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Monthly Archives: December 2007

Qualcomm (QCOM) Loses A Big One

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 10:19 pm

A Federal judge has told Qualcomm (QCOM) that it can no longer make chips based on three patents held by rival Broadcom (BRCM). According to The Wall Street Journal "the ...
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Backward & Forward, Cramer In 2007 To 2008

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 8:01 am

2007 was one volatile year and for now it appears that will be the norm for at least the start of 2008.  Everyone's favorite market pundit or least liked pundit ...
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Merrill Lynch (MER) To Raise More Capital? Or Sell BlackRock Stake?

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 7:27 am

Press reports are saying that Merrill Lynch (MER) may have to raise more capital to offset huge Q4 losses. Merrill Lynch & Co. is in talks with Chinese and Middle ...
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Europe Markets 12/31/2007

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 7:20 am

Markets in Europe were mixed at 7.20 AM New York timeThe FTSE fell .5% to 6,444. Barclays (BCS) was down 1.1% to 501. BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 1.1% to ...
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Biggest Change In US Markets: “Small Ball” Companies Rise To The Top

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 6:32 am

Over in the world of baseball where steroid-built great apes hit 60 home runs a season, there is still a place for what is known as "small ball". That approach ...
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Banks Go To Market To Raise Money In Record Numbers

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 6:01 am

The FT writes "according to data from Dealogic, commercial and investment banks raised equity worth $83bn in the final six months of 2007 – an increase of more than 20 ...
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Markets In Europe And Japan Fall Apart For The Year, The US Holds Its Own

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 5:48 am

The Nikkei 225 will end the year down about 11%. The FTSE 100 will be slightly better than flat. The Swiss market will be down 3% and a number of ...
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Nintendo’s Secret Weapon: The DS

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 5:31 am

The Nintendo DS is three years old. By the standards of video game consoles, that is a life time. But, according to The New York Times in the US "the ...
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This Week on Stockhouse December 24 to 28

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 5:21 am

Markets wrapped up the final full trading week of the year on a minor note as the credit crunch of 2007 continued to play out. Major financial institutions began to ...
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Media Digest 12/31/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 4:35 am

According to Reuters, Singapore says that it has no interest in controlling UBS (UBS) in which it has made a large investmentReuters writes that IBM (IBM) is in talks to ...
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Asia Markets 12/31/2007

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 4:13 am

Most markets in Asia were closed.The Hang Seng rose 1.6% to 27,813. China Mobile (CHL) rose 2.2% to 137.9. CNOOC rose 3.1% to 13.28.Data from ReutersDouglas A. McIntyre ...
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In 2008, A Train Wreck For Car Sales (GM)(F)

Posted: December 29, 2007 at 9:41 am

The final month of 2007 looks pretty bad for car sales, and going into next year, things could get worse. According to MSNBC "December sales are expected to fall around ...
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Why Are So Many Turnarounds Failing? (EK, PFE, RAD, TYC)

Posted: December 29, 2007 at 8:01 am

We compiled a list of many companies that just haven't been able to turn themselves around.  On some we offered a road out and on others we feel sorry for ...
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52-Week Low Club (December 28, 2007)

Posted: December 28, 2007 at 3:01 pm

Some of these stocks hit 52-week lows and recovered off of lows so they won't have a low close.  But these did all touch or breach the 52-week lows.  At ...
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Macy’s: Growth Through Closures.. Expect Others To Follow (M, KSS, SHLD, TJX, JCP)

Posted: December 28, 2007 at 2:12 pm

In a slowing retail environment, Macy's (NYSE: M) has decided it's time to close some stores.  This may not sound like a great 'growth strategy' for a retailer, but some ...
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