August 2007

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 8:39 AM EDT

Top Financial Gappers on Discount Rate Cut (GS, BSC, LEND, ETFC, TMA, NLY, WM, WFC, CFC, MBI, PMI)

These intra-meeting cuts like the 50-basis point discount rate cut this morning, even if this one is the discount rate…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 7:42 AM EDT

FED Cuts Discount Rate, Futures Spike

What appears to be the beginning of another bad day for Wall St.. was turned around as the Federal Reserve…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 6:37 AM EDT

Google To Buy Into China

Google (GOOG) plans to make several acquisitions in China over the next several quarters, according to TechCruch. GOOG market share…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 6:24 AM EDT

Ebay Plan For Skype Falters As Service Stays Off-Line

After Ebay’s (EBAY) last earnings report, CEO Meg Whitman made it clear that the company was not getting a good…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 5:47 AM EDT

Does Hewlett-Packard PC Success Hurt Apple

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) had a break-out quarter in its PC business. And Apple (AAPL) is hoping to take PC market share…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 5:35 AM EDT

Europe Markets 8/17/2007

Markets in Europe were off slightly at 6.20 AM New York time. The FTSE fell .2% to 5,845. Barclays (BCS)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 5:22 AM EDT

Nasdaq Gets Slapped Down Again

The NASDAQ Stock Market (NDAQ) struggle for months to buy the London Stock Exchange to expands it global reach. It…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 5:02 AM EDT

Dell Has Problems Getting Notebooks

Dell (DELL) is having problems getting enough notebooks to meet rising demand. According to the Taiwam Economic Times DELL suppliers…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 4:54 AM EDT

Sun Microsystems Keeps Scrambling For Revenue

Sun Microsystems (SUNW) has come up with another new way to make revenue. It sales were flat in the last…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 4:44 AM EDT

More Bad News For Qualcomm

Qualcomm (QCOM) got more bad news yesterday. It largest customer, Nokia (NOK) filed a complaint with the ITC to ban…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 4:33 AM EDT

The Boston Scientific Fire Sale

Boston Scientific (BSX) has indicated that it will consider selling two more of its units. Wall St. has speculated that…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 4:23 AM EDT

Niche Stores Won’t Help Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart (WMT) is thinking of opening a number of high-end stores, focusing on the grocery business. According to The Wall…

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

Media Digest 8/17/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

According to Reuters, Dell (DELL) will restate four years of results after an audit that lasted over a year. Reuters…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 2:57 AM EDT

Asia Markets 8/17/2007 Nikkei Down 5.4%

Markets in Asia fell sharply The Nikkei fell 5.4% to 15,274. Canon (CAJ) fell 8.6% to 5400. Honda (HMC) fell…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 17, 2007 at 2:24 AM EDT

Citrix Systems Maybe Unable To Challenge VMware (CTXS, EMC, VMW, SYMC, MSFT, ORCL)

This would have been a great story to cover any normal day, but if you have been following the trading…

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Month: August 2007

Top Financial Gappers on Discount Rate Cut (GS, BSC, LEND, ETFC, TMA, NLY, WM, WFC, CFC, MBI, PMI)

FED Cuts Discount Rate, Futures Spike

Google To Buy Into China

Ebay Plan For Skype Falters As Service Stays Off-Line

Does Hewlett-Packard PC Success Hurt Apple

Europe Markets 8/17/2007

Nasdaq Gets Slapped Down Again

Dell Has Problems Getting Notebooks

Sun Microsystems Keeps Scrambling For Revenue

More Bad News For Qualcomm

The Boston Scientific Fire Sale

Niche Stores Won’t Help Wal-Mart

Media Digest 8/17/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Asia Markets 8/17/2007 Nikkei Down 5.4%

Citrix Systems Maybe Unable To Challenge VMware (CTXS, EMC, VMW, SYMC, MSFT, ORCL)

What Retirement Looks Like With $2.4 Million After Your Spouse’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

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.

What Retirement Looks Like With $2.4 Million After Your Spouse's Alzheimer's Diagnosis

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

What Retirement Looks Like With $2.4 Million After Your Spouse’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

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

Top Financial Gappers on Discount Rate Cut (GS, BSC, LEND, ETFC, TMA, NLY, WM, WFC, CFC, MBI, PMI)

FED Cuts Discount Rate, Futures Spike

Google To Buy Into China

Ebay Plan For Skype Falters As Service Stays Off-Line

Does Hewlett-Packard PC Success Hurt Apple

Europe Markets 8/17/2007

Nasdaq Gets Slapped Down Again

Dell Has Problems Getting Notebooks

Sun Microsystems Keeps Scrambling For Revenue

More Bad News For Qualcomm

The Boston Scientific Fire Sale

Niche Stores Won’t Help Wal-Mart

Media Digest 8/17/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Asia Markets 8/17/2007 Nikkei Down 5.4%

Citrix Systems Maybe Unable To Challenge VMware (CTXS, EMC, VMW, SYMC, MSFT, ORCL)

What Retirement Looks Like With $2.4 Million After Your Spouse’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

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.

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