July 2008

Live: Will Oracle Crush Q4 Earnings After the Market Closes Tonight?

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 11:22 AM EDT

Mosiac Braces For Earnings (MOS, POT, MOO)

After today’s close, we’ll get to see earnings out of Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS). The fertilizer and potash giant is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 10:05 AM EDT

Kraft (KFT) Shines While Tyson (TSN) Stinks

Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) blew away Wall Street’s earnings expectations and raised its guidance as it was able to raise…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 9:06 AM EDT

Even Healthy Companies Can’t Get Loans

In a turn that no one could have expected, the banking community is in such a tight credit fix that…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 9:02 AM EDT

VeriFone Sets Do or Die Date With SEC (PAY)

VeriFone Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY) is seeing a rather solid recovery this morning early on, but the volume is rather…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 6:42 AM EDT

Verizon (VZ) Rise Driven By Broadband And Wireless

Wireless and broadband sales drove a strong quarterly performance for Verizon (VZ) EPS rose to $.66 from $.58 in the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 6:30 AM EDT

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AFL, AMGN, BBY, CHTT, CVH, HNT, KMB, PCLN, RDC)

These are not all of the upgrades or positive calls we have seen, but these are some calls moving shares…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 6:24 AM EDT

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (JOBS, AUO, AVR, CRDN, CLX, DKS, GR, MPEL, PLXS, VSE)

These are not all of the downgrades or negative calls we have seen, but these are some calls moving shares…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 5:36 AM EDT

Some Of America’s Most Prominent Companies Face Massive Dilution (SIRI) (AMR)(FRE)(C)(AMD)(FNM)(GM)(CHTR)

The national economy has gotten so bad, driven by high commodities prices and a credit crisis which cannot seem to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 4:50 AM EDT

Google’s (GOOG) New Rival, Cuil, Doesn’t Work

Google (GOOG) has a new rival, Cuil. Out of the box, it seems hopelessly broken. The news search engine claims…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 4:18 AM EDT

If Dell (DELL) Says Business Is Good, Someone Else’s Is Not

In an interview with BusinessWeek, Dell (DELL) founder, chairman and CEO Michael Dell said that the company’s turnaround efforts are…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 4:11 AM EDT

Motorola (MOT), A Creature Of The Past, Auctions It Future

Management at Motorola (MOT) is in the midst of an ugly capitulation. It now as much as admits that it…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 2:57 AM EDT

KKR IPO Bodes Ill for Buy-Out Business

The Wall Street Journal reports that, when legendary buyout shop KKR debuts on the NYSE it will sport a market…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 2:51 AM EDT

Why Is Circuit City (CC) Opening New Stores?

Consider the following: Since 2006, shares of Circuit City have fallen from $30 per share to $2.22. In FY 2006,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 2:44 AM EDT

Media Digest 7/28/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, KKR will go public on the NYSE at a valuation of $15 billion. Reuters writes that the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 28, 2008 at 2:20 AM EDT

Asia Markets 7/28/2008 (HMC)(NTT)(SNP)

Most markets in Asia were up slightly. The Nikkei rose .1% to 13,354. Honda (HMC) fell 2.9% to 3650. NTT…

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Month: July 2008

Mosiac Braces For Earnings (MOS, POT, MOO)

Kraft (KFT) Shines While Tyson (TSN) Stinks

Even Healthy Companies Can’t Get Loans

VeriFone Sets Do or Die Date With SEC (PAY)

Verizon (VZ) Rise Driven By Broadband And Wireless

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AFL, AMGN, BBY, CHTT, CVH, HNT, KMB, PCLN, RDC)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (JOBS, AUO, AVR, CRDN, CLX, DKS, GR, MPEL, PLXS, VSE)

Some Of America’s Most Prominent Companies Face Massive Dilution (SIRI) (AMR)(FRE)(C)(AMD)(FNM)(GM)(CHTR)

Google’s (GOOG) New Rival, Cuil, Doesn’t Work

If Dell (DELL) Says Business Is Good, Someone Else’s Is Not

Motorola (MOT), A Creature Of The Past, Auctions It Future

KKR IPO Bodes Ill for Buy-Out Business

Why Is Circuit City (CC) Opening New Stores?

Media Digest 7/28/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets 7/28/2008 (HMC)(NTT)(SNP)

Live: Will Oracle Crush Q4 Earnings After the Market Closes Tonight?

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Wall Street Strategist: SpaceX Will Force a Major Stock Market Repositioning. Buy These Stocks Instead.

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

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Mosiac Braces For Earnings (MOS, POT, MOO)

Kraft (KFT) Shines While Tyson (TSN) Stinks

Even Healthy Companies Can’t Get Loans

VeriFone Sets Do or Die Date With SEC (PAY)

Verizon (VZ) Rise Driven By Broadband And Wireless

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AFL, AMGN, BBY, CHTT, CVH, HNT, KMB, PCLN, RDC)

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (JOBS, AUO, AVR, CRDN, CLX, DKS, GR, MPEL, PLXS, VSE)

Some Of America’s Most Prominent Companies Face Massive Dilution (SIRI) (AMR)(FRE)(C)(AMD)(FNM)(GM)(CHTR)

Google’s (GOOG) New Rival, Cuil, Doesn’t Work

If Dell (DELL) Says Business Is Good, Someone Else’s Is Not

Motorola (MOT), A Creature Of The Past, Auctions It Future

KKR IPO Bodes Ill for Buy-Out Business

Why Is Circuit City (CC) Opening New Stores?

Media Digest 7/28/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets 7/28/2008 (HMC)(NTT)(SNP)

Live: Will Oracle Crush Q4 Earnings After the Market Closes Tonight?

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.

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