March 2009

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 23, 2009 at 7:06 AM EDT

Analysts Start Mead Johnson Coverage (MJN

Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) has reached the end of its analyst quiet period where the firms who underwrote…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 23, 2009 at 6:50 AM EDT

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (A, CRA, CNQR, GLW, AZO, BHP, CERN, GOL, ORLY)

These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen with just about two hours until the market…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 23, 2009 at 5:11 AM EDT

Some Hope For Ford (F) As Abu Dhabi Puts Cash In Daimler

Ford (F) is in the best financial health of The Big Three. Its position could improve more, at least temporarily,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 23, 2009 at 4:45 AM EDT

Finding A Job Trumps MySpace

In a world where thousands of US workers lose their jobs everyday, chatting and sharing personal feelings with friends is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 23, 2009 at 4:29 AM EDT

Skype: The Best Things In Life Are Free

Getting people to pay for something that they are used to getting for free is nearly impossible. The newspaper industry…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 23, 2009 at 4:14 AM EDT

The Princes Of Anarchy

The members of The American Society of Half-wits were out in force on the weekend Washington talk shows. The regular…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 23, 2009 at 4:03 AM EDT

The Recession Fighters’ Caravan Moves Back To Detroit

The team that plans to bring the economy out of the recession is a bit like a traveling circus. Once…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 23, 2009 at 2:58 AM EDT

Media Digest 3/23/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, the US will woo private capital to get buyers for bank toxic assets. Reuters reports that US…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 22, 2009 at 6:54 AM EDT

As Americans Make More Coffee At Home, Starbucks (SBUX) Faces Trouble

The recession is claiming another American habit. People are not going out to drink coffee. They are making it at…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 21, 2009 at 9:51 AM EDT

At $218 Million, AIG (AIG) Bonuses Higher Than Originally Believed

There was at least some chance that the furor over $165 million in bonuses paid to AIG (AIG) employees might…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 21, 2009 at 8:02 AM EDT

Treasury Plan For Buying Toxic Assets Is Complex Beyond Belief

If The Wall Street Journal’s description of the Treasury’s plan to get toxic assets off of bank balance sheets is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 21, 2009 at 7:41 AM EDT

Wholesale Credit Unions Seized

Two very large wholesale credit unions were taken over by the government, extending the scope and expense of the bailing…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 20, 2009 at 1:01 PM EDT

Our Rig Count Keeps Dropping, Despite Rising Oil (BHI, OIL, USO)

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) has just released its weekly total rig counts for the US and Canada and for…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 20, 2009 at 12:24 PM EDT

Bernanke Keeps Challenging ‘Too Big to Fail’ Notions

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has been out in his last three or four speeches now trying to address the “too…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 20, 2009 at 9:44 AM EDT

Simon’s Dilution Takes Away Some Debt Worries (SPG)

Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG) priced a secondary share offering of 15 million shares at $31.50/share. Simon also made…

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Month: March 2009

Analysts Start Mead Johnson Coverage (MJN

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (A, CRA, CNQR, GLW, AZO, BHP, CERN, GOL, ORLY)

Some Hope For Ford (F) As Abu Dhabi Puts Cash In Daimler

Finding A Job Trumps MySpace

Skype: The Best Things In Life Are Free

The Princes Of Anarchy

The Recession Fighters’ Caravan Moves Back To Detroit

Media Digest 3/23/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

As Americans Make More Coffee At Home, Starbucks (SBUX) Faces Trouble

At $218 Million, AIG (AIG) Bonuses Higher Than Originally Believed

Treasury Plan For Buying Toxic Assets Is Complex Beyond Belief

Wholesale Credit Unions Seized

Our Rig Count Keeps Dropping, Despite Rising Oil (BHI, OIL, USO)

Bernanke Keeps Challenging ‘Too Big to Fail’ Notions

Simon’s Dilution Takes Away Some Debt Worries (SPG)

Investors Look Ready for a Summer Melt-Up as “AI Supercycle” Heats Up

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

Snowbird Retirees With $3.2 Million Must Choose Residency Carefully

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

Investors Look Ready for a Summer Melt-Up as “AI Supercycle” Heats Up

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

Analysts Start Mead Johnson Coverage (MJN

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (A, CRA, CNQR, GLW, AZO, BHP, CERN, GOL, ORLY)

Some Hope For Ford (F) As Abu Dhabi Puts Cash In Daimler

Finding A Job Trumps MySpace

Skype: The Best Things In Life Are Free

The Princes Of Anarchy

The Recession Fighters’ Caravan Moves Back To Detroit

Media Digest 3/23/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

As Americans Make More Coffee At Home, Starbucks (SBUX) Faces Trouble

At $218 Million, AIG (AIG) Bonuses Higher Than Originally Believed

Treasury Plan For Buying Toxic Assets Is Complex Beyond Belief

Wholesale Credit Unions Seized

Our Rig Count Keeps Dropping, Despite Rising Oil (BHI, OIL, USO)

Bernanke Keeps Challenging ‘Too Big to Fail’ Notions

Simon’s Dilution Takes Away Some Debt Worries (SPG)

Investors Look Ready for a Summer Melt-Up as “AI Supercycle” Heats Up

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

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