January 2007

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 11:14 AM EST

Did E-commerce Kill Retail Sales?

Stocks: (WMT)(TGT)(GPS)(AMZN) Comscore reports that online retail sales rose 26% from November 1 to December 31, and hit $24.6 billion.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 10:49 AM EST

eBay Hikes Fees Again

by Jon C.Ogg This was actually circulating yesterday evening about some eBay (EBAY-NASDAQ) fee changes, but I just got the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 10:35 AM EST

Big Oil’s Dim Future (XOM)(CVX)(COP)

The cat is out of the bag. As oil prices fall below $60, the first of the Big Oil companies…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 9:27 AM EST

Would GE Have Been Better Off With Nardelli As CEO? (GE)(HD)

If you look at the GE and Home Depot charts since Jack Welch left, HD has actually outperformed GE by…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 9:14 AM EST

Retail Sales: The Consumer Cuts Back (WMT)(BBY)(GPS)

Retail sales for December put shareholders in companies like Target and Gap on suicide watch. Target same store figures were…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 9:04 AM EST

Wal-Mart Sticks By Earnings, Foreign Sales (WMT)

Wal-Mart is sticking with its Q4 earnings projections. Since US sales were poor, it margins must have been spectacular, which…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 8:30 AM EST

Cisco Systems Acquires IronPort

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is paying out approximately $830 million in cash and stock to acquire privately-held IronPort Systems Inc. This…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 8:20 AM EST

Pre-Market Stock News (JAN 4, 2006)

by Jon C. Ogg (AAI) Airtran lowered guidance on EPS to modest loss, but traffic was up 20%.(ACAS) American Capital…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 8:17 AM EST

Analyst & Research Notes (JAN 4, 2007)

by Jon C. Ogg AAPL reitr Outperform at Piper Jaffray.ABB cut to Neutral at Prudential.ALLT started as Outperform at RBC.ASBC…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 6:49 AM EST

Costco Sales Up 9%, Did It Lose Money?

Costco’s (COST) same-store sales rose 9% the last five weeks of the year. Net sales rose 14% for the period…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 6:38 AM EST

Samsung’s Perfect Cell Phone

Stocks: (SIRI)(XMSR)(T)(VZ) Samsung has actually developed a technology that will allow cell phones to pick up local TV stations. No…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 6:04 AM EST

Will Pfizer Cut Its Own Throat? (PFE)

Pfizer is raising prices on its drugs an average of about 5% going into 2007. Lipitor, the world’s top-selling drug,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 5:51 AM EST

Maybe Blockbuster Should Close Its Stores

Blockbuster (BBI) surpassed all expectations by announcing that its had reached 2 million online users, adding 500,000 since the end…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 5:41 AM EST

Europe Markets 1/4/2007 Deutsche Telekom, Cable & Wireles Up, BMW Off

Stocks: (BCS)(BP)(BT)(GSK)(PUK)(TRTSY)(UN)(VOD)(BAY)(DCX)(DT)(DB)(SI)(ALU)(AXA)(FTE)(V) Europe market were falling at 5.40 AM New York time. The FTSE was down .8% to 6,268. Barclays…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 4, 2007 at 5:25 AM EST

Media Digest 1/4/2006 Reuters, NYTimes, WSJ, FT, Barron’s

Stocks: (TM)(COST)(NWS)(AMZN)(MOT) The Wall Street Journal writes that Toyota is planning to build another plant in the southern US. It…

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Month: January 2007

Did E-commerce Kill Retail Sales?

eBay Hikes Fees Again

Big Oil’s Dim Future (XOM)(CVX)(COP)

Would GE Have Been Better Off With Nardelli As CEO? (GE)(HD)

Retail Sales: The Consumer Cuts Back (WMT)(BBY)(GPS)

Wal-Mart Sticks By Earnings, Foreign Sales (WMT)

Cisco Systems Acquires IronPort

Pre-Market Stock News (JAN 4, 2006)

Analyst & Research Notes (JAN 4, 2007)

Costco Sales Up 9%, Did It Lose Money?

Samsung’s Perfect Cell Phone

Will Pfizer Cut Its Own Throat? (PFE)

Maybe Blockbuster Should Close Its Stores

Europe Markets 1/4/2007 Deutsche Telekom, Cable & Wireles Up, BMW Off

Media Digest 1/4/2006 Reuters, NYTimes, WSJ, FT, Barron’s

Suze Orman to 54-Year-Old With $600,000: Skip the 1.5% Fee and Manage It Yourself

Forget the Labor Market Noise: This Essential Business Utility Stock Is the Ultimate “Set-It-and-Forget-It” Cash Cow

3 Stocks With a Yield Over 6% For Passive Income Investors

Suze Orman to 54-Year-Old With $600,000: Skip the 1.5% Fee and Manage It Yourself

A $2.5 Million 401(k) at 73 Can Still Cost You Six Figures Without These 3 Moves

Suze Orman to 54-Year-Old With $600,000: Skip the 1.5% Fee and Manage It Yourself

Forget the Labor Market Noise: This Essential Business Utility Stock Is the Ultimate “Set-It-and-Forget-It” Cash Cow

Did E-commerce Kill Retail Sales?

eBay Hikes Fees Again

Big Oil’s Dim Future (XOM)(CVX)(COP)

Would GE Have Been Better Off With Nardelli As CEO? (GE)(HD)

Retail Sales: The Consumer Cuts Back (WMT)(BBY)(GPS)

Wal-Mart Sticks By Earnings, Foreign Sales (WMT)

Cisco Systems Acquires IronPort

Pre-Market Stock News (JAN 4, 2006)

Analyst & Research Notes (JAN 4, 2007)

Costco Sales Up 9%, Did It Lose Money?

Samsung’s Perfect Cell Phone

Will Pfizer Cut Its Own Throat? (PFE)

Maybe Blockbuster Should Close Its Stores

Europe Markets 1/4/2007 Deutsche Telekom, Cable & Wireles Up, BMW Off

Media Digest 1/4/2006 Reuters, NYTimes, WSJ, FT, Barron’s

Suze Orman to 54-Year-Old With $600,000: Skip the 1.5% Fee and Manage It Yourself

Forget the Labor Market Noise: This Essential Business Utility Stock Is the Ultimate “Set-It-and-Forget-It” Cash Cow

3 Stocks With a Yield Over 6% For Passive Income Investors

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Suze Orman to 54-Year-Old With $600,000: Skip the 1.5% Fee and Manage It Yourself

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