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Daily Archives: June 18, 2007

Anyone Can Run Yahoo! (YHOO)

With Jerry Yang as the new CEO of Yahoo! (YHOO), one of two things is very likely to happen.First, if investors believe the CNBC crowd, Yahoo! will be broken up ...
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Cramer Thinks Lumps of Coal Make a Good Gift (ACI, CNX, BTU)

Stock Tickers: ACI, CNX, BTUTonight on CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said that recent pushes out of Democrats are now backing new coal initiatives for coal and for converting coal ...
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AT&T Drops DSL Prices Closer To “Free”

AT&T (T) is now offering DSL for $9.99. The same service that has been available for $19.95. The new pricing was part of what AT&T had to give to the ...
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Will Cisco Systems Keep Jerry Yang On Its Board of Directors?

Stock Tickers: CSCO, YHOO, ADSK, NSM, WFC, BEGood news at Yahoo! (YHOO-NASDAQ)...Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo! is returning to take the CEO helm.  But this does bring up an interesting ...
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The 52-Week Low Club

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Being in the newspaper business has not been this bad since the flood. Drops to $21.22 from 52-week high of $35.65, after announcing downward guidance.US Airways (LCC) ...
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Terry Semel is Out at Yahoo!, Well….Mostly Anyhow (YHOO)

This isn't quite as good as it COULD have been, but Yahoo! (YHOO-NASDAQ) has finally gotten Terry Semel out as Yahoo!'s CEO.  Why do we say he is 'mostly' out?  ...
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Sterlite From India: US Market Stock Offering

On Tuesday, we'll have a special offering that is not a true IPO but is a chance for US investors to be able to invest directly in India without having ...
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Cramer Reiterates Alcoa Won’t Be On Its Own

On today's STOP TRADING segment, Cramer said that the Bear Stearns call on FedEx (FDX) is a gutsy call ahead of the quarter.  On Wendy's (WEN) Cramer said now is ...
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Wendy’s Is For Sale, But Is There Any Value?

Stock Tickers: WEN, THI, YUM, BKC, MCDWhen companies announce they will finally start accepting offers to be acquired, it usually creates at least some interest in the stock.  When Wall ...
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Encysive Pharmaceuticals (ENCY): Another Microcap Biopharma Implodes

U.S. regulators again declined to approve its drug Thelin as a treatment for a life-threatening lung disease. Encysive (ENCY) said it may have to cut costs and staff.The company's shares ...
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Yahoo! Up on ‘Semel Is Out’ Rumors

Yahoo! (YHOO-NASDAQ) is trading up about 2% in early trading on market rumors that Terry Semel is either out or on his way out.  Is this true?  Well, he didn't ...
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The Slaughter House, Q2 Earnings Bleeders: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

AMD's (AMD) problems seem to get worse by the day. Intel (INTC) sales of its Xeon sales have improved at the expense of the AMD Opteron. Jon Peddie Research reports ...
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IPO Filing: MAP Pharmaceuticals, the New Inhaler

A new inhaled-molecule company named MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has filed for an IPO.  Underwriters are listed as Merrill lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank.  It has a proposed stock ticker ...
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Apple’s (AAPL) Better Battery

Apple's (AAPL) iPhone battery will not be a bust. Expect the stock to get another kick upstairs.Rumors have been circulating for months that one of the problems with the iPhone ...
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Gannett’s (GCI) Dark May

Gannett's (GCI) revenue declines as numbers for The New York Times (NYT) and other newspaper companies appear to be quicken their downward movement.Gannett was no exception. Total revenue for the ...
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