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FirstAlert: 8-8:45 A.M. Investrend / Bestcalls
(InvesTrend Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
July 24, 2008 (Financial Wire) Conference calls scheduled at 8 to 8:45
a.m. on Investrend Broadcast via partner BestCalls include FLIR Systems
Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR), NOVA Chemicals Corporation US (NYSE: NCX), SLM
Corporation (NYSE: SLM), INFICON Holding AG ADR, (OTC: IFCNF),Vignette
Corporation (NASDAQ: VIGN), Zimmer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZMH),
Rediff.com India Limited ADR (NASDAQ: REDF), AU Optronics Corp. ADR
(NYSE: AUO), Evercore Partners Inc. (NYSE: EVR), Advance America Cash
Advance (NYSE: AEA), DPL Inc. (NYSE: DPL), DSP Group Inc. (NASDAQ:
DSPG), Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE: CLB), Elan Corporation plc ADR
(NYSE: ELN), Immucor Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUD), Invacare Corporation (NYSE:
IVC), Pulte Homes Inc. (NYSE: PHM), Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:
SCHL), W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB),AMERIGROUP Corporation
(NYSE: AGP), Alcon Inc. (NYSE: ACL), MKS Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:
MKSI), PSS World Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: PSSI), Terex Corporation (NYSE:
TEX), Medco Health Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MHS), iRobot Corporation
(NASDAQ: IRBT), Kinetic Concepts Inc. (NYSE: KCI), Complete Production
Services (NYSE: CPX), MEDecision Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDE), DICE HOLDINGS
INC. (NYSE: DHX), BioSphere Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: BSMD), Cash America
International In (NYSE: CSH).
Conference calls are often impacted by market trends, geopolitical
conditions, news coming from conferences and economic releases.
(By Philip Holmes) Stocks finished higher on Wednesday, bolstered by a
big drop in oil prices, some decent earnings news and hope for a
finalized government plan to shore up the mortgage business. The Dow
Jones industrial average gained 29.88 points, to end the trading day at
11,632.38. The S&P 500 rose 5.18 points, for 1,282.18, while the Nasdaq
composite index gained 21.92 points to close at 2,325.98. Investors
were buoyed by decent earnings news from AT&T, PepsiCo and
ConocoPhillips. Drugmaker Pfizer saw its earnings double, to 41 cents
per share, versus the same period in 2007. Amazon was another big star.
The online retailer reported that its profits increased by 102% in the
second quarter versus the same period last year. Lawmakers in
Washington are close to passing a housing bill that would allow the
feds to insure up to $300 billion of mortgages. The White House is
giving a green light to the bill, which will provide some relief for
beleaguered mortgage funders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The biggest
boost to investor confidence came from sharply lower crude oil prices.
Oil ended below $125 per barrel on Wednesday, the result of increased
U.S. stockpiles of gasoline, with supplies up by 2.8 million barrels
for the week ended July 18, according to the U.S. Energy Information
Administration. Investors also heard of a congressional plan aimed at
limiting speculative investing in oil. The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly
approved a Democratic measure clearing the way for eventual
legislation. The bill would allow the government to set limits on
speculative trading in oil markets. On the negative side, the Fed
published its Beige Book. The report showed that economic activity had
slowed in most areas from the previous six week period covered. Of the
12 Federal Reserve districts, five eastern districts reported weakening
or softening economies, while four others showed sluggish or stable
growth. Cleveland and Minneapolis were the winners, with both showing
slight upticks in economic activity. Dallas showed steady or moderate
growth.
The Investrend Earnings Calendar features Ashland (NYSE: ASH), expected
at $0.86; Ball Corp. (NYSE: BLL), expected at $1.12; Bristol-Myers
(NYSE: BMY), expected at $0.40; Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG), expected at
$0.35.
The Investrend Economics Calendar lists Weekly Initial Jobless Claims
(8:30 a.m.), Existing Home Sales for June (10 a.m.), Weekly Money
Supply (4:30 p.m.).
The Investrend Events Calendar showcases AlwaysOn/STVP Stanford Summit
Conference; Knight Capital Group, Inc. - Acorn Energy Roadshow; LOCM at
SMX CORP Local and Mobile Conf.
The Investrend Money Index is an indicator of the depth of market
direction or indirection. While not always including the same stocks,
the NYSE/NASDAQ 50 Most Actives indicate the direction in which the
mass of money is flowing. Last session's trading showed 37 advancers
versus 12 decliners and one unchanged. Advancers were led by Jetblue
Airways Cp (NASDAQ: JBLU) up 16.67%, Level 3 Comm Inc (NASDAQ: LVLT) up
13.74%, E M C Cp (NYSE: EMC) up 13.72%, Sirius Satellite R (NASDAQ:
SIRI) up 12.61%, Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) up 11.86%, Delta Air Lines New
(NYSE: DAL) up 11.54%, Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) up 11.34%, Ual Corp New
(NASDAQ: UAUA) up 11.18%, Xm Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) up 10.33%,
Sun Microsystems Inc (NASDAQ: JAVA) up 9.47%, Natl City Cp (NYSE: NCC)
up 7.78%, Sandisk Cp (NASDAQ: SNDK) up 6.98%, Amer Intl Group Inc
(NYSE: AIG) up 6.97%. Decliners followed Anadigics Inc (NASDAQ: ANAD)
down 31.68%, Adc Telecommunicatio (NASDAQ: ADCT) down 22.96%,
Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) down 20.10%, E*Trade Finl Corp (NASDAQ:
ETFC) down 15.80%, Costco Wholesale C (NASDAQ: COST) down 11.90%,
Chesapeake Energy Cp (NYSE: CHK) down 8.10%.
Vote in the Investrend Poll Question of the Day at Investrend
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Quote of the Day: "I get paid for seeing that my clients have every
break the law allows. I have knowingly defended a number of guilty men.
But the guilty never escape unscathed. My fees are sufficient
punishment for anyone." F. Lee Bailey
Cultural Corner: http://www.thripz.com , suspense thriller novel by
Robert Farley, FinancialWire s editor.
Today is: Simon Bolivar Day in Ecuador and Venezuela, Pioneer Day in
Utah, Children s Day in Vanuatu.
Happy Birthday: John Newton, Alexandre Dumas, Oswald Chambers, Amelia
Earhart, Bella Abzug, Mark Goddard, Robert Hays, Pam Tillis, Barry
Bonds, Jennifer Lopez.
Today in History: Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, struck in 1487
against ban on foreign beer. Mary Queen of Scots was deposed and
replaced in 1567 by her one-year-old son King James VI. Benjamin
Bonneville, in 1832, led the first wagon train across the Rocky
Mountains by using Wyoming's South Pass. O. Henry was released from
prison in Austin, Texas, in 1901 after serving three years for
embezzlement from a bank. The Kellogg-Briand Pact, renouncing war as an
instrument of foreign policy, went into effect in 1929. The dust bowl
heat wave reached its peak in 1935, sending temperatures to 109 F (44
C) in Chicago, Illinois and 104 F (40 C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At
New York City's Copacabana Club in 1956, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
performed their last comedy show together. Apollo 11 splashed down
safely in the Pacific Ocean in 1969.
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