Zacks Challenge: Player Blog
Zacks Equity Research Analyst Blog
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Plans for Remaining TARP Funds
Lawmakers and taxpayers are so far less than pleased about the way the first $350 billion (or maybe a little more) was spent by the Treasury.
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Weather Adds to Natural Gas Woes
This is a bearish report for natural gas prices, adding to the long list of issues weighing on the commodity.
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Sohu.com a Buy Up to $70
We are encouraged by the company?s growing cash balance as well as its debt free balance sheet.
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Priceline.com Downgraded
The headwinds impacting the online travel-related services market will persist, and that will pressure Priceline.com's results.
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Dollar Financial Improving
Ahead of the 2Q09 results, we are slightly moderating our FY09 estimates, mainly to reflect the currency impact.
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Tractor Supply Downed to Sell
While Tractor Supply's business held up fairly well in 2008, it will have a more difficult go of it in 2009.
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Indevus Acquired - Take the $$$
Paramount to our investment thesis was the eventual approval of Nebido in late calendar 2009.
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GameStop Moves Ahead
Despite a difficult consumer spending environment, GameStop remains one of our favorite retail stocks.
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PetMed Express Impresses
We think the company can increase its operating profit margin to 15.4% in 2009 and 15.8% in 2010.
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December Auto Sales Chilly
Expensive vehicles and gas guzzlers were hit the most, as cost-sensitive consumers and tight credit markets rule the day.
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Markets Need More than Speeches
There is no guarantee what the actual size of the stimulus package will be. Then there is the inevitable lag that will occur between passage and implementation.
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XTO Energy Still Energized
Having already locked in nearly 80% of 2009 production at very attractive prices, the company has smoothed out the commodity-price risk.
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The New "New Deal"
The New Deal was extremely effective, particularly while the economic stimulus was active.
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Time to Hit the Car Lots
Demand is off due to the credit crunch. Dealers and manufacturers are hurting and are hungry for business.
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Agrium a True "Growth" Story
The acquisition of United Agri-Products is driving revenues and profits supported by an expanded product line in the major business segment.
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Inventories Weigh on Oil Prices
Today?s extremely bearish report brings into sharp focus the fact that oil supplies remain out of sync with a very depressed demand environment.
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Signs Steel May Have Bottomed
There are many factors that suggest that this commodity, so heavily correlated to economic activity, may have bottomed and may gain steam in 2009.
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Apple Humming a New iTune
Single tracks of more popular songs will sell for $1.29, some of the library stays at $0.99 and less popular songs (older but not better) will drop in price to $0.69.
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Intel: 3 Concerns Plus Another
While 2008 could develop into a good year in terms of operating margins, we expect margins to decline again in 2009.
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9 Possible Pharma Deals for '09
We?ve decided to make nine bold predictions on deals that could get done -- or that at least make sense to us -- in 2009.
Zacks Challenge: Player Blog
