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Earnings Preview For Nov 3 - 7 - Earnings Preview

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:58:00 GMT

Companies that could issue positive surprises include Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), SucessFactors (SFSF) and Sunoco (SUN). Penn Virginia Corporation (PVA) could potentially disappoint investors. The Week's Events November has historically been one of the best months for the major markets, according to the[More...]

Periodicals Wrap-Up for Wednesday, July 9th

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:44:00 GMT

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Tech Firms Hidden Exposure to Subprime

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:19:20 GMT

At Israel Opportunity Investor, we’re spending a lot of time with CEOs recently asking about their views on the future. What’s interesting is that some tech companies are beginning to see a connection between the subprime fiasco and their own businesses.[More...]

Analyst Comments: Oscient Pharmaceuticals, First Advantage, AmSurg, Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Dover Corp, Journal Register, Corel Corporation

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:45:13 GMT

We maintain our Hold rating on shares of First Advantage Corporation (FADV) following the release of Q4 financial results. We believe the shares of FADV are appropriately valued near current levels. The shares of FADV are currently trading at a P/E multip[More...]

HP stands nearly alone

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:07:50 GMT

In an update to yesterday's post about Hewlett Packard's (HPQ) excellent performance not necessarily being an indicator that the entire tech sector would do well, I wanted to comment on yesterday's market action.[More...]

NASDAQ Technical Picture - Bear Market Bounce

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:24:47 GMT

38% Fibonacci retracement of the NASDAQ's last leg down was a cue for profit taking. Friday's gap up due to MSFT earnings was a perfect exit strategy because it brought us all the way back to the last breakdown point. The bearish engulfing bar implies fur[More...]

DealerTrack: AmeriCredit just informed JMP Securities that it is actually seeing increasing credit application flows, pos for TRAK

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:41:00 GMT

JMP Securities reiterating their Strong Buy rating on DealerTrack (NASDAQ:TRAK). Shares of DealerTrack continue to retreat over general macro concerns of the...[More...]

Monday Morning - Nov 19 2007 10:21AM

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:16:00 GMT

Following Friday's surprising late-session rally, futures indicate a lower open for the mkt amid weakness in Asia, a downgrade of Citigroup (C) and a Q4 earnings warning from home improvement retailer Lowe's (LOW). Dow futures are currently ; Nasdaq futures are currently ; S&P futures are currently . Mkts in Asia closed lower after China's banking regulator told banks to cool loan growth that's already topped its target ceiling of 15% this year. Note, though, that the WSJ reported this morning that Chinese regulators have actually ordered China's commercial banks to freeze lending through the end of the year. In the financial sector, Goldman Sachs downgraded Citigroup to Sell, while cutting its price ests on a number of brokers, including MER, MS, LEH, BSC, JPM and ETFC. It's also worth noting that the Sunday Times reported over the weekend that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) CEO Fred Goodwin has been informally approached by Citigroup to become its new CEO. Lowe's reported mixed[More...]

THE CRUSH

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:43:52 GMT

Markets are way down as memories of 20 years back are fresh in traders minds. Well maybe not, but less than stellar news from CAT SLB MMM HON and WB are not sitting well and I suspect some loser selling by mutual funds also isn't helping.[More...]

Earnings, Oil Prices, & Bernanke

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:19:56 GMT

Good morning. Earnings, oil prices, and Bernanke are front and center and investors aren't very happy with what they're hearing. Premarket futures have been under pressure throughout the morning and are clearly pointing to a challenging day ahead for the bulls. Earnings reports out this morning offer a mixed outlook with a number of earnings surprises on the downside (ERIC, WFC, KEY, STLY, JEF, DNA) as well as upside (JNJ, USB, STT, FRX, PII). Crude oil prices are up again and have been up +9% over the past week. Also

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DealerTrack Holdings Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:00 GMT

GAAP Results for the Third Quarter 2009
Revenue for the quarter was $58.8 million, as compared to $60.5 million for the third quarter of 2008.
GAAP net loss for the quarter was $(0.2) million, as compared to GAAP net loss of $(2.6) million for the third quarter of 2008.

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DealerTrack Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:28:00 GMT

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK) today reported financial results for the second quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2009.[More...]

TrueCar Licenses Chrome's Comprehensive New Vehicle Data (NVD) for Vehicle Descriptions Down to the Option Level

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:55:00 GMT

SANTA MONICA, CA -- -- 07/23/09 -- TrueCar , the company that brings transparency to new car pricing, and Chrome Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. and an industry leader in managing automotive data, announced today that TrueCar will license Chrome's comprehensive and accurate New Vehicle Data that provides full, rich details of any new vehicle down to the option level.[More...]

DealerTrack Adds Free ‘ID Alerts’ to Its Industry-Leading Credit Application Network

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:28:00 GMT

DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced the addition of a free enhancement to its credit application network that will help dealers strengthen their compliance programs and reduce the risk of identity theft and fraud by flagging abnormal patterns in credit applications at their stores. The new “ID Alerts” complement DealerTrack’s industry-leading identity verification solution, which has now been used more than 10 million times by dealers, to check customers’ identities, since its introduction in 2006.[More...]

DealerTrack Launches Vehicle Inventory Optimization Solution

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:58:00 GMT

DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced that it has launched a new inventory optimization solution that fully integrates and extends the capabilities acquired with DealerTrack’s purchase of AAX in January. DealerTrack Inventory Optimization, powered by AAX, is designed to meet the needs of dealers of any size, from national dealer groups to single-point franchise and independent dealerships.[More...]

DealerTrack to Appeal District Court Ruling in Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:07:00 GMT

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced an update regarding its patent infringement litigation against RouteOne LLC and Finance Express LLC.
On July 8, 2009, Judge Gilford of the United States District Court held that DealerTrack's patent 7,181,427 (the "427 Patent") was invalid for failure to comply with a standard required by the recently decided case in the Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit of In re Bilski.
Accordingly, DealerTrack's case in the District Court against RouteOne and Finance Express will be dismissed and DealerTrack intends to file a notice of appeal.

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DealerTrack Schedules Release of Second Quarter 2009 Results and Conference Call

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:36:00 GMT

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK) today announced that it will release its second quarter 2009 financial results after the market closes on August 6, 2009. A conference call will be hosted by Mark F. O’Neil, chairman and chief executive officer, and Eric Jacobs, senior vice president, chief financial and administrative officer, that evening beginning at 5:00 p.m.[More...]

DealerTrack Connects 750th Financing Source to Its Industry-Leading Network

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:27:00 GMT

Japanese Manufacturers Grab Top Spots in ALG’s Spring 2009 Perceived Quality Study

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:26:00 GMT

Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced that Japanese carmakers led by Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Subaru were the top performers among mainstream brands in ALG’s Spring 2009 Perceived Quality Study (PQS). Hyundai and Ford showed the strongest year-over-year improvement, jumping 8 and 6 places respectively, while Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and BMW ranked the highest among luxury brands and overall.[More...]

Chrome Systems Launches ‘ALG Smart Buyer Pricing’

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:28:00 GMT

Chrome® Systems Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRAK) and an industry leader in managing automotive data, today announced the launch of ALG Smart Buyer Pricing, which provides actual prices new vehicles are selling for on a regional and local basis. The new solution is driven by transactional data, regional information, and rebate and incentive data provided by Chrome’s sister company, Automotive Lease Guide (alg), Inc. and is meant to represent the discount a consumer can expect to receive off total MSRP for any given new vehicle after an average amount of negotiation, including all cash incentives and other non-finance discounts provided by the dealer.[More...]