Oracle Braces For Earnings (ORCL)
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) is set to report earnings this coming Wednesday. This will be the stock used by analysts to judge the strength of enterprise business spending for technology. The First Call estimates…
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Newest first · Page 214R-I-M Set For Earnings (RIMM, AAPL, PALM)
The entire cell phone and electronic gadget market is going to brace for Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) earnings on Wednesday afternoon. While the companies are grossly different, you can expect that traders…
Sprint (S): From Dire To Desparate
Turning around Sprint (S), which has been getting harder, may be moving into the "impossible" column. The company recently showed up in the MSN Money customer satisfaction survey as one of the ten worst…
This Week’s Top 10 Issues For Next Week
The week ended on a really sour note after the DJIA broke under that 12,000 mark and then proceeded to close under 11,900. Here is a list of ten key individual issues we think…
52-Week Low Club (WTR, BMY, CELL, DDS, EK, EXPE, GCI, GE, HST, NOK, PFE, Q, VLO, WY, WGO)
If you thought this was a bad day for the market with the DJIA trading well under that 12,000 psychological level, there were some 400 stocks that hit 52-week lows today when you include…
Midwest Floods & Fifth Third Hit Cincinnati Financial (CINF, FITB)
Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CINF) issued its preliminary 2008 guidance after yesterday’s close. Based upon its insurance target market, you probably already know it is one of the stocks that has been a victim…
EU’s Cuba Sanctions Lifted, Partial Win For Herzfeld Caribbean (CUBA)
There have been numerous news reports that the European Union has lifted diplomatic sanctions against Cuba. While the lifting does include some imposed tough conditions to maintain sanction-free relations, this is probably the first…
Mini Tech Earnings Season Next Week (ORCL, RHT, RIMM, MU, PALM)
Next Wednesday we will have what almost feels like a tech earnings season, although it’s really just the end of the road before the earnings flurry picks up in mid to late July. We…
Ford (F) Says It Will Never Make Money Again
What about the idea that The Ford Motor Company (F) will never make money in North America again? Ford told Wall St for the second time in as many months that things at the…
Syntroleum & Tyson Get Tax-Free Bond Status for Dynamic Fuels Venture (SYNM, TSN)
Syntroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNM) has announced that Dynamic Fuels LLC, a 50-50 joint venture between Syntroleum and Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN), has received final approval from the Louisiana State Bond Commission for $100…
Mosaic Looks To Unload Nitrogen Fertilizer Venture (MOS)
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) and Investment Saskatchewan have announced that they are seeking a buyer for Saskferco Products Inc. This is a joint venture of Canadian government and Mosaic. Mosaic says that this…
Arlington Tankers Hires Jefferies To Explore Alternatives (ATB)
Arlington Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: ATB) has decided to review and evaluate the company’s strategic alternatives, with the hope of enhancing shareholder value. The company said its review will focus on the following: the purchase…
Detroit: To Make Matters Worse… (GM)(TM)
The car companies may be on a treasure hunt by the end of the year to improve their balance sheets with new cash. North American car and SUV sales are that and. If all…
Perma-Fix Scores Nuclear Clean-Up Subcontract (PESI)
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) has been awarded a subcontract through its East Tennessee Materials & Energy Corporation subsidiary for waste management and facility operations at the Department of Energy Hanford, Washington Site.…
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (APOL, BZH, CB, CTSH, FITB, IRF, PBG, SNDK, SY, SYMC, WES)
These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Friday morning: Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse. Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) Raised To Neutral at UBS. Chubb…