July 2007

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 18, 2007 at 5:10 AM EDT

Europe Markets 7/18/2007

Markets in Europe were off sharply at 6.05 AM New York time. The FTSE fell .9% to 6,601. BHP Billiton…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 18, 2007 at 4:58 AM EDT

Sony (SNE) Goes After Nintendo Portable

Sony (SNE) is tired of having sand kicked in its face by Nintendo. The smaller company’s Wii game platform handily…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 18, 2007 at 4:31 AM EDT

Altria (MO) Gets A Rival

Imperial Tobacco (ITY) is buying rival Altadis for almost $18 billion. The combination would create the largest tobacco company in…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 18, 2007 at 4:12 AM EDT

Bear Stearn’s (BSC) Train Wreck

According to Bear Stearns (BSC), the two funds that it has which invested in sub-prime debt instruments now have little…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 18, 2007 at 4:06 AM EDT

GM’s (GM) Diesel Dreams

GM (GM) has bought 50% of diesel engine company VM Motori. Newer clean diesel engines are being viewed as an…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 18, 2007 at 3:56 AM EDT

Warner Music (WMG) Ditches EMI As Music Industry Fall Apart

Warner Music Group (WMG) says it will not make another bid for rival music publisher EMI. It may simply be…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 18, 2007 at 3:17 AM EDT

Media Digest 7/18/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

According to Reuters, the board of Dow Jones (DJ) has approved a $5 billion offer from News Corp (NWS). Reuters…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 18, 2007 at 2:56 AM EDT

Asia Markets 7/18/2007

Markets in Asia were mostly down. The Nikkei fell 1.1% to 18,016. Hitachi (HIT) fell 1.4% to 861. NTT (NTT)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 18, 2007 at 2:45 AM EDT

Dow Jones Board Approves Murdoch Deal

The board of Dow Jones (DJ) has approved a deal to sell the company to News Corp (NWS) for $5…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 17, 2007 at 5:51 PM EDT

Cramer Goes for ABB (ABB)

On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer reviewed another one of his "European Stock Picks" series with tonight’s pick…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 17, 2007 at 5:17 PM EDT

Cramer: Krafty on Kraft Activist Investors (KFT)

On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer has gone out with an activist investor pick on Kraft Foods Inc.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 17, 2007 at 4:52 PM EDT

IPO Filing Alert: Venture Financial Group, Venture Bank

Venture Financial Group, Inc. has filed to come public via an IPO under the ticker "VNBK" on NASDAQ. Venture Financial…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 17, 2007 at 4:02 PM EDT

Whole Foods’ Board of Directors Gets Some Gumption (WFMI, OATS)

After the close, Whole Foods Market’s (NASDAQ:WFMI) issued three press releases, all of which were expected. This board has not…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 17, 2007 at 3:49 PM EDT

Starbucks (SBUX) Gets New Generals

Starbucks (SBUX) has decided to move some of its most senior people around. It is not something that the military…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 17, 2007 at 3:44 PM EDT

Microsoft’s Gaming Head Is Out (MSFT, ERTS)

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that Don Mattrick, a former president at Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), will now lead the…

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Month: July 2007

Europe Markets 7/18/2007

Sony (SNE) Goes After Nintendo Portable

Altria (MO) Gets A Rival

Bear Stearn’s (BSC) Train Wreck

GM’s (GM) Diesel Dreams

Warner Music (WMG) Ditches EMI As Music Industry Fall Apart

Media Digest 7/18/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Asia Markets 7/18/2007

Dow Jones Board Approves Murdoch Deal

Cramer Goes for ABB (ABB)

Cramer: Krafty on Kraft Activist Investors (KFT)

IPO Filing Alert: Venture Financial Group, Venture Bank

Whole Foods’ Board of Directors Gets Some Gumption (WFMI, OATS)

Starbucks (SBUX) Gets New Generals

Microsoft’s Gaming Head Is Out (MSFT, ERTS)

Wall Street CIO: The AI Trade is “Technically Unsustainable.” Buy These Two Industries Instead.

Wall Street Strategist: SpaceX Will Force a Major Stock Market Repositioning. Buy These Stocks Instead.

3 Dividend Stocks Built for Retirement to Buy in June

Retired Couple With $1.9 Million Faces $4,800 IRMAA Surprise After Stock Sale

A $900,000 Nest Egg at 65 Only Translates to About $36,000 in Real Annual Spending After Taxes and Inflation

Wall Street CIO: The AI Trade is “Technically Unsustainable.” Buy These Two Industries Instead.

Wall Street Strategist: SpaceX Will Force a Major Stock Market Repositioning. Buy These Stocks Instead.

Europe Markets 7/18/2007

Sony (SNE) Goes After Nintendo Portable

Altria (MO) Gets A Rival

Bear Stearn’s (BSC) Train Wreck

GM’s (GM) Diesel Dreams

Warner Music (WMG) Ditches EMI As Music Industry Fall Apart

Media Digest 7/18/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Asia Markets 7/18/2007

Dow Jones Board Approves Murdoch Deal

Cramer Goes for ABB (ABB)

Cramer: Krafty on Kraft Activist Investors (KFT)

IPO Filing Alert: Venture Financial Group, Venture Bank

Whole Foods’ Board of Directors Gets Some Gumption (WFMI, OATS)

Starbucks (SBUX) Gets New Generals

Microsoft’s Gaming Head Is Out (MSFT, ERTS)

Wall Street CIO: The AI Trade is “Technically Unsustainable.” Buy These Two Industries Instead.

Wall Street Strategist: SpaceX Will Force a Major Stock Market Repositioning. Buy These Stocks Instead.

3 Dividend Stocks Built for Retirement to Buy in June

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Retired Couple With $1.9 Million Faces $4,800 IRMAA Surprise After Stock Sale

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