Friday, March 28, 2008

Ryder System Inc

Power pick of the day: Ryder System Inc (R) trading at USD 62.01.

  • 52-wk range: USD 38.95 - 65.25
  • EPS: 4.242
  • P/E Ratio: 14.66
  • Market Cap: 3.600B
  • Average Daily Volume: 1,329,760

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Recent News

M. Anthony Burns, chairman emeritus of Ryder System, Inc.; Maxine K. Clark, founder, chairman and CEO, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.; Thomas J. Engibous, [via WELT ONLINE on 2008-03-28T00:08:21Z]

Ryder System Best in Industrials Sector Houston Chronicle, United States - Mar 25, 2008 2008 AP NEW YORK — With the year's first quarter drawing to a close, Ryder System Inc. has been the top performer for the year thus far in the S&P 500's [via Houston Chronicle on 2008-03-25T15:37:00Z]

Fitch Affirms Ryder System, Inc.'s IDR at 'A-'; Outlook Stable Earthtimes, UK - Mar 6, 2008 The ratings affirmation reflects Ryder's established market position in the truck leasing business, consistent profitability and operating leverage, [via Earthtimes on 2008-03-06T21:01:13Z]

FOXBusiness - 23 hours ago Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, [via FOXBusiness on 2008-03-27T17:09:27Z]

CNNMoney.com - Mar 12, 2008 Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Swienton and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Sanchez will [via CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-12T12:16:51Z]

Ryder CEO gets $4.4M in '07 compensation Forbes, NY - Mar 21, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) - Gregory Swienton, chairman and chief executive of Miami-based logistics and truck leasing company Ryder System Inc., received $4.4 million [via Forbes on 2008-03-21T16:37:34Z]

chairman and chief executive of Miami-based logistics and truck leasing company Ryder System Inc., received $4.4 million in compensation in 2007, [via Houston Chronicle on 2008-03-21T16:27:17Z]

Ryder System's long-term IDR affirmed at 'A-', outlook stable - Fitch CNNMoney.com - Mar 6, 2008 7, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Fitch Ratings affirmed its 'A-' long-term issuer default rating on Ryder System (NYSE:R) Inc citing [via Fitch - CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-07T05:48:25Z]

UTi Worldwide beats estimates Business Spectator, Australia - Mar 27, 2008 UTI competes with Ryder System Inc and Expeditors International. So far this year, UTi shares are down about 10 per cent, while the Dow Jones US Industrial [via Business Spectator on 2008-03-27T15:30:14Z]

CNNMoney.com - Mar 20, 2008 Ryder ranks 362nd on the FORTUNE 500® and 1458th on the Forbes Global 2000. For more information on Ryder System, Inc., visit www.ryder.com. [via CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-20T21:17:38Z]

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Stifel Financial

Power pick of the day: Stifel Financial (SF) trading at USD 45.94.

  • 52-wk range: USD 37.00 - 63.48
  • EPS: 1.876
  • P/E Ratio: 24.97
  • Market Cap: 719.7M
  • Average Daily Volume: 210,405

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Recent News

WELT ONLINE, Germany - Mar 24, 2008 BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE:BBX) announced today that it had received the proceeds from its recently announced sale of 1885000 shares of Stifel Financial [via WELT ONLINE on 2008-03-24T18:44:54Z]

WELT ONLINE, Germany - Mar 19, 2008 Including the exercise of the over-allotment option, the Company has agreed to sell an aggregate of 1885000 shares of Stifel Financial Corporation Common [via WELT ONLINE on 2008-03-19T19:27:34Z]

WELT ONLINE, Germany - Mar 18, 2008 Stifel Financial Corp. ("Stifel” or the "Company”) (NYSE: SF) announced today that the underwriters for the recently announced public offering of Stifel [via WELT ONLINE on 2008-03-19T04:18:02Z]

BankAtlantic Bancorp sells 1.6M shares of Stifel Financial at $40 each CNNMoney.com - Mar 18, 2008 Shares of BankAtlantic Bancorp rose 1.8% to $4.50, while shares of Stifel Financial gained 5.8% at $42.66 in early morning trading. [via CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-18T14:03:04Z]

Stifel Financial stock offering priced at $40 Reuters - Mar 17, 2008 NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Stifel Financial Corp (SF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc (BBX. [via Reuters on 2008-03-18T04:39:32Z]

BankAtlantic setting up unit to hold bad loans Bizjournals.com, NC - Mar 25, 2008 Some of the cash will come from the sale of 1.9 million shares of Stifel Financial Corp. common stock, which BankAtlantic acquired after selling investment [via Bizjournals.com on 2008-03-25T16:04:09Z]

Out of the Gate: ConAgra Jumps CNNMoney.com - 3 hours ago Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst Christopher Growe kept a "Hold" rating on the stock, expecting shares to move "meaningfully higher" on news that ConAgra will [via CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-27T13:57:35Z]

RTT News, NY - Mar 19, 2008 Including the exercise of the over-allotment option, the company has agreed to sell an aggregate of 1.89 million shares of Stifel Financial Common Stock at [via RTT News on 2008-03-20T00:29:22Z]

Stifel Financial Plans Stock Offering CNNMoney.com - Mar 5, 2008 NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Investment bank Stifel Financial Corp. said late Tuesday it plans an offering of 2.2 million shares of common stock. [via CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-05T12:46:33Z]

Big Stifel Shareholders To Sell Forbes, NY - Mar 18, 2008 Stifel Financial is a quiet little Mid-Western company that is doing remarkably well considering current market conditions. Even so, that doesn't mean its [via Forbes on 2008-03-18T22:56:44Z]

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Blue Coat Sys Inc

Power pick of the day: Blue Coat Sys Inc (BCSI) trading at USD 23.94.

  • 52-wk range: USD 16.645 - 53.37
  • EPS: 0.515
  • P/E Ratio: 47.34
  • Market Cap: 914.6M
  • Average Daily Volume: 1,325,210

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Recent News

WELT ONLINE, Germany - Mar 24, 2008 Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that Bank of Taiwan has deployed Blue [via WELT ONLINE on 2008-03-24T11:59:08Z]

Color On Collins Stewart's Buy Rating on Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) StreetInsider.com (subscription) all 2 news articles [via BloggingStocks on 2008-03-24T16:02:47Z]

Blue Coat Initiated at Collins Stewart at Buy Barron's Blogs - Mar 24, 2008 Data networking security equipment vendor Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) received a Buy rating out of the shoot today at Collins Stewart as analyst Gabe Lowy [via Barron's Blogs on 2008-03-24T18:47:54Z]

WELT ONLINE, Germany - Mar 10, 2008 Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that Bethany Mayer, [via WELT ONLINE on 2008-03-10T11:56:40Z]

MG Strategies: Blue Coat Systems Inc. Review in Progress Trading Markets (press release), CA - 8 hours ago On Tuesday March 25, 2008, we have added Blue Coat Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI) to the list of potential prospects. Blue Coat Systems Inc. was down less than [via Trading Markets (press release) on 2008-03-26T08:41:34Z]

Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) NewsBite Market Intelligence Center, VA - Mar 19, 2008 Blue Coat Systems (NasdaqNM: BCSI) closed yesterday at $22.65. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $16.65 and 52-week high of $53.37. [via Market Intelligence Center on 2008-03-19T13:11:02Z]

CNNMoney.com - 4 hours ago The new system uses more than 50 million real-time data collecting systems worldwide to monitor and to classify Web, messaging and data content -- giving [via CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-26T12:06:55Z]

Nature.com (subscription) A matter of the heart Nature.com (subscription), UK - Mar 25, 2008 Cytokines summon disease-fighting macrophages, which try to eat up the 'bad cholesterol' low-density lipoproteins that coat the arteries of people with [via Nature.com (subscription) on 2008-03-25T09:54:37Z]

Blue coat reports revenue of $81.4 million Maktoob Business (press release), United Arab Emirates - Feb 25, 2008 Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today reported its financial results for its third [via Maktoob Business (press release) on 2008-02-25T15:12:32Z]

Small scale, big potential Palo Alto Online, CA - 17 hours ago Dai's team also discovered how to coat tubes with protein that helped them circulate in the blood stream just long enough to be effective and kept them from [via Palo Alto Online on 2008-03-25T23:02:30Z]

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Flowers Foods Inc

Power pick of the day: Flowers Foods Inc (FLO) trading at USD 25.25.

  • 52-wk range: USD 18.30 - 25.75
  • EPS: 1.024
  • P/E Ratio: 24.29
  • Market Cap: 2.324B
  • Average Daily Volume: 564,093

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Recent News

Business Wire (press release), CA - 6 hours ago COM has been providing customers around the world with the freshest flowers and finest selection of plants, gift baskets, gourmet foods, confections and [via Business Wire (press release) on 2008-03-25T10:32:48Z]

Dole Food's corporate credit rating cut to 'B-' after Q4 results - S&P CNNMoney.com - Mar 24, 2008 The outlook on Dole Foods, the world's largest producer of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut flowers is negative to reflecct its highly leveraged [via S&P - CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-24T11:02:28Z]

Premium Company Profile: Dole Food Company, Inc. : bharatbook.com PRMinds (press release), France - Mar 20, 2008 The company operates through four business segments: fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, packaged foods and fresh-cut flowers. Dole has significant food sourcing [via PRMinds (press release) on 2008-03-21T06:17:22Z]

Moody's Raises Flowers Foods Debt Rating CNNMoney.com - Mar 7, 2008 NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Moody's Investors Service upgraded the senior unsecured debt rating of bakery products maker Flowers Foods Inc., [via CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-07T18:47:42Z]

Flowers Foods' senior unsecured debt rating raised to 'Baa2' - Moody's CNNMoney.com - Mar 7, 2008 7, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Moody's Investors Service said it has raised Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Inc's senior unsecured debt rating [via Moody's - CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-07T17:17:07Z]

Moody's Investors Service on Friday upgraded the senior unsecured debt rating of Flowers Foods Inc. to "Baa2" from "Baa3" and assigned a stable outlook. [via Trading Markets (press release) on 2008-03-07T18:14:44Z]

The Gossip Girls Hilary Duff’s Busy Easter Weekend The Gossip Girls - Mar 24, 2008 The “So Yesterday” singer was spotted picking up some Easter flowers at her local Whole Foods market yesterday, looking a bit annoyed with the prying [via The Gossip Girls on 2008-03-24T13:08:29Z]

Earthtimes, UK - Mar 4, 2008 Inc.; Dean Foods, Co.; Del Monte Foods; Dole Food Co. Inc.; Farley's & Sathers Candy Co.; Ferrara Pan Candy Co.; Flowers Foods Inc.; Foremost Farms USA; [via Earthtimes on 2008-03-04T18:39:25Z]

the effect of the most recent price increase by the company pressured margins that already are well below that of regional baker Flowers Foods Inc (FLO. [via Reuters on 2008-03-21T01:49:56Z]

Festivals awakening from winter’s sleep Times Record News, TX - Mar 21, 2008 Of course, traditional festival food will be on the menu, too, like sausage and hot dogs. The festival will benefit Downtown Wichita Falls Development Inc., [via Times Record News on 2008-03-21T16:33:48Z]

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Monday, March 24, 2008

Commerce Bancorp

Power pick of the day: Commerce Bancorp (CBH) trading at USD 36.67.

  • 52-wk range: USD 31.32 - 41.00
  • EPS: 0.707
  • P/E Ratio: 51.41
  • Market Cap: 7.339B
  • Average Daily Volume: 3,427,780

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Recent News

Tennessee Commerce Bancorp Receives Anticipated NASDAQ Notice FOXBusiness - Mar 21, 2008 Tennessee Commerce Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Tennessee Commerce Bank. The Bank provides a wide range of banking services and is primarily [via FOXBusiness on 2008-03-22T01:44:16Z]

Philip Morris, HCP joining S&P 500; Circuit City, Commerce Bancorp out CNNMoney.com - Mar 20, 2008 S&P also said HCP Inc. will replace Commerce Bancorp (NYSE:CBH) Inc. in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Monday, March 31. Commerce Bancorp is [via CNNMoney.com on 2008-03-20T22:02:01Z]

TD Bank Confirms Expected Closing Date of Commerce Bancorp Acquisition CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada - Mar 20, 2008 TORONTO, March 20 /CNW/ - TD Bank Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: TD) today confirmed that its acquisition of Commerce Bancorp is expected to close on March 31, [via CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse) on 2008-03-21T04:10:17Z]

Trading Markets (press release), CA - Mar 20, 2008 (TD | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) reported it would close the acquisition of Commerce Bancorp on March 31, 2008. Following the closure of the [via Trading Markets (press release) on 2008-03-20T21:33:57Z]

TD Bank Confirms Commerce Closing Date Forbes, NY - Mar 20, 2008 AP 03.20.08, 5:45 PM ET Canadian financial services company TD Bank Financial Group said Thursday that its buyout of Commerce Bancorp is on track to close [via Forbes on 2008-03-20T21:51:55Z]

Morning Links: 24 March 2008 Nashville Post, TN - 5 hours ago The leaders of Tennessee Commerce Bancorp will soon meet with the NASDAQ's listing compliance panel to discuss why they haven't yet filed their annual [via Nashville Post on 2008-03-24T11:29:58Z]

Bank merger gives TD Banknorth a new name Cape Cod Times all 2 news articles [via NECN on 2008-03-24T00:38:51Z]

Commerce Bancorp Exec. VP Sells Shares Forbes, NY - Mar 13, 2008 AP 03.13.08, 4:03 PM ET An executive vice president of banking company Commerce Bancorp Inc. sold 433963 shares of common stock according to a Securities [via Forbes on 2008-03-13T20:19:34Z]

TD Bank, Commerce deal to close March 31 Bizjournals.com, NC - Mar 20, 2008 TD Bank Financial Group said that its acquisition of Commerce Bancorp is expected to close on March 31. Upon the close of the transaction, [via Bizjournals.com on 2008-03-20T21:15:02Z]

Combined banks will be called TD Commerce Bizjournals.com, NC - Mar 19, 2008 Commerce Bancorp Inc. Chairman Dennis DiFlorio said Commerce customers can continue to count on seven-day banking with the same long hours, strong customer [via Bizjournals.com on 2008-03-19T15:43:25Z]

There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences. -- Muad'dib on Law, The Stilgar Commentary