February 2010

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2010 at 1:49 PM EST

The Unusual Suspects (BRK-B, CH, ECH, NBG, CRXX, COST, TM, F, RDY, MIL, PALM, SIRI)

This coming week we have many key issues coming front and center in our list of “Unusual Suspects.” Some are…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2010 at 9:31 AM EST

Apple Finds Underage Labor Problem At Suppliers

Apple (AAPL) found that three of the companies that provide it with components to build its products employ underage workers.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2010 at 7:45 AM EST

Toyota CEO Road Trip Goes To China

The United States may be Toyota’s largest market, but the largest car market in the world is China. After a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2010 at 8:30 AM EST

A More Confident Berkshire Hathaway Letter From Buffett (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, KO, COP, JNJ, KFT, PG, USB, WMT, WFC, DOW, GE, GS)

Warren Buffett’s new annual letter to shareholders is out. This is a far different read than a year ago. Berkshire…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2010 at 8:02 AM EST

How Much Would A California Earthquake Hurt The Economy?

Chile was hit with an 8.8-magnitude quake devastating some parts of the South American country today. Officials say it is the worst…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2010 at 7:59 AM EST

The Week’s Top Green Business Stories (CPST, DE, FSLR, ESLR, VE, WMT)

Many alternative energy stocks themselves may sometimes represent little more than highly leveraged bets on the price of oil. But…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2010 at 7:19 AM EST

Bulls and Bears Fight Over Gold… The $8,000 Call (GLD, SGOL, GDX, GDXJ)

Gold was supposed to keep eroding, or so its chart was indicating, earlier this week. But the weakening dollar vs.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2010 at 6:30 AM EST

Recession Watch: Green Dot IPO… Prepaid Debit Cards

This week brought about an interesting initial public offering filing from a company called Green Dot Corporation. If you are…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2010 at 2:34 PM EST

Next Week’s Top Must Watch Issues (AIG, BRK-B, CRXX, COST, MIL, TMO, MMM, SIRI, PAY, F, TM)

Earnings season has mostly wound down. We have many key business events and key economic events scheduled for next week. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2010 at 11:43 AM EST

Big Dividend Hikes Will Bring Only More Big Dividends (GPS, KMB, JPM, GE, DOW, CSCO, AAPL, MMM, DVY)

Everyone, or at least most everyone, loves dividends. While some investors love share buybacks, dividends seem to be the new…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2010 at 9:04 AM EST

Day Trader & Active Trader Alerts (AIG, ATHN, CKR, CROX, DECK, PALM, SIRI, INET)

This morning’s top movers for day traders and active traders are seen in the following: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2010 at 8:32 AM EST

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ATHN, BARE, CHU, CIEN, DPS, EPB, EQY, LAMR, PALM, TQNT, UPL)

These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls early this morning: athenahealth…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2010 at 8:05 AM EST

AIG’s Less Worser Results

AIG announced two bad pieces of news but each was framed as good. The insurance company which has benefited from…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2010 at 7:55 AM EST

Today’s Best Market Rumors

Updated throughout the day. Toyota (TM) may miss North American output goals (Nikkei news service) GM is going back to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2010 at 6:10 AM EST

Beware Of Greeks Bearing Bad News

EU economic inspectors and IMF officials have been in Greece to review the economic carnage. What they found was at…

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Month: February 2010

The Unusual Suspects (BRK-B, CH, ECH, NBG, CRXX, COST, TM, F, RDY, MIL, PALM, SIRI)

Apple Finds Underage Labor Problem At Suppliers

Toyota CEO Road Trip Goes To China

A More Confident Berkshire Hathaway Letter From Buffett (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, KO, COP, JNJ, KFT, PG, USB, WMT, WFC, DOW, GE, GS)

How Much Would A California Earthquake Hurt The Economy?

The Week’s Top Green Business Stories (CPST, DE, FSLR, ESLR, VE, WMT)

Bulls and Bears Fight Over Gold… The $8,000 Call (GLD, SGOL, GDX, GDXJ)

Recession Watch: Green Dot IPO… Prepaid Debit Cards

Next Week’s Top Must Watch Issues (AIG, BRK-B, CRXX, COST, MIL, TMO, MMM, SIRI, PAY, F, TM)

Big Dividend Hikes Will Bring Only More Big Dividends (GPS, KMB, JPM, GE, DOW, CSCO, AAPL, MMM, DVY)

Day Trader & Active Trader Alerts (AIG, ATHN, CKR, CROX, DECK, PALM, SIRI, INET)

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ATHN, BARE, CHU, CIEN, DPS, EPB, EQY, LAMR, PALM, TQNT, UPL)

AIG’s Less Worser Results

Today’s Best Market Rumors

Beware Of Greeks Bearing Bad News

Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Cerebras Systems, Cleveland-Cliffs, Equity Residential, FuelCell Energy, Lennar, Luckin Coffee, Toll Brothers, and More

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.

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

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

The Cash-Return Pivot: 5 Companies Hiking Dividends Right Now

Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Cerebras Systems, Cleveland-Cliffs, Equity Residential, FuelCell Energy, Lennar, Luckin Coffee, Toll Brothers, and More

The Unusual Suspects (BRK-B, CH, ECH, NBG, CRXX, COST, TM, F, RDY, MIL, PALM, SIRI)

Apple Finds Underage Labor Problem At Suppliers

Toyota CEO Road Trip Goes To China

A More Confident Berkshire Hathaway Letter From Buffett (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, KO, COP, JNJ, KFT, PG, USB, WMT, WFC, DOW, GE, GS)

How Much Would A California Earthquake Hurt The Economy?

The Week’s Top Green Business Stories (CPST, DE, FSLR, ESLR, VE, WMT)

Bulls and Bears Fight Over Gold… The $8,000 Call (GLD, SGOL, GDX, GDXJ)

Recession Watch: Green Dot IPO… Prepaid Debit Cards

Next Week’s Top Must Watch Issues (AIG, BRK-B, CRXX, COST, MIL, TMO, MMM, SIRI, PAY, F, TM)

Big Dividend Hikes Will Bring Only More Big Dividends (GPS, KMB, JPM, GE, DOW, CSCO, AAPL, MMM, DVY)

Day Trader & Active Trader Alerts (AIG, ATHN, CKR, CROX, DECK, PALM, SIRI, INET)

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ATHN, BARE, CHU, CIEN, DPS, EPB, EQY, LAMR, PALM, TQNT, UPL)

AIG’s Less Worser Results

Today’s Best Market Rumors

Beware Of Greeks Bearing Bad News

Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Cerebras Systems, Cleveland-Cliffs, Equity Residential, FuelCell Energy, Lennar, Luckin Coffee, Toll Brothers, and More

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.

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