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Crude-oil futures joined a broad commodities rally and jumped nearly 3% to
2007-11-07 00:00:00
“What a rally,” said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading. “What a difference a day makes. This volatility is enough to give you vertigo.” Crude supplies expected to drop “Crude oil has shown remarkable resiliency, as price corrections continue to be shallow and short-lived,” said John Kilduff, an analyst at MF Global, in a research ...
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Investors are most likely to succeed when they have developed a particular
2007-11-07 00:00:00
That framework includes: The capacity to be curious and puzzled The patience to investigate a company’s potential The ability to imagine what could go wrong with our decisions Creating a good fit between our investing style and our personality The capacity not to know The capacity for self-reflective awareness The ability to decenter Emotional discipline The capacity for optimal restraint The capacity to be ...
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Solar-Product Stocks Make Significant Gains on New Oil Price Record, Supply
2007-11-07 00:00:00
While oil prices and solar stocks don’t have an economic correlation, market psychology favors renewables when there are reminders of the “finite” nature of petroleum reserves, said Cowen and Co. alternative energy analyst Rob Stone. Oil prices have jumped 9 percent since the Energy Department on Wednesday reported that oil supplies dropped sharply during the ...
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On2 Technologies Inc. (ONT)’s Customers And Combination with Hantro D
2007-11-05 00:00:00
On2 has offices and partners in Finland, Germany, UK, Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea. Customers include Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Freescale, AMS, Atmel, Adobe/Macromedia (Flash video), AOL, Skype, Facebook, VideoEgg, Brightcove, Move Networks, and XM Satellite Radio. ‘Our combination with Hantro and its team emphasizes our commitment to bring high-quality video to any application or ...
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Stocks (Buy&Selling)Rating and Recommendation Page
2007-11-01 00:00:00
Attention :I just opened d new page for people to vote. There are three lists which provide a place for people to select the stock they are selling and stay away from it or the stock they are buying and will be hold for a while and third list is for people to report the stock ...
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Housing Slump, Oil Soar, Credit Market Meltdown, Crude Oil Woes VS. A Quart
2007-11-01 00:00:00
Housing Slump, Oil Soar , Credit Market Meltdown, Crude Oil Woes. Everything bad comes altogether, how would a quarter interest rate cut have a good impact on our economy? Lets see. “All bets are off if more systemic freeze-ups occur in various segments of global financial markets between now and then, spurred by evidence that the subprime-induced ...
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After DARA BioSciences Merger Wtih Point Therapeutics Inc. (POTP), Do You T
2007-11-01 00:00:00
Point will issue more shares in exchange for “acquiring” Dara. Go to the 8K that was filed on October 10 and read the merger agreement filed as an exhibit - it clearly specifies an EXCHANGE of Dara shares for Point shares. When all that is done, the Point shareholders will own 3.6% of the total ...
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WAITING( AND NOT WATING) TO TAKE AN INITIAL POSITION
2007-10-29 00:00:00
Consider a few examples that illustrate possible consequences of too much or too little patience. I once suggested to an investor, Jack, that he buy a stock when it was at $0.37. The stock more than doubled before falling back to its original recommendation price (its original recommendation price(and subsequently crashing) on concerns that the ...
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The Reason of People Are Hesitate To Buy Point Therapeutics Inc. (POTP)
2007-10-26 04:30:00
Point Thera peutics Inc. (POTP) has cut off 60% of workers at May 21,2007 because FDA puts hold on its talabostat clinical trial. POTP is now being considered as non-operation, shell company. Yes, it is. And that’s the reason why it is still stay and hardly move up. The completion of merger can fully fund its operation and continuous its drugs development. When we look at to its cash flow statement, the Operating Cash Flow= -23.63M and Levered Free Cash Flow=-17.21M but its Total Cash only has 3.59M. Fortunately its debt is 1k. Previously SEC also notified POTP its non-operation, shell status. And it request $400,000 to fund its operation from DARA and its not yet approval yet. Cash flows keep a company running, now POTP is not operating which indicate “nobody is working” maybe its too exaggerated to the way I said but in some level that makes investors lack of confidence of this firm. However, the completion of merger won’t too far away, since the non-operati...
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The Resevers Merger Deal Between Point Therapeutics Inc. (POTP) and DARA Bi
2007-10-25 18:00:00
Lets review something about the advatange of reverse merger: To become a public company quickly, one of the most expeditious routes is to acquire an existing public company, and merge a private company into it. Commonly referred to as a ‘Reverse Merger ’, taking a Company public this way is not new at all. Several nationally known, very successful and now large profitable companies got to be a public company by way of a reverse merger. The reverse merger process has been utilized by many successful and well known business people. The process has also been successfully used by those in the public securities profession. For example, early in 1996, Muriel Siebert, who made history on Wall Street, by becoming the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), took her brokerage firm public through a reverse merger with a liquidated publicly traded New York furniture business. These and other top business people realized that to become a public company quickl...
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DARA BioSciences, Inc.’s Pending Transition To Public Company Status
2007-10-25 13:54:00
DARA BioSciences, Inc. First time comfirmed its pending merger transition with Point Therapeutics. From the latest news: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/071025/clth02 5.html?.v=101 DARA give a sight to investors that the merger is currently in negotiation. Comparing to the one POTP announced itself about the merger deal, investors would have more confidence about this transition is real and appreantly heading the completion. It cleared out the uncertainties for investors and the stock would go up by today. DARA BioSciences, Inc. Announces New Board Chairman To Its Company For Public Company Status ” Steve Gorlin, Co-Founder of DARA, said, “Given his vast experience in the public and private business sectors as well as his clinical/scientific and business management knowledge, the Board of Directors felt Richard Franco was the natural selection to direct the future of DARA BioSciences.” Thomas W. D’Alonzo further commented, ” DARA BioSciences has an exciting ...
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Point Therapeutics Inc. (POTP) Takes Time To Make Progress And Release The
2007-10-24 18:59:00
Everyone has understand the firm needs time to make progress. And the news wouldn’t release everyday. Right now, the company is taking its steps to work on the merger deal with DARA. It takes time. Current price might be the last price below $1 before news come out. Remember, the company still stay with postitive sight, has the biliant prospect since it release two good news past two weeks. All you need is patient with it. If you miss the big swing this time, you will regrad to see it hits $1+,$2, and it wouldn’t take too long. I already emailed both DARA and POTP for more informations, I will post it the blog as soon as I have them. set your goal and watch it as it rockets. Dont look at this meaningless movement during this days.  I can understand people would nervous about the uncertainties about the firm and progress of mergers. But do not affect your mind with your emotion by looking recently small droping happened to POTP. Good luck You also might interested to rea...
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The Stock Market Declines, Point Therapeutics Inc. (POTP) Raises
2007-10-23 00:00:00
The market declines for various reasons which I have mentions at previous post: http://investment-blog.net/2007/10/22/sto ck-market-would-sharply-decline-this-week -with-disappointing-corporate-earning-and -shorts-are-out-of-controlsign/ Merger and Acquisition grab investors attention at this moment. And the shorts are not as active as they are in the health care firm, the product pipline results would drive them away. For this two reasons, Point Thera peutics Inc. is the one ...
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Point Therapeutics Inc. (POTP) Gives Fives Reasons For Investors & Ins
2007-10-23 00:00:00
Point Thera peutics, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP) inhibitors for use in cancer and type 2 diabetes. Its DPP inhibitors are enzymes that regulate various physiological processes involved in tumor growth and host responses to cancer and type 2 diabetes. The company’s lead product candidate, talabostat is ...
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Point Therapeutics Inc. (POTP) Outperform In Its Industry In Last Week And
2007-10-23 00:00:00
Since Stock Market has a big decline last week, particular in Friday, Most of stocks end up with red and investors are depressed about the market stock. However, Point Thera peutics Inc. (POTP), a Healthcare firm which outperform last week since it has announced emerged with a private medical company DARA by Oct.10 2007. Even most ...
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Stocks Is Heading Lower Monday Because of Worries About The Credit and Hous
2007-10-23 00:00:00
Stocks Head Toward Lower Open As Credit , Housing, Profit Worries Escalate NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pointed toward a lower open Monday as investors prepared to extend the sharp losses from Friday, when worries about the credit and housing markets and disappointing corporate earnings came to a head. Stock markets around the world, responding to the ...
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Stock Market Would Sharply Decline This Week With Disappointing Corporate E
2007-10-23 00:00:00
Sharply Declining is going to happen this week with disappointing earning from Corporate . From this massive news about official resign from many of firms, things get worsen. The largest mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC) has a big financial problem of its own, and banks profits decline from last week report(BofA). The credit market crises, housing ...
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Clearify the Confusion of Reverse Merger Between Point Therapeutics Inc. (P
2007-10-21 00:00:00
1. If you read the press release it says “Point and DARA believe that the proposed merger will qualify as a ?reverse merger? under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4340. As a result, although Point?s common stock is currently listed on NASDAQ, DARA intends to file an initial listing application and satisfy all requirements for initial listing. ...
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Next Week, Tech and Health Care Are The Story
2007-10-21 00:00:00
That something might come from the technology sector, which has so far remained one of the strongest performers amid expectations that it remains somewhat shielded from a weak U.S. economy. “Next week, we’re going to have a lot more earnings from other sectors, especially from the tech sector, which has been a strong performer, and also ...
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On2 Technologies, Inc. (ONT) Is Growing With Its Products
2007-10-20 00:00:00
3rd quarter SUPPORT/PORTING PRS - Jul 09 2007 - Nexperia Semiconductors (VP6 & VP6) - Aug 13 2007 - Flix (H.264) - Aug 22 2007 - Akamai (VP6) - Sep 27 2007 - Adobe ‘Moviestar’ (VP6-S) 3rd quarter CONTRACT/LICENSE/DEPLOYMENT PRS - Aug 15 2007 - Inlet (VP6) - Aug 20 2007 - Media ...
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POTP: The Most Spectacular Run In Recent Days
2007-10-18 00:00:00
POTP: The most spectacular run in recent memory. From 0.03 to new high 0.53 this morning. That’s near 1000% increase. Only if I know when it was still 0.03. Then again, who’d buy POTP then when liquidation was knocking the door. You think the run is finish, not yet. Most board members here believe it will ...
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InPhonic, Inc. (INPC) Is A Risky Buy Investment Here, But Its A Good Gamble
2007-10-17 00:00:00
it’s new residual model. INPC over the last year has built up a huge residual income, one that Lazard can easily structure into profitability. The old management team churned and burned, but the new management team can look like heros. All that is needed is some financing. Chances of getting the financing are strong, based ...
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InPhonic May Put Itself Up For Sale
2007-10-17 00:00:00
District-based InPhonic said yesterday that it was considering selling itself and had brought in Wall Street restructuring specialist Lazard to help assess that and other options. At the same time, the company said its third-quarter results would be lower than forecast. The stock fell 60 percent. InPhonic, an online seller of wireless products and services, ...
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The Four Possible Potential Stocks To Invest For Next Week;TMWD, WTSLA, INP
2007-10-06 00:00:00
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (TMWD) Tumbleweed Communications Corp. provides messaging security solutions for enterprise and government customers worldwide. It provides solutions for inbound and outbound email protection, secure file transfer and routing, and identity validation. The company’s products enable organizations to block security threats, protect information, and conduct business online. Tumbleweed offers these solutions in three product ...
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Adobe Announces Flash Lite 3 Is Coming To Windows Mobile devcies, But Still
2007-10-06 00:00:00
This is great news that Flash Lite 3 is coming to Windows Mobile devcies (with touch-screen screens only) so that many Flash 8 applications, like YouTube and other video sites, could be directly browsable… but Adobe unfortuantely still has not released the download (only Flash Lite 2.1 for Windows Mobile 5.0 is available, still no ...

On2 Technologies Inc. and Hantro[On2 Technologies Inc. Will Have a Big Move
2007-10-06 00:00:00
On2?s video technologies are the de-facto standard for Internet video through inclusion in Adobe® Flash® Player 8 and 9. On2 codecs are used by leading web publishers as well as VoIP and mobile video companies such as Move Networks, Skype and ChinaMobile. On2 currently has more than 1 billion deployments of its codecs. As a ...
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Adobe refreshes Flash Lite
2007-10-04 00:00:00
Adobe Systems Inc. released a new version of its Flash software for mobile phones. The company released Flash Lite 3, which is designed to allow wireless users to view Flash-enabled Web sites and video content on their phones. Both Japan?s NTT DoCoMo and Finland?s Nokia Corp. have committed to using the ...
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On2 Technologies Inc. Is On Its Way to Grow Strongly.
2007-10-04 00:00:00
On2 Technologies and Justin.tv Announce Deployment of On2 Flix(R) Publisher for Live Broadcasting Live Broadcasting Capabilities Brought to the Masses Through Justin.tv’s Deployment of Browser Based Plug-and-Stream Application From On2 TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — On2 Technologies, Inc. (Amex: ONT - News), a leader in video compression software and solutions, and Justin.tv, the ...
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The Worm That Roared
2007-10-03 00:00:00
    During the week of Jan. 15, an innocuous-looking e-mail appeared in thousands of inboxes around the world. Its subject line read, “230 dead as storm batters Europe.” The e-mail came with a file attached, bearing a plausible-sounding name like Full Story.exe or Read More.exe. Plenty of people clicked on it. After all, storms really ...
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To Invest On2 Technologies, Inc. (ONT)
2007-10-03 00:00:00
On2 Technologies Inc. (ONT) On2 Technologies, Inc. operates as a video compression technology firm in the United States. It develops a proprietary technology platform and video compression/decompression (codec) software to deliver video to closed area networks, such as set-top boxes, personal computers, and wireless devices. The company offers video codecs, audio codecs, and encoding and server ...
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