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Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation to Change Company Initials, Domain Name From Aug....

Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation to Change Company Initials, Domain Name From Aug. 11 TAIPEI, Taiwan--(Business Wire)-- The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation will change its company name initials from TSEC to TWSE and its domain name from tse.com.tw to twse.com.tw, from Aug. 11, 2008. In addition, the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation's Web site address will be changed to www.twse.com.tw. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation said that its current initials are easily mistaken for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the Toronto Stock Exchange or the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The use of TSEC has therefore caused the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation difficulty in its globalization efforts, it explained. To avoid such confusion, the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation has decided to change its initials, domain name, and W

Cemex (CX) NewsBite - CX Downgraded By Citigroup

Cemex (CX) was downgraded today by analysts at Citigroup and the stock is now at $8.15, down $1.97 (-19.47%) on volume of 17,409,634 shares traded. The brokerage downgraded CX to "Hold" from "Buy" and lowered its price target on the stock to $13 from $31. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $9.51 to a high of $33.40. Cemex stock has been showing support around $8.34 and resistance in the $12.46 range. Technical indicators for the stock are bearish and S&P does not currently have a STARS rating for CX. If you are looking for a hedged play on CX the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a November out-of-the-money bear-call credit spread above the 10 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

Sun Eclipsed by Economy

If Sun hadn’t done that one-for-four reverse stock split in November and turned its $5 stock into a $20 stock, it would now be a $2 stock. Instead, it’s a $9 stock, down more than 50%.

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) NewsBite - ESLR Upgraded By Citigroup

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) was upgraded today by analysts at Citigroup and the stock is now at $4.91, up $0.52 (11.82%) on volume of 18,111,690 shares traded. The broker upgraded ESLR to "Hold" from "Sell." Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $3.30 to a high of $18.85. Evergreen Solar stock has been showing support around $2.88 and resistance in the $5.24 range. Technical indicators for the stock are neutral and S&P gives ESLR a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on ESLR the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a January covered call above the 5 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

Priceline com (PCLN) NewsBite - PCLN Upgraded By Citigroup

Priceline com (PCLN) was upgraded today by analysts at Citigroup and the stock is now at $102.52, up $0.60 (0.59%) on volume of 1,075,514 shares traded. The analyst upped PCLN to Buy from Hold. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $69.20 to a high of $144.34. Priceline com stock has been showing support around $98.89 and resistance in the $103.95 range. Technical indicators for the stock are neutral and S&P gives PCLN a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on PCLN the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a September out-of-the-money bull-put credit spread below the 85 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

First Solar (FSLR) NewsBite - FSLR Downgraded By Goldman Sachs

First Solar (FSLR) was downgraded today by analysts at Goldman Sachs and the stock is now at $136.98, down $22.73 (-14.23%) on volume of 6,227,608 shares traded. The analyst downgraded FSLR to "Conviction Sell" from "Buy." Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $124.96 to a high of $317.00. First Solar stock has been showing support around $124.67 and resistance in the $179.37 range. Technical indicators for the stock are bullish and S&P gives FSLR a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on FSLR the stock seems like it could be a candidate for an October out-of-the-money bear-call credit spread above the 160 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

eBay (EBAY) NewsBite - EBAY Covered In Lee Allen Report Today

eBay (EBAY) was covered in a Lee Allen Report today and the stock is now at $19.52, down $1.33 (-6.38%) on volume of 4,864,998 shares traded. To see the report, and read Lee's musings on the mortgage crisis, go to http://www.iotogo.com/la100208 . Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $19.95 to a high of $40.73. eBay stock has been showing support around $19.80 and resistance in the $22.76 range. Technical indicators for the stock are bullish and S&P gives EBAY a positive 5 STARS (out of 5) strong buy ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on EBAY the stock seems like it could be a candidate for an October out-of-the-money bear-call credit spread above the 22.50 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

Harman International Industries (HAR) NewsBite - HAR Sinks on Downgrade

Harman International Industries (NYSE: HAR) opened at $38.09. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $36.70 and a high of $39.33. HAR is now trading at $37.76, down $5.24 (-12.19%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $35.74 to a high of $115.28. HAR shares are trading lower today after an analyst at Robert W. Baird downgraded the stock to Neutral from Overweight, and lowered its price target from $55 to $38. Technical indicators for the stock are neutral and S&P gives HAR a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on HAR the stock seems like it could be a candidate for an October out-of-the-money bear-call credit spread above the 45 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

Best Buy (BBY) NewsBite - BBY Covered In Lee Allen Report

Best Buy (BBY) was covered in a Lee Allen Report yesterday and the stock is now at $46.39, up $0.57 (1.24%) on volume of 1,132,244 shares traded. To see the Lee Allen report go to http://www.iotogo.com/la81408 . Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $36.10 on 7/15/08 to a high of $53.90 on 12/11/07. Best Buy stock has been showing support around $44.27 and resistance in the $46.93 range. Technical indicators for the stock are bullish and S&P gives BBY a positive 5 STARS (out of 5) strong buy ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on BBY the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a September out-of-the-money bull-put credit spread below the 37.50 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

Ableauctions.com to Undertake Reverse Split of Its Common Stock - quick facts

(RTTNews) - Ableauctions.com Inc. (AAC: News ) said on Friday that the American Stock Exchange has indicated that the low selling price of the company's common stock may not be suitable for auction market trading. Over the last three months, the price per share of the company's common stock has ranged between $0.06 and $0.10.

Notice From the Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes to All UBS Securities, LLC Customers Who Purchased Lehman Brothers Preferred Stock, Series J

PRNewswire/ -- The Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A., www.nasd-law.com , announced today that a class action lawsuit, Case No. 08-cv-08225, has been filed against UBS Securities, LLC (NYSE: UBS) ("UBS") and other Defendants on behalf of purchasers of Lehman Brothers (OTC: LEHMQ) Preferred Stock, Series J (OTC: LEHJQ) ("Lehman Preferred Stock J"). Potential class members who purchased Lehman Preferred Stock J from UBS should consider whether they should participate in the class action or file an individual securities arbitration claim.

Google Stock Downgraded to Hold; Local.com Authorizes Stock Repurchase Program

Soleil Securities has downgraded Google stock (GOOG) from "buy" to "hold." Their reasoning is that ad-driven companies will see a slowdown to the weak economy and that Google is already experiencing a slowdown in growth of their ad revenues. Soleil analyst Laura Martin downgraded the price target for GOOG from $580 to $350. GOOG was at $334 at the time of this post.

Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on EBAY, CVX, F, LDK, and EP

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RIM to launch touchscreen BlackBerry soon: Verizon

TORONTO: Research In Motion (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(RIMM.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is preparing to launch the long anticipated touch-screen version of its BlackBerry smartphone, according to an official promotion e-mail from U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(VOD.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).

RIM to launch touchscreen BlackBerry "soon"-Verizon

TORONTO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Research In Motion (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(RIMM.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is preparing to launch the long anticipated touch-screen version of its BlackBerry smartphone, according to an official promotion e-mail from U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(VOD.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).

UPDATE 1-Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voicemail

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Emboldened by settlements with Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and AT&T Inc (T.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), inventor Judah Klausner filed a new voicemail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and others.

Sony (SNE) NewsBite - SNE Rises on Executive's Comments

Sony (NYSE: SNE) opened at $25.37. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $24.39 and a high of $25.49. SNE is now trading at $24.70, up $0.80 (3.36%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $23.44 to a high of $57.19. Shares of SNE are rising today after company executive Kazuo Hirai said at the Tokyo Games Show that the company is on track to meet its sales goals by the end of the fiscal year on March 31, 2009. He said that the weak economy has not affected SNE as much as other firms. Technical indicators for the stock are neutral and S&P gives SNE a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on SNE the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a November out-of-the-money bull-put credit spread below the 20 range.

Google (GOOG) NewsBite - GOOG Rises On CEO's Comments

Google (NasdaqNM: GOOG) opened at $423.02. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $422.60 and a high of $429.89. GOOG is now trading at $423.60, up $9.11 (2.20%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $406.38 to a high of $747.24. Shares of GOOG are trading higher this morning after company CEO Eric Schmidt said the company will not delay its advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) any longer. The companies had put the partnership on hold to give government regulators time to review the deal, but now say that any more delay would result in the two companies losing money. Technical indicators for the stock are bullish and S&P gives GOOG a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on GOOG the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a September out-of-the-money bull-put cr

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) NewsBite - TSM Upgraded By Citigroup

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) was upgraded today by analysts at Citigroup and the stock is now at $8.24, up $0.05 (0.61%) on volume of 8,766,866 shares traded. The analyst upgraded TSM to "Buy" from "Hold." Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $7.56 to a high of $11.97. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock has been showing support around $7.43 and resistance in the $8.83 range. Technical indicators for the stock are bullish and S&P gives TSM a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking. We will just watch this one for now. There are no hedged trades we like the look of for TSM. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

Ruby Tuesday (RT) NewsBite - RT Downgraded By Credit Suisse

Ruby Tuesday (RT) was downgraded today by analysts at Credit Suisse and the stock is now at $3.70, down $0.92 (-19.91%) on volume of 2,039,427 shares traded. The analyst downgraded RT to "Neutral" from "Outperform" and lowered its price target to $9 from $11. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $4.57 to a high of $19.28. Ruby Tuesday stock has been showing support around $3.89 and resistance in the $5.97 range. Technical indicators for the stock are bearish and S&P gives RT a negative 2 STARS (out of 5) sell ranking. We will just watch this one for now. There are no hedged trades we like the look of for RT. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

Electronic Arts (ERTS) NewsBite - ERTS Hits 52-Week Low

Electronic Arts (NasdaqNM: ERTS) hit a new 52-Week low of $39.32 so far today. Currently the stock is down $0.65 (-1.59%) to $40.15 on 3,995,070 shares traded. Today's low is down $21.47 from a 52-Week high of $61.62. Electronic Arts stock has been showing support around $38.73 and resistance in the $44.81 range. Technical indicators for the stock are neutral and S&P gives ERTS a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on ERTS the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a November out-of-the-money bear-call credit spread above the 50 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

Sun Microsystems (JAVA) NewsBite - JAVA Hits 52-Week Low

Sun Microsystems (NasdaqNM: JAVA) hit a new 52-Week low of $8.32 so far today. Currently the stock is down $0.09 (-1.05%) to $8.49 on 4,530,340 shares traded. Today's low is down $16.55 from a 52-Week high of $25.04. Sun Microsystems stock has been showing support around $8.29 and resistance in the $9.11 range. Technical indicators for the stock are bearish and S&P gives JAVA a negative 2 STARS (out of 5) sell ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on JAVA the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a January out-of-the-money bear-call credit spread above the 11 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

Bank of New York Mellon (BK) NewsBite - One of Today's Top Gainers So Far

Bank of New York Mellon (BK) leads the list of top gainers so far today and is now at $25.28, up $0.85 (3.48%) on volume of 11,546,805 shares traded. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $20.49 to a high of $50.26. Bank of New York Mellon stock has been showing support around $14.95 and resistance in the $35.53 range. Technical indicators for the stock are neutral and S&P gives BK a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on BK the stock seems like it could be a candidate for an October out-of-the-money bull-put credit spread below the 20 range. [ABR-Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBite]

60% of Google Employee Stock Options Are Drowning

The entire stock market is taking another drubbing today, and Google is no exception. Its shares tried to rally in the morning, but are now trading below the $329 they closed at yesterday. That’s a key price level Google employees are watching because a huge chunk of their options (1.7 million across the company) were granted with a weighted average exercise price of $329.78. The options are worthless under that price. In addition to that, there are another 5.7 million options that were granted at weighted average exercise prices of $450 and above. (see table below). All told, 61 percent of Google’s stock options granted to employees are currently under water.

IndexAtlas Group Launches ''Stock Watch: Art Stocks'' Newsletter

NEW YORK - IndexAtlas Group has launched Stock Watch: Art Stocks, a biweekly publication analyzing the performance of 11 public equity mostly small cap art industry companies listed in seven countries with a combined market cap of $2.2bn. Stock Watch: Art Stocks also

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