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Microsoft Share Buyback Solidifies Stock Bottom
Posted on August 6th, 2008 on Ahead of the Ticker
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is planning on a share buyback of between $15 and $20 billion. If there is something that can get the stock headed in...

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Friday Equity Ideas: SWKS, MSFT, SKF, USO, PBI, QCOM
Posted on July 27th, 2008 on Ahead of the Ticker
Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS) - has fallen about 21.5% since hitting a pre-earnings high of $10.91 despite beating estimates and raising guidance...

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Microsoft Call Option Activity Heavy Ahead of Thursday Earnings
Posted on July 15th, 2008 on Word on the Street
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) option activity is heavy. The action is concentrated in the calls - the $25, $26 and out of the money $27.50 strike where...

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With a Yahoo Deal Off the Table, Microsoft Can Trade on the Merits
Posted on June 13th, 2008 on Word on the Street
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) was like a coiled spring waiting to pop as soon as the software maker received word that the Yahoo deal was officially...

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Microsoft Over $30, But Will it Last with a Yahoo Overhang?
Posted on May 13th, 2008 on Word on the Street
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is beginning to trade like the pre-Yahoo merger madness Microsoft of old. The stock has moved past $30 and has some r...

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All’s Quiet on the Yahoo Front, Relatively Speaking
Posted on February 28th, 2008 on Word on the Street
There hasn’t been too much news on the Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) front, with the constant being that management is still in denial of its fidu...

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Evaluating Microsoft, Yahoo Options
Posted on February 12th, 2008 on Word on the Street
Again, as in its first letter in which Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) proposed to takeover the embattled search company, Microsoft stressed that it i...

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Microsoft Calls Yahoo Response “Unfortunate”
Posted on February 11th, 2008 on Word on the Street
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has just issued a statement in regards to Yahoo's rejection of its proposed takeover. The company said that it is "unfortu...

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February 6, 2008 Stock Market Recap
Posted on February 6th, 2008 on Trader Mike
The early rally attempt failed today and we ended up with some follow-through on yesterday’s 3% drops. Like I said yesterday, I think we...

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Microsoft’s Precipitous Decline, Stock Drops Under $30
Posted on February 6th, 2008 on Word on the Street
A day after cracking below $30, Microsoft (MSFT) shares are slipping again, lower by $.21, or .72% to $28.86. Despite reporting terrific fourt...

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Microsoft Makes it Official, Offers $44.6 Billion for Yahoo
Posted on February 1st, 2008 on Word on the Street
Today's news affirms that where there is smoke there is fire. After months of rumors and speculation in the financial media, Microsoft (MSFT) ...

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