Icahn Wastes His Time And Money With Motorola (MOT)
It is hard to imagine what Carl Icahn is trying so hard to get control of Motorola (NYSE: MOT), or at least to force the company to "improve shareholder value." The firm is probably…
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On Wednesday afternoon, we’ll get to see earnings out of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL). The estimates for the enterprise software leader from First Call are $0.30 EPS on $5.42 billion in revenues. Next quarter…
AMR (AMR) Heads Toward Airline Dead Pool
AMR (NYSE: AMR) hit the market with two pieces of bad news after the close. The parent of American Airlines announced that it fuel costs would rise well above projections made by the company…
Valero, An Earnings Warning In The Oil Patch (VLO)
Shares of Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) are getting a haircut in after-hours trading. High oil prices that get out of control hurt refiners because their costs escalate more than the margins on higher…
The 52-Week Low Club (JBL)(MEG)(RFMI)(CKNN)
Jabil Circuit (JBL) Analyst does not like company’s prospects. Down to $11.34 from 52-week high of $26.10. Media General (MEG) Part of general sell-off in newspaper stocks. Drops to $13. from 52-week high of…
XM/Sirius Score DOJ Merger Backing (SIRI, XMSR)
The Department of Justice has reportedly cleared the satellite radio merger where Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) will be able to acquire XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) in its pending merger. This still has to…
Biotech Busine$$ Daily (AMLN, BIIB, CEPH, CYTK, ONXX, REGN, THRX, CBM)
Many biotech stocks are enjoying large gains Monday, although some are on no real breaking news. Here is a look at some notable gainers: Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) up $1.39 to $28.97, a…
Petro-Canada Tapping Debt Markets (PCZ)
It seems that amidst a global tightening of credit standards and many lending spreads have widened out (while rates are easing) doesn’t affect all companies out there. That’s particularly true if you are an…
Gleaming Into Fortress’ Earnings (FIG)
Tuesday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG). After close to a year of being public and as the public is scrutinizing anything not vanilla, this is…
Morningstar Ventures Into Active ETF Portfolios (MORN)
Morningstar Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) has announced that its Morningstar Investment Services unit has introduced a managed account service with a line-up of five actively managed portfolios that use exchange-traded funds (ETF’s) to cover a…
As Bear Stearns (BSC) Trades Above JP Morgan (JPM) Offer, Bernanke Looks Like Boob
JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) revised its $2 offer for Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) up to $10. Bear now trades at $11.40. Someone may think that JPM or another entity may come in even higher.…
Tiffany Rescues Luxury (TIF, NILE, ZLC, HWD)
This morning, Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reported earnings. While results were down more than 15% from last year, its adjusted earnings of $1.27 EPS ($0.89 after loan and other charges) beat analysts estimates…
IPO Filing: SolarWinds, Inc. (SWI)
SolarWinds, Inc. has filed to come public via an initial public offering. It noted an amount in the IPO of up to $250 million in equity sales and has applied for he ticker "SWI"…
VMware Increases Operations in India (VMW)
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) has announced that it is opening a new R&D facility in Bangalore. The leader in virtualization also noted that it plans to double its development team in India to more…
SPAC Going Operational: Marathon Acquisition & Global Ship Lease (MAQ)
Marathon Acquisition Corp. (AMEX: MAQ, MAQ.U, MAQ.WS), special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, has announced that it will effect a merger with Global Ship Lease in order to become an operation entity. This is…