April 2008

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 16, 2008 at 5:34 AM EDT

Microsoft (MSFT): Lending Money To Improve Revenue

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has come up with a canny way to increase its revenue during a recession. It will loan…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 16, 2008 at 5:15 AM EDT

Venezuela Oil Tax: Another Reason For Crude To Rise

Venezuela president-for-life and dissociative identity disorder diagnosed Hugo Chavez will raise a new tax on excess oil profits for crude…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 16, 2008 at 4:58 AM EDT

Merrill Lynch (MER) Write-Offs: The Economic Crisis Is No Longer Behind Us

Mack of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Fuld of Lehman (NYSE: LEH) have both expressed the opinion that the worst…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 16, 2008 at 4:41 AM EDT

Inflation Up 8.1% In China, 3.6% In Europe: Multi-Year Highes

Inflation in Europe rose 3.6% in March, the highest rate in 16 years. In China, inflation moved up 8.1%. According…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 16, 2008 at 2:52 AM EDT

Media Digest 4/16/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, US senator Charles Schumer has asked the SEC to look at conflicts of interest at bond rating…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 16, 2008 at 2:21 AM EDT

Asia Markets 4/16/2008 (SNE)(DCM)(CN)(SNP)

Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei rose 1.2% to 13,146. Docomo (DCM) was down 1.3% to 151000. Sony (SNE)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2008 at 6:26 PM EDT

Intel (INTC): Atlas Holds The World Aloft

After rafts of bad news from every corner of the business arena starting with GE (NYSE: GE) and spreading to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2008 at 5:52 PM EDT

Search Engine Number For March (YHOO)(GOOG)(MSFT)

According to comScore, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) continued its climb in US search engine share. The number for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2008 at 4:46 PM EDT

CV Therapeutics Soars on TPG-Axon Financing (CVTX)

CV Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVTX) has secured a deal with TPG-Axon Capital, where it will receive up to $185 million…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2008 at 3:25 PM EDT

Intel Gets Initial Cheer (INTC)

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) posted earnings after the close, and Wall Street is cheering the results so far. It just…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2008 at 3:12 PM EDT

Genentech Expands Stock Buybacks (DNA)

Genentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA) has announced that the biotech giant has authorized the extension of its current stock repurchase program through…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2008 at 3:00 PM EDT

The 52-Week Low Club (BORL)(SIGM)(NVTL)(AFFX)(CROX)

Fremont General (FMT) Down 50% today. Finally delisted. Hit bottom at $.26 against 52-week high of $13.80. Avnet (AVT) Warns…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2008 at 2:27 PM EDT

Covad, Public No More (DVW)

Platinum Equity has announced that the private equity firm has now completed the acquisition of Covad Communications Group, Inc. (AMEX:…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2008 at 2:14 PM EDT

Citigroup Says Auction-Rate Market Dead As A Doornail

The auction-rate market, created in 1985, has fundamentally shut down since February sticking individual investors and corporations with the "near…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2008 at 11:55 AM EDT

Intel Earnings To Dictate Trend of Tech Stocks (INTC, AMD)

After today’s closing bell, we’ll see earnings for Q1-2008 from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC). The processor and chip giant estimates…

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Month: April 2008

Microsoft (MSFT): Lending Money To Improve Revenue

Venezuela Oil Tax: Another Reason For Crude To Rise

Merrill Lynch (MER) Write-Offs: The Economic Crisis Is No Longer Behind Us

Inflation Up 8.1% In China, 3.6% In Europe: Multi-Year Highes

Media Digest 4/16/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets 4/16/2008 (SNE)(DCM)(CN)(SNP)

Intel (INTC): Atlas Holds The World Aloft

Search Engine Number For March (YHOO)(GOOG)(MSFT)

CV Therapeutics Soars on TPG-Axon Financing (CVTX)

Intel Gets Initial Cheer (INTC)

Genentech Expands Stock Buybacks (DNA)

The 52-Week Low Club (BORL)(SIGM)(NVTL)(AFFX)(CROX)

Covad, Public No More (DVW)

Citigroup Says Auction-Rate Market Dead As A Doornail

Intel Earnings To Dictate Trend of Tech Stocks (INTC, AMD)

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Why a $50,000 401(k) Loan at 50 Could Quietly Cost You $100,000 by Retirement

Inflation Subtly Stole 20% of Your Savings Since 2020. These 3 ETFs Hit Back

Why a $50,000 401(k) Loan at 50 Could Quietly Cost You $100,000 by Retirement

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Want $1,500 a Month in Rent Without a Single 2 a.m. Phone Call? These 3 ETFs Pay You Like a Landlord

Why a $50,000 401(k) Loan at 50 Could Quietly Cost You $100,000 by Retirement

Microsoft (MSFT): Lending Money To Improve Revenue

Venezuela Oil Tax: Another Reason For Crude To Rise

Merrill Lynch (MER) Write-Offs: The Economic Crisis Is No Longer Behind Us

Inflation Up 8.1% In China, 3.6% In Europe: Multi-Year Highes

Media Digest 4/16/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets 4/16/2008 (SNE)(DCM)(CN)(SNP)

Intel (INTC): Atlas Holds The World Aloft

Search Engine Number For March (YHOO)(GOOG)(MSFT)

CV Therapeutics Soars on TPG-Axon Financing (CVTX)

Intel Gets Initial Cheer (INTC)

Genentech Expands Stock Buybacks (DNA)

The 52-Week Low Club (BORL)(SIGM)(NVTL)(AFFX)(CROX)

Covad, Public No More (DVW)

Citigroup Says Auction-Rate Market Dead As A Doornail

Intel Earnings To Dictate Trend of Tech Stocks (INTC, AMD)

Want $1,500 a Month in Rent Without a Single 2 a.m. Phone Call? These 3 ETFs Pay You Like a Landlord

Why a $50,000 401(k) Loan at 50 Could Quietly Cost You $100,000 by Retirement

Inflation Subtly Stole 20% of Your Savings Since 2020. These 3 ETFs Hit Back

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