Category Archive for ‘Yahoo / Microsoft’

April 28, 2008

Deal or No Deal?

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Google, Yahoo / Microsoft, Daily Update

The weekend has come and gone without a deal getting done between Microsoft (MSFT, $29.83) and Yahoo (YHOO, $26.80). Microsoft had given Yahoo’s board of directors until Saturday to agree to its proposal or face a the possibility of a tender offer and proxy battle. Although Microsoft hasn’t revealed itsRead more

April 25, 2008

Tick-Tock Tick-Tock

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, Yahoo / Microsoft

April 25, 2008

Microsoft Disappoints, Share Fall

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Yahoo / Microsoft, Daily Update

10:00AM Microsoft (MSFT, $29.95, down $1.85) dropped the ball on its latest earnings report and the stock is taking a hit. Shares are currently trading below $30 after the company reported that earnings per share fell from $0.50 to $0.47 on revenue of $14.45 billion. The numbers were slightly higherRead more

April 24, 2008

Microsoft Up Before Earnings

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, Yahoo / Microsoft

3:15PM Microsoft (MSFT, $32.00, up $0.55) is up ahead of earnings today. I wanted to stress the importance on what keeping a position open means going into earnings. The stock is up about 5% for the week and everybody is expecting Microsoft to report a strong quarter. If youRead more

April 18, 2008

Microsoft Breaks $30

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, Yahoo / Microsoft

When Microsoft (MSFT, $30.01, up $0.79) announced plans to buy Yahoo (YHOO, $28.51, up $0.48) back in February the stock was trading for $32.60. Sure, you can expect a drop in the acquiring company’s stock price and a premium in the company that is being acquired. After analyzing the deal,Read more

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