportive of the proposed merger with Applera (NYSE: ABI)."In June, Invitrogen agreed to acquire Applera's Applied Biosystems Group (NYSE: ABI)...	July 29, 2008
Analyst downgrades: VZ, T, IVGN, GE, OMX, RYAAY, WBMD	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, General Electric (GE), AT and T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), OfficeMax Inc (OMX)MOST NOTEWORTHY: Verizon, AT&T, Invitrogen and General Electric were today's noteworthy downgrades: UBS downgraded Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) to Neutral from Buy citing the weak economy and increased wireless competition. Banc of America downgraded shares of Invitrogen (NASDAQ: IVGN) to Neutral from Buy as the company...	June 16, 2008
Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UPGRADESInvitrogen (IVGN)- First Analysis Sec Equal-Weight » Overweight Hercules Offshore (HERO)- CapitalOne southcoast Neutral » Add Apollo Group (APOL)- First Analysis Sec Equal-Weight » Overweight Yahoo! (YHOO)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Continental Air (CAL)- Soleil Hold » Buy Partner Comms (PTNR)- UBS Neutral » Buy Yahoo! (YHOO)- Soleil Sell » Hold Petro-Canada (PCZ)- Banc of America Sec Neutral » Buy Old Dominion (ODFL)- Robert W. Baird Neutral ...	June 15, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE Apple Talk Najarian mentioned that the market ignored Apple (AAPL) 4% slide today. He feels the stock is falling because rumors are swirling that CEO Steve Jobs has some health issue. Macke said if Jobs leaves for any reason Apple is in big trouble. Microsoft Aftermath The traders spoke with Jeff Lindsay of Stanford Bernstein about the news that Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) merger talks have completely fallen apart. Lindsay says the big loser is Yahoo and ...	June 12, 2008
Downwared Volume Surge: Invitrogen (IVGN, ABI)	Invitrogen Corp. (NASDAQ: IVGN) is seeing a surge in trading volume this morning, and the reason is a $6.7 Billion acquisition of Applera’s Applied Biosystems Group (NYSE: ABI). We have already seen over 650,000 shares trade hands at 9:20 AM EST and the average daily volume is 1.3 million shares. Shares are down right around $39.00 pre-market, while the 52-week trading range is $35.12 to $49.58....	June 12, 2008
AT &T and Numerex may benefit from switch to wireless alarm systems	Filed under: AT and T (T)ABI Research says that security alarms are switching over from land line phones to wireless carriers, and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), along with a few companies that specialize in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, is poised to benefit. ABI Research named Aeris, Jasper Wireless, Numerex and KORE Telematics as being key players in this field. The only one of those that's traded is Numerex Corp. (NASDAQ: NMRX). ABI Research says that last year there were 2.5 million w...	June 05, 2008
Cohen's SAC Discloses 5.1% Stake in Applied Bio (ABI); Wants Celera Seperated, CEO Gone and All Options Explored	In a 13D filing after the close Friday on Applied Biosystems (NYSE: ABI), Steven Cohen's SAC Capital disclosed a 5.1% stake (8,604,018 shares) in the company. SAC showd a 222,357 share stake at the quarter ended 12/31/07.In the filing, SAC disclosed that in March 2008 they sent a letter to the company's non-management directors expressing its continued support for the separation of the company's Celera Group. SAC also encouraged the Board of Directors to take action to ensure that (1) excess cos...	April 28, 2008
Competition Looms, and Garmin Shares Stall	Has Garmin Ltd. driven off the road? The Nuvi 250, by Garmin. (Garmin.com) Shares of the navigational-device maker hit a 52-week low in trading Thursday after comments by Chief Financial Officer Kevin Rauckman, who said gross margins from the firm’s PND business would fall below 40% for 2008. In part, the economy is to blame. But the larger story may be that Garmin, which enjoys significant brand recognition in the industry, is falling victim to commoditization of its product. Nokia ...	April 03, 2008
Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UPGRADESSunpower (SPWR)= Janco Partners Accumulate » Buy THQ Inc (THQI )=Janco Partners Accumulate » Buy Elizabeth Arden (RDEN)= Wedbush Morgan Hold » Buy AVX Corp (AVX)= AmTech Research Sell » Buy Canadian Natrl Res (CNQ)= CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform XL Capital (XL)= Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Centurytel (CTL)= Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Astoria Fincl (AF)= Stifel Nicolaus Sell » Hold Ctrip.com (CTRP )= Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy...	January 28, 2008
Earlybird Analyst Calls (June 25, 2007)	Stock Tickers: ABI, BBSI, BMY, CAP, CLUB, CVX, FCBP, GM, IPG, OMC, MIG, PER, PIR, SKH, SMSI, TRLG ABI raised to Outperform at Baird.BBSI raised to Strong Buy at JMP Securities.BMY raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.CAP started as Buy at Jefferies.CLUB cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.CVX raised to Buy at B of A.FCBP raised to Outperform at FBR. GM raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.IPG raised to Buy at B of A.MIG raised to Outperform at FBR.OMC raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.PER raised...	June 25, 2007

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