February 2009

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 10:18 AM EST

Valero’s Ethanol Dreams Via VeraSun Refineries (VLO, VSE)

Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) has submitted a “stalking horse” bid for six properties offered by VeraSun Energy Corp. (formerly NYSE:VSE)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 10:11 AM EST

Solar Power Maker Not So Bright (ENER, SPWRA, FSLR)

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENER) reported its second quarter earnings before the market opened this morning. The company has net…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 9, 2009 at 9:41 AM EST

Are Troubled Bank Stocks A Double? (FITB, BAC, C, PNC, STT, BK, WFC, JPM)

It seems that Uncle Sam via Treasury and via Congress is going to give the markets what they want. TARP,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 9:20 AM EST

Pershing Square’s Target (TGT) Fund Down Over 89.5%

Pershing Square’s William Ackman set up a hedge soley to invest in Target Corp (NYSE: TGT). As you can imagine,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 9:14 AM EST

Will Starbucks (SBUX) Kill Its Margins

Starbucks (SBUX) will begin offering $3.95 breakfast value meals of coffee and food. One argument against the move is that…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 9, 2009 at 8:42 AM EST

Barclays Initiates Solar Power Stocks (YGE, SOLF, CSUN, LDK, SOL, TSL)

Barclays Capital initiated coverage of several stocks in the solar energy sector this morning. Most of these ratings are cautious,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 8:08 AM EST

Failed Banks Would Be Preferable to One ‘Bad Bank’

John Tamny RealClearMarkets In the past week alone, readers of the business press have been treated to a variety of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 7:57 AM EST

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ADBE, ALXN, BIG, NSR, PFE, WYE)

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen this Monday morning: Adobe Systems…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 7:48 AM EST

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (BIIB, HIBB, KIM, LEN, NWS, NS, OSG, PGI, RMD, TK)

These are the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative research calls from Wall Street this Monday morning: Biogen Idec (BIIB)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 6:37 AM EST

Barclays (BCS): A Ray Of Sunshine

Barclays (BCS) proved that not all earnings at global money center banks have to be a disaster. The company beat…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 6:15 AM EST

Nissan: The Global Car Recession Takes Another Victim

Nissan hit the car industry with news that was worse than expected. It will not only post a very large…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 5:43 AM EST

A Treasury With Too Much To Do

The Treasury has too much to do. It will delay talking about its new overhaul for banks until Tuesday while…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 4:03 AM EST

Media Digest: 2/9/2008: Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, Nissan forecast an annual loss. Reuters reports that the Treasury has delayed it bank bailout announcement. Reuters…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 9, 2009 at 3:26 AM EST

Asia Markets And Europe Open

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 1.3% to 7,970. The Hang Seng was up .9% to 13,781. The…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 8, 2009 at 5:19 PM EST

Dow Chemical (DOW) Dissembles About Rohm And Haas Deal

Dow Chemical (DOW) continues to dodge the issue of why it will not close the transaction to buy Rohm and Haas.…

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Month: February 2009

Valero’s Ethanol Dreams Via VeraSun Refineries (VLO, VSE)

Solar Power Maker Not So Bright (ENER, SPWRA, FSLR)

Are Troubled Bank Stocks A Double? (FITB, BAC, C, PNC, STT, BK, WFC, JPM)

Pershing Square’s Target (TGT) Fund Down Over 89.5%

Will Starbucks (SBUX) Kill Its Margins

Barclays Initiates Solar Power Stocks (YGE, SOLF, CSUN, LDK, SOL, TSL)

Failed Banks Would Be Preferable to One ‘Bad Bank’

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ADBE, ALXN, BIG, NSR, PFE, WYE)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (BIIB, HIBB, KIM, LEN, NWS, NS, OSG, PGI, RMD, TK)

Barclays (BCS): A Ray Of Sunshine

Nissan: The Global Car Recession Takes Another Victim

A Treasury With Too Much To Do

Media Digest: 2/9/2008: Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open

Dow Chemical (DOW) Dissembles About Rohm And Haas Deal

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Valero’s Ethanol Dreams Via VeraSun Refineries (VLO, VSE)

Solar Power Maker Not So Bright (ENER, SPWRA, FSLR)

Are Troubled Bank Stocks A Double? (FITB, BAC, C, PNC, STT, BK, WFC, JPM)

Pershing Square’s Target (TGT) Fund Down Over 89.5%

Will Starbucks (SBUX) Kill Its Margins

Barclays Initiates Solar Power Stocks (YGE, SOLF, CSUN, LDK, SOL, TSL)

Failed Banks Would Be Preferable to One ‘Bad Bank’

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ADBE, ALXN, BIG, NSR, PFE, WYE)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (BIIB, HIBB, KIM, LEN, NWS, NS, OSG, PGI, RMD, TK)

Barclays (BCS): A Ray Of Sunshine

Nissan: The Global Car Recession Takes Another Victim

A Treasury With Too Much To Do

Media Digest: 2/9/2008: Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open

Dow Chemical (DOW) Dissembles About Rohm And Haas Deal

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

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