Intrepid Potash IPO Set To Trade (IPI)
Last week, Intrepid Potash Inc. (NYSE: IPI) went from a hot IPO to a scorcher in the agriculture and fertilizer sector. That was after the price target and share offering were hiked considerably. The…
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Newest first · Page 284AT&T (T) Up On Big Wireless, Fiber Increases: Bad News For Cable And Sprint (S)
AT&T (T) had a good quarter, powered by its wireless service. For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, AT&T’s revenues totaled $30.7 billion, up 6.1 percent versus reported results in the year-earlier quarter. The…
Lehman Brothers Initiates Major Tech (AAPL, DELL, EMC, HPQ, IBM, NTAP, JAVA)
Lehman Brothers has initiated major technology companies in new analyst coverage this morning. The broker has a mixed call in the sector. Overweight rated stocks are Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) with a $195.00 target;…
Good Eats At McDonald’s (MCD)
McDonald’s (MCD) had a blow-out quarter. Global comparable sales increased 7.4%, Revenue rose 6% to $5.615 billion. Operating income was up 24% to $1.463 billion. Earnings per share were $0.81, up 31% versus $0.62…
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ADS, GRMN, HST, JEF, MHS, NCC, RHT, CRM, BRLC, VLTR)
These are some of the top analyst calls that we are focusing on this Tuesday morning in pre-market trading hours: Alliance Data (NYSE: ADS) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) started…
Europe Markets 4/22/2008 (BCS)(RBS)(DB)(FTE)
Markets in Europe were up modestly. The FTSE rose .3% to 6,069. Barclays (BCS) fell 4.1% to 458.75. RBS (RBS) fell 4% to 357.75. The DAXX was up .3% to 6,807. Deutsche Bank (DB)…
RBS (RBS) News No Encouragement For US Banks
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will raise as much as $24 billion to bolster its capital position, a dubious record which US banks will not want to match anytime soon. The big UK bank…
NYSE Shorts Move Out Of Big Banks And Into Autos And Airlines: Looking For Chapter 11?
The mid-month reports on short interest in NYSE shares showed that many short sellers moved out of big financial stocks but made large bets against airlines and auto companies. With the prices in these…
Medial Digest 4/22/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Reuters
According to Reuters, earnings from Texas Instruments (TXN) disappointed investors and the company issued a weak forecast. Reuters report that RBS (RBS) will raise $24 billion to help the bank which is likely to…
Editor Of Wall Street Journal (NWS) Leaves
The executive editor of The Wall Street Journal has resigned. Marcus Brauchli had been in his post about one year. The Wall Street Journal is owned by News Corp (NWS) Douglas A. McIntyre
Asia Markets 4/22/2008 (CHL)(SNP)
Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei fell 2% to 13,548. NIkon was off 3.8% to 2915 Nomura was down 3.9% to 1639. The Hang Seng was off .1% to 24,704. China Mobile (CHL)…
Citigroup (C) Turns To Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) For Crisis Management
Things were bad at HP (NYSE: HPQ) three or four years ago. The company’s stock did fall from $25 in early 2004 to $16.50 that August. The computer firm ended up kicking out its…
Intrepid Potash Touted Pre-IPO By Jim Cramer (IPI, POT, MOS)
The soon to price IPO of Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) is a hot upcoming IPO that we have covered as "hot to scorcher" because of the steady rising and hikes seen in potash and…
Cramer Revisits Green & Alternative Energy (FSLR, FWLT, SGR, BWA, WFR, FTEK, TTEK, OMG)
Because of Earth Day and because of a strong performance, Jim Cramer came on CNBC’s MAD MONEY tonight after a week off and said he wanted to revisit which ones to buy and hold…
Key Food Chains Ready For Earnings (MCD, EAT, YUM, CMG, PCFB, WEN)
There are many restaurants reporting earnings this week, some who have suffered from economic sensitivity and some who have not. People do have to eat when times are good and when times are tough,…