Quantcast

Monthly Archives: January 2009

Did Disney Share in Apple’s Jobs Reporting Duties? (AAPL, DIS)

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 10:13 am

By now, even the pygmies have heard that Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence as CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL).  Where Apple goes from here is ...
Read Full Story »
Target_logo

Target and the Final Exit of Bob Ulrich (TGT, WMT)

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 9:26 am

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) announced this morning that its board of directors has appointed president and CEO Gregg Steinhafel as the company's chairman of the board, effective February 1.  ...
Read Full Story »

KeyBanc Lowers Estimates and Price Targets On Payment Processors MasterCard (MA) and Visa (V)

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 9:16 am

KeyBanc is lowering estimates and price targets for payment processors, including MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V). The firm said they are taking a far more cautious approach than ...
Read Full Story »
Burning_money_pic_2

Economic Data Shows Recovery More Than Elusive

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 8:43 am

This morning we had several key pieces of economic data in weekly jobless claims and in the ever-important reading of wholesale inflation measured via the producer price index.  Interestingly enough, ...
Read Full Story »

Government Solutions Are Slowing the Economy

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 8:28 am

By John Tamny  RealClearMarketsA recent newspaper headline asked a question that's presently on the minds of many Americans: "How long will the economic plunge go on?" Depending on the person ...
Read Full Story »
Old_car_2

Societe Generale Analyst Calls For Depression

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 7:59 am

The French has turned to a trait which has been uncommon in the European country.One of the most well-regarded analysts at Societe Generale says that it is time for the ...
Read Full Story »
Money_stack_pic

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ABC, DLTR, ECL, MOT, PRSP)

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 7:42 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades we have seen this Thursday morning with more than two hours until the market opens:AmerisourceBergen (ABC) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.Dollar ...
Read Full Story »
Burning_money_pic

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AEG, AAPL, BHP, CSIQ, CWST, JASO, MTB, NT, RRGB, STP, TRMB, WMI)

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 7:39 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades we have seen this Thursday morning with more than two hours until the market opens:Aegon (AEG) Cut to Sell at UBS.Apple ...
Read Full Story »
Winter

JP Morgan (JPM) Holds The Line For The Banking Industry, Again

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 6:50 am

Analysts have been concerned that JP Morgan (JPM), considered the most successful of the large US banks, might miss its numbers and turn in a lossThe financial firm held the ...
Read Full Story »
Old_car

Sales Of The PC, The Automobile Of The 21st Century, Fall On Hard Times

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 6:31 am

During the last half of the 20th Century every family wanted to have a car, and most bought one.. In many cases they got two or three. The automobile was ...
Read Full Story »
Bejiqcavb2e9ycazw6i8pcauk6iqhca6pxd

The Ominous Sign Of Laying Off People At Profitable Companies (DELL)(MSFT)(GOOG)(MOT)

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 6:13 am

Motorola (MOT) will lay off 4,000 more people this year. In the fourth quarter, it sold only half as many handsets as it did in the same quarter a year ...
Read Full Story »
Empire

Bank Of America (BAC) And The Incredible Disappearing TARP

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 5:55 am

Congress is fighting with both the administration that is leaving and the one that is coming  about what should happen to the $350 billion left in the TARP. Most legislators ...
Read Full Story »
Sunset_2

Steve Jobs: “The Deviant’s Advantage” (AAPL)

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 5:34 am

Sociologist and business consultant Watts Wacker has pointed out that the most successful enterprises in the world are created by people who are willing to be a zebra in a ...
Read Full Story »
Sunset

Media Digest 1/15/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 3:52 am

According to Reuters, Steve Jobs will take a medical leave from Apple (AAPL) until June 30.Reuters reports that Bank of America (BAC) is in discussions with the government to get ...
Read Full Story »
Water_lilies

Asia Markets And Europe Open 1/15/2009

Posted: January 15, 2009 at 3:17 am

Markets in Asia were sharply lower.THe Nikkei fell 4.9% to 8,023.The Hang Seng was off 3.4% to 13,235.The Shanghai Composite fell .5% to 1,920.At the open in Europe, the FTSE ...
Read Full Story »