February 2008

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 6:38 AM EST

Big Lawsuits Finally Hit The Private Equity World

It is surprising that it took so long. A private equity firm is finally suing a bank that walked on…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 6:25 AM EST

Oil At $103: OPEC On Cloud Nine

Oil moved over $103. The excuse this time was that "Ecuador’s state-run oil company, Petroecuador, suspended operations at a key…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 6:07 AM EST

Sony’s (SNE) Playstation Pipe Dream

Sony’s (NYSE: SNE) PS3 may have a better year in 2008 than it did in 2007. That would not be…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 5:57 AM EST

Microsoft (MSFT): Vista Price Cuts

No one in Redmond wants to admit this, but Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new Leopard OS may be getting the better…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 4:15 AM EST

Media Digest 2/29/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, Paulson believes that the current proposal to help homeowners is too broad and may help speculators. Reuters…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 3:49 AM EST

Asia Markets 2/29/2008 (HMC)(CHU)(PTR)

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 2.3% to 13,603. Casio fell 3.6% to 137. Honda (HMC) fell 3%…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 6:20 PM EST

Cramer On Agriculture, Interviews Deere CEO (DE)

On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer wanted to feature agriculture by interviewing Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE). If…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 5:50 PM EST

Gap’s ‘Less-Bad’ News Not All Bad (GPS)

Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) is seeing a 5% rise after the ailing casual apparel retailer reported earnings. The company posted…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM EST

Dell’s Turnaround Is A Slow Turn, H-P Stays Much Stronger (DELL, HPQ)

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) posted earnings of $0.34 EPS outside of charges on revenues of $15.99 Billion, while First Call…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 4:17 PM EST

The 52-Week Low Club (S)(NT)(GCI)

Nortel (NT) Nine-to-one this dog never hits bottom. Down to $9.05 from 52-week high of $30. Mylan (MYL) Market unhappy…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 2:35 PM EST

Leveraged Gold ETN/ETF Launches (DZZ, DGP, DGZ, GLD, GDX, DGL, DB)

Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) has launched three new Exchange Traded Notes (ETN’s) that will track the performance of certain…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 2:14 PM EST

eBay Gets Rid of MercExchange Patent Suit (EBAY)

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has agreed to a settlement with MercExchange, L.L.C. to dismiss all claims and appeals in the patent…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 1:05 PM EST

SPAC IPO FILING: United Services Management Corporation

We have yet another blank check company or SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) that has filed to come public via…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 12:46 PM EST

Previewing Dell’s Turnaround Earnings (DELL, HPQ, IBM)

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is set to report quarterly and fiscal earnings after the close of trading today. on last…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 12:05 PM EST

The Business Day In Global Warming (BP, GE, RZ, CCTC, SAI, ASTI, TTEK)

BP plc (NYSE: BP) announced that it has moved into full construction of Phase One of the Sherbino Wind Farm,…

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Month: February 2008

Big Lawsuits Finally Hit The Private Equity World

Oil At $103: OPEC On Cloud Nine

Sony’s (SNE) Playstation Pipe Dream

Microsoft (MSFT): Vista Price Cuts

Media Digest 2/29/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets 2/29/2008 (HMC)(CHU)(PTR)

Cramer On Agriculture, Interviews Deere CEO (DE)

Gap’s ‘Less-Bad’ News Not All Bad (GPS)

Dell’s Turnaround Is A Slow Turn, H-P Stays Much Stronger (DELL, HPQ)

The 52-Week Low Club (S)(NT)(GCI)

Leveraged Gold ETN/ETF Launches (DZZ, DGP, DGZ, GLD, GDX, DGL, DB)

eBay Gets Rid of MercExchange Patent Suit (EBAY)

SPAC IPO FILING: United Services Management Corporation

Previewing Dell’s Turnaround Earnings (DELL, HPQ, IBM)

The Business Day In Global Warming (BP, GE, RZ, CCTC, SAI, ASTI, TTEK)

Is XRP About to Bounce? XRP FUD Just Hit the Same Low That Sparked a 50% Rally

Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

The Fed Just Triggered a Sharp Tech-Sector Sell-Off: Here Is the 1 Dirt-Cheap Financial Disruptor I’m Buying Hand Over Fist

Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

He Wants to Spend Retirement Restoring Classic Cars. How Large a Portfolio Does He Need?

Is XRP About to Bounce? XRP FUD Just Hit the Same Low That Sparked a 50% Rally

Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

Big Lawsuits Finally Hit The Private Equity World

Oil At $103: OPEC On Cloud Nine

Sony’s (SNE) Playstation Pipe Dream

Microsoft (MSFT): Vista Price Cuts

Media Digest 2/29/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets 2/29/2008 (HMC)(CHU)(PTR)

Cramer On Agriculture, Interviews Deere CEO (DE)

Gap’s ‘Less-Bad’ News Not All Bad (GPS)

Dell’s Turnaround Is A Slow Turn, H-P Stays Much Stronger (DELL, HPQ)

The 52-Week Low Club (S)(NT)(GCI)

Leveraged Gold ETN/ETF Launches (DZZ, DGP, DGZ, GLD, GDX, DGL, DB)

eBay Gets Rid of MercExchange Patent Suit (EBAY)

SPAC IPO FILING: United Services Management Corporation

Previewing Dell’s Turnaround Earnings (DELL, HPQ, IBM)

The Business Day In Global Warming (BP, GE, RZ, CCTC, SAI, ASTI, TTEK)

Is XRP About to Bounce? XRP FUD Just Hit the Same Low That Sparked a 50% Rally

Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

The Fed Just Triggered a Sharp Tech-Sector Sell-Off: Here Is the 1 Dirt-Cheap Financial Disruptor I’m Buying Hand Over Fist

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