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Daily Archives: November 15, 2006

The Stock Exchanges Vs. The Internet: Free Quotes For All

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 9:04 am

Stocks: (NYX)(NDAQ)(TWX)(YHOO)The large internet sites that deliver financial news object to the fees that Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange plan to charge for stock quotes. It would appear, ...
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Europe Market Report 11/15/2006 Deutsche Telekom, BT, Vodafone Up

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 8:50 am

Stocks: (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(UL)(RTRSY)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DB)(BT)(SI)(ALA)(AXA)(FTE)(V)Markets in Europe were up modestly at 5.50 AM New York time.The FTSE was up .4% to 6,214. Barclays was up .9% to 707. BP was flat at 593. ...
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Microsoft’s Google Play (MSFT)(GOOG)

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 8:35 am

Microsoft wants its customers and investors to know that the company is no longer a three-legged beast. It has added a fourth appendage, internet delivered software. Perhaps the only people ...
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Media Digest 11/15/2006 Reuters, Wall Street Journal, New York Times

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 8:13 am

Stocks: (BKS)(LOW)(BUD)(TGT)(NWS)(MSFT)(GOOG)(C)(HD)(TWX)(GE)According to Reuters, Bershire Hathaway added shares in Nike and Lowe's, but may have reduced positions in Anheuser Busch and Target.The Wall Street Journal reports that Boeing may win ...
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Asia Markets 11/15/2006 Cathay Pacific, Fuji Film Up, Yahoo Japan Down

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 7:54 am

Stocks: (CAJ)FUJ)(HIT)HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(PCW)(HBC)Markets in Asia were mixed with the Nikkei off and the Hang Seng up sharply.The Nikkei fell .3% to 16,243. Bridgestone was down 1.2% to 2500. Canon was up ...
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Will Toyota Move Its Headquarters To Detroit?

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 7:35 am

Stocks: (GM)(TM)(F)(DCX)The CEOs of the Big Three went to the the CEO of the United States. They wanted to discuss their problems. The yen. Labor costs. Medical costs.They left the ...
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Is McDonald’s Smarter Than The Competition? (MCD)(BKC)(WEN)

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 7:20 am

McDonald's same store sales in October were not just good. They were much better than those of their direct competitors. But why? With more stories and higher market penetration, in ...
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More Bad News For Boston Scientific (BSX)

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 7:02 am

Boston Scientific is acting like its business is OK again after a string of bad news. The company is boasting that sales will rise 11% to 21% in 2007. For ...
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Motorola Chases Cisco (MOT)(CSCO)(JNPR)(NT)

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 6:43 am

Who can stop the Cisco express? In the recent quarter, the company produced a sales increase of 25% year-over-year and EPS was up 30%. With its purchase of Scientific Atlanta, ...
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Sprint Gets Dropped (S)(INTC)(MOT)

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 6:23 am

AG Edwards thinks that Sprint's stock has gone as far at it can, at least for now.Could be. The bank cut the phone company from a "buy" to a "hold" ...
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Analyzing Home Depot (HD)

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 6:19 am

By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment IdeasYesterday morning HD reported disappointing 3Q results. The stock was up over 4% in a strong market which has me thinking that1) Possible ...
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Icahn Shifts Positions, Adds CYBX, HLT and WCI

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 6:17 am

From 13D TrackerActivist investors Carl Ichan made the following changes in a 13F filing from his Icahn Management LP unit:New stakes: Cyberonics Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) 607K shares, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) ...
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Cramer Says Hertz IPO Will Hurt You!

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 6:16 am

Cramer said the IPO to avoid this week is Hertz (HTZ). He thinks this can burn you. This is where the sellers of the IPo make a lot of money, ...
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Cramer Very Positive on NYMEX IPO

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 6:15 am

We already saw Cramer endorese the KBR (KBR) IPO and even that he said Halliburton (HAL) was a cheaper and safer way to go.The huge IPO of the week that ...
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Cramer Discusses Upcoming IPO’s: KBR from Halliburton

Posted: November 15, 2006 at 6:14 am

Last night on Cramer's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Cramer went over upcoming IPO's on what to look for and what to avoid. He also said he doesn't want to get ...
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