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Daily Archives: March 17, 2009

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Dreaded ‘Going Concern’ Notes Head To Alternative Energy (AVR, BCON, EPG, VRNM)

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 8:02 am

If there is one phrase that a company does not want to see in its annual report, it is "GOING CONCERN."  This hinges on a company's ability to operate financially ...
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Meredith Whitney Opines On Banks & The Credit Markets

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 7:58 am

Meredith Whitney is appearing as a guest host on Squawk Box this morning and below are some of Meredith's thoughts on the banks and credit markets. We need solutions now ...
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February PPI Tamer

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 7:35 am

We just got the Labor Department data on producer prices as a measurement of wholesale inflation.  PPI came +0.1% on the nominal PPI and +0.2% on the core PPI reading ...
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Banks & Brokers Covering Each Other (BAC, C, JPM, GS, MS, HBC)

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 6:48 am

As you will see below, there are many new calls in the banking and brokerage sector this Tuesday morning: Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Started as Outperform ...
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Top Analyst Calls (ABB, ABX, BBY, COST, HD, KSS, LOW, PAAS, UNH)

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 6:44 am

These are some of the broad upgrades and positive research calls from Wall Street analysts that we have seen this Tuesday morning: ABB (ABB) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank. ...
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Dell (DELL) Launches PCs For Billionaires

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 5:34 am

Hand it to Dell (DELL), probably the worst run of the large global PC companies to have bad timing. It is launching a new line of expensive, high performance laptops. ...
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Intel (INTC) May Finally Bury AMD (AMD) For Good

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 5:21 am

Intel (INTC) has been trying to get rid of its smaller competitor, AMD (AMD), for years. It may have even gone too far according to antitrust regulators in Europe. But, ...
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More Plans From Starbucks (SBUX) To Fix It Broken Business

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 5:06 am

Starbucks (SBUX) seems hell bent on cutting its way to profitability. It may work, but it is also possible that the economy has gone through such an upheaval that the ...
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GM (GM) Plans To Get Government Aid, Cut Car Prices, And Lose More Money

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 4:46 am

The Administration appears to be ready to give GM (GM) and Chrysler more money. According to The Detroit Free Press,  the car companies are about to get further aid in the ...
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Transportation Stocks Set To Double (CAL, ITWO, KSU, OSG, R)

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 4:45 am

Over the past week 24/7 Wall St. has picked several stocks from major sectors that are likely to double off of their lows.  This group focuses on the transportation sector ...
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The Idiot’s Parade Down Wall St.

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 4:27 am

It looks like "All Fools Day" will come early on Wall St. this year. Several banks are going to try to raise the base salaries of key employees to dodge ...
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Ten Stocks That Should Double (GE)(GCI)(AAPL)(YHOO)(MSFT)(COP)(XOM)(CVX)(BP)(TSCM)(CBS)(SONC)(M)(C)

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 4:00 am

Now that final numbers from 2008 have been filed for most large US companies, 24/7 Wall St. is picking several stocks that are likely to double off of their lows, ...
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Media Digest 3/17/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 2:54 am

According to Reuters, Obama faces backlash due to AIG (AIG) compensation issues which could set bank his efforts to salvage the financial system. Reuters reports that Lehman will put two ...
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Asia Markets 3/17/2009

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 2:19 am

Markets in Asia were higher The Nikkei rose 3.2% to 7,949. The Hang Seng was up 1.3% to 13,129. The Shanghai Composite rose 3% to 2,218. Data from Reuters. Douglas ...
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