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bengster68
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02-Apr-2008 14:11
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Currently, all other DESs available confirm has dreaded blood-clot problems. Cypher, Taxus. Xience and Endeavor. This is because they are all using durable polymer. Please refer to one of my earlier post a few months back why durable poymer is the main culprit for blood-clot problems. Biomatrix is the only DES that uses biodegradeable polymer biodegrades into carbon dioxide and water safely and the DES reverts back to BMS after 6 months when the biodegradeable polymer completes its drug eluting function. We know BMS don't have late blood-clot problems and this is proven with 20 years of BMS track record. | |||||
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OkieDokie
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02-Apr-2008 14:10
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Bengster, You have unselfishly contributed some much to this forum. So can you tell us what is this "one last criteria" all about or not ? Let's us help to keep a lookout for this 'tell-tale' sign as well mah !. Pleaseeee... |
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bengster68
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02-Apr-2008 13:23
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This recent chiong should not be about takeover. Takeover will not happen so soon. BIG has yet to pass one last key criteria that the takeover buyers all want to see. | |||||
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XiaoMaGe888
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02-Apr-2008 13:16
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Wah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FA TA LIAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CHIONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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bengster68
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02-Apr-2008 13:08
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TAKEOVER OF BIOSENSORS IS IMMINENT WITHIN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS!!! | |||||
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bengster68
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02-Apr-2008 12:59
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Important news about BIG on takeover analysis. An event i have been waiting and expecting for a long time has has finally arrived: Sector Snap: Drug-Coated Stent Makers Tuesday April 1, 12:29 pm ET NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Boston Scientific Corp. gained traction Tuesday against stent rival Abbott Laboratories, after study data showed its Taxus drug-coated stents were effective in reducing the need for further heart procedures, compared with bare metal stents.
In turn, Abbott reported data showing its Xience V stent reduced heart problems compared with Taxus, but the results were not statistically significant. Xience V is not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
The study results were reported at the American College of Cardiology conference in Chicago on Monday. Natick, Mass.-based Boston Scientific and North Chicago, Ill.-based Abbott are among several other medical device companies that have seen sales of drug-coated stents fall since safety concerns over blood clots were raised two years ago. Since then, the companies have been further studying the devices' safety and effectiveness. Stents are tiny, mesh-wire tubes that prop open arteries after they have been surgically cleared of fatty plaque. Drug coatings are used to prevent scar tissue from growing over the mesh wire, but data suggested two years ago that drug coatings may put patients at higher risk of blood clots. Boston Scientific reported results from a study involving 2,458 patients, which showed participants with drug-coated stents had lower revascularization rates, which include heart bypass procedures. The company's stock rose 47 cents, or 3.7 percent to $13.34 in midday trading. Abbott said patients using its stent had a lower rate of heart attack and death compared with Boston Scientific's product, though the results were not statistically significant. Abbott shares fell 33 cents to $54.82. Still, Wachovia Capital Markets Larry Biegelsen expects Abbott's stent to eventually lead the market. He said the company will likely focus its promotional efforts on the complete body of clinical evidence surrounding Xience. He said Medtronic Inc.'s stent Endeavor was also viewed with some skepticism following several blood clot cases, but attention has since shifted to the overall safety of the stent. Shares of Minneapolis-based Medtronic Inc. rose 31 cents to $48.68. Shares of Johnson & Johnson, which makes the Cypher stent, added 58 cents at $65.45. Also at the conference, Palo Alto, Calif.-based CV Therapeutics Inc. presented study data on its chronic angina drug Ranexa as it moves to expand the drug's label. Its stock rose 29 cents, or 4 percent, to $7.42. Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck & Co. gained 40 cents at $38.35 after its Monday plunge on negative news about cholesterol drug Vytorin and several other drugs. *** Previously i mentioned it is a matter of time before Endeavor DES start to show blood-clot problems. I feel their durable polymer is of better grade than Cypher, Taxus and Xience, however durable polymer is still a durable polymer afterall. This is blood-clot problem is a huge slap in Medtronic's face. They know Endeavor has below average short-term performance compared to first generation DES (due to lower potency zotarolimus drug). They claimed Medtronic is the safest DES with zero blood clot problems, then formulate their global marketing plan around this one and only winning point. Now with blood-clot problems cropping up, they shift the attention to being having "the best overall safety DES". When more blood-clot problems start cropping up, i think they can seriously consider thrashing away this piece of junk. Medtronic is a serious contender in buying over BIG. Medtronic controls 15% of Shandong Weigao group and this group and their affiliates have control of BIG's 25% market capital (being total new shares/options issued for 100% China JWMS acquisition). Medtronic/Weigao would not have exchanged their JWMS crown jewel for shares of loss-making BIG unless they see something of much greater value in BIG. I think Medtronic start to realise biodegredable polymer is the future of DES and Medtronic has zero such experience in this field while BIG is a pioneer and leader in the area of biodegredable polymer and BIG is holding the key "limus drug on biodegredable polymer" patent. I will not be surprised if MDT showed hand first before JNJ make the first move. Such takeover deals may involve "break-up fee" so the first mover enjoys an advantage and the next offerer after the first offer has been announced and conditionally accepted by key shareholders has to offer a much higher premium than the first offer. MDT having an indirect inflence of 25% of BIG's shares is already the "King-maker" in BIG's takeover situation. |
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XiaoMaGe888
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02-Apr-2008 12:15
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For me all in liao,no way to turn. BIG !!!!must Chiong!!!!!!!!!!if not!!!!! |
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jasonrxz
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02-Apr-2008 11:51
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thks for advicing Bro Xiaomage888..... I dun wish to put many eggs into one basket though i really believe it will shoot like yesterday just a matter of days.... however.. i need more clearer indicators.... if break .85 then i will choing another 20 lots.... huat ar.... |
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XiaoMaGe888
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02-Apr-2008 11:35
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Hi!!!!!!!jason Buy 50 lots la!!!!!!!!!! |
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jasonrxz
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02-Apr-2008 11:32
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huat ar.... think buy 10 more to keep la.... cheers huat ar again hee.... |
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XiaoMaGe888
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02-Apr-2008 11:30
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BIG CHIONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!LIAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||||
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AK_Francis
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02-Apr-2008 11:16
Yells: "Happy go lucky, cheers." |
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Hi, all quite sure that it is going to TGIF(Tks God Is Fri) leow.. Bought in 10 more lots to my BIG account, but still a bit far fr breaking even. But gut feel, it will be soon. Tks for all the BIG enthusiats. Cheers. |
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cyjjerry85
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02-Apr-2008 09:43
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quite well supported by the 200MA at $0.80 | |||||
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JunVic
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02-Apr-2008 09:31
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Hi, What is the news that will release this week?? Any idea?? Huatah : "This week.. let's say Thurs.. c if we heard any good news comin fr BIG. Then Friday go celebration. haha. " |
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novena_33
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02-Apr-2008 06:34
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hey huatah bro...good to see u around ...do pop in here to TC |
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huatah
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02-Apr-2008 00:29
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Hi Hi.. to all de die-hard fans of BIG.. veri sorry tat i MIA soo long.. super duper busy wif work.. no longer can trade every mins or hour, thus contra is out for me. However, i m still holdin on to BIG. still waiting patiently for takeover. Seriously, i m quite surprise tat starting last fri, this counter starts to move and today, high of 0.845. Nevertheless, seeing this counter shooting up is always good. haha.. Bros allright, novena, francis, cashiertan, and Bengsters, misses all of you.. heehee.. Hai.. gotto go back to work liao.. Dun noe when can l like last time.. keep chatting.. keep watchin shares... Huat ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh This week.. let's say Thurs.. c if we heard any good news comin fr BIG. Then Friday go celebration. haha. |
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jasonrxz
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01-Apr-2008 21:20
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Bro cashiertan.... still not late.... there is still room for it to rocket.... since the news is so great and now the sentiment is good.... so will be nice if u can just buy tomolo early like 0859.... cheers......
huat ar.... BIG supporters.....
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sharefrenz
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01-Apr-2008 20:10
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hi bro, just be careful yto short ubs.... sharing the news i just read : Wall Street Moves Toward Opening Gains; UBS and Lehman Brothers to Issue New Stock NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street headed for a rally at Tuesday's opening as investors warmed to new recapitalization plans at UBS AG and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
UBS said Tuesday it will take a fresh $19 billion writedown due to additional declines in the value of its mortgage assets and other credit instruments, following an $18 billion writedown last year. But investors focused instead on UBS' accompanying announcement that it will issue up to $15 billion in new stock and that Chairman Marcel Ospel had quit. The new stock sale and executive change were seen as signs the bank was moving forward despite being the most serious European victim of the U.S. subprime mortgage problems. That news buttressed the view that financial services companies are taking aggressive action to improve their capital bases and should add to early positive momentum Tuesday as the second quarter gets under way. In addition, the dollar was able to take back some strength against the euro in early trade. The futures contract for the Dow Jones industrial average rose 80 points, or 06 percent, to 12,337. Futures contracts for the Standard & Poor's 500 shot up 9.60 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,333.60 and the Nasdaq 100 advanced 14.2 points, or 0.7 percent, to 1,804. |
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cashiertan
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01-Apr-2008 19:12
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gosh.. just miss monitor it for a few days as i am in revservist now and it jump up so much.... sian. can claim as Profit lost from army? | |||||
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jasonrxz
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01-Apr-2008 17:22
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Bro ZHENXIAN, According to my Master cum friend cum teacher in trading ( who is younger thatn me only at 30 yrs old this year ), He told me that after reading report of this writedown of UBS... it's already factor into the CONSENSUS... so still within limits.... Further more... the future of DOW JONE now is green of +49!!!!! though nowsday not accurate anymore and anything will happen during the trading session.... We had eliminated away those mentioned risk and hope those reports at 2200 local time will be in or better than expectations and we will continue our small rally or recovery road tomolo....
cheers
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