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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Hilton Two Track Governance	Hilton Hotels (NYSE:HLT) is in the process of being absorbed by Blackstone (NYSE:BX) The transaction is scheduled to close sometime in the fourth quarter of 2007. The deal is not subject to financing. The legal machine is probably chugging away to close the deal. Lots of paper work of course. Hilton has recommended of course.Hilton has decided to cancel their upcoming conference call. The assumption must be why bother with a done deal. The last conference call had technical glitches which were n...	July 19, 2007
TODAY'S UPGRADES / DOWNGRADES	Here are this mornings analyst callsUPGRADES:Intl Speedway ISCA AG Edwards Sell » Hold Discover Financial Services DFS Calyon Securities Sell » Neutral Colonial Properties CLP BMO Capital Markets Underperform » Market Perform Micron MU WR Hambrecht Hold » Buy Allscripts MDRX Caris & Company Above Average » Buy Vulcan Materials VMC Matrix Research Hold » Buy Rosetta Resources ROSE Matrix Research Buy » Strong Buy Strayer Education STRA Citigroup Sell » Hold ...	July 11, 2007
Through The Fly's Eyes: FedEx Corp	from Laurie Pasternack of Theflyonthewall.comCould FedEx Be Next?Absolutely, positively no one's safe. Take the article in the current (July 9th) Barron's, which points a finger at FedEx (FDX).Barron's reports that because of its turnaround potential and modest valuation, FedEx could become a private equity target. Currently, the stock is valued at about six times expected FY08 earnings before EBITDA, and has an enterprise value of nearly $35B. Sources speculate that FedEx could attract a privat...	July 09, 2007
Today's Upgrades / Downgrades	Here are today's early analyst calls. UPGRADES:National Financial Partners NFP Lehman Brothers Underweight » Overweight Regal-Beloit RBC KeyBanc Capital Mkts / McDonald Buy » Aggressive Buy Walgreen WAG Matrix Research Buy » Strong Buy ScanSource SCSC Matrix Research Hold » Buy Virage Logic VIRL Needham & Co Hold » Buy ISIS Pharm ISIS Needham & Co Buy » Strong Buy Terex TEX Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform Astec Industries ASTE Robert W. Baird Neutral �...	July 09, 2007
Jim Cramer's Lightning Round & Sudden Death	BullishOnyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ONXX), The Kroger Co. (KR), Baidu.com (BIDU), Given Imaging (GIVN), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), Omniture Inc. (OMTR) and Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD).BearishGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), Coleman Cable (CCIX), Hilton Hotels Corporation (HLT), AG Edwards (AGE), Spartan Stores (SPTN), Netease.com (NTES), Bentley Pharmaceuticals (BNT) and Six Flags Inc. (SIX).WATCH THE LIGHTNING ROUND VIDEO HERESudden DeathBullishYamana Gold I...	July 06, 2007
Today's Upgrades / Downgrades	Here are the late Thursday and early Friday calls UPGRADES:BP BP Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy Union Drilling UDRL Bear Stearns Underperform » Peer Perform Raymond James RJF Wachovia Mkt Perform » Outperform Overseas Shipholding OSG JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight Royal Dutch Shell RDS.A Deutsche Securities Hold » BuyMagna MGA JMP Securities MktPerform » Mkt Outperform Parker Drilling PKD Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform Tecumseh Prods TECUA Robert W. B...	July 06, 2007
"Fast Money" Picks for Friday	In tonight’s Final Trade the guys recommend the best US companies exposed to global growth. These are not really "tomorrows trades" so I will not included toiday's results in the tracking. Based on the show, these are more investments. Jeff Macke recommends Intel (INTC) because the world needs computers.Pete Najarian likes Peabody Energy (BTU) as a coal play.Guy Adami prefers Caterpillar (CAT) because heavy equipment is needed to get commodities out of the ground.Eric Bolling says Hewlett-P...	July 06, 2007
Pre-Market Analyst Calls (July 6, 2007)	BP raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.BRG raised target at Deutsche Bank.CACH started as Neutral at JP Morgan.DCEL cut to Hold at Jefferies.HLT downgraded at Jefferies, Citigroup, and at Susquehanna.MSFT cut estimates at D.A. Davidson.OSG raised to Overweight at JP Morgan.PPDI reiterated outperform at Baird.RJF raised to Outperform at Wachovia.RDS.A raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.UDRL raised to Peer Perform at Bear Stearns. Jon C. OggJuly 6, 2007 Jon Ogg can be reached at jonogg@247wallst....	July 06, 2007
Hilton Break Fees	Hilton Hotels Corp. (NYSE:HLT) announced that it would pay Blackstone (NYSE:BX) $560 million if it receives a better offer and terminates a takeover agreement with the private equity company. Blackstone, who is buying Hilton for about $20 billion plus debt, would pay Hilton $660 million if it backs out of the deal.Break-up fees are supposedly customary in takeovers and are written into the deal to ensure the two sides develop tunnel vision and remember to close the transaction. In this case Blac...	July 06, 2007
Market Rumors 07/05	Market Rumors: Hotel Stocks: Takeover speculation in the group after Blackstone's (NYSE: BX) deal to acquire Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) at a hefty premium. Stocks: Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT), Marriott International Inc. (NYSE: MAR), Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE: CHH), FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (NYSE: FCH), Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. (NYSE: SHO), InterContinental Hotels (N...	July 05, 2007

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