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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
1.5 Million Australian Students Dump Outlook/Exchange For Gmail	Google just took away one of the world’s largest Outlook/Exchange installations for 1.5 million students at Australian schools, and replaced it with Gmail. More information is here. The cost savings are substantial. The Outlook/Exchange platform involved a AU$33 million contract and took four years to go live, although it’s unclear why it took so long. The Gmail/Google Apps rollout, which is being completed by subcontractors, will cost just $9.5 million and should be live by the end ...	June 23, 2008
Pre-Market Volume Spike: GOLD & GOLD STOCKS	Gold is being pounded this morning after the dollar has recovered against the Yen and other currencies. Many of the gold producers and gold bug related stocks are taking it on the chin on active volume in pre-market trading. ETF: SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) down 2.45% at $86/.77 on 692,000 shares at 8:44 AMEST. Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE: GFI) down 2.87% at $10.83 on 121,000 shares at 8:44 AM EST. AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE: AU) down 3.7% at $28.85 on 54,000 shares at 8:46 AM EST. Other major...	June 23, 2008
Analyst downgrades: MOT, MF and ACOR	Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Motorola (MOT), Nucor Corp (NUE)MOST NOTEWORTHY: Motorola, MF Global and Acorda Therapeutics were today's noteworthy downgrades: Piper Jaffray downgraded shares of Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to Sell from Neutral after their June channel checks indicated continued market share losses in the company's North American handset business. Keefe Bruyette downgraded shares of MF Global (NYSE: MF) to Market Perform from Outperform on the anticipated di...	June 23, 2008
AUO: AU Optronics Should Display Strong Returns	My latest column is up at RealMoney. In a normal economy, shares of Au Optronics (AUO) would be rising as fast as the company’s sales. Instead, sales and cash flow are zooming, and the company has been topping estimates by a wide margin, but shares keep moving sideways and now trade for less than 5 times projected EPS. In time, look for shares to catch up with the growth metrics. AU Optronics makes thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels and other flat-panel displays, ...	June 16, 2008
Wednesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesFirst Horizon (FHN)- Fox Pitt In Line » Outperform Wal-Mart (WMT)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform Barrick Gold (ABX)- CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform Randgold Resources (GOLD)- HSBC Securities Neutral » Overweight Scotiabank (BNS)- RBC Capital Mkts Underperform » Sector Perform DowngradesLittelfuse (LFUS)- William Blair Outperform » Mkt Perform Brookfield Asset Mngmt (BAM)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Underperform AU ...	June 04, 2008
Tech expert tunes in to LCD makers	Filed under: International markets, China, Newsletters, Corning Inc (GLW), Stocks to BuyTechnology sector specialist Mark Mowrey sees upside in two stocks poised to benefit from increased LCD TV sales. Here, the editor of The Prudent Speculator TechValue Report looks at AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO) and Corning (NYSE: GLW). "Showing big gains in the world of video, LCD TV panel maker AU Optronics reported revenue of $4.5 billion in its first quarter, marking a 12.1% quarter-over-quarter decline that...	May 22, 2008
Atticus Capital Q1 13F Shows New 8M Share Stake in Visa (V), Firm Also Likes Gold Stocks (AU, NEM, GFI)	Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Insider+Trades/Atticus+Capital+Q1+13F+Shows+New+8M+Share+Stake+in+Visa+%28V%29%2C+Firm+Also+Likes+Gold+Stocks+%28AU%2C+NEM%2C+GFI%29/3661616.html for the full story....	May 16, 2008
Corning: RBC Upgrades; Glass Demand Strengthening	Corning (GLW) shares are modestly higher today after RBC Capital’s Mark Sue today raised his rating on the maker of LCD display glass to Outperform from Sector Perform. His price target goes to $26 from $30. “In our view, the demand outlook for Corning’s display glass continues to strengthen, driven by increased global penetration and the move toward larger screen sizes,” he writes. Sue says checks indicate “healthy” retail sales for flat panel TVs in the U.S...	April 08, 2008
Fast Money	Word on the StreetWORD ON THE STREET VIDEOHow To Trade This MarketAfter a few days conservative strategy should not be abandoned according to Macke. Stocks should be sold into rallies and bought on dips. No one ever lost money taking a little profit. They should not be sold anytime the tape is green. A small percentage of gains should be taken off to maintain exposure but discipline is needed and bottom fishing shouldn't be done. He said hope for the best but prepare for the worst.$4 Gas T...	March 24, 2008
Analyst initiations: MO, AUO, GSI and SQNM	Filed under: Analyst reports, Altria Group (MO), Analyst initiationsMOST NOTEWORTHY: AU Optronics, General Steel and Sequenom were today's noteworthy initiations: Jefferies initiated AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO) with a Buy rating and $25 target and believes LCD trends will be healthy in 2008 despite a soft economy. General Steel (NYSE: GSI) shares were started at Merriman with a Buy rating, as the firm believes strong demand for steel in China should last for years and finds the valuat...	March 20, 2008

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