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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Scotts, Pilgrim's Pride and Avis slide on tough conditions	Filed under: Earnings reportsWhile Scotts Miracle Gro Co. (NYSE: SMG) Monday blamed a slow start to spring and recalls for a drop in second-quarter profits, Pilgrims Pride Corp. (NYSE: PPC) said its second-quarter loss widened due to rising feed costs and a restructuring charge. And analysts expect lower consumer spending on leisure travel and a drop in business travel to drag on Avis Budget Group Inc. (NYSE: CAR) first-quarter results when it reports on Tuesday. Discounting charges, Marysville...	May 05, 2008
Sirius and XMSR (Shit Squared) Still Kicking… But Why? AND Other Busted Trends	My site redesign goes live next week and I have been looking through my archives for some of my personal favorite posts and Wallstrip’s . Thank goodness for tagging. It’s been a while (October 2006) since I visited two stocks I think go to zero (XMSR and SIRI) . They get less relevant everyday that iTunes and iPods exist. Furthermore, internet services like BlogTalkRadio which are global, open (think NFL network and the 60 year old Howard Stern whitelabelling this service and con...	March 13, 2008
Fast Money	Word On The StreetWATCH THE VIDEO HEREFinerman's Valentine TradesFinerman offered up some trade ideas that are a direct play off of Valentine's Day trends. She picked Estee Lauder (EL), Procter & Gamble (PG) and Allergan (AGN). Snap-On Inc CEO InterviewWATCH THE VIDEO HERELove/Scorn TradeThe "Fast Money" traders gave out their stock picks they love and hate. Finerman loves Flowserve (FLS) and hates Home Depot (HD). Adami loves MasterCard (MA) and hates Dell (DELL). Macke loves McDonald's (MC...	February 15, 2008
The UFO Stock Portfolio	If you have nothing to do during the July 4 weekend, why not head on down to Roswell, New Mexico and check out the Roswell UFO Festival taking place July 5-8, 2007. Do you realize that this is the 60th anniversary of the famous Roswell UFO incident? Since I couldn't find any recent financial data for UFO Incorporated, Martian Limited, or Alien Corp., I decided to use the Roswell UFO Festival sponsors to build a UFO portfolio.The Roswell UFO portfolio sponsors are as follows:20th Century Fox Film...	July 03, 2007
Fast Money Recap & Review	Top 3 - Will You Merge With Me, Smooth Sailing For Oracle and Chartology: GoldTiffany & Company's (TIF) shares went up with news that LVMH Moet Hennessy (LVMUY) may buy the company. A grand plan to restructure TIF may be in the works from Nelson Peltz who owns a 5% stake in the company. Najarian thinks Peltz is the reason for the surge. Macke is not convinced of a buyout but he thinks getting long on TIF is the right move. Adami talked about how the global economy is propelled by the rich an...	June 26, 2007
Market Rumors 05/25	Market Rumors: Avis Budget Group (NYSE: CAR): FT.com's Mergermarket, says an investment bank is presenting a sale to private equity firms Peru Copper Inc. (AMEX: CUP): Entered into an exclusivity agreement with a third party regarding a potential transaction which may involve the acquisition of the Company or other material transactions United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI): Takeover talk. In April, the company said it would explore a broad range of strategic alternatives to maximize shareh...	May 25, 2007
Pay as You Go: Wright Express Corp. (WXS)	Wright Express Corp. (WXS) is a South Portland, Maine based payment processing and information management firm catering to corporate and government U.S. vehicle fleets. WXS tracks detailed transaction information for its customers' fleets. The company gathers its information by tracking 180,000 fuel and vehicle maintenance locations. Formally a subsidiary of Cendant Corp., now Avis Budget Group (CAR), WXS spun-off on February 15, 2005 and is now a constituent in the Clear Spin-Off Index (CLRSO),...	March 04, 2007
Today's Earnings Call Transcripts	Here is a list of earnings call transcripts you'll find on Seeking Alpha this week. You can find the latest transcripts here. To sponsor a transcript please email Zack Miller at Zack@SeekingAlpha.com or call him at (203) 285-8767. More about sponsoring transcripts here. Today's Transcripts JC Penney (JCP) (Sponsorship Available) Williams (WMB) (Sponsorship Available) PG & E (PCG) (Sponsorship Available) Agnico-Eagle (AEM) (Sponsorship Available) Pan American Silver (PAAS) (Sponsorship Av...	February 22, 2007
Jim Cramer's Lightning Round	BullishWalt Disney (DIS), Nike Inc (NKE), Under Armour Inc (UA), Safeway Inc (SWY), Caremark RX Inc (CMX), Express Scripts (ESRX), RBC Bearings (ROLL), Amerisafe Inc (AMSF), Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR), AutoNation Inc (AN), IAC Interactive (NASDAQ:IACI), Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG), Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc (HMIN) and Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE).BearishThe Finish Line Inc (FINL) and Whole Foods Market Inc (WFMI)....	February 09, 2007
Avis/Budget	Avis/Budget (CAR), the discarded remnants of conglomerate Cendant, is being given away!Why, you ask?First, the company is by far the least sexy of the four former Cendant businesses: rental cars and trucks. And the co is a small cap. With a $1.8 billion market cap it is the smallest piece of the Cendant pie and the most likely to be sold indiscriminately. They did a 1 for 10 reverse after the breakup...so many folks ended up with 100 shares or less. Given 100 shares or less of a company you didn...	September 26, 2006

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