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    It’s Tuesday April 11, 2006, and Alcoa (NYSE: AA) kicked off earnings season with blockbuster numbers, the estimate was 51 cents per share for the first quarter. Alcoa posted an EPS of 69 cents beating the estimate by 18 cents. This drove the stock up in after hours trading to a new 52 week high of $35.10 up from the $32.83 closing price on Monday.

    Companies of note that are scheduled to report tod
    According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
    ay include General Electric (NYSE: GE) the estimate is $0.389 cents compared to an EPS of 38 cents a year ago and Universal Forest Products (NASDAQ: UFPI) the estimate is 63 cents compared to an EPS of 44 cents a year ago.

    We’ll list the companies of note that are reporting this week as their hits and misses may have some effect on their sectors.

    Readers Speak

    We received an email from one of our
    ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

    Examples of combination products may in
    readers/listeners in regards to yesterday’s segment, where we mentioned that Mark Cuban had something to do with the movie “Akeelah and the Bee“, and we stand corrected, as it was LionsGate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF) and not Mark Cuban. This is why input from our readers/listeners is encouraged, so thanks for the email.

    Chinese President Hu Jintao

    Chinese President Hu Jintao is scheduled to visit
    lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

    the United States on April 18-22, 2006. This is sure to be an eventful visit as the U.S. has been putting pressure on Beijing to get their house in order ahead of the historic visit.

    Some of the issues that have been brought up include copyright theft, currency rates, markets barriers and beef bans.

    The question that needs to be answered during his visit is “Where is the Equity in Trade?”

    With an
    here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
    over $220 billion U.S. trade deficit with China, this is a question that needs to be answered.

    Metal, Metals, Metals

    As most investors already know one of the big movers have been metals, last week we mentioned a few companies that we see benefiting from the upward movement, they include Silver related companies Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE: CDE), based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Apex Silve
    d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

    Combination pro
    r Mines (AMEX: SIL), based in Denver, Colorado and Pan American Silver Corp (NASDAQ: PAAS), based in Vancouver B.C. Canada. Gold related companies include Corp (NYSE: GG) and Crystallex International Corp (AMEX: KRY).

    Gold has moved up past the $600 mark while Silver hit an quarter century high of $12.77, other metals that have been moving higher include Copper which hit $270, Palladium which moved
    ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
    higher to the $362 range, Zinc hit $1.33 while Aluminum hit $1.15.

    Keep in mind as the demand grows for top metals you can either own the futures contracts, which should be left to the sophisticated investors or a smarter move would be to own the companies that stand to benefit.

    Bausch & Lomb

    Bausch & Lomb (NYSE: BOL) will feel the heat in today’s trading session as they have agreed to stop ship
    easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
    ping their ultra popular brand ReNu MoistureLoc. This comes on the heels of reports that stated that their ReNU solutions caused eye infections, this began in Singapore and Hong Kong back in February and is now here in the United States.

    The FDA said 109 preliminary reports of a rare fungal infection that may cause loss of vision had been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention f
    nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
    om 17 U.S. states.

    Even though the company said that they found no evidence of the claims, the company still agreed to pull the products off the shelves. This will be a very damaging situation for the company and its shareholders as you can expect for various analyst downgrades to come down the pike.

    Whether the claims are substantiated or not, the negative press will hurt the company as consumer
    and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
    confidence in their products drops. The stock closed on Monday at $57.44 close to their 52 week low of $57.17, the stock could break the low and keep tumbling until they find support and this may come in the mid to high $40 range.

    General Motors

    General Motors (NYSE:GM) sells its stake in Isuzu to a couple of Japanese trading companies and a bank for approximately US$300 million. Isuzu has been it
    ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
    s strongest ally in Japan and now that has been eliminated. This is a part of a bigger picture for General Motors as the once darling of Wall Street continues to fall from grace and faces possible bankruptcy, though its highly unlikely. The company may seek a U.S. Government bail out, even though President Bush several months ago made mention that this was not an option but this may indeed take plac
    ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

    Following aspects would a
    e. The United States at this point cannot risk losing any more footing in the U.S. automobile market. One other scenario may be the injection of private equity into General Motors, one way or another something will take place as a lifesaver for GM, the only question is how low will they go before they get it.

    Tidbits

    Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will be adding video clips to their Google Earth service, s
    dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

    Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
    Which combination prod
    if you are in your backyard taking some sun or a midnight swim be aware that big brother may be watching. eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is looking to take their Paypal company on the road, literally, as they are looking to give consumers the ability to use Paypal anywhere anytime using their mobile units, os if you need to pay a bill and want to use Paypal to do it, well you will be able to do it from your B
    cts are meaningful and rational?
    Which therapeutic categories to select?
    Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
    Do combin
    lackberry, Treo or your cell phone soon. JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM), as we reported a few weeks back, will be making an asset swap with Bank of New York (NYSE: BK), JPM’s trust business for BNY’s retail business, looks like JP Morgan is getting prepared for the upcoming Citigroup (NYSE:C) buying spree. Bain Capital goes from Dunkin’ Donuts to coats as they have come to terms with Burlington Coat Factory
    tions increase the patient compliance?
    What would be the developing cost?
    How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
    (NYSE: BCF) to acquired the established coat company.

    As I repeat this every day, we cannot stress enough that investors need to do their due diligence, call the companies, get the information, consult with your investment advisor and if you do not have one consider getting one. Put the same time into investigating these companies as you do when you go to purchase a new television, it’s only for yo
    t?

    As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
    ur protection. When it comes to thinly traded securities stagger your orders or put a limit order in to avoid a run up.

    Disclaimer: None of the information contained on the NAMC Newswire constitutes a recommendation by the NAMC Newswire, its journalist, nor its parent company that any particular security, portfolio of securities, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any specific inv
    ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

    Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
    stors or person. Each individual investor must make their own independent decisions regarding any security, portfolio of securities, transaction, or investment strategy featured on the NAMC Newswire or NAMC Radio Any past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. The NAMC Newswire, its journalist nor its parent company does not guarantee any specific outcome or profit, and all in
    y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
    vestors should be aware of the real risk of loss in following any strategy or investments featured on the NAMC Newswire or the NAMC Radio. The strategy or investments discussed may fluctuate in price or value and investors may get back less than you invested. Before acting on any information featured on the NAMC Newswire website or the NAMC Radio segment, investors should consider whether it is suit
    .

    As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
    able for their particular circumstances and strongly consider seeking advice from their own financial or investment adviser. Investors are also urged to do their own due diligence before investing in any security.

    All opinions featured on the NAMC Newswire or NAMC Radio are based upon information that is considered to be reliable, but neither the NAMC Newswire, its journalist, its parent company, a
    elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

    Companies that provide selfless information through particip
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    tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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