December 2008

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 24, 2008 at 3:46 AM EST

Media Digest 12/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, authorities do not think Madoff could have acted alone. Reuters show that the US is sinking deeper…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 24, 2008 at 3:15 AM EST

Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/24/2008

Many markets were closed for the holidays. In Japan, the Nikkei fell 2.4% to 8,501 after bad earnings forecasts from…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 4:41 PM EST

Starbucks (SBUX) May Take Another Chance To Screw Employees

Merry Christmas you underpaid, overworked coffee barista boys and girls. Uncle Howard Schultz, your founder and CEO, has found another…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 4:04 PM EST

The 52-Week Low Club (KVA)(AM)(MNI)(BRY)(SSCC)

K-V Pharmaceutical (KVA) Suspends shipments of tablet-form drugs and expects earnings hit. Stock falls to $2.50 from 52-week high of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 3:51 PM EST

Profitable American Express (AXP) Gets $3.4 Billion In TARP Funds

American Express (AXP) is still paying its $.18 dividend. The company will fire about 7,000 people and chop other costs…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 3:33 PM EST

Tell Us Something We Don’t Know: Consumers Deeper In Debt

From the "not news" file comes a report from credit rating firm, Equifax, that consumers are falling more deeply into…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 12:47 PM EST

Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (ALGT, AGNC, LOPE, ROCM, RGLD)

There are still some stocks doing extremely well despite all the interests outside against ythe economy. Allegiant Travel Co. (NASDAQ:…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 11:31 AM EST

Moody’s Outlines Default Risks For SIRIUS (SIRI)

As if you didn’t know there were problems at SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), Moody’s has decided in its…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 11:28 AM EST

Grey Wolf Nearly, Finally Merged (GW, PDS, BAS)

The shareholders of Grey Wolf, Inc. (NYSE:GW) have overwhelmingly chosen to accept cash instead of stock in Precision Drilling Trust…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 11:25 AM EST

No Gas Cartel in the Near Future

Energy industry publisher Platts is reporting that the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is meeting in Moscow this week, and…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 11:09 AM EST

Nortel Possible Unit Sale Adds Little Worth (NT)

Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE: NT) is trading higher today on news reports that it has received three offers worth nearly…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 10:26 AM EST

Wind Turbines, India, and Private Equity

Last summer, Suzlon Energy Limited had a nasty problem with its wind turbine blades. Blades shipped to the US started…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 10:10 AM EST

Hosing Housing

There was no way the November housing data was going to be good. There are too few people chasing too…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 9:26 AM EST

PC Trends: Notebooks Pass Desktops & Disturbing Apple Trends (AAPL, HPQ, DELL)

The good news is that PC sales are not dead if the latest iSuppli data is accurate. But there are…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2008 at 9:11 AM EST

Legg Mason’s (LM) Bill Miller To Manage Another Fund…WTF?

Bill Miller is the Legg Mason (NYSE: LM) money manager, whose two funds have each lost more than 50% this…

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Month: December 2008

Media Digest 12/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/24/2008

Starbucks (SBUX) May Take Another Chance To Screw Employees

The 52-Week Low Club (KVA)(AM)(MNI)(BRY)(SSCC)

Profitable American Express (AXP) Gets $3.4 Billion In TARP Funds

Tell Us Something We Don’t Know: Consumers Deeper In Debt

Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (ALGT, AGNC, LOPE, ROCM, RGLD)

Moody’s Outlines Default Risks For SIRIUS (SIRI)

Grey Wolf Nearly, Finally Merged (GW, PDS, BAS)

No Gas Cartel in the Near Future

Nortel Possible Unit Sale Adds Little Worth (NT)

Wind Turbines, India, and Private Equity

Hosing Housing

PC Trends: Notebooks Pass Desktops & Disturbing Apple Trends (AAPL, HPQ, DELL)

Legg Mason’s (LM) Bill Miller To Manage Another Fund…WTF?

Three Value Focused ETFs Pay Solid Dividends and Keep Outperforming the Market in 2026

After Tracking International Markets All Year These Are the 3 Dividend ETFs That Pay You Through the Outperformance

Why GENZ’s High Yield Can’t Survive Its Shift From Casinos to Apps

The RMD Trap: How a Single $95,000 Withdrawal Blindsided a 73-Year-Old's Medicare Costs

The Roth Conversion That Added $999.60 to a Retiree's Medicare Bill...Two Years Later

These 3 S&P 500 ETFs Are Nearly Identical But After Doing the Math One of Them Saves You Money Over a Lifetime

Three Value Focused ETFs Pay Solid Dividends and Keep Outperforming the Market in 2026

Media Digest 12/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/24/2008

Starbucks (SBUX) May Take Another Chance To Screw Employees

The 52-Week Low Club (KVA)(AM)(MNI)(BRY)(SSCC)

Profitable American Express (AXP) Gets $3.4 Billion In TARP Funds

Tell Us Something We Don’t Know: Consumers Deeper In Debt

Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (ALGT, AGNC, LOPE, ROCM, RGLD)

Moody’s Outlines Default Risks For SIRIUS (SIRI)

Grey Wolf Nearly, Finally Merged (GW, PDS, BAS)

No Gas Cartel in the Near Future

Nortel Possible Unit Sale Adds Little Worth (NT)

Wind Turbines, India, and Private Equity

Hosing Housing

PC Trends: Notebooks Pass Desktops & Disturbing Apple Trends (AAPL, HPQ, DELL)

Legg Mason’s (LM) Bill Miller To Manage Another Fund…WTF?

Three Value Focused ETFs Pay Solid Dividends and Keep Outperforming the Market in 2026

After Tracking International Markets All Year These Are the 3 Dividend ETFs That Pay You Through the Outperformance

Why GENZ’s High Yield Can’t Survive Its Shift From Casinos to Apps

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