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Monthly Archives: February 2009

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China Finally Tops US In Car Sales

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 6:15 am

GM (GM), Ford (F), and Chrysler better pick up the pace of their sales in China. It is about the only place where anyone is buying cars. China car sales ...
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Rohm And Haas (ROH) Back On Track?

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 6:01 am

It has probably occurred to the management at Dow Chemical (DOW) that it can not win a suit brought by Rohm and Haas (ROH) to force Dow to complete its buyout. The early ...
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China In Toy Land: The Nation’s Economy In A Box

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 5:43 am

It is hard to understand what is happening with the Chinese economy.  The central government says that GDP grew almost 7% in the fourth quarter. At the same time, it ...
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When Does Detroit Run Out Of People To Cut? (GM)

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 5:37 am

GM (GM) is preparing to go through another round of layoffs. It has hopes, which are probably futile, that it can push out enough people, in addition to getting creditor ...
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Guessing How Many Banks Will Fail

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 5:31 am

How many banks will fail in the US over the next year as the recession deepens? Answering that is like trying to guess whether a poker player will draw an ...
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Forgetting About Japan

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 5:26 am

Most of the focus of the recession has been on the US and China. It makes sense to try to examine economic activity in the world’s largest consuming economy and ...
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Media Digest 2/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 4:05 am

According to Reuters, the White House is finishing a bank rescue package , that involves investment by private equity. Reuters reports that a poll of analysts cut Q2 earnings forecasts. ...
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Asia Market And Europe Open 2/10/2009

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 3:25 am

Markets in Asia were narrowly mixed. The Nikkei Fell .3% to 7,946. The Hang Seng rose .4% to 13,825. The Shanghai Composite was up 1.8% to 2,265. In Europe, at ...
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Imagine That: An IPO Coming This Week (BMY, MJN)

Posted: February 9, 2009 at 9:36 pm

If you can believe it, there is an initial public offering on deck this week. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY) is set to partially spin off Mead Johnson Nutrition (NYSE: ...
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Starbucks (SBUX) Reward For Cutting Prices: An S&P Downgrade

Posted: February 9, 2009 at 5:36 pm

Starbucks (SBUX)  announced today that customers will be able to buy a coffee and breakfast item for $3.95.  Can Starbucks afford to do that with its relatively high costs of ...
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GE’s Biggest Day of a Lifetime (GE)

Posted: February 9, 2009 at 4:34 pm

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE)  may have moved more today on a percentage basis than in any single day in many investors' lifetimes. (more...) ...
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The 52-Week Low Club

Posted: February 9, 2009 at 4:28 pm

ViroPharma (VPHM) Drug trial fails. Huge drop to $4.89 from 52-week high of $15.16. Insight Enterprises (NSIT) Plans to restate earnings. Falls to $2.69 from 52-week high of $19.25. Popular ...
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AOL MediaGlow Gets A Good Start (TWX)

Posted: February 9, 2009 at 3:02 pm

AOL's plan to capture a large part of the online ad market is to organize a number of brands, some of which don't have the AOL name, into a new ...
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USG Agrees To Warren Buffett Demands (USG, BRK-A, FFH)

Posted: February 9, 2009 at 2:30 pm

USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) had an important vote today that essentially allows Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) to get much more control of the company. (more...) ...
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Another Bad Year For DRAM in 2009

Posted: February 9, 2009 at 2:04 pm

iSupply, the tech market researcher, noted that memory shipments were much softer than expected in Q4.  While that part of the report is a no-brainer, iSupply is looking for ...
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