Daily Archives: July 22, 2008

Apple (AAPL): Steve Jobs Is Fine

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 6:16 pm

Concern about the health of Apple (AAPL) CEO and founder Steve Jobs has been mounting since his appearance to launch the iPhone 3G model. He was terribly thin. Earlier this ...
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T. Boone Pickens: $300 Oil

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 6:08 pm

Former big oil man and corporate raider turned wind-power advocate T. Boone Pickens says that oil could hit $300 a barrel if the US cannot cut back on importing the ...
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E*TRADE Dinged on Losses & Writedowns (ETFC, FNM, FRE)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 4:02 pm

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) posted its loss after the close. The company posted a -$0.19 non-GAAP EPS loss while First Call had estimates at -$0.14 EPS. The company set ...
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Yahoo! Given a Pass on a Miss (YHOO)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 3:34 pm

We have earnings out of Jerry Yang and friend, a.k.a. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). The troubled internet search and content posted $0.10 non-GAAP EPS (which looks more like about $0.095 ...
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VMware Disappoints Now & Ahead (VMW)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 3:21 pm

We just got earnings out of virtualization leader VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW). The company posted $0.23 non-GAAP EPS and a 43% yr/yr revenue gain to $456 million in revenues. First ...
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The 52-Week Low Club 7/22/2008 (TXN)(AMD)(MRK)(VMW)(AGO)(SNDK)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 2:56 pm

Texas Instruments (TXN) Bad earnings take chip company down. Falls to $23.28 from 52-week high of $38.79.AMD (AMD) Chip company may have changed CEOs but Wall St. still thinks company ...
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Sirius & XM Facing New FCC Troubles? (SIRI, XMSR)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 12:21 pm

Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) just saw shares tank intra-day. The Wall Street Journal has reported that an FCC member has voted against the ...
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Yahoo! Digs In Ahead Of Earnings (YHOO)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 11:37 am

After today's close we'll get earnings out of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). First Call has estimates pegged at $0.12 EPS on $1.37 Billion in revenues. For next quarter estimates are ...
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VMware’s Most Important Earnings Yet (VMW, EMC)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 10:28 am

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is set to report perhaps its most important earnings announcement out of the company since its IPO in August 2007 after the close of trading ...
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International Energy ETF Launch From State Street (STT, IPW)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 9:08 am

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced that its State Street Global Advisors unit is launching 10 new SPDR exchange-traded funds, which are supposed to begin trading on the American Stock ...
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International Utilities ETF Launch From State Street (STT, IPU)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 9:05 am

ETF Launch: International Telecom Sector From State Street (STT, IST)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 9:03 am

State Street International Technology ETF Launch (STT, IPK)

Posted: July 22, 2008 at 8:59 am

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) has announced that its State Street Global Advisors unit is launching 10 new SPDR exchange-traded funds, which are supposed to begin trading on the American ...
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