Which companies are likely to big holiday sales? In the video game category Activision (ATVI) and Nintendo are the leaders on the Amazon (AMZN) bestseller list for video games.
Activision (ATVI) has four games in the top 25 sellers lead by "Call To Duty 4"
Buyers may not be able to find Nintendo Wiis for Christmas, but accessories are selling well contollers and charge stands near the top of the list. Microsoft’s (MSFT) "Halo 3" and some XBox packages also make the list.
Douglas A. McIntyre
Which companies are likely to have a good Christmas and fourth quarter? A look at Amazon’s (AMZN) "Best Sellers" lists may say something.
In the "Electronics" category the Apple (AAPL) iPod, Gamin (GRMN) GPS devices, and Canon cameras take up most of the top 20 spots. The Microsoft (MSFT) Zune comes in at No. 12.
If the list is any indication, the portion of Apple’s earnings coming from iPods in the fourth calendar quarter should be unusually strong.
Douglas A. McIntyre
As a huge consumer of metals, China does not want to see a merger between Rio Tinto (RTP) and BHP Billiton (BHP). The new company might have too much leverage in raising prices.
So, China political machine is working overtime to look at ways to lobby against the deal. And, it has brought in investment bankers to see if there are financial options for keeping the two big miners apart.
According to The Telegraph, "The political and market-led interventions that China is considering include submissions to the UK and Australian competition authorities, a Chinese-backed white knight bid for Rio and a government-backed stake being acquired in Rio to block BHP’s proposal".
China’s sovereign fund has the capital to put money into US companies, so why no buy a piece of Rio?
Douglas A. McIntyre
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