Private Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRVT) ia announcing a unique launch with Pilgrim Telephone, Inc. for the U.S. and Canada. This will marry Private’ adult entertainment with Pilgrim’s social networking services for wireless and…
There is an interesting report out of ChangeWave, which shows that higher prices combined with tighter consumer pocketbooks are driving customers significantly. A large-scale movement to discount retailers driven by skyrocketing inflation concerns and…
The latest earnings news is a clear and definite indicator that the earnings damage from the current slowdown is unlike to take prisoner. Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX), the maker of odd-balls shoes and a former…
According to Bloomberg "U.S. foreclosure filings jumped 57 percent and bank repossessions more than doubled in March from a year earlier as adjustable mortgages increased and more owners gave up their homes to lenders."…
From Reuters, a list of the ten reasons that investors should put money into US equities: 1) Investor and consumer sentiment measures are very pessimistic, which often marks the bottom of equity market falls.…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has set its sights on being the No.1 search engine in China. It will have to get ahead of the top search company there, Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), which has 60% of…
There was an interesting call that came out late yesterday in the alternative energy and green energy sector regarding Capstone Turbine Corp. (NASDAQ: CPST). Lazard Capital Markets has been positive on this one and…
Nissan and Chrysler will begin joint production of some cars and trucks. It makes sense. Nissan produces small, fuel-efficient cars and the US company is the past master of building pick-ups. So, like Jerry…
These are the early-bird calls that we are looking at pre-market this Tuesday morning ahead of the earnings deluge that is about to start: Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Diamond Offshore…
S&P could pull the "AAA" credit rating of the US government. Hard to imagine. If the US has to bail out Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie (NYSE: FRE), the consequences could be awful.…
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has hired a new man to help it move into Russia and Eastern Europe. These are two of the large developed regions where the world’s largest retailer has made few in-roads.…
Aside from the tireless speculators and falling dollar, oil prices do seem to be rising because due to fear of falling demand. Mexico says it may ship less crude. Now Russia says its oil…
Who would have imagined that the Delta (NYSE: DAL) merger with Northwest (NYSE: NWA), which was announced yesterday, could be scuttled by a merger of Continental (NYSE: CAL) and United (NASDAQ: UAUA)? Most Wall…
A look at the Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) and Wachovia (NYSE: WB) deals to raise more capital indicates that other banks and brokerages are looking at below-market deals if their Q1 numbers are light.…
It is one thing for Citigroup (NYSE: C) to sell $12 billion in leveraged corporate loans to private equity firms and even lend part of the money for the transactions. It is another for…