DALLAS, Texas 7/25/2008 11:43:52 PM
News / Finance

Beacon Equity Issues Trade Alerts on Healthcare/Pharma Stocks: BIDU, ZILG, SIRI, VITL, AMZN, TRMP

Today’s Trade Alerts include: Baidu.com Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU), ZiLOG Inc. (Nasdaq: ZILG), Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI), Vital Signs Inc. (Nasdaq: VITL), Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMP).

Baidu.com Inc. (BIDU) shares slipped from yesterday’s 16% increase, trading down nearly 1% to $332.25. Yesterday’s climb followed the company’s scorching second-quarter profits on rapidly accelerating sales to smaller advertisers.  Baidu, through its subsidiaries, provides Chinese language Internet search services primarily in the People's Republic of China...

Baidu reported that its profit jumped 87% and revenue doubled in the April-June period when compared with the year-earlier quarter.  Baidu's net income was 265 million yuan ($38.6 million), or 7.62 yuan ($1.11) per share.  Sales were 802.6 million yuan ($117 million)…

“Baidu offers a Chinese language search platform, which consists of Web sites and online application software; and Baidu Union, a network of third-party Web sites and software applications…”

ZiLOG Inc. (ZILG) shares climbed nearly 4% to $3.62 Friday mid-day.  ZiLOG supplies fabless semiconductors of microprocessor and microcontroller semiconductor products...

ZiLOG recently announced it is evaluating a broad range of strategic alternatives to enhance stockholder value.  The company also said it has retained Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as its financial advisor to assist the board of directors with this process…

“Further developments with respect to the evaluation of strategic alternatives may not be publicly disclosed by ZiLOG unless and until its board of directors has approved a transaction or other strategic alternative, according to the company…”

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