Cheniere Energy Sees The Triple Whammy (LNG, CQP)
On Monday, Don Turkleson, SVP & CFO of Cheniere Energy inc. (AMEX: LNG) owned 573,163 shares of common stock in the company. As of now, he owns 147,063. He sold 426,100 shares for what…
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Newest first · Page 17Activists Come Knocking Harder At Wendy’s Doors (WEN, TRY)
An SEC Filing this morning shows activists are going to go after Wendy’s International Inc. (NYSE: WEN) with a little more publicity than mere private letters. Trian Fund Management, L.P., Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE:…
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ADS, COF, CTL, CSCO, CYMI, F, GM, BEN, GPS, GOOG, MKSI, TXT)
These are not all of the analyst calls affecting shares, but these are the initial calls we are focusing on early this Friday morning: Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: ADS) Raised to Buy From Neutral…
Citigroup (C) Holds The Line, Pandit Carries The Ball
Of all the financial firms which are to report earnings this season, Citigroup (NYSE: C) may have been the most important. The rumors about the bank have been crazy. Projections about losses have been…
Europe Markets 4/18/2008 (BCS)(DB)(FTE)
Markets in Europe were up modestly at 6.25 AM New York time. The FTSE rose .6% to 6,013. Barclays (BCS) fell 1.1% to 473.5. Lloyds fell 2.6% to 431.25. The DAXX was up .8%…
As Natural Gas Rises, So Do The Fed’s Problems
The Wall Street Journal was good enough to point out that the price of natural gas in the US is up 93% since last August. Part of the reason is international demand. The paper…
AMD (AMD): Still In The Woods Without A Guide
The good news about AMD’s (AMD) first quarter news was that the bad news was not worse. The Intel-Jr. of the chip world reported Q1 2008 revenue of $1.505 billion and a net loss…
The FBI Eyeballs Subprime (CFC)(GS)(MS)
The FBI is looking into why the subprime market fell apart. As a matter of fact, it wants those who are guilty to turn themselves in so they do not have to be pursued…
Andrew Cuomo: The Eliot Ness Of Auction-Rates (C)(MER)(MS)
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo wants the job his father used to have. He wants to be governor of the Empire State. He wants to fight evil. He want to bring the…
Media Digest 4/18/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTImes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, RBS (RBS) plans a rights offering next week to raise capital. Reuters reports that Google (GOOG) beat Wall St. expectation. Reuters reports that NY State will investigation the auction-rate securities debacle.…
Asia Markets 4/18/2008 (CHL)(SNP)
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .6% to 13,476. Casio rose 4.9% to 1423. Hitachi rose 2.3% to 667. The Hang Seng fell .4% to 24,168. China Mobile (CHL) rose 2.5% to…
Intrepid Potash Hiked IPO Terms, From Hot To Scorcher (IPI)
Intrepid Potash Inc. is soon to be pricing an IPO, and the "hot status" was just confirmed. With all the hype and pricing power of anything tied to potash, nitrates, fertilizer, and anything tied…
Google’s (GOOG) Black Box Wins, Again
Almost no one knows what an algorithm is. The management at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) doesn’t care. The company’s shares are up almost 20% after hours. Those who doubted the firm’s ability to improve its business…
AMD.. Bad, But…. (AMD, INTC)
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is somehow managing to hang in there, despite waves of bad internal news. The number two processor company said its first quarter losses narrowed to $358 million, but its…
E*TRADE Earnings Disappoint, But Survival No Longer Under Question (ETFC)
E*TRADE (NASDAQ: ETFC) has posted earnings of -$0.20 EPS on a net loss of $91.2 million, and its net revenues were nearly $316 million and estimates from First Call were -$0.10 EPS on $363.94…