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Allied Waste Industries Inc.
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AW + RSG ??
<> <> Allied Waste Industries, Inc. operates as a nonhazardous solid waste management company in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company provides collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Its collection operations involve collecting and transporting nonhazardous waste from the point of generation to the site of disposal. The company’s recycling collection services include curbside collection of recyclable materials. It also provides roll-off collection services. As of December 31, 2007, th...
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is target of insider buying.
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S&P Outlook:
AW is target of insider buying.
We expect the company to benefit from pricing initiatives primarily in the commercial collection and landfill
segments, and well-controlled operating expenses. We see higher prices for new contracts and fuel
recovery fees offsetting rising fuel costs. However, volume should continue to decline due to a slowing
economy and a soft housing construction market.
Risks to our recommendation and target price include significantly higher fuel costs that the company
is unable to pass onto customers. Allied Waste reported per-share ear...
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Bullish on AW ...
AW
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-3.30%
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(closed on 05/10/07)
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Waste Management's latest Republic bid is too good to pass up
Time for Investors to Pick Up the Garbage Disposal Companies
AW
-11.07%
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<>With all of the major indices now in bear market territory it seems as though the best way for a long investor to play this market is to avoid the losing stocks and switch into the winners. I sometimes liken investing to gambling, but the advantage of investing over gambling is that you can change your bet at any time. Imagine if you were playing blackjack only to find that you had a very weak hand. But in this particular game of blackjack you can swap cards with the person sitting next to you and as luck would have it, that person has a very strong hand that looks very likely to win. Now, ...
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Waste Management wastes little time in a buyout move for Republic
Filed under: Deals  The largest waste disposal company in the U.S., Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WMI), wants to get even bigger. The company announced today that it proposes to pay $34 per share - or $6.3 billion -- for rival Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG).
On problem here is that Republic is already the subject of a merger with Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AW) announced in mid June. Although, if you take a look at the Republic-Allied merger agreement, there are clauses that allow Republic to entertain alternative offers. What's more, it looks like Waste Management may have acces...
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Option Update: Republic Services volatility flat into WMI's offer
Filed under: Options  Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) is recently trading at $33.22, above its close of $27.90 Friday.
Waste Management (NYSE: WMI) announced it made a proposal to acquire all of RSG outstanding common stock for $34 per shares in cash. Allied Waste (NYSE: AW) offered to acquire RSG on June 23 for 0.45 shares of AW for each share of RSG.
RSG overall option implied volatility of 31 is near its 26-week average of 30 according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement. Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com <>Permalink | <>Email thi...
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