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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Jim Cramer’s Lightning Round & Sudden Death	Lightning Round Bullish Oceaneering International (OII), FMC Corp (FMC), Core Labs (CLB), HJ Heinz (HNZ), Sony (SNE), Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA). Bearish Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), HNI Corp (HNI), Teradyne (TER), Allied Capital (ALD), Accuray Incorporated (ARAY), Apple (AAPL), and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG). Sudden Death Cramer was bearish on LB Foster (FSTR), North American Galvanizing (NGA) and Evergreen Solar (ESLR). Get the scoop on tomorrow’s hottest trade ideas – TODAY! BeaconEquity....	June 16, 2008
Analyst initiations: ALD, ZIXI and SPLS	Filed under: Analyst reports, Staples Inc (SPLS), Analyst initiationsMOST NOTEWORTHY: Allied Capital, ZIX Corp and Staples were today's noteworthy initiations: Oppenheimer believes Allied Capital's (NYSE:ALD) dividend is sustainable and that the equity portion of its portfolio will drive outsized returns once market conditions return to normalcy. Shares were initiated with a Perform rating. ThinkPanmure believes ZIX Corp (NASDAQ:ZIXI) has a large opportunity in e-prescribing encryp...	June 12, 2008
Friday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesTrans World (TWMC)- B. Riley & Co Neutral » Buy Viacom (VIA)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform Old Second Bancorp Inc. (OSBC)- Sandler O'Neill Sell » Hold Capital Bank Corporation (CBKN)- FTN Midwest Neutral » Buy ON Semiconductor (ONNN)- Canaccord Adams Hold » Buy Wachovia (WB)- Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral F5 Networks (FFIV)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform Allied Capital (ALD)- BB&T Capital Mkts Hold » Buy B...	May 09, 2008
Book review: Fooling Some of the People All of the Time	Filed under: Scandals, BooksOf the 50+ business-related books I read each year, maybe 15 were worth reading, in retrospect. Then another five of those are memorable -- in a good year. Hedge fund manager David Einhorn's book Fooling Some of the People All of the Time leapfrogs both of those categories, and establishes itself as a classic of business writing. The story behind the book is intriguing. It's actually amazing that it ever got published, and tremendous credit should be given to Wiley f...	May 03, 2008
David Einhorn lashes out at the SEC	Filed under: Law, Scandals39-year old David Einhorn runs a hedge fund with assets under management of $5 billion, but he isn't content with that. Today's Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) on his new book, Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story, detailing his public crusade against Allied Capital (NYSE: ALD), which he has accused of fraudulent accounting. Mr. Einhorn is short the stock.In the book, he also lashes out at the SEC, which has been the target ...	April 28, 2008
Analyst initiations: EQT, ALD and AHG	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst initiationsMOST NOTEWORTHY: Equitable Resources, Allied Capital and Apria Healthcare were today's noteworthy initiations: RBC Capital is positive on Equitable Resources' (NYSE:EQT) Appalachian Basin exposure and valuation. Shares were started with an Outperform rating and $78 target. Morgan Keegan views Allied Capital's (NYSE:ALD) valuation and outlook as attractive, starting shares with an Outperform rating. Credit Suisse assumed Apria Health...	April 17, 2008
Thursday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesNucor (NUE)- Longbow Neutral » Buy Comp Siderurgica (SID)- Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy Airmedia (AMCN)- Lehman Brothers Equal-weight » Overweight Pinnacle Finl (PNFP)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Movado Group (MOV)- Morgan Joseph Hold » Buy BOK Financial (BOKF)- Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Neutral » Buy Diodes (DIOD)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform Trina Solar (TSL)- Friedman Billings Underperform » Mkt PerformDowngradesPennant Investment (...	April 17, 2008
Analyst initiations: NVDA, ENTR and CLF	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst initiationsMOST NOTEWORTHY: Nvidia, Entropic Comm and Cleveland Cliffs were today's noteworthy initiations: Piper initiated Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) with a Neutral rating and $23 target and believes the rate at which the company gained market share over the past two years is unsustainable. The firm expects EPS deceleration over the next few years. Piper believes Entropic Comm (NASDAQ: ENTR) is a key benefactor from the general adoption of high def...	March 03, 2008
Blackstone Expedites IPO Date (BX)	Blackstone Group LP (BX-NYSE) is now expecting to price its IPO on this Thursday evening for a Friday trade date, one week earlier than originally planned. The company has apparently ended the road show on more than enough demand for its shares. The good news is that this means all that negative publicity and all of the preemptive tax issues are not killing the stock. This is also probably to stem all of the pre-IPO coverage around the company itself rather a key individual who...	June 19, 2007
Blackstone IPO Terms Set	The Blackstone Group L.P. has set its IPO terms for its 133,333,334 million limited partnership units in an initial range of $29.00 to $31.00 per unit. These are units rather than 'shares' because of the limited partner structure. Its units will trade under the ticker "BX"on the New York Stock Exchange. This also sets the final terms with the People's Republic of China's "State Investment Company" prior $3 billion stake of non-voting common units at a purcha...	June 04, 2007

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