Its Friday May 5, 2006, and its the last day of the trading week for the first week of May, and the DOW is headed into record territory as it looks to hit an all time high.

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Political Front

In Nepal, it looks like the Maoist Rebels wouldnt take no for an answer as they will indeed be involved in the peace talks with the government.

As we spoke about yesterday, China went against the Vatican and the Pope as they appointed two new Bishops, but the Vatican didnt like that too much and swiftly excommunicated those Bishops.

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney made some strong remarks yesterday against Russia claiming that they used energy as a form of Black Mail. Yep, just what we needed more fuel on the fire.

Movers and Shakers

Some major movers in yesterdays trading session included Catalina Marketing (NYSE: POS) which traded up $3.95 to close at $29.08, Petroleum Geo-Service (NYSE: PGS) traded up $8.65 to close at $68.50, HerbaLife LTD (NYSE: HLF) traded up $3.64 to close at $37.77, Kadant Inc (NYSE: KAI) traded up $2.33 to close at $26.04, Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA) which traded up $1.45 to close at $6.99 based on a multi million dollar legal settlement, Imergent Inc (AMEX: IIG) traded up $3.29 to close at $15.55, Applied Films (NASDAQ: AFCO) which traded up $5.06 to close at $28.03 and Expeditors International (NASDAQ: EXPD) which traded up $16.04 to close at $103.80.

Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades

Recent Analyst upgrades include Janus Cap Group (NYSE: JNS) which was upgraded to a Neutral from Reduce by UBS, Barr Laboratories (NYSE: BRL) which was upgraded to a Overweight from a Neutral by JP Morgan, Central Garden (NASDAQ: CENT) which was upgraded to a Sector Outperformer from a Sector Perform by CIBC World Markets and Green Mountain Coffee (NASDAQ: GMCR) which was upgraded to a Buy from a Neutral by Janney, Montgomery, Scott.

Recent Analyst downgrades include Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) which was downgraded to a Neutral from a Buy by Merrill Lynch and Oneok Inc (NYSE: OKE) which was downgraded to an Equal Weight from an Overweight.

Analyst Coverage Initiations include MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ: MGPI) which was initiated with a Neutral rating and a $31 price target by Sidoti & Co, Roper Industries (NYSE: ROP) was initiated with a Buy rating and a $56 price target by AG Edwards and Pra International (NASDAQ: PRAI) which was initiated with an Equal Weight rating and a $26 price target by Lehman Brothers.

Tid Bits

In a story that was unleashed by The Wall Street Journal, it looks like the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York has issued subpoenas to Comverse Technology (NASDAQ: CMVT) in regards to the issuance of stock option grants from 1995 to 2006. So this becomes a criminal investigation as some of the top dogs at Comverse have recently resigned but the investigation will put them right back into the thick of things.

Warren Buffet may have his sights set on a new acquisition; Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA: BRKB) may announce this at the companys annual meeting, two companies that are mentioned to be the potential targets include the San Francisco utility PG&E (NYSE: PCG) and Los Angeles automotive insurer Mercury General (NYSE: MCY).

The bid for $51 a share bid for Aztar (NYSE: AZR) by Pinnacle Entertainment (NYSE: PNK) expired yesterday, as Aztar gave no response to the offer. Is that in the best interest of the shareholders?, sometimes holding out for a better offer doesnt work out as companies plan, so well see what the outcome will be shortly.

Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) missed the mark and paid the price as they announced a 29% decline in signed contracts during the second quarter ended April 30. The company is in the business of building luxury homes and the real estate market seems to be softening a bit, so there is one of your reasons. But the stock may have some life and bounce off of its 52 week low of $28.70.

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) may be considering the sale of its health-imaging business after reporting a $298 million loss in the first quarter; this is the 6th straight quarterly loss. So EK may be looking to reinvent itself to compete in the digital age.

FURIOUS FIVE

This is the fifth of our Furious Five companies that we see excelling in their industry in 2006. The fifth addition to round off this weeks Furious Five is True Religion Apparel (NASDAQ: TRLG) it trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol TRLG.

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