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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Cleveland-Cliffs Takeover	When a company is about to be taken over first leaks start, then people buy call options, then the stock runs and last the deal often happens anyway. If the deal falls apart or it never was going to happen the stocks don't seem to take a hit if the deal never happens. This pattern is arising in Clevenland-Cliffs (CLF). They are the largest supplier of iron ore pellets in North America. CLF is in talks with CVRD (RIO) according to a trade paper. This is the whisper which took the stock highe...	May 30, 2007
Largest $ Movers of Note - StreetInsider.com - 05/03/2007	UPWARD MOVERS: Hanson PLC (NYSE: HAN) +$16.50; HeidelbergCement said it is currently reviewing its options with respect to its interest in Hanson PLC (NYSE: HAN), including the possibility of seeking to acquire the Company. IPSCO Inc. (NYSE: IPS) +$8.85; Company to be Acquired By SSAB for U.S. $160 Per Share Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) +$5.46; Reports Q2 EPS of $0.38 ($0.54 ex-impact of the non-cash items) vs. consensus of $0.34. Revenues were $82.9 million vs. $76.5 mil...	May 03, 2007
Analyst downgrades 4-25-07: EAT, JBLU, LXK and THQI downgraded today	Filed under: Before the bell, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Bad news, Brinker Intl (EAT), JetBlue Airways (JBLU)MOST NOTEWORTHY: Today's more noteworthy downgrades included L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc (ID), THQ Inc (THQI), JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU), Brinker International, Inc (EAT) and Lexmark International, Inc (LXK): JP Morgan downgraded L-1 Identity Solutions (NYSE: ID) to Underweight from Neutral based on valuation. THQ Inc (NASDAQ: THQI) was cut to Neutral from Buy at Banc...	April 25, 2007
Pre-Market Stock News (April 24, 2007)	(AAPL) Apple’s ex-CFO is settling SEC accounting issues over backdating of options; ex-legal counsel is not settling and will fight the charges. (ATU) Actuant noted by Cramer as a private equity potential buyout target.(ALTR) Altera traded up 5% after posting $0.21 EPS vs $0.20e.(ALU) Alcatel Lucent says it expects an 8% revenue drop and expects a loss.(AMD) AMD is selling $1.8 Billion in senior convertible notes.(AMGN) Amgen trading up almost 1% despite soft earnings as it is reviewing cost s...	April 24, 2007
The Week of Buyout Picks (April 9-13, 2007)	Stock Tickers: GOOG, AQNT, VCLK, TFSM, MSFT, YHOO, TWX, SLM, NNI, FMD, MEDI, HAL, WHT, MEH, AAI, COT, IPS, PALM, DELL, NFI, BCE, AA, DOW, WYN, NDAQ, GFI, KR, ABN, BNI, DCX This week was a huge week for the all of the buyout investors and speculators. There were more ongoing discussions being reported in the media than you could imagine. In a world of private equity gone wild, its hard to not be a bit cynical on the raw number of these. This is also after Google (GOOG)...	April 14, 2007
Unusual Options Activity (APR 14, 2007)	Stock Tickers: EDS, ESRX, SLM, WFT, HAL, IPS, YHOO, MER, MEDI, MEDX, DNDN, AAPL Friday saw some strange options activity, but perhaps not as strange as in previous weeks. EDS (EDS) saw 11,675 contracts of the JUN07 $30 PUTS, which is highly unusual activity since its open interest was a mere 165 contracts. Express Scripts (ESRX) saw 1,761 contracts of its JAN08 $85.00 CALLS. Is someone hoping for a big action between now and then? With the mergers in the sector, anything is...	April 14, 2007
Rumor Friday (APR 13, 2007)	Stock Tickers: SLM, NNI, FMD, MEDI, HAL, WHT, MEH, AAI, COT, IPS, PALM, DELL, NFI, BCE, AA, DOW, WYN, NDAQ, GFI, KR, ABN, BNI, DCX What preceeds "Merger Monday"? The answer isn't really Sunday. It's "Rumor Friday," of course. This week we even heard about private equity guys admitting the deals are getting crazy because of the financing available. By the size of this list, you can tell that there is no way under the sun that these can all occur....	April 13, 2007
Largest $ Movers of Note - StreetInsider.com - 04/12/2007	UPWARD MOVERS: IPSCO Inc. (NYSE: IPS) +12.57; Confirmed today that it is currently in discussions that could lead to a potential acquisition of the Company. There can be no assurance that any transaction will occur, or as to the timing, structure or terms of any transaction. Advanced Magnetics (Nasdaq: AMAG) +$5.65; Announced positive results from two additional Phase III clinical trials of ferumoxytol as an intravenous (IV) iron replacement therapeutic MedImmune (Nasdaq: MEDI) +$4.53; Sa...	April 12, 2007
Option update 4-12-07: Ipsco, Raser Tech	Filed under: Major movement, Management, Competitive strategy, Citigroup Inc. (C), CIT Group (CIT), Research in Motion (RIMM), Washington Mutual (WM), OptionsIpsco Inc. (NYSE: IPS ) -- volatility up; indicates more Risk; release of discussions of acquisition. IPS, a low cost producer of energy tubular sans steel plate, is recently up $15 to $156.19. IPS says "it is currently in discussions that could lead to a potential acquisition of the company." IPS has a market cap of $6.9 billion with long-...	April 12, 2007
Full Analyst Research Summary (APR 3, 2007)	ABY cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.ADLS started as Outperform at Rodman & Renshaw.AGP raised to Outperform at Wachovia.ALLT cut to Sector Perform at RBC.ARBA started as Hold at WR Hambrecht.BOW cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.CBI raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.CIEN tgt raised to $37 at Credit Suisse.CNXT started as Hold at Jefferies.COH cut to Neutral at HSBC. CROX reitr Overweight at Thomas Weisel. CSG raised to Neutral at JPMorgan. DUK reinstated as Neutral at Credit Suisse (maybe yes...	April 03, 2007

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