February 2009

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 11, 2009 at 6:08 AM EST

Why Does Congress Care What Wall St. CEOs Make?

Wall St. CEOs are going to be hauled in front of Congress, as they are almost weekly, to defend their…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 11, 2009 at 5:44 AM EST

China Export Drop Signals Deepening US Recession

China’s exports declined 17.5% to $90.45 billion in January. By some measures, the is the biggest drop in a decade. For…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 11, 2009 at 5:30 AM EST

Fighting Delays In The Bank Rescue: The Treasury Can Always Add Another $500 Billion Later

The argument over the Treasury Department’s use of new TARP funds and other stimuli focused a great deal on putting…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 11, 2009 at 5:24 AM EST

Content, Once King, Becomes A Pauper (AAPL)(YHOO)(CBS)(TWX)

Up until very recently, perhaps as recently as six months ago, the prevailing wisdom among analysts who covered the media industry…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 11, 2009 at 4:20 AM EST

Shorts Move Out Of Big Retail And Consumer Products

JNJ Short sellers are not willing to bet that shares in large retailers or consumer products companies will go any…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 11, 2009 at 3:59 AM EST

Media Digest 2/11/1009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, Congress and The White House are working on the final stimulus package. Reuters reports that Wall St…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 11, 2009 at 3:23 AM EST

Asia Markets And Europe Open 2/12/2009

Markets in Asia were lower with Japan closed. The Hang Seng fell 2.3% to 13,561. The Shanghai Composite was off…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 10, 2009 at 7:46 PM EST

SIRIUS Bankruptcy (SIRI, SATS)

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is being mentioned in TheStreet.com, New York Times, the WSJ, and elsewhere as either…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 10, 2009 at 7:06 PM EST

3M Adds Pressure On GE Dividend Situation (MMM, GE)

3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) just did the opposite of what many large companies are doing in the current liquidity-crunched environment. …

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 10, 2009 at 5:41 PM EST

Icahn Buys More Lions Gate After Major Drop (LGF, IEP)

After the close of trading, there was an SEC filing showing that billionaire and activist investor Carl Icahn now controls…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 10, 2009 at 5:12 PM EST

Third Wave SPAC IPO Dies Before Launch

Third Wave Acquisition Corp. has just filed with the SEC to withdraw it proposed inital public offering. You can probably…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 10, 2009 at 4:47 PM EST

No Love For NVIDIA (NVDA)

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) earnings show the dual problems of the PC sector. If you are not a fan of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 10, 2009 at 4:25 PM EST

Applied Leaves Little To Imagination (AMAT)

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) just reported earnings. There was of course the expected drop as many chip and chip…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 10, 2009 at 4:15 PM EST

The 52-Week Low Club (CXW)(LFG)(COF)(MGM)

Corrections Corp (CXW) Weak earnings outlook. Plunges to $10.50 from 52-week high of $10.50. Lions Gate (LFG) US box office…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM EST

Hopes Rise with Baltic Dry Index (BHP, MT)

The Baltic Dry Index is rising from a low in December 2008 of about 660 (essentially zero) to about 1800…

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Month: February 2009

Why Does Congress Care What Wall St. CEOs Make?

China Export Drop Signals Deepening US Recession

Fighting Delays In The Bank Rescue: The Treasury Can Always Add Another $500 Billion Later

Content, Once King, Becomes A Pauper (AAPL)(YHOO)(CBS)(TWX)

Shorts Move Out Of Big Retail And Consumer Products

Media Digest 2/11/1009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 2/12/2009

SIRIUS Bankruptcy (SIRI, SATS)

3M Adds Pressure On GE Dividend Situation (MMM, GE)

Icahn Buys More Lions Gate After Major Drop (LGF, IEP)

Third Wave SPAC IPO Dies Before Launch

No Love For NVIDIA (NVDA)

Applied Leaves Little To Imagination (AMAT)

The 52-Week Low Club (CXW)(LFG)(COF)(MGM)

Hopes Rise with Baltic Dry Index (BHP, MT)

Forget Nvidia and SpaceX. This 150-Year-Old Indiana Company Could Become the World’s Largest in 5 Years

Snowbird Retirees With $3.2 Million Must Choose Residency Carefully

The Cash-Return Pivot: 5 Companies Hiking Dividends Right Now

Snowbird Retirees With $3.2 Million Must Choose Residency Carefully

A Portfolio That Doubles Your Social Security Check—and Your Spouse's

Why a Passive Income Portfolio With 5 of Warren Buffett’s Highest Yielding Stocks Is Genius

Forget Nvidia and SpaceX. This 150-Year-Old Indiana Company Could Become the World’s Largest in 5 Years

Why Does Congress Care What Wall St. CEOs Make?

China Export Drop Signals Deepening US Recession

Fighting Delays In The Bank Rescue: The Treasury Can Always Add Another $500 Billion Later

Content, Once King, Becomes A Pauper (AAPL)(YHOO)(CBS)(TWX)

Shorts Move Out Of Big Retail And Consumer Products

Media Digest 2/11/1009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 2/12/2009

SIRIUS Bankruptcy (SIRI, SATS)

3M Adds Pressure On GE Dividend Situation (MMM, GE)

Icahn Buys More Lions Gate After Major Drop (LGF, IEP)

Third Wave SPAC IPO Dies Before Launch

No Love For NVIDIA (NVDA)

Applied Leaves Little To Imagination (AMAT)

The 52-Week Low Club (CXW)(LFG)(COF)(MGM)

Hopes Rise with Baltic Dry Index (BHP, MT)

Forget Nvidia and SpaceX. This 150-Year-Old Indiana Company Could Become the World’s Largest in 5 Years

Snowbird Retirees With $3.2 Million Must Choose Residency Carefully

The Cash-Return Pivot: 5 Companies Hiking Dividends Right Now

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