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Hibbett Sports, Inc. (HIBB)
2008-05-27 15:59:00 Hibbett Sports , Inc. (HIBB) reported first quarter of fiscal 2009 (ended 5/3/2008) earnings last week. In contrast to many retailers, the HIBB report was well received by the market, and the stock... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Weekly Link Orgy
2008-05-25 14:15:00 FactSet weighs in on whether Commodities are a bubble or not. A Gas Price map of the United States. A study on the elasticity of demand for Gasoline. No, it's not the fundamentals. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Link , Weekly
Exar Corporation (EXAR)
2008-05-19 18:13:00 Exar Corporation (EXAR) designs and sells analog and mixed-signal silicon products for the networking, serial communications, and storage markets. EXAR reported fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL)
2008-05-19 18:08:00 FreightCar America , Inc. (RAIL) manufactures and sells freight cars used for hauling coal, bulk commodities, steel and other metals, forest products, and automobiles for the North American... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Rail
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2008-05-19 15:13:00 A study on land prices in NYC. This book looks like an interesting read but I doubt that I will have time. Just when you thought the Internet couldn't get sillier. It's Dickipedia. Notes from the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Link , Weekly
Hirsch International Corp. (HRSH)
2008-05-15 17:49:00 Hirsch International Corp. (HRSH) is a seller of equipment and support services to the decorated apparel industry. Its main products are a line of embroidery machines supplied to it by Tajima... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Hirsch
Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation (BLMC.PK)
2008-05-14 16:25:00 Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation (BLMC.PK) reported first quarter of 2008 (ending 3/31/08) earnings last month. The company owns 90,000 acres of marsh land in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. BLMC... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
CKX Lands, Inc. (CKX)
2008-05-13 19:27:00 CKX Lands, Inc. (CKX) is an oil and gas royalty company that owns a total of 10,375 net acres of land in Louisiana. The land use is: Timberland - 6,371 acres. Agricultural Land - 3,014 acres. Marsh... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI)
2008-05-13 14:49:00 Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) reported earnings on May 12 for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending 3/31/2008). Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) is a publicly traded entity that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Compass
Weekly Link Orgy
2008-05-12 15:08:00 A great new Stock Screener and overall great investment site called FINVIZ. An alternative view on Corn and Ethanol. It's refreshing to hear a contrarian opinion. Are high oil prices finally... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Link , Weekly
National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIA)
2008-05-08 20:48:00 National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIA) is a life insurance company headquartered in Austin, TX. The company reported first quarter of 2008 earnings on May 7. NWLIA does not hold a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: National , Life Insurance
D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI)
2008-05-07 15:39:00 D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI) reported second quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending 3/31/2008) earnings earlier this week. Here are highlights of the conference call: Financial Homebuilding revenues - $1.6... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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2008-05-05 14:24:00 Is Mike Milken responsible for this entire crisis? Everything you wanted to know about Credit Default Swaps but were afraid to ask. The GDP report broken down to its constituent parts. A map of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Link , Weekly
White Mountains Insurance (WTM)
2008-05-02 18:03:00 White Mountains Insurance (WTM)is a Bermuda-domiciled financial services holding company with business interests in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. WTM reported a fully diluted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: White
Millennium Bankshares Corp. (MBVA)
2008-05-01 22:55:00 Millennium Bankshares Corp. (MBVA) is the bank holding company for Millennium Bank, which provides commercial and consumer banking services to its customers. The Bank operates banking offices in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA)
2008-05-01 22:29:00 First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is a bank holding company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The holding company has two subsidiaries under it: First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Furniture Brands International Inc. (FBN)
2008-05-01 20:52:00 Furniture Brands International Inc. (FBN) held a conference call yesterday in conjunction with its first quarter of 2008 earnings release. The company said that it did not discount sales like its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Furniture
First State Bancorporation (FSNM)
2008-04-29 17:58:00 First State Bancorporation (FSNM) is a bank holding company and through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Bank, operates 35 New Mexico branches in Albuquerque, Belen, Bernalillo, Clovis,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (ABK)
2008-04-29 15:45:00 Highlights from the Ambac Financial Group , Inc. (ABK) conference call held on April 23. the stock fell 40% after it reported larger that expected writeoffs: Holding Company Liquidity "Holding... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN)
2008-04-29 15:31:00 Here are some comments from Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) on the rising costs of commodity inputs for its various businesses: "The chicken segment still suffers from higher and more volatile grain prices... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Weekly Link Orgy
2008-04-29 04:41:00 One of the strangest blogs I have ever seen, aptly named the Strange Map blog. Why U.S. export growth won't save us. The coming crash in Commercial Real Estate? Sequoia Fund reopens after 25... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Link , Weekly
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI)
2008-04-25 16:24:00 Highlights from the Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) conference call held yesterday: Earnings shortfall due to: 1)Modest increase in gross revs. 2)48 bps decline in Gross margin. 3)Increased... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Business Services
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
2008-04-24 21:21:00 United Parcel Service , Inc. (UPS) reported earnings earlier this week and reported some shocking commentary on the state of the economy that the Stock Market has chosen to ignore in its recent rally.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: United
Smurfit Stone Container Corp. (SSCC)
2008-04-24 16:36:00 Smurfit Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) is a manufacturer of containerboard and other paper products and trends in sales of containerboard are considered an excellent method to gauge the direction of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Barrett Business Services (BBSI)
2008-04-23 22:24:00 Barrett Business Services (BBSI)missed its guidance for the first quarter of 2008 on both earnings and revenues. The company reported diluted earnings per share of $.01 and gross revenues of $259.6... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Business Services
Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR)
2008-04-23 16:09:00 Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) is one of the largest land drilling contractors in the United States. The company reported first quarter of fiscal 2008 earnings yesterday. Financial Highlights Net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Robert Half International, Inc. (RHI)
2008-04-23 15:43:00 Robert Half International , Inc. (RHI) provides staffing and risk consulting services worldwide. The company has three segments: Temporary and Consultant Staffing, Permanent Placement Staffing, and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Robert
Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYA)
2008-04-23 15:14:00 Kelly Services , Inc. (KELYA) is a staffing and outsourcing services company with operations worldwide. The company reported first quarter of 2008 earnings on April 22, 2008. Since the company is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Kelly
United Community Financial Corp. (UCFC)
2008-04-21 18:06:00 United Community Financial Corp. (UCFC) is the holding company of The Home Savings and Loan Company and Butler Wick Corp, which operate 39 full service banking offices and six loan production offices... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: United
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (CRBC)
More articles from this author:2008-04-21 16:01:00 Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (CRBC) reported first quarter of 2008 earnings last week. Here are the highlights of the report and the conference call: Financial Highlights of the Quarter Net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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