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| Mon, Jun 16, 2008 | ||
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SILVER SAVES INVESTORS BIG AND SMALL
In case you want a handy way to keep tabs on how bad things get, Anthony Cherniawski of the Practical Investor reports that Money.CNN.com recently “reintroduced the concept of the ‘Misery Index’”, which is an interesting metric produced by combining the rate of inflation plus the rate of unemployment, which “was last heard of in the 1980’s” when both of the rates were soaring and people were miserable. He notes that using “official” numbers of 3.9 % inflation with 5% unemployment produces “a current Misery Index of only 8.9?, which he says is “not far from the Misery Index’s low of… |
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| Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | ||
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SiRF Technology falls hard today
Today analysts at Dougherty & Company maintained their "buy" rating on SiRF Technology Holdings Inc ( Turns out SiRF's earnings call yesterday disappointed a few investors with fourth-quarter results coming in lower than Wall Street's expectations and issuing a first-quarter guidance below analyst estimates. The San Jose, CA-based provider of software and semiconductors for personal navigation devices Monday posted a fourth-quarter profit of 28 cents per share, versus the mean 32-cent estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial. Oops.
SiRF makes chips and software to enable GPS navigation in cars and handheld gadgets. A couple of customers reduced their orders late in the quarter, and the important Korean market suffered shortages of a size of LCD screens that no other country digs.
Here's what the analysts did to the stock after the call thanks to Money.CNN.com:
SiRF was downgraded to neutral at Piper Jaffray (
'While we believe delayed handset launches at Motorola (
So what to make of it all? A new 52-week low for SiRF shares which is 20% below its previous all-time low stock price. There has to be some value with shares priced so low and with everyone looking to find a stock with a bounce, SiRF may be a winner for %5 to %10 gain in the next few months. Article written by Mark Cheshier Contributor to theStockMasters.com Disclaimer: The Author does not hold any positions or shares in the securities mentioned in this publication |
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