Apple (AAPL) iTunes Means To Murder DVDs
Apple (AAPL) plans to release major movie titles on iTunes as the same time they come out on DVD. That is while the DVD business is still around. According to The Hollywood Reporter "The…
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Newest first · Page 271Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (NLY, CTV, ENDP, FSLR, HOV, JNY, OIIM, PDGI, V, YUM)
These are not all of the analyst calls affecting shares but these are ten that we are focused on this Thursday morning: Annaly Mortgage (NYSE: NLY) cut to Hold at Citigroup. CommScope (NYSE: CTV)…
Exxon (XOM) Sinks
Wall St. didn’t think much of Exxon’s (XOM) earnings. That is odd because the company made an obscene $10.9 billion. The stock is off over 2%. The oil company’s earnings for the first three…
Comcast (CMCSA) Keep Pressure On Phone Company
Comcast (CMCSA) had a very good quarter, and did especially well taking phone customers from its Bell rivals. Revenue was up 14% to 8.389 billion. Operating income moved up 23% to $1.555 billion. One…
Can The Economy Recover Without Detroit?
Detroit is now viewed as a metaphor for the car industry in the US, even if GM (GM) and Ford (F) are the only public companies based there. For purposes of domestic car sales,…
Europe Markets 5/1/2008 (BHP)(VOD)(SI)(ALU)
Markers in Europe were modestly higher at 6.30 AM New York time. The FTSE rose .1% to 6,092. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 2.8% to 1851. Vodafone (VOD) was off 1.5 to 157.9. The…
Cutting The Price Of XBox, PS3, and Wii (MSFT)(SEN)
With a recession in full swing, Microsoft (MSFT), Sony (SNE), and Nintendo may have to cut the prices of the Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3. At least that is what the head of Activision…
Ebay (EBAY) Tries To Knife Craigslist
Online classifieds company Craigslist has tremendous goodwill among those who use the internet. It does not even charge for most of its listings. It is more a charity than a business. Enter Ebay (EBAY)…
Starbucks (SBUX): The Arrogance Of Long-Term Forecasts
Starbucks began the rocky phase of its relationship with Wall St. when its former CEO said that the company would eventually have 40,000 outlets. It had well under half of that when the prediction…
Pimco Combs Through Wall St. Unemployeed
Pimco, the huge bond manager, is doing just fine during the financial meltdown. It probably avoided putting money into risky mortgage-backed paper. As the national credit crisis got worse, investing in bonds became more…
AT&T (T) Mobile TV: Another Product No One Wants
Most research from Gartner, IDC, and Yankee Group, firms which follow tech trends, shows that people do not want to watch video on their phones. The picture quality is awful. No one can see…
Media Digest 5/1/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, bank analysts are concerned that Citigroup’s (C) decision to raise money signals more trouble ahead for banks. Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will sharply cut the number of stories it plans…
The Woman Who Predicted The Mortgage Crisis Goes On The Record About The Future
A WVFC interview with Deutsche Bank’s Karen Weaverby Elaine Lafferty We kept hearing about this woman named Karen Weaver, a top Wall Street analyst, who correctly sounded the alarm three years ago about the…
Lazard Hikes First Solar Target (FSLR)
There is an interesting call after First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) blew past earnings expectations and guidance today. Lazard Capital Markets alternative energy analyst, Sanjay Shrestha, has reiterated his BUY rating on the stock. …
Biotech Business Daily (BTRX, BMRN, DSCO, ENDP, MNKD, MIPI, QSC, TECH)
Today almost feels like the "March of Biotech-inguins" because most of the movers were small companies you might otherwise miss. Here were the big movers: Barrier Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BTRX) ran way up after first…