Quantcast

Posts related to ‘WYE’

Unusual Options Trading Patterns (SUN, VLO, TSO, FTO, GE, GOOG, IBM, PFE, WYE)

Posted: October 15, 2009 at 2:50 pm

We are starting to see some elevated options trading that appeared on the unusual volume screens.  Many of these are pre-earnings trading and some are on other expectations.  We have ...
Read Full Story »
money-stack-image

Fidelity’s Top Portfolio Changes (BAC, WFC, GS, MS, JPM, AAPL, MSFT, CSCO, ORCL, XOM, CVX, PFE, ESRX, WYE, GE, SBUX)

Posted: August 17, 2009 at 4:58 pm

Fidelity Management & Research Company, or FMR, was among the giants which released its quarterly holdings over the most recent days.  While it is always interesting to see which holdings ...
Read Full Story »
biotech

Bristol-Myers Gets Key Assets With A Medarex Deal (BMY, MEDX, ABT, JNJ, AMGN, WYE)

Posted: July 23, 2009 at 9:12 am

Bristol Myers Inc. (NYSE: BMY) plans to spend $2.4 billion to buy partner Medarex Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDX). It will get a great deal beyond the cancer monoclonal antibody that developed ...
Read Full Story »
biotech

The Next Blockbuster Drugs: A $170 Billion Opportunity

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 4:01 am

Safety and efficacy data are critical to drug candidates. But what really makes a potential drug attractive is strong top-line data, a new biotech-based treatment, and a massive potential ...
Read Full Story »
newspaper

Media Digest 5/19/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 2:53 am

Reuters:   Twitter will release business tools in an attempt to make money. Reuters:   A GM (GM) bankruptcy is seen as nearly inevitable. Reuters:   American Express (AXP) will cut 4,000 jobs. ...
Read Full Story »
sad_clown

The Top Ten Stocks For Short Sellers (MSFT)(INTC)(SIRI)(F)(AIG)(C)

Posted: April 26, 2009 at 1:12 pm

Short selling is among the most controversial investment practices and has been blamed for sharp sell-offs in the stocks of a number of large companies, especially financial firms. Governments in both ...
Read Full Story »
money-stack-image52

Allergan May Join Sector Takeover Waves (AGN, GSK, DNA, PFE, WYE, MRK, SGP)

Posted: March 24, 2009 at 11:34 am

If the rumor mill has any truth to it, then Allergan Inc. (NYSE: GSK) may by the next biotech takeover target.  There is roughly $150 billion in new equity investor ...
Read Full Story »
bank23

A Renaissance for Big Acquisitions

Posted: March 19, 2009 at 3:59 am

A large part of the money that was made by banks and investment banks from 2004 through most of 2007 was made from mergers and acquisitions. When the credit markets ...
Read Full Story »
money-stack-image19

Top Analyst Upgrades (BIG, GLW, DRIV, DUK, KSS, MEOH, PFE, STP, TRV, WYE)

Posted: March 10, 2009 at 6:33 am

These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen from analysts this Tuesday morning: Big Lots (BIG) Raised to Buy at Soleil. Corning (GLW) Raised to ...
Read Full Story »
newspaper3

Media Digest 3/5/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 5, 2009 at 3:59 am

According to Reuters, Ford (F) will launch a major financial restructuring. Reuters reports that the US is launching a $75 billion plan to help troubled holders of US mortgages. Reuters ...
Read Full Story »

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ADBE, ALXN, BIG, NSR, PFE, WYE)

Posted: February 9, 2009 at 7:57 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen this Monday morning: Adobe Systems (ADBE) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) Started ...
Read Full Story »
unemply

A Double Dip Layoff Economy

Posted: February 8, 2009 at 10:15 am

A look at the companies which announced layoffs in December and January demonstrates that almost no industry is immune from job losses due to this contracting economy. Tech companies such ...
Read Full Story »
Newspaper

Media Digest 1/30/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 30, 2009 at 4:01 am

According to Reuters, Republican may keep fighting Obama on the stimulus package.Reuters reports that Roche dropped its bid on Genentech (DNA) to $42 billion.Reuters writes that the Administration will release ...
Read Full Story »
Bejiqcavb2e9ycazw6i8pcauk6iqhca6p_2

The New Layoff Kings: Thirty Companies Fire 173,000 People

Posted: January 29, 2009 at 2:57 pm

Continuing jobless claims rose by 159,000 in the week ended Jan. 17 to a seasonally adjusted 4.78 million, the most since the government's records began in 1967. The number of ...
Read Full Story »
Newspaper

Media Digest 1/27/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 27, 2009 at 4:01 am

According to Reuters, American Express (AXP) earnings dropped 72% but still beat expectations.Reuters writes that Geithner was confirmed to be Treasury Secretary.Reuters reports that people lost confidence in business globally ...
Read Full Story »