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Navteq, Tele Atlas Slide; Worries On Closing Map Deals	Investors have become nervous about the pending acquisitions of digital map companies Navteq (NVT) and TeleAtlas (TA.AS). Navteq, which in October agreed to a $78-a-share bid from Nokia (NOK), is down sharply. Amsterdam-listed Tele Atlas, which is awaiting regulatory approval for its pending acquisition by TomTom (TOM2.AS), has likewise taken a significant hit. There seem to be two issues at play here. One, there are concerns about weakness in the personal navigation device market. Both TomTom a...	April 11, 2008
Option Update: Navteq volatility elevated into EC review	Filed under: Nokia Corp. (NOK), OptionsNavteq (NYSE: NVT) closed at $69.70. The European Commission said it opened an investigation into NOK's planned $8.1 billion buyout of NVT. NVT agreed to be purchased by Nokia (NYSE: NOK) on Oct. 1 for $78 cash. NVT is a global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation. The EU has until August 8 to decide on the NOK-NVT deal according to the WSJ. NVT overall option implied volatility 33 is above its 23-week avera...	March 31, 2008
Garmin: Something’s Up, Maybe, Or Maybe Just Down With Navteq, Tele-Atlas	Rumors passing here and there today suggest portable navigation device (PND) maker Garmin (GRMN) may have a deal in the works with Nokia (NOK) for global positioning system-enabled handheld devices. I checked in with analyst Jeff Rath of Canaccord Adams who covers Garmin and while he’s heard the rumors but has nothing specific on them, he offered some intelligent speculation and pointed to something more interesting from a stock perspective. Garmin may be benefitting from the fact that the...	March 24, 2008
EU Reportedly Intensifying Probe Of Nokia/Navteq Deal	The European Commission, the regulatory arm of the European Union, is planning to deeper its investigation into Nokia’s (NOK) pending $8.1 billion acquisition of Navteq (NVT), according to Dow Jones Newswires, which cites “three people familiar with the deal.” ...	March 12, 2008
EU Reportedly Intensifying Probe Of Nokia/Navteq Deal	The European Commission, the regulatory arm of the European Union, is planning to deeper its investigation into Nokia’s (NOK) pending $8.1 billion acquisition of Navteq (NVT), according to Dow Jones Newswires, which cites “three people familiar with the deal.” The concern, the story says, is shrinking competition in the market for GPS devices. The Commission is already conducting an in-depth probe of TomTom’s pending bid for Tele Atlas. According to the DJ story, the conc...	March 12, 2008
Jim Cramer's Lightning Round & Sudden Death	BullishNYSE Euronext (NYX), Arch Coal Inc. (ACI), Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU), First Solar Inc. (FSLR), National-Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV), Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW), The Bear Steans Company Inc. (BSC) and Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ).BearishGameStop Corp. (GME), Level 3 Communications Inc. (LVLT), NAVTEQ Corporation (NVT) and Activision Inc. (ATVI).Sudden DeathBullishHologic Inc. (HOLX), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (CBI)....	February 11, 2008
Garmin: Morgan Stanley Again Calls for Rally	Morgan Stanley is yet again out positive on Garmin (NASDAQ:GRMN), saying they believe that Garmin can rally from oversold levels, potentially reaching $80-85 near term. NAVTEQ results should be positive for Garmin as NVT saw revenue upside driven by PND volumes (NVT provides almost all of Garmin’s maps). ...	February 07, 2008
What Is Nokia Thinking? Navteq Bid Makes No Sense	From the beginning I was confused about Nokia's (NOK) bid for Navteq (NVT). I am still confused....	October 17, 2007
Navteq-Nokia Deal Will Likely Require CFIUS Notification	With respect to a potential Exon-Florio review of the NAVTEQ Corp. (NVT) - Nokia Corp. (NOK) merger, as this deal will intersect with the FINSA which goes into effect on October 24, there is clearly a strong chance that the companies will notify the CFIUS in this particular case....	October 11, 2007
Through The Fly's Eyes: Garmin	Larry Schutts is a contributing editor for Theflyonthewall.com and the Vice-President of Stockwinners.com.Garmin: Following A Positive Trading ChannelWhen it comes to global positioning system hardware, there is a firm in the Cayman Islands that can tell you just where you stand.Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) manufactures products enabled by global positioning system technology. The firm's Consumer segment offers instruments used in automotive navigation, general recreation and business applications. The A...	October 09, 2007

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