China’s Inflation Threat
During the 19th century, the West began a brisk trade relationship with the Chinese though Canton. It has been a good deal for both sides, with a few exceptions like the First Anglo-Chinese War,…
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Year: 2008
All Year: 2008 Articles
Newest first · Page 206The Whining From Drug Companies: The FDA Is Hard On Us
The profit-mongering Big Pharma companies don’t want the FDA to take so long approving their drugs. It cuts into profits and delays their chances of making money on new blockbuster treatments. According to The…
Another Doomed Venture Goes After Apple (AAPL) iTunes
Also-ran multimedia company Real Networks (RNWK) and Viacom (VIA) are going to take another run at Apple (AAPL) iTunes. They have a music download service call Rhapsody. One of the reasons it has done…
Media Digest 6/30/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Rhapsody, a music service owned by Real Networks (RNWK) and Viacom (VIA) will make a push against Apple (AAPL) iTunes by embracing the iPod as its player. Reuters writes that the…
Asia Market 6/30/2008 (DCM)(SNP)(CN)
Markets in Asia were mostly lower. The Nikkei fell.5% to 13,481. Dentsu was down 2.2% to 225000. Docomo (DCM) was up 2% to 156000. The Hang Seng was up .5% to 23,157. China Netcom…
Sirius (SIRI): A Mysterious Rally
Sirius (SIRI) staged an odd rally late Friday, moving up 15%. the rise began after 2 PM. The sharp increase in the shares was may on tremendous volume, nearly 47 million shares.That is nearly…
Media Digest 6/21/2008 (BCS)(MSFT)
According to Reuters, Steve Ballmer has become the lone voice at the head of Microsoft (MSFT). Reuters writes that fund managers hope that clients from sovereign funds will fill the gap left in money…
Apple (AAPL): The Recession Comes Calling
Wall St. was disappointed by RIM’s (RIMM) forecast for the upcoming few quarters? Could the same thing happen to Apple (AAPL)? Several companies in the cell phone business have made comment that the second…
Media Digest 6/28/2008 (MBI)(SI)(LEH)(MER)(BUD)
According to Reuters, the Anheuser-Busch (BUD) board is under pressure to justify what it did not take InBev’s buy-out offer. Reuters writes that overseas money is reluctant to invest in US car companies. Reuters…
The 52-Week Low Club (ABK)(WM)(HUN)(IGT)(AEO)(SFD)
Smithfield Foods (SFD) S&P downgrades due to credit problems. Falls to $19.75 from 52-week high of $24.69. American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) President of the company is leaving, and retail is poor. Falls to $13.37…
Bear Market Forming An IPO Famine?
This week could be called "official bear market territory" with some traders, but IPO traders might call this one the "IPO Withdraw Week." As you will see below, we had three IPO filings get…
Some Good News for Cheniere Energy, Finally (LNG, CQP, JPM)
For the past two months, all the news from Cheniere Energy (AMEX:LNG) has been bad. First, there was the triple whammy. Then there was an awful earnings report for Cheniere and its spin-off, Cheniere…
Virgin Hopes Helio Can Slow Customer Defections (VM, ELNK, SKM, S)
If you have followed the launch of the "cool cellular" service called Helio over the last year or so, you might be among the few who remembered it even launched. This was the joint…
Seven High-Yield Dividend Stocks For The Current Market (MO, AIV, T, VZ, DOW, DUK, SNH)
We have been running through many companies to determine which dividends appear safe. Investors chase high dividend stocks with stable earnings when they are concerned about where to put their money. We looked for…
Goldman Sachs Pans Ethanol (AVR, PEIX, VSE)
In coverage this morning, Goldman Sachs has come out and reiterated the firm’s Cautious analyst coverage view for the corn-based ethanol producers. Specifically, the firm has reiterated its "SELL" ratings on: Aventine Renewable Energy…