Halliburton’s Slight Loss; “The Force” Boosts Hasbro; Better-Than-Expected Economic Outlook; Indian Airline Labor Reversal; NetFlix Earnings Pop; Home Prices to Fall Another 10%; Citi Wins Settlement; Merrill Cuts Jobs

Halliburton Co. (HAL) yesterday (Monday) announced a third quarter loss of $21 million, or 2 cents per share, compared to a gain of $727 million, or 79 cents a share, for the same period in the prior year. The Houston, Tex.-based oil and energy services firm attributed the loss to financing expenses including $693 million in costs related to the redemption of convertible bonds, Bloomberg News reported. Toymaker Hasbro Inc. (HAS) posted a gain of $138.2 million, or 89 cents a share, for its fiscal third quarter, compared with a profit of $161.6 million, or 95 cents per share, which included a tax benefit of 17 cents per share for the same period in 2007. ...

Again with the 'told you so',  Should the Market Rally, play High Short Interest Stocks (UA, NFLX, URBN), the 5 day move on UA is at 10%+ and URBN is at 8%+ since last Thursday.  Turns out Gustav didn't kill the market or the country, praise all that is holy. Providing investing ideas and spotting the undervalued ...

A quick Bull rally could happen next week, what's one way of playing it to benefit the most? High short interest stocks that are profitable companies and are credible businesses. We're not talking about Crocs Inc (CROX), rather the few companies that will return to greatness and may get caught in a short squeeze. In finance, a short squeeze is a rapid increase in the price of a stock that occurs when there is a lack of supply and an excess of demand for the stock. Short squeezes result when short sellers cover their positions on a stock. This can occur if the price has ...

Airline Triple Threat; Oil’s $100 Floor; Wal-Mart’s Thrifty Shoppers; Six Flags on a Thrill Ride; Gannett Printing Pink Slips; GM’s Electric Car On the Way; Estee Lauder Looks Good; Netflix’s Mail Snafu British Airways PLC (OTC ADR: BAIRY), AMR Corp.’s (AMR) American Airlines Inc. and Iberia SA (PINK: IBRLF) announced yesterday (Thursday) that they were applying for European and U.S. antitrust immunity. If the three airlines receive the requested exemption, the three carriers will cooperatively set fares and share seats on transatlantic flights, BusinessWeek reported. Despite oil’s recent pullback, icon investor T. Boone Pickens feels crude will not drop below $100 due to the United States’ heavy dependence on foreign oil. "I don’t think it’ll drop below $100," Pickens told Reuters yesterday (Thursday) in a telephone interview. "I would say $110 ...

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(3-21-08) Keeping snail mail relevant since 1997. Netflix, Inc. (NFLX).