ViewSonic Kills IPO… Trouble in LCD Land? (VIEW)
If you have been shopping for LCD monitors or LCD TV’s, you’ve probably run across ViewSonic as a brand. The company had been in the IPO pipeline and was going to trade under the…
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Newest first · Page 344Urban Outfitters Proves Its Performance (URBN)
Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) showed why its stock has done well while others in retail have floundered for much of the last quarter. The apparel store posted earnings of $0.32 EPS on 29% revenues…
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (CN, CHU, DISH, FLR, IPCM, MDR, MFA, PLD, SKS, WRE)
These are not the only calls impacting stocks, but these are the top ten individual calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on: China Netcom (NYSE: CN) downgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse. China Unicom (NYSE:…
Wal-Mart (WMT) Same-Store Sales Beat The Band
Baby has got to have new shoes. For those who can’t afford the nice ones, there is always Wal-Mart (NSYE: WMT). And that showed up in their same-store sales last month. Wal-Mart’s same-store numbers…
Intel (INTC) Will Pursue Four New Markets
The PC business is not enough for Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). It want to get into four more businesses according to The InQuirer. The include low-cost PCs, mobile internet devices, consumer electronics, and embedded systems.…
Europe Markets 3/6/2008 (DT)(ALU)(SI)
Markets in Europe were off slightly at 6.40 AM New York time. The FTSE was down .3% to 5,838. British Airways was off 4,3% to 253.5. British Energy was up 4.6% to 572. The…
In The Shadow Of Bankruptcy, Airlines Focus On Mergers (NWA)(AMR)(DAL)
The airline industry has periods when more big carriers seem to be in Chapter 11 than not. Another such period may not be that far off. Right now, the news about the industry centers…
UBS (UBS): Another Huge Write-Down?
UBS (NYSE: UBS) may have sold a huge portion of its high-risk mortgages at an extremely large write-down. And, that may show up in it Q1 results, driving a big loss. According to Reuters…
A Dent In The Resolve At Sovereign Funds
The Treasury and Congress are still trying to get sovereign funds to agree that their investments in US companies are "financial" and not "political". According to MarketWatch Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs David McCormick…
OPEC Blames US For High Oil
Using its nice, light touch, OPEC tried to push the cause of high oil prices onto the US government. According to The Wall Street Journal "Ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, meeting…
Consumer Spending Still Dropping (WMT)(COST)(BBY)(SHLD)
ChangeWave looked at consumer spending habits between February 18 and February 25. They polled 3,773 people on their spending plans going forward. Thirty-nine percent said that they would spend less over the next 90…
Media Digest 3/6/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, H&R Block posted a large quarterly loss. Reuters writes that the service sector slump is pulling down the economy. Reuters writes that Ambak (ABK) raised at least $1.5 billion. Reuters reports…
Asia Markets 3/6/2008 (DCM)(PTR)
Markets in Asia rose The Nikkei was up 1.9% to 13,215. Docomo (DCM) was up 2.6% to 159000. Yahoo Japan was up 5.4% to 47500. The Hang Seng was up 1% to 23,343. CNOOC…
Ubiquitous 20th Century Brands That Will Disappear
Several brands which were extremely powerful during the last few decades are about to disappear. Many of them no longer drive big sales. Some are a part of companies that are in trouble. Some…
Cramer Goes Trolling For High Yields (ED, PBT)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer was talking about the decline and fall of the value of cash compared to being invested, and in particular how to avoid the value of the…