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Owner: Under The Buttonwood Tree
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Join Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:05:48 -0600
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A Daily Review of News that Impacts the Stock Market.
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Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYA)
2008-04-23 08:14:19
Kelly Services , Inc. (KELYA) is a staffing and outsourcing services company with operations worldwide. The company reported first quarter of 2008 earnings on April 22, 2008. Since the company is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
2008-04-24 14:21:43
United Parcel Service , Inc. (UPS) reported earnings earlier this week and reported some shocking commentary on the state of the economy that the Stock Market has chosen to ignore in its recent rally.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Smurfit Stone Container Corp. (SSCC)
2008-04-24 09:36:23
Smurfit Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) is a manufacturer of containerboard and other paper products and trends in sales of containerboard are considered an excellent method to gauge the direction of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI)
2008-04-25 09:24:19
Highlights from the Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) conference call held yesterday: Earnings shortfall due to: 1)Modest increase in gross revs. 2)48 bps decline in Gross margin. 3)Increased... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

First State Bancorporation (FSNM)
2008-04-29 12:11:24
First State Bancorporation (FSNM) is a bank holding company and through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Bank, operates 35 New Mexico branches in Albuquerque, Belen, Bernalillo, Clovis,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (ABK)
2008-04-29 08:45:39
Highlights from the Ambac Financial Group , Inc. (ABK) conference call held on April 23. the stock fell 40% after it reported larger that expected writeoffs: Holding Company Liquidity "Holding... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN)
2008-04-29 08:31:13
Here are some comments from Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) on the rising costs of commodity inputs for its various businesses: "The chicken segment still suffers from higher and more volatile grain prices... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Weekly Link Orgy
2008-04-28 21:42:46
One of the strangest blogs I have ever seen, aptly named the Strange Map blog. Why U.S. export growth won't save us. The coming crash in Commercial Real Estate? Sequoia Fund reopens after 25... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Millennium Bankshares Corp. (MBVA)
2008-05-01 15:56:12
Millennium Bankshares Corp. (MBVA) is the bank holding company for Millennium Bank, which provides commercial and consumer banking services to its customers. The Bank operates banking offices in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA)
2008-05-01 15:30:13
First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is a bank holding company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The holding company has two subsidiaries under it: First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Furniture Brands International Inc. (FBN)
2008-05-01 14:12:53
Furniture Brands International Inc. (FBN) held a conference call yesterday in conjunction with its first quarter of 2008 earnings release. The company said that it did not discount sales like its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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White Mountains Insurance (WTM)
2008-05-02 11:08:54
White Mountains Insurance (WTM)is a Bermuda-domiciled financial services holding company with business interests in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. WTM reported a fully diluted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Weekly Link Orgy
2008-05-05 07:26:13
Is Mike Milken responsible for this entire crisis? Everything you wanted to know about Credit Default Swaps but were afraid to ask. The GDP report broken down to its constituent parts. A map of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI)
2008-05-07 08:42:56
D.R. Horton , Inc. (DHI) reported second quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending 3/31/2008) earnings earlier this week. Here are highlights of the conference call: Financial Homebuilding revenues - $1.6... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIA)
2008-05-08 13:52:05
National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIA) is a life insurance company headquartered in Austin, TX. The company reported first quarter of 2008 earnings on May 7. NWLIA does not hold a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Weekly Link Orgy
2008-05-12 08:11:46
A great new Stock Screener and overall great investment site called FINVIZ. An alternative view on Corn and Ethanol. It's refreshing to hear a contrarian opinion. Are high oil prices finally... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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CKX Lands, Inc. (CKX)
2008-05-13 12:29:18
CKX Lands, Inc. (CKX) is an oil and gas royalty company that owns a total of 10,375 net acres of land in Louisiana. The land use is: Timberland - 6,371 acres. Agricultural Land - 3,014 acres. Marsh... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI)
2008-05-13 07:55:20
Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) reported earnings on May 12 for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending 3/31/2008). Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) is a publicly traded entity that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Hirsch International Corp. (HRSH)
2008-05-15 10:52:06
Hirsch International Corp. (HRSH) is a seller of equipment and support services to the decorated apparel industry. Its main products are a line of embroidery machines supplied to it by Tajima... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation (BLMC.PK)
2008-05-14 09:28:40
Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation (BLMC.PK) reported first quarter of 2008 (ending 3/31/08) earnings last month. The company owns 90,000 acres of marsh land in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. BLMC... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Exar Corporation (EXAR)
2008-05-19 11:33:01
Exar Corporation (EXAR) designs and sells analog and mixed-signal silicon products for the networking, serial communications, and storage markets. EXAR reported fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL)
2008-05-19 11:12:11
FreightCar America , Inc. (RAIL) manufactures and sells freight cars used for hauling coal, bulk commodities, steel and other metals, forest products, and automobiles for the North American... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Weekly Link Orgy
2008-05-19 08:16:16
A study on land prices in NYC. This book looks like an interesting read but I doubt that I will have time. Just when you thought the Internet couldn't get sillier. It's Dickipedia. Notes from the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Weekly Link Orgy
2008-05-25 07:17:21
FactSet weighs in on whether Commodities are a bubble or not. A Gas Price map of the United States. A study on the elasticity of demand for Gasoline. No, it's not the fundamentals. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Hibbett Sports, Inc. (HIBB)
2008-05-27 10:02:09
Hibbett Sports , Inc. (HIBB) reported first quarter of fiscal 2009 (ended 5/3/2008) earnings last week. In contrast to many retailers, the HIBB report was well received by the market, and the stock... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

American Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARII)
2008-06-02 08:42:13
American Railcar Industries , Inc. (ARII) manufactures and services various types of railcars, with leading market shares in Covered Hopper and Tank Railcars. Various entities controlled by Carl Icahn... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL)
2008-06-04 10:36:12
Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) reported second quarter of fiscal 2008 (4/30/08) earnings yesterday. The conference call was interesting. An analyst suggested that Toll might consider writing the value of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Weekly Link Orgy
2008-06-03 14:38:09
The Washington Post vs. Goldman Sachs. Is the Street tiring of SPAC's? Hedge Fund managers in training? Are Sub Prime and ALT A loans a problem in your city? Go to the New York Fed web site and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV)
2008-06-06 09:53:39
Hovnanian Enterprises , Inc. (HOV) released earnings for the second fiscal quarter earlier this week and held a conference call to discuss the results, which were much weaker than the market expected.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Weekly Link Orgy
2008-06-09 06:32:51
The Boston Fed provides a drill down on foreclosures and sub prime mortgages in the great state of Massachusetts. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) releases its State Banking profile... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Read more: Weekly

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