Asia Markets 4/15/2008 (CHL)(LFC)
Markets in Asia rose modestly. The Nikkei was up .6% to 12,991. Casio was up 2% to 1352. Hitachi was up 1.8% to 640. The Hang Seng rose .5% to 23,919. China Life (LFC)…
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Newest first · Page 294McDonald’s (MCD): Being Open 24/7 Key To Sucess
Try to get a Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) at 3 AM. No such luck. But, according to data given to us by McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), more than 30% of its 13,700 US stores are up…
The 52-Week Low Club (CRS)(CC)(FHN)(HBAN)(FITB)
Carpenter Technology (CRS) Company only manages to hit low end of guidance. Drops to $48.10 from 52-week high of $79.66. Blockbuster (BBI) Bid for Circuit City (CC) sends investors running for the exits. Down…
Banks And Brokerages May Have Large Earnings Misses, Stocks Could Fall 20%
Early indicators from companies like Wachovia (NYSE: WB) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) show that the last half of March may have been tougher on banks earnings than Wall St. expects. Bloomberg recently reported…
What Benefit For Google (GOOG): YouTube Traffic Up, Overall Visits To Video Sites Down
Google’s (GOOG) YouTube had a 78% market share among video websites in March, up from 55% a year ago. Most other sites lost share over the period and overall video category visits were down…
Biotech Busine$$ Daily (ALKS, CADX, CVTX, MNKD, GNBT, PPHM)
Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS) and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Developed today submitted paperwork seeking approval of their partnership drug, RISPERDAL CONSTA, to be allowed for treatment of bipolar disorder chronic relapse. The drug…
Invesco Launches Active Managed ETF’s (IVZ, PQY, PQZ, PMA, PLK)
Invesco (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares has launched its first actively-managed ETF on the NYSE Arca Friday. These 4 PowerShares ETFs include 3 first-in-kind equity exchange-funds and one actively-managed fixed income ETF. The PowerShares Active Alpha…
ETF Launch: NETS DAX Index Fund (DAX, NTRS)
The American Stock Exchange has launched an ETF called the NETS DAX Index Fund by Northern Trust Global Investments, an arm of Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQ: NTRS) today. The exchange traded fund will track…
Yahoo!’s (YHOO) Huge Advantage: Time Spent On Site
One of the factors lost in the debate over the value of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) is the amount of time that consumers spend on the site. For advertisers, especially those running display ads, the…
IPO FILING: Codexis (CDXS)
Codexis, a biocatalyst developer, submitted an SEC filing Friday evening to come public via an IPO. The offering shows a total proposed maximum price of $100 million, although this amount is for filing purposes…
IPO FILING: Fluidigm (FLDM)
Fluidigm, a California-based life science research device provider, has filed with the SEC to become public this morning. The offering shows a total proposed maximum aggregate price of $86,250,000. They applied to trade on…
Agria, A Suit & A Dismal IPO (GRO)
Chinese-based agriculture solutions provider, Agria Corp. (NYSE: GRO) issued a statement this morning noting that the company will strongly defend itself against the class action suit filed against them for alleged violations of the…
Wachovia Financing Terms Less Dilutive Than Others (WB)
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB) has priced its offerings for common stock and convertible preferred stock right before the open this Monday after a dismal earnings report. They plan to offer 145,833,334 shares of common…
Trina Solar, Profitability Over Internal Expansion (TSL)
Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) is halting the development of a previously announced polysilicon production facility, which originally had a total estimated cost of some $1 Billion. Less than two weeks ago, the company…
Goldman Sachs Dumps GE for Lockheed (LMT, GE)
This morning, Goldman Sachs has made a key call to its industrials sector. It is adding Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to its Industrials Favorite Value List. Goldman Sachs notes the nature of defense stocks…