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Crud. Sold the BRCM puts too early. Ah well. Profits is profits…
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On Sat 1/12 I get a Macy’s charge statement saying my payment is due on 1/17. What is wrong with this picture? Not to mention that paying online is so difficult to figure out (CheckFree?!). Jerks.
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I was wrong… ACN puts up decent numbers for the quarter. BRCM put was a decent call though. Next earnings release 1/23.
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ACN earnings out tomorrow. How will they spin their huge losses through pro forma accounting?
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A congressional committee on Tuesday heard from tearful workers who lost their life savings in the collapse of Enron Corp., and said the company’s reluctant chief executive will testify before it in February. [snip] “I lost $1.3 million dollars,” said Charles Prestwood a retired Enron attorney. “I had all my savings, everything in Enron stock.” … …
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Here is a nice link for halted stocks on the NASDAQ. Bye LUMT!
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LUMT filed for bankruptcy on Friday. Shareholders screwed. Here comes a delisting.
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Datek servers have been on the blink lately. Alternate servers are https://newtoy.datek.com and https://64.94.188.6.
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Looks like Sandbox will not be acquired by Sportsline after all. The lack of updates this week makes me think they may be shutting down for good. The battery life on the Mini-Yepp (YP-20S) ain’t pretty. Seems to last considerably longer if I pull out the battery when I’m not using it. CVNS rising lately … …
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Primarily motivated by the weak cash position of the company and the heavy burden of debt on our balance sheet, Luminant has been exploring some strategic options for our company moving forward. And it’s our expectation that any sale of the company that we might accomplish would be done through a court-supervised proceeding. And it’s … …