George Soros Buys WalMart Stores Inc., FedEx Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sells General Dynamics Corp., Google Inc., Intel Corp.

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Feb 16, 2008
Billionaire investor George Soros have been warning about recessions and financial crisis. He wrote "The current financial crisis was precipitated by a bubble in the US housing market. In some ways it resembles other crises that have occurred since the end of the second world war at intervals ranging from four to 10 years." These are his buys and sells during the 4th quarter of 2007.



George Soros buys MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc., Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.Petrobras, Baidu.com Inc. ADS, NII Holdings Inc, China Mobile Ltd., NAVIOS MARITIME PTN, FIRST SOLAR, INC., Mechel OAO, Broadcom Corp., ENERGYSOLUTIONS INC, MKT VCTR RUSSIA SBI, iShares MSCI Japan, United Therapeutics Corp., BPZ RESOURCES, INC, Pall Corp., United Parcel Service, Inc., Western Digital Corp., MasterCard Inc., Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc., MSC Software Corp., The GEO Group Inc., Banro Corp., Nalco Holding Company, Support.com Inc., NCR Corp., SOLARFUN POWER HOLDINGS CO., LTD., Convergys Corp., CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., LandAmerica Financial Group Inc., Valassis Communications Inc., Logitech International S.A., InterDigital Inc., FedEx Corp., Shire plc, Nabors Industries Ltd., ACI Worldwide Inc., Pantry Inc., ADC Telecommunications Inc., MercadoLibre Inc., Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Exelon Corp., GemstarTV Guide International Inc., WalMart Stores Inc., Payless ShoeSource Inc., HewlettPackard Company, CEC Entertainment Inc., YINGLI GRN ENGY ADR, IAMGOLD Corp., Idearc Inc., FPL Group Inc., Altria Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The, MeadWestvaco Corp., Flextronics International Ltd., The Walt Disney Company Disney, C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., Comcast Corp., Dominion Resources Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, Expeditors International of Washington I, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., PPL Corp., Weyerhaeuser Company, Rockwood Holdings Inc., RPM International Inc., The Gap Inc., U.S. Bancorp, Best Buy Co. Inc., ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., PepsiCo Inc., The Valspar Corp., NVR Inc, The New York Times Company, Marvel Entertainment Inc., Constellation Energy Group Inc., INTELLON CORPORATION, Simon Property Group Inc., Chemtura Corp., Select Comfort Corp., Entergy Corp., EMC Corp., Walgreen Company, Wendy's International Inc., OM Group Inc., State Street Corp., STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC., Westlake Chemical Corp., Worthington Industries Inc., Questar Corp., Quanex Corp., Stillwater Mining Company, Sensient Technologies Corp., The Boston Beer Company Inc., Titan International Inc., RockTenn Company, Universal American Financial Corp., Scholastic Corp., Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Public Storage Inc., Under Armour Inc., TiVo Inc., The Southern Company, ProLogis, Tech Data Corp., Vornado Realty Trust, Abbott Laboratories, CalMaine Foods Inc., Cabot Corp., Community Health Systems Inc., Cytec Industries Inc., DIRECTV Group Inc. The, Duke Energy Corp., Brinker International Inc., eHealth Inc., Equity Residential, Entravision Communications Corp., H.B. Fuller Company, General Growth Properties Inc, Cascade Corp., Boston Properties Inc., American Equity Investment Life Holding, AES Corp. The, Aetna Inc., Applied Materials Inc., American Oriental Bioengineering Inc., APP PHARMACEUTICALS INC, Arbitron Inc., Arris Group Inc, Ashland Inc., Allegheny Energy Inc., Sotheby's, Bemis Company Inc., Corning Inc., Getty Images Inc., Lifeway Foods Inc., ABITIBIBOWATER INC, Lowe's Companies Inc., Medarex Inc., AMIS Holdings Inc., Ladish Co. Inc., Merck & Co. Inc., Infinity Property and Casualty Corp., Integrated Device Technology Inc., Live Nation Inc., HarteHanks Inc., The McClatchy Company, LouisianaPacific Corp., Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., Minerals Technologies Inc., HLTH Corp., MasTec Inc., Palm Inc., Novell Inc., Whole Foods Market Inc., OPNEXT, INC., Micrel Inc., LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC., SPANSION INC., SonicWALL Inc., Secure Computing Corp., Health Management Associates Inc., Skyworks Solutions Inc., Sybase Inc., KEMET Corp., CarMax Inc., Compuware Corp., RealNetworks Inc., TriQuint Semiconductor Inc., sells Maxim Integrated Products Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp., Schlumberger Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., QUALCOMM Inc., Banco Ita Holding Financeira S.A., Research in Motion Ltd., CVS Caremark Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp., Honeywell International Inc., Caterpillar Inc., Emerson Electric Co., Alcan Inc., ColgatePalmolive Company, Unibanco Unio de Bancos Brasileiros S.A., Deere & Company, General Dynamics Corp., Union Pacific Corp., Halliburton Company, ICICI Bank Ltd., Illinois Tool Works Inc., Archer Daniels Midland Company, Raytheon Company, Goldcorp Inc., Carnival Corp., Alltel Corp., Danaher Corp., Harrah's Entertainment Inc., LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd., Garmin Ltd., Peabody Energy Corp., Liberty Media Corp. Capital Common Serie, Starbucks Corp., Safeway Inc., Wynn Resorts Ltd., Marriott International Inc., International Game Technology, Lyondell Chemical Company, CA Inc., Coach Inc., Macy's Inc., McDermott International Inc., Fortune Brands Inc., Rohm and Haas Company, Liberty Media Corp. Interactive Common S, Autodesk Inc., Quest Diagnostics Inc., J.C. Penney Company Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., VF Corp., Nordstrom Inc., Network Appliance Inc., United Microelectronics Corp., NAVTEQ Corp., AutoZone Inc., The SherwinWilliams Company, Mattel Inc., Molson Coors Brewing Company, Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Supervalu Inc., SanDisk Corp., Eastman Kodak Company, Level 3 Communications Inc., Lam Research Corp., Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., D.R. Horton Inc., Tyson Foods Inc., Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., National Semiconductor Corp., Invitrogen Corp., Terra Industries Inc., Wyndham Worldwide Corp., Synovus Financial Corp., The Stanley Works, ImClone Systems Inc., DeVry Inc., Silver Wheaton Corp., Hasbro Inc., Countrywide Financial Corp., Bucyrus International Inc., Quanta Services Inc., Pulte Homes Inc., Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Service Corp. International, Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., GenProbe Inc., Washington Group International, Perrigo Company, Pan American Silver Corp., FTI Consulting Inc., DresserRand Group Inc., Equinix Inc., Landstar System Inc., Omnicare Inc., Kansas City Southern, Pharmion Corp., BioRad Laboratories Inc, Strayer Education Inc., AptarGroup Inc., SnapOn Inc., Fossil Inc., Ciena Corp., Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., Lennox International Inc., Boyd Gaming Corp., sina.com, Valmont Industries Inc., The Commerce Group Inc., Silver Standard Resources Inc, OrientExpress Hotels Ltd., StanCorp Financial Group Inc., Woodward Governor Company, National Instruments Corp., The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., Century Aluminum Company, Walter Industries Inc., Oakley Inc., Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc., Waste Connections Inc., AMERIGROUP Corp., QLogic Corp., Alexander & Baldwin Inc., Hexcel Corp., Lear Corp., Applebee's International Inc., Hercules Inc., Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., TransDigm Group Inc., Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd., UTi Worldwide Inc., The Toro Company, CLARCOR Inc., Herman Miller Inc., ProAssurance Corp., Silgan Holdings Inc., Thor Industries Inc., Teledyne Technologies Inc., WMS Industries Inc., STERIS Corp., Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., Acuity Brands Inc., Varian Inc., Owens & Minor Inc., Brady Corp., Zenith National Insurance Corp., Life Time Fitness Inc., Jack In The Box Inc., Columbia Sportswear Company, IPC Holdings Ltd., Mine Safety Appliances Company, WESCO International Inc., Quest Software Inc., Sirona Dental Systems Inc., Delphi Financial Group Inc., Actuant Corp., Eagle Materials Inc., Chattem Inc., Assured Guaranty Ltd., Granite Construction Inc., TempurPedic International Inc., Polaris Industries Inc., Amkor Technology Inc., HNI Corp., TeleTech Holdings Inc., National Financial Partners Corp., Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., Sunrise Senior Living Inc., Sigma Designs Inc., Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, Kaiser Aluminum Corp., Universal Corp., Ceradyne Inc., Wolverine World Wide Inc., Metal Management Inc., Axcan Pharma Inc., Ameristar Casinos Inc., Zoltek Companies Inc., West Pharmaceutical Services Inc., Panera Bread Company, CNET Networks Inc., NovaGold Resources Inc, Advanced Medical Optics Inc., Iconix Brand Group Inc., The Phoenix Companies Inc., RARE Hospitality International Inc., Hecla Mining Company, Performance Food Group Company, Vector Group Ltd., Grey Wolf Inc, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Hain Celestial Group Inc., inVentiv Health Inc., MKS Instruments Inc., Lancaster Colony Corp., United Natural Foods Inc., Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Carter's Inc., Willbros Group Inc., The Timberland Company, WinnDixie Stores Inc., Orthofix International N.V., Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corp., Triarc Companies Inc., Royal Gold Inc., INVESTools Inc, Blue Nile Inc., Perini Corp., Brooks Automation Inc., Ariba Inc., American Superconductor Corp., Arch Chemicals Inc., Andersons Inc., IHOP Corp., IKON Office Solutions Inc., United Industrial Corp., Amsurg Corp., AMCOL International Corp., Permian Basin Royalty Trust, Warren Resources Inc., TASER International Inc., Corinthian Colleges Inc., CKE Restaurants Inc., PrePaid Legal Services Inc., Invacare Corp., Champion Enterprises Inc., CONMED Corp., Universal Forest Products Inc., Sanderson Farms Inc., Fronteer Development Group Inc, InnerWorkings Inc., CIRCOR International Inc., TreeHouse Foods Inc., Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc., Coinmach Service Corp, Dynamic Materials Corp., Deltic Timber Corp., Rush Enterprises Inc., Glatfelter, Calgon Carbon Corp., Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd., Exide Technologies New, CBIZ Inc., Symmetry Medical Inc., ViroPharma Inc., Matria Healthcare Inc., Steiner Leisure Ltd., Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., Minefinders Corp Ltd, Gulfport Energy Corp., PetroQuest Energy Inc., PolyOne Corp., Aftermarket Technology Corp., Brush Engineered Materials Inc., Badger Meter Inc, Team Inc., Viad Corp, Raven Industries Inc., Parallel Petroleum Corp., MedCath Corp., Pioneer Drilling Company, Gentiva Health Services Inc., Federal Signal Corp., Tredegar Corp., Vicor Corp., Buckeye Technologies Inc., Pike Electric Corp., Powerwave Technologies Inc., Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., Superior Essex Inc, iRobot Corp., American Science and Engineering Inc., AngioDynamics Inc., Columbus McKinnon Corp., Superior Industries International Inc., Shutterfly Inc., A.S.V. Inc., A. M. Castle & Co., Headwaters Inc., CRA International Inc., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., Comfort Systems USA Inc., Kenexa Corp., FreightCar America Inc., Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., True Religion Apparel Inc., The Lamson & Sessions Co., Tecumseh Products Company, Cott Corp., Assisted Living Concepts Inc., Midwest Air Group Inc, Fuel Tech Inc., Wausau Paper Corp., Spartech Corp., Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., Axcelis Technologies Inc., Sierra Wireless Inc., Ennis Inc., CDI Corp., Cross Country Healthcare Inc., AZZ Inc., Universal Technical Institute Inc., Gibraltar Industries Inc., California Pizza Kitchen Inc., Isle of Capri Casinos Inc., Encore Wire Corp., ARGON ST Inc., Sun Hydraulics Corp., Myers Industries Inc., Flotek Industries Inc, Amerigon Inc., Newpark Resources Inc., Energy Partners Ltd., Kforce Inc., Harvest Natural Resources Inc., American Railcar Industries Inc., Ambassadors Group Inc., Central Garden & Pet Company, Altra Holdings Inc., Albany Molecular Research Inc., Spherion Corp., First Consulting Group Inc., Insituform Technologies Inc., AmpcoPittsburgh Corp., Bowne & Co. Inc., Shuffle Master Inc., Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc., Brigham Exploration Company, InfoSpace Inc., Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., LCAVision Inc., 3D Systems Corp., Baker Corp, American Woodmark Corp., PetMed Express Inc., The Greenbrier Companies Inc., Retail Ventures Inc., Spartan Motors Inc., China Yuchai International Ltd., Odyssey Healthcare Inc., Builders FirstSource Inc., Monaco Coach Corp., Audible Inc. New, Pinnacle Airlines Corp., QLT Inc., Wabash National Corp., Maidenform Brands Inc., Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc., LSI Industries Inc., Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., Overstock.com Inc., VCG Holding Corp, North American Palladium Ltd, Rackable Systems Inc., Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., Accuride Corp., Celadon Group Inc., Midas Inc., Symyx Technologies Inc., LECG Corp., Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., ABX Air Inc., Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., American Oil & Gas Inc, Georgia Gulf Corp., TravelCenters of America LLC, On Assignment Inc., Ruth's Chris Steak House Inc., Innovative Solutions and Support Inc., Sturm Ruger & Company Inc., Insteel Industries Inc., NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc., Packeteer Inc., Hudson Highland Group Inc., U.S. Concrete Inc., Standard Motor Products Inc., Diamond Management & Technology Consulta, TLC Vision Corp., Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., Progressive Gaming International Corp., Mesa Air Group Inc., Candela Corp., LJ International Inc., InFocus Corp., Venoco Inc., SunOpta Inc., iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund, US Gold Corp., Dolan Media Company, US BioEnergy Corp., WuXi PharmaTech Inc., Clean Energy Fuels Corp., iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund, Euroseas Ltd., Seabridge Gold Inc, Oilsands Quest Inc, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., PharMerica Corp., Haynes International Inc., Chart Industries Inc., Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd, Heelys Inc., Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc., Pool Corp., PowerSecure International Inc., Polypore International Inc., Max Capital Group Ltd., Premier Exhibitions Inc., NASDAQ 100 Trust Series I during the 3-months ended 12/31/2007, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, Soros Fund Management LLC. George Soros owns 356 stocks with a total value of $2.3 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.





New Purchases: ABH, ABT, ACIW, ADCT, AEL, AES, AET, AMAT, AMD, AMIS, AOB, APPX, ARB, ARRS, ASH, ASTI, AYE, BAA, BBY, BID, BIDU, BK, BMS, BRCM, BXP, BZP, CAE, CALM, CBG, CBT, CEC, CEG, CEM, CHL, CHRW, CMCSA, CPWR, CVG, CYH, CYT, D, DIS, DTV, DUK, EAT, EHTH, EMC, EQR, ES, ETR, EVC, EWJ, EXC, EXPD, FDX, FLEX, FPL, FSLR, FUL, GEO, GGP, GLRE, GLW, GMST, GPS, GS, GYI, HHS, HLTH, HMA, HPQ, HST, IAG, IAR, IDCC, IDTI, IPCC, ITLN, KEM, KMX, LDSH, LFG, LLNW, LOGI, LOW, LPX, LWAY, LYV, MA, MAPP, MCRL, MEDX, MELI, MNI, MO, MRK, MSCS, MTL, MTX, MTZ, MVL, MWV, NBR, NCR, NIHD, NLC, NMM, NOVL, NVR, NX, NYT, OMG, OPXT, PALM, PBR, PEP, PLD, PLL, PPL, PSA, PSS, PTRY, RKT, RNWK, ROC, RPM, RSX, SAM, SBGI, SCHL, SCSS, SCUR, SHPGY, SNWL, SO, SOLF, SPG, SPRT, SPSN, STEI, STR, STT, SVNT, SWC, SWKS, SXT, SY, TECD, TIVO, TQNT, TWI, UA, UAM, UEPS, UNH, UPS, USB, UTHR, VAL, VCI, VNO, WAG, WDC, WEN, WFC, WFMI, WLK, WMT, WOR, WY, YGE,


Added Positions: AA, AMCC, AUXL, BBND, BEAS, BRCD, BYI, CBI, COV, CRUS, CSIQ, CYCL, DRYS, EBAY, ELX, EXAR, FRPT.OB, FSTR, GME, HOKU, HWCC, IMA, IP, JNJ, KG, LEN, LSCC, LSI, MRCY, PFE, POT, PSYS, PVH, RFMD, S, SSCC, T, TER, TIBX, UAUA, VIP, VSH, WIND, XMSR,


Reduced Positions: ABI, ACV, AEIS, AFFX, ALO, AMZN, APOG, AVNX, BA, BBI, BJ, CAKE, CASY, CEDC, COO, COP, CRA, CSH, CVX, DECK, EPP, EXTR, FCEL, FCX, FIC, FLO, FLOW, GAP, GE, HD, HS, HTH, HYC, INCY, KBR, KFT, KND, KO, LDG, LNN, LPNT, LVS, MATK, MATW, MCD, MDTL, MGI, MGM, MMM, MOS, MOT, MR, NKE, NKTR, NOV, NTY, NUE, OLN, OVTI, PDLI, PG, POWI, RAH, RDK, RIG, RIO, RTI, SCHN, SPY, STX, TGT, TJX, TKLC, TUNE, TUP, TXCC, TXI, UAPH, ULTR, UTX, VECO, VIV, VRNM, VZ, WLP, WRNC, XOM, YUM,


Sold Out: ABXA, ACLS, ACO, ACW, ADBL, ADM, ADSK, AEZ, AGO, AGP, AHL, AIMC, AL, ALC, ALEX, AMKR, AMRI, AMSC, AMSG, AMWD, ANDE, ANF, ANGO, ANPI, AP, APPB, ARBA, ARGN, ARII, ARJ, ASCA, ASEI, ASGN, ASPV, ASVI, AT, ATAC, ATR, ATU, AVR, AXCA, AYI, AZO, AZZ, BBBY, BECN, BEXP, BGFV, BIO, BKI, BKR, BLDR, BMI, BNE, BOOM, BQI, BR, BRC, BRKS, BTU, BUCY, BW, BWLD, BYD, CA, CAS, CAT, CBZ, CCC, CCL, CCRN, CDI, CENTA, CENX, CFC, CGI, CHB, CHTT, CIEN, CIR, CKR, CL, CLC, CLDN, CLNE, CLZR, CMCO, CNET, CNMD, COCO, COH, COLM, COT, CPKI, CRAI, CRDN, CRI, CVGI, CVS, CYD, DE, DEL, DFG, DGX, DHI, DHR, DKS, DM, DRA, DRC, DTG, DTPI, DV, EBF, EK, EMR, EPAX, EPL, EQIX, ESEA, EXM, EXP, EYE, FCGI, FCN, FDP, FIX, FLE, FO, FOSL, FRG, FRNT, FSS, FTEK, FTK, GBX, GD, GG, GGC, GLDD, GLT, GMCR, GOOG, GPOR, GPRO, GRMN, GTIV, GTLS, GVA, GW, HAIN, HAL, HAS, HAYN, HET, HHGP, HL, HLYS, HNI, HNR, HON, HOT, HPC, HRH, HW, HXL, IBN, ICON, IEV, IGT, IHP, IIIN, IKN, ILF, IMCL, INFS, INSP, INSU, INTC, INWK, IPCR, IRBT, ISLE, ISSC, ITU, ITW, IVC, IVGN, JADE, JBX, JCP, JOSB, JWN, KALU, KFRC, KNXA, KSU, LANC, LCAPA, LCAV, LEA, LII, LINTA, LMS, LMT, LPL, LRCX, LSTR, LTM, LVLT, LYO, LYTS, M, MAR, MAT, MATR, MDR, MDS, MDTH, MEH, MESA, MFB, MFN, MKSI, MLHR, MLNM, MM, MNC, MRH, MSA, MXGL, MXIM, MYE, NAK, NATI, NBIX, NFP, NG, NILE, NOVN, NPSP, NR, NSM, NTAP, NTT, NUS, NVT, OCR, ODSY, OEH, OFIX, OMEX, OMI, OO, OSTK, PAAS, PAL, PBT, PCR, PDC, PEC, PETS, PFGC, PGIC, PHM, PHRM, PII, PKTR, PLLL, PMC, PNCL, PNRA, PNX, POL, POOL, POWR, PPD, PPO, PQ, PRA, PRGO, PRX, PRXI, PTP, PTT, PWAV, PWR, QCOM, QLGC, QLTI, QQQQ, QSFT, RACK, RAIL, RARE, RAVN, RCL, RGLD, RGR, RIMM, RMIX, ROCK, ROH, RRGB, RTN, RUSHA, RUTH, RVI, SA, SAFM, SBUX, SCI, SEH, SFG, SFLY, SFN, SHFL, SHW, SIGM, SINA, SIRI, SIRO, SLB, SLGN, SLW, SLXP, SMA, SMMX, SMP, SNA, SNDK, SNHY, SNV, SPAR, SPSX, SRZ, SSRI, STE, STKL, STNR, STRA, STST, SUP, SVU, SWIM, SWIR, SWK, SWY, TA, TAP, TASR, TBL, TDG, TDSC, TDY, TECUA, TG, THG, THO, THS, TISI, TLCV, TPX, TR, TRA, TRLG, TRY-B, TSN, TTC, TTEC, UBB, UFPI, UIC, UMC, UNFI, UNP, USBE, UTI, UTIW, UVV, UXG, VARI, VFC, VGR, VICR, VMI, VPHM, VQ, VRX, VTIV, VVI, WCC, WCN, WG, WGOV, WINN, WIRE, WLT, WMS, WNC, WNG, WPP, WRES, WST, WW, WWW, WX, WYN, WYNN, XIDE, XPRT, ZNT, ZOLT,