December 2009

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 29, 2009 at 5:39 AM EST

The First Quarter Should See A Surge In Consumer Spending

Consumer confidence and spending will rise very sharply over the next three months based on new data from research firm…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 29, 2009 at 5:27 AM EST

The Problem With Late Research, Or No Research At All

comScore, which measures online consumer behavior, is among the best companies at analyzing traffic to websites. comScore also decodes what…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 29, 2009 at 5:13 AM EST

A New Threat To Cell Phone Security From An Old Source—The Hacker

Nothing stays safe forever, at least not in the world of information technology and digital communication. Hackers are able to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 29, 2009 at 4:22 AM EST

Short Sellers Mob Big Banks And Telecoms (BAC)(C)(VZ)(T)

Short sellers took huge positions in major banks and telecom companies in the two-week period ending December 15. The short interest…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 29, 2009 at 4:00 AM EST

Media Digest 12/29/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters: GM is offering huge incentives to sell its inventory of Pontiacs and Saturns. Reuters: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) will overhaul the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 29, 2009 at 3:27 AM EST

Asia Markets And Europe Open (12/29/2009)

Markets in Asia were higher. The Nikkei rose a fraction to 10,638. Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Honda (NYSE:HMC) moved up. JAL…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 28, 2009 at 7:14 PM EST

Apple: When Speculators Rule Over Investors (AAPL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) closed at another new all-time high today of $211.61 and $213.95 on an intra-day basis. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 28, 2009 at 5:41 PM EST

IPO FILING: Codexis Inc. (CDXS, MAXY, RDS-A)

Codexis, Inc. has filed its paperwork with the SEC for an initial public offering. The company plans to trade under…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 28, 2009 at 4:56 PM EST

Case-Shiller ETFs Bite The Dust (UMM, DMM)

The death of an ETF is generally viewed as a failure or as an ill omen for other related ETF’s. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 28, 2009 at 1:38 PM EST

IPO Filing: Excel Trust, A REIT Soon-To-Be (EXL)

There was an interesting filing for an initial public offering that was put in at the SEC after most investors,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 28, 2009 at 12:46 PM EST

Crude Prices Headed North (OIH)(USO)(OIL)

Crude oil futures rose to their highest point in seven weeks this morning, trading above $79/barrel. Cold, snowy weather in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 28, 2009 at 11:22 AM EST

Mixed Tech-Leader Short Selling, Only Partial Tell (AAPL, AMZN, CSCO, MSFT, GOOG, YHOO, INTC, ORCL, QCOM, RIMM, QQQQ)

We have seen what appears to be a mixed bag of shares listed in the short interest of the most…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 28, 2009 at 8:47 AM EST

Top Day Trader Alerts (AAPL, AMCS, IBM, CGEN, UAUA, FNM, FRE, VICL)

We have compiled Monday’s top pre-market day trader and active trader alert stocks. There is a link to each story…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 28, 2009 at 8:44 AM EST

Today’s Best Market Rumors (12/28/2009)

Updated throughout the day. Shoppers may have spent a little more this holiday season than last (CNBC) JAL may file…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 28, 2009 at 8:32 AM EST

JAL Could Be First Huge Airline Chapter 11 In Years

By Douglas A. McIntyre A number of media, including the Nikkei business daily, are reporting that the Japanese government is…

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Month: December 2009

The First Quarter Should See A Surge In Consumer Spending

The Problem With Late Research, Or No Research At All

A New Threat To Cell Phone Security From An Old Source—The Hacker

Short Sellers Mob Big Banks And Telecoms (BAC)(C)(VZ)(T)

Media Digest 12/29/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open (12/29/2009)

Apple: When Speculators Rule Over Investors (AAPL)

IPO FILING: Codexis Inc. (CDXS, MAXY, RDS-A)

Case-Shiller ETFs Bite The Dust (UMM, DMM)

IPO Filing: Excel Trust, A REIT Soon-To-Be (EXL)

Crude Prices Headed North (OIH)(USO)(OIL)

Mixed Tech-Leader Short Selling, Only Partial Tell (AAPL, AMZN, CSCO, MSFT, GOOG, YHOO, INTC, ORCL, QCOM, RIMM, QQQQ)

Top Day Trader Alerts (AAPL, AMCS, IBM, CGEN, UAUA, FNM, FRE, VICL)

Today’s Best Market Rumors (12/28/2009)

JAL Could Be First Huge Airline Chapter 11 In Years

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

Elizabeth Warren Lays a Trap for Jensen Huang. He May Have No Choice But to Accept.

Interest Rate Jitters Just Crashed the Tech Rally — Here’s What I’d Lean Toward and What I’d Fade When Yields Spike

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

Social Security’s $68 Billion Giveaway Just Ran into a Brick Wall

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

Elizabeth Warren Lays a Trap for Jensen Huang. He May Have No Choice But to Accept.

The First Quarter Should See A Surge In Consumer Spending

The Problem With Late Research, Or No Research At All

A New Threat To Cell Phone Security From An Old Source—The Hacker

Short Sellers Mob Big Banks And Telecoms (BAC)(C)(VZ)(T)

Media Digest 12/29/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open (12/29/2009)

Apple: When Speculators Rule Over Investors (AAPL)

IPO FILING: Codexis Inc. (CDXS, MAXY, RDS-A)

Case-Shiller ETFs Bite The Dust (UMM, DMM)

IPO Filing: Excel Trust, A REIT Soon-To-Be (EXL)

Crude Prices Headed North (OIH)(USO)(OIL)

Mixed Tech-Leader Short Selling, Only Partial Tell (AAPL, AMZN, CSCO, MSFT, GOOG, YHOO, INTC, ORCL, QCOM, RIMM, QQQQ)

Top Day Trader Alerts (AAPL, AMCS, IBM, CGEN, UAUA, FNM, FRE, VICL)

Today’s Best Market Rumors (12/28/2009)

JAL Could Be First Huge Airline Chapter 11 In Years

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

Elizabeth Warren Lays a Trap for Jensen Huang. He May Have No Choice But to Accept.

Interest Rate Jitters Just Crashed the Tech Rally — Here’s What I’d Lean Toward and What I’d Fade When Yields Spike

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