December 2009

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 8:39 AM EST

Jobless Back in Wrong Direction

The Labor Department is out with its weekly jobless claims data and again we have a reading south of 500,000. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 8:33 AM EST

Will AIG (AIG) Change Its Name To Improve Its Image?

Branding counts. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could probably do well selling tea pots. Sharper Image is still around, but its brand is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 8:08 AM EST

Obama’s 2008 Campaign: A Job Creation Lesson

By John Tamny of Forbes With the federal government’s measure of unemployment in the double digits, President Obama has unsurprisingly…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 8:05 AM EST

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (AOL, CBS, BEN, MYL, NWS, ORCL, RIMM, SFLY, VIA, DIS)

These are ten of the most important analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 6:01 AM EST

Tiger Woods’ Image Collapses In New Poll

Tiger Woods has lost a lot of his friends, at least among the public. A new Rasmussen survey released today reports that a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 5:43 AM EST

A Good Sign For Housing: Foreclosure Activity Down 8% In November

It may be another sign of a bottoming in the housing market, both in terms of foreclosures and prices. RealtyTrac…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 5:12 AM EST

Recession Sours Gaming Industry For Indian Tribes

Many Indian tribes have creates substantial businesses by building casinos on their land. The income from these operations is largely…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 4:54 AM EST

Blockbuster Pursues Its Last Chance

Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI) has failed in the online DVD rental business and movie internet streaming business. The traffic to its thousands…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 4:37 AM EST

Taxing The Rich To Employ The Jobless

Washington has looked at the idea of taxing the rich to help pay for the healthcare reform package. The UK…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 3:54 AM EST

Media Digest 12/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters: Dubai said the market’s perceptions of its problems is “softening.” Reuters: Citigroup (NYSE:C) could sell $20 billion in shares…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 10, 2009 at 3:23 AM EST

Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/10/2009

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 1.4% to 9,863. The Hang Seng fell .2% to 21,692. The Shanghai…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 9, 2009 at 6:52 PM EST

Short Sellers Move Back Into Financial Shares, Ignore Tech: Flee Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) And Amazon (AMZN)

Short sellers sharply increased their gamble that financial stocks would fall based on short selling data from NYSE and Nasdaq…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 9, 2009 at 4:04 PM EST

52-Week High Club (MMM, COO)

3M Company (NYSE: MMM) rose nearly 4% to a yearly high of $79.93 after the Post-It Notes maker was upgraded…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 9, 2009 at 3:32 PM EST

24/7 Wall St. TV: Citi Trying to Exit TARP (C, WFC, BAC)

If the rumor mill is accurate, it seems that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) may get to beat Wells Fargo &…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 9, 2009 at 2:50 PM EST

New Quasi-Competition For Gold Trust ETF (GLD, PHYS)

It looks like the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) is about to get some new competition, albeit far a far…

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Month: December 2009

Jobless Back in Wrong Direction

Will AIG (AIG) Change Its Name To Improve Its Image?

Obama’s 2008 Campaign: A Job Creation Lesson

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (AOL, CBS, BEN, MYL, NWS, ORCL, RIMM, SFLY, VIA, DIS)

Tiger Woods’ Image Collapses In New Poll

A Good Sign For Housing: Foreclosure Activity Down 8% In November

Recession Sours Gaming Industry For Indian Tribes

Blockbuster Pursues Its Last Chance

Taxing The Rich To Employ The Jobless

Media Digest 12/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/10/2009

Short Sellers Move Back Into Financial Shares, Ignore Tech: Flee Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) And Amazon (AMZN)

52-Week High Club (MMM, COO)

24/7 Wall St. TV: Citi Trying to Exit TARP (C, WFC, BAC)

New Quasi-Competition For Gold Trust ETF (GLD, PHYS)

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

Three Hotly Anticipated AI IPOs: Which One Is Poised to List First?

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

Jobless Back in Wrong Direction

Will AIG (AIG) Change Its Name To Improve Its Image?

Obama’s 2008 Campaign: A Job Creation Lesson

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (AOL, CBS, BEN, MYL, NWS, ORCL, RIMM, SFLY, VIA, DIS)

Tiger Woods’ Image Collapses In New Poll

A Good Sign For Housing: Foreclosure Activity Down 8% In November

Recession Sours Gaming Industry For Indian Tribes

Blockbuster Pursues Its Last Chance

Taxing The Rich To Employ The Jobless

Media Digest 12/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/10/2009

Short Sellers Move Back Into Financial Shares, Ignore Tech: Flee Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) And Amazon (AMZN)

52-Week High Club (MMM, COO)

24/7 Wall St. TV: Citi Trying to Exit TARP (C, WFC, BAC)

New Quasi-Competition For Gold Trust ETF (GLD, PHYS)

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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