July 2008

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 4:20 PM EDT

Merck Visits The Proctologist (MRK)

Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) posted earnings that look pretty good on the surface. The problem is that the surface…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 3:39 PM EDT

Texas Instruments (TXN): A Quarter To Forget

Wall St. expected Texas Instruments (TXN) to post earnings of 45 cents a share on revenue of $3.39 billion, according…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 3:38 PM EDT

Apple Guidance Too Conservative For Bulls (AAPL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) just posted earnings of $1.19 EPS and $7.46 Billion in revenues. First Call had estimates of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 3:31 PM EDT

American Express Internals Deteriorate Rapidly (AXP)

American Express (NYSE: AXP) just posted $0.56 EPS on $7.484 Billion in revenues, although we would note that there are…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 3:13 PM EDT

SanDisk Turns Earnings Into Sand (SNDK)

SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) has posted poor earnings today. The flash memory leader posted -$0.10 EPS on a non-GAAP Basis…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 2:56 PM EDT

The 52-Week Low Club 7/21/2008 (ARTC)(SFI)(TXT)

Textron (TXT) Tough earnings and a downgrade from UBS. Falls to $39.77 from 52-week high of $74.40. IStar Financial (SFI)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 2:33 PM EDT

Small Business Turns Against “Uncle Sam”

Small businesses think they are being abandoned by the federal government just when they really need something in exchange for…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 1:40 PM EDT

BankAtlantic Sues Ladenburg Thalmann & Analyst Bove After Research Report (BBX, LTS)

BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE:BBX), the parent company of BankAtlantic, is doing something rather unique. It is suing brokerage firm Ladenburg Thalmann,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 1:01 PM EDT

SanDisk Braces For Earnings (SNDK)

SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) is set to report earnings today after the close. While the company will have to compete…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 11:24 AM EDT

Box Of Cereal Headed To $100 (KFT)(K)(SLE)(CAG)(TSN)

No one should be surprised that food companies are passing along tremendous increases in the prices of commodities. Consumers will…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 10:54 AM EDT

Apple Violates 200-Day Moving Average Ahead of Earnings (AAPL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to be the key earnings for tech stock investors and traders today. Last week…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 8:36 AM EDT

LG Earnings: A Bit Of Brightness For Cellphones (AAPL)(RIMM)(NOK)

The cellular handset business may not be as bad off as some analysts suppose. Result from Korean electronics company LG,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 7:52 AM EDT

Many Monday Pre-Market Downgrades (CEG, FIS, FISV, DNA, KBW, NKE, PSO, SHW, SWIR, SWK, WERN, WIT)

These are among the top analyst Downgrades or negative analyst calls affecting shares this Monday morning in pre-market trading: Constellation…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 7:34 AM EDT

Banks Further Tighten Lending Rules For Businesses Large And Small

Just when the economy needs banks to be opening their doors for more lending, they are locking the safe down…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 21, 2008 at 6:43 AM EDT

Yahoo! Partially Capitulates to Icahn (YHOO)

Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) just took away any near-term embedded call option in its stock. The company has reached an agreement…

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Month: July 2008

Merck Visits The Proctologist (MRK)

Texas Instruments (TXN): A Quarter To Forget

Apple Guidance Too Conservative For Bulls (AAPL)

American Express Internals Deteriorate Rapidly (AXP)

SanDisk Turns Earnings Into Sand (SNDK)

The 52-Week Low Club 7/21/2008 (ARTC)(SFI)(TXT)

Small Business Turns Against “Uncle Sam”

BankAtlantic Sues Ladenburg Thalmann & Analyst Bove After Research Report (BBX, LTS)

SanDisk Braces For Earnings (SNDK)

Box Of Cereal Headed To $100 (KFT)(K)(SLE)(CAG)(TSN)

Apple Violates 200-Day Moving Average Ahead of Earnings (AAPL)

LG Earnings: A Bit Of Brightness For Cellphones (AAPL)(RIMM)(NOK)

Many Monday Pre-Market Downgrades (CEG, FIS, FISV, DNA, KBW, NKE, PSO, SHW, SWIR, SWK, WERN, WIT)

Banks Further Tighten Lending Rules For Businesses Large And Small

Yahoo! Partially Capitulates to Icahn (YHOO)

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.

3 Dividend Stocks Built for Retirement to Buy in June

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

A $900,000 Nest Egg at 65 Only Translates to About $36,000 in Real Annual Spending After Taxes and Inflation

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.

Merck Visits The Proctologist (MRK)

Texas Instruments (TXN): A Quarter To Forget

Apple Guidance Too Conservative For Bulls (AAPL)

American Express Internals Deteriorate Rapidly (AXP)

SanDisk Turns Earnings Into Sand (SNDK)

The 52-Week Low Club 7/21/2008 (ARTC)(SFI)(TXT)

Small Business Turns Against “Uncle Sam”

BankAtlantic Sues Ladenburg Thalmann & Analyst Bove After Research Report (BBX, LTS)

SanDisk Braces For Earnings (SNDK)

Box Of Cereal Headed To $100 (KFT)(K)(SLE)(CAG)(TSN)

Apple Violates 200-Day Moving Average Ahead of Earnings (AAPL)

LG Earnings: A Bit Of Brightness For Cellphones (AAPL)(RIMM)(NOK)

Many Monday Pre-Market Downgrades (CEG, FIS, FISV, DNA, KBW, NKE, PSO, SHW, SWIR, SWK, WERN, WIT)

Banks Further Tighten Lending Rules For Businesses Large And Small

Yahoo! Partially Capitulates to Icahn (YHOO)

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.

3 Dividend Stocks Built for Retirement to Buy in June

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