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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Option Update: DirecTV volatility low as shares near four year high	Filed under: OptionsDirecTV (NYSE: DTV) closed at $27.02 Friday. Deutsche Bank raised its price target on DTV to $36 and says: "we expect continued strong top-line growth, operating leverage, lower capex, and aggressive repurchases and a resolution of its control issues." DTV over all option implied volatility of 32 is below its 26-week average of 37 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.c...	May 12, 2008
Earnings highlights: Anadarko, Disney, Coors, Unilever, Activision, Marvel and others	Filed under: Earnings reports, Walt Disney (DIS), Activision Inc (ATVI), Symantec Corp (SYMC), Goldcorp Inc (GG), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Unilever ADR (UL), Marvel Entertainment (MVL)Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Activision Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) posted stellar results on the popularity of Guitar Hero and Transformers. Airgas Inc. (NYSE: ARG) beat Q4 estimtates with record earnings and raised its guidance. Amkor Technolog...	May 10, 2008
Direct TV (DTV) Surging	In October I wrote a post about Direct TV (DTV) and said "at $26 shares are fairly priced...should they dip to $20 again, you have a great buying opportunity". Well, in Jan. 2008 they did just that and are up 35% since then. After recent results, shares have even more upside. Back in October the jist of my post was that the scope of HD offerings from Direct TV vs cable would bring in scores of new customers. Since then, the company has dropped the price of the HD DVR it sells from $399 t $199 ...	May 08, 2008
Friday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesLSI Logic (LSI)- Caris & Company Average » Above Average Apple (AAPL)- Morgan Keegan Underperform » Mkt Perform Southwest Bancorp (OKSB)- FTN Midwest Neutral » Buy True Religion (TRLG)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform QLT Inc (QLTI)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform Everest Re (RE)- Citigroup Hold » Buy RF Micro Device (RFMD)- Jefferies & Co Hold » Buy Level 3 (LVLT)- Merriman Curhan Ford Sell » Neutral Zions Bancorp (ZION)- R...	April 25, 2008
Analyst downgrades: EGP, TTWO and CLMT	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, XM Satellite Radio (XMSR)MOST NOTEWORTHY: EastGroup Properties, Take-Two and Calumet Specialty were today's noteworthy downgrades: After EastGroup (NYSE:EGP) reported slightly higher-than-expected Q1 FFO per share, Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy on valuation. However, the firm still believes that the company's business model and dividend fundamentals are well-positioned. Citigroup downgraded Take...	April 24, 2008
Zoran (ZRAN) Soars on Outlook	Aaron Katsman www.IsraelNewsletter.com At IOI we are not in the business of making fun of analysts who actually take a stand before an earnings report and tell investors what they think, even if they are wrong. In fact we applaud the move. It’s not very helpful to upgrade or downgrade a stock after earnings when the stock has already moved one way or another. Was it helpful to know that Google (GOOG) was upgraded this past Friday morning after the company blew past earnings and was up $70...	April 22, 2008
Can cable stocks get back in vogue?	Filed under: Industry, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA), Verizon Communications (VZ), Time Warner Cable (TWC)The Wall Street Journal suggests that cable stocks, which have sold off sharply over the last three quarters, might now be a good investment. That is probably wrong. The paper says that "while cable stocks lately have bounced from bottoms hit earlier this year, they still are trading at 10-year lows along several key metrics." But, cable has never had so m...	April 03, 2008
Over-the Air-Broadcasting Is Alive and Well	The Association of Public Television Stations released a new survey last week that finds “more than half of over-the-air consumers prefer free broadcast television after the DTV transition.” The survey also declares the transition from analog broadcasts to digital is getting much more attention and consumer awareness of the impending switch has now increased to 76.4%....	March 25, 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
DirecTV: Satellite Launch Postponed Indefinitely	SeaLaunch has postponed a planned launch of a DirecTV (DTV) satellite “to study an issue.” SeaLaunch is a joint venture owned by Boeing (BA), RSC-Energia of Moscow; Aker ASA of Oslo; and SDO Yuzhnoye/PO Yuzhmash of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. TVPredictions.com reports that the launch could be rescheduled for next week. The new satellite is intended to expand DirecTV’s ability to broadcast channels in high def. Earlier today, I noted that a new satellite launched for DISH Network (...	March 17, 2008

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