Quantcast

Daily Archives: November 4, 2009

Rock Band

Top 10 Grossing Apple (AAPL) Apps

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 4:30 pm

Apple recently started publishing a list of the top grossing applications in its App Store. Since its inception the App Store has posted over 2 billion downloads. The App Store ...
Read Full Story »
TV

The Cisco (CSCO) Kid Puts On A Rally Cap

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 4:15 pm

Router and video infrastructure giant Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) posted better-than-expected quarterly numbers for the period ending October 24, its first fiscal of the year. Revenue fell 13% to $9 billion. EPS ...
Read Full Story »
bank

FOMC: Very Little Optimism, Very Little Action

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 2:26 pm

The Federal Open Market Committee's notes said that economic activity has picked up since the group's September meeting, but certainly not enough for the Fed to do anything about it. ...
Read Full Story »
nok

Intel’s (INTC) Worst Day: Why Didn’t IBM Rat On Mr. Chips?

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 12:33 pm

There may have been a time when Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) wanted to be the next Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), at least in terms of earnings, market cap, and share of market. It has, ...
Read Full Story »
Gold Image

Yet Higher Gold Prices Cometh (GLD, GDX, ABX, GG)

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 11:09 am

Yesterday's surprise move from India that sent gold through the roof to almost $1,085.00 per ounce was a game changing event in gold.  Many technical analysts and chartists were looking ...
Read Full Story »
apple

Apple (AAPL) Becomes Too Excellent: 100,000 Apps

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 10:50 am

It will be a shame when the day comes that Apple can't put out good news every day. The market has become used to it. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) now has the ...
Read Full Story »
Refinery Image

Oil Inventories Head Wrong Way, Again (OIH, DIG, USO, OIL)

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 10:47 am

The latest weekly inventories data from Department of Energy in crude and oil products is adding more support and adding fuel to a fire in the commodity rally today. It ...
Read Full Story »

Trouble in Property Syndicates (TPGI, AVI)

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 9:40 am

We have two deals which have been called off in the land of mixed use properties as a secondary by Thomas Properties Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TPGI) and one was the ...
Read Full Story »
icahn

Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/4/2009) (JAVA)(ORCL)(TWX)

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 9:12 am

Updated throughout the day. Updated 10.30 AM EST:  Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) believes that EU authorities may try to block its buy-out of Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA)  (FT) Updated 10:26 AM EST: Apollo Management is ...
Read Full Story »

Top Day Trader Alerts (GRMN, VG, ABK, ACAS, STEC, JAVA)

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 8:59 am

These are this morning's top day trader alert and active trader alert stocks.  We have links through to VSInvestor.com on each stock with much more detailed data and analysis on ...
Read Full Story »

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (AEO, BNI, ENR, GET, GES, GD, STEC, VIA, YUM)

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 8:09 am

These are this Wednesday's top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) Raised to Top Picks at FBR Capital; but ...
Read Full Story »
bank

Chris Dodd, Bank Reformer, Finally Loses His Mind

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 7:28 am

Senator Christopher Dodd wants to create the greatest single debacle in the history of US financial market and bank regulation. He will propose putting four authorities into one, combining the Federal ...
Read Full Story »
nok

Skype Dispute Nears End, The Blackmailing Of Ebay (EBAY)

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 6:04 am

An intellectual property dispute between Skype's founders and the VoIP company, now owned by Ebay (NASDAQ:EBAY),  threatened the auction company's  plans to sell Skype to private equity interests. That dispute is ...
Read Full Story »
TV

Toyota (TM) Pull Out Of Formula One: The Death Of Car Racing’s Profits

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 5:52 am

The three major car racing circuits--Formula One, NASCAR, and Indy Car--have built a multi-billion business. Formula 1 revenue, which includes sponsorships and broadcast fees, is estimated to be $3.9 billion, ...
Read Full Story »
newspaper

Media Digest 11/4/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 4, 2009 at 5:34 am

Reuters:   Opel must now arrange for GM's unexpected ownership Reuters:   The Fed will probably keep its "easy money" program. Reuters:   Toyota (NYSE:TM) will pull out of Formula 1 racing. Reuters:   ...
Read Full Story »