“National Semiconductor got a good deal and I would consider talks at an 80 percent premium or between $55 to $60 per share,” he added.

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In an 8-K filing, HERO reported that on April 4, 2011, Hercules Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) received a subpoena issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requesting the delivery of certain documents to the SEC in connection with its investigation into possible violations of the securities laws, including possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) in certain international jurisdictions where we conduct operations. The Company was also notified by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on April 5, 2011, that certain of the Company’s activities are under review by the DOJ.

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4 IMGN 26.88
5 DBLE 22.74
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7 SCON 18.75
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10 DGW 15.58
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14 MOV 12.63
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18 IL 11.18
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20 PIR 10.53
21 BBBY 10.47
22 MCP 10.39
23 BKE 9.89
24 UTA 9.51
25 CHGS 8.71
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2 RT -18.32
3 LZEN -17.70
4 ADY -14.05
5 SUPG -12.07
6 RMTR -11.15
7 GNI -10.75
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11 AMSC -8.22
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18 PUDA -7.14
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20 MDRX -6.80
21 REVU -6.76
22 WDFC -6.34
23 XNY -6.28
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continuing claims 3.72 million- basically flat

The U.S. dollar dropped by almost 0.5%, lending strength to commodities. For the day, cotton was up 5.5%, nickel +4.2%, copper +3%, lead +3%, tin +1% and oil was up 0.7%.

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1 AAU Industrial Metals & Minerals 20.54
2 MMG Industrial Metals & Minerals 8.85
3 PZG Industrial Metals & Minerals 7.49
4 PLM Industrial Metals & Minerals 4.46
5 ZINC Industrial Metals & Minerals 4.27
6 AXU Industrial Metals & Minerals 3.89
7 SWC Industrial Metals & Minerals 3.82
8 MFN Industrial Metals & Minerals 3.81
9 GSM Industrial Metals & Minerals 3.22
10 AUMN Industrial Metals & Minerals 3.19
11 IVN Industrial Metals & Minerals 2.93
12 TCK Industrial Metals & Minerals 2.80
13 USU Industrial Metals & Minerals 2.05

I’m not sure that stock jockeys even understand this shit…

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Morgan Stanley is out making a significant LED lighting call this morning downgrading the sector leader Cree Inc (NASDAQ:CREE) to Underweight from Equal-Weight with a $36 price target. Click here for story

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Our budget, which we call The Path to Prosperity, is very different. For starters, it cuts $6.2 trillion in spending from the president’s budget over the next 10 years, reduces the debt as a percentage of the economy, and puts the nation on a path to actually pay off our national debt. Our proposal brings federal spending to below 20% of gross domestic product (GDP), consistent with the postwar average, and reduces deficits by $4.4 trillion.

A study just released by the Heritage Center for Data Analysis projects that The Path to Prosperity will help create nearly one million new private-sector jobs next year, bring the unemployment rate down to 4% by 2015, and result in 2.5 million additional private-sector jobs in the last year of the decade. It spurs economic growth, with $1.5 trillion in additional real GDP over the decade. According to Heritage’s analysis, it would result in $1.1 trillion in higher wages and an average of $1,000 in additional family income each year.

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