52-Week Low Club (ALTU, SIL, CEG, COMV, EIX, ZINC, MIR, ZOLT)
Over the last three days it has been thin for 52-week lows, but a good market drop sure brings a reminder to the wall of shame. Here are some of today’s key 52-week lows.…
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Newest first · Page 158Shorts Backing Out of Major Tech (DELL, MSFT, YHOO, AAPL, AMZN, QCOM, GOOG, INTC, CSCO)
If you think the long-gone uptick rule or naked shorting was important for financial stocks, you might wonder what was going on in technology stocks with short sellers. In the major NASDAQ tech companies,…
Applied Materials Investors Look to SunFab For Growth (AMAT)
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) is set to report earnings after the close. What is odd is that the company might be given a total pass over this last quarter and perhaps even one…
Michael Price Hates Citigroup (C), And Wachovia (WB)
Famed investor Michael Price, a man who has been beating up on poorly-managed companies for decades, is short Citigroup (C) and Wachovia (WB). He reasons that the worst of the credit crisis is not…
Goldman Sachs: Analyst Calls Versus Technical Analysis (GS)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is feeling some pressure on analyst rating actions. Many traders and investors have thought that Goldman Sachs would remain immune from the entire credit crunch, immune from trading…
Carl Icahn Weighed Down By Investments (IEP, BIIB, MOT, YHOO, FDML)
Icahn Enterprises LP (NYSE: IEP) is perhaps known more for its billionaire owner/founder Carl Icahn more than it is for its staff, team efforts, and even the enterprise’s name. Icahn’s investment vehicle posted a…
VeraSun Proves It: Size Matters (VSE, PEIX, AVR)
VeraSun Energy (NYSE:VSE) reported second quarter 2008 earnings before the market opened today. The company’s revenues soared by 499% to $1.015 billion, compared with $170 million for the same period in 2007. Net earnings…
24/7 Wall St. Most Overpaid CEO Of The Day: DealerTrack (TRAK) CEO Mark O’Neil
DealerTrack (TRAK) made a sharp cut to its financial forecast for the balance of the year. The firm also said its second-quarter profit fell 51 percent to $3.06 million, or $.07 per share, in…
Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AEP, DOV, GS, HWCC, ITT, LXK, TYC, UTHR, WYNN)
These are some of the key analyst downgrades or negative calls we are seeing this Tuesday morning: American Electric Power (AEP) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Dover (DOV) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Goldman…
Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ALK, AMR, AAPL, CAL, DAL, DELL, JPM, LDK, PENN, SCR, SNSS, LCC)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive calls we are seeing this Tuesday morning: Alaska Air (ALK) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. AMR Corp. (AMR) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. Apple…
A Third Of US Homes Underwater?
Many Americans own more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. That number seems to be rising fast. Bloomberg writes that "Almost one-third of U.S. homeowners who bought in the last five years…
Breaking Up Whole Foods (WFMI)
Now that courts have let the FTC have another bite at the Whole Foods (WFMI) merger with Wild Oats, it plans to examine the deal within an inch of its life. If the agency…
Citigroup (C) And Bank Of America (BAC) Score A Victory In Parmalat Case — At Expense Of Ripped Off Shareholders
Back in January, the Supreme Court placed stringent limitations on scheme liability — the notion that investment banks and accounting firms that inadvertently helped companies commit accounting fraud could face civil liability for investor…
The Apple (AAPL) iPhone Is Broken
Reports have been increasing that the new Apple (AAPL) 3G iPhone is having trouble connecting to 3G networks and is plagued by dropped calls. Since a number of consumers waiting for the new version…
Oil Prices: The Trend Is Still Up
With the price of crude down from over $145 to about $115, all of the talk is that the rising price of oil has been contained by falling demand and a better dollar. Almost…