GM (GM): The High Cost Of Going Green
GM (NYSE: GM) says that 50% of its cars in the US should be running on ethanol by 2012. According to Reuters "GM will have 11 ethanol-capable vehicles on the market this year and…
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Newest first · Page 382Cisco (CSCO) And EDS (EDS) Take Big Tech Down
Cisco (NASD: CSCO) and EDS (NYSE: EDS) have businesses which point different directions on a compass. But, it is the same compass. In one day, Cisco was able to show that large capex tech…
NYSE Short Interest, Numbers For Some Financial Improve
Short interest in financial stocks generally fell in NYSE figures for January 31. Numbers compare to January 15. Shares sold short in Countrywide (NYSE: CFC) fell 52.7 million to 114.2 million. Shares short in…
Media Digest 2/7/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
Accorrding to Reuters, GM (NYSE: GM) will have half of its cars running on ethanol by 2012. Reuters writes that Cisco (NASD: CSCO) gave a weak forecast, moving tech shares down. Reuters writes that…
Asia Markets 2/7/2008 (DCM)
Most markets in Asia were close for a holiday. The Nikkei was up .8% to 13,207. KDDI was up 5.2% to 714000 Docomo (DCM) was up 1.9% to 163000. Data from Reuters Douglas A.…
ISP Earnings Preview: Earthlink Vs. United (ELNK, UNTD, TWX)
Thursday is going to be an interesting earnings day if you follow the few independent Internet Service Providers (ISP’s). EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) and United Online Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTD) both report earnings on Thursday,…
Motorola’s Best Strategy: Getting Icahn To Buy More (MOT)
Carl Icahn has disclosed in an 13D SEC FILING that he boosted his share ownership in Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT). Icahn indicated his ownership of the stake in a notice to nominate four directors…
Delta (DAL) And Northwest (NWA) Get Urge To Marry
Northwest (NYSE: NWA) and Delta (NYSE: DAL) are getting very close to announcing a merger. According to the FT "the airlines may clinch the landmark accord as early as mid-February, the people said, though…
Chambers’ Conference Call Commentary… Cisco Guidance Soft (CSCO)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) did give guidance in the conference call, and the shares got whacked over a less confident in near-term visibility and a weak January that is expected to last for…
Akamai Up After Earnings, Guidance Coming Shortly (AKAM)
Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) has just posted normalized earnings of $0.41 EPS on revenues of $183.2 million. First Call had estimates of $0.37 EPS and $174.61 million in revenues. Estimates for the next…
Cisco Meets, But Mum on Guidance (CSCO)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has just posted earnings of $0.38 non-GAAP EPS on revenues of $9.83 Billion. First Call had estimates of $0.38 EPS and $9.79 billion in revenues. Net earnings after charges…
More Bad News At Macy’s, But Still Not At Lows (M)
Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) is seeing shares hold up better than you’d imagine if you would have gotten to see the news last week or even yesterday. Traders are still reacting to headline news…
SPAC IPO FILING: Apple Creek, Backed By Tricadia (AKU)
Apple Creek Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company, or a SPAC, that has filed to come public. For filing purposes it lists that it intends to sell up to 25.875 million units…
Yang Leaves Buyout Doors Open (YHOO, MSFT, GOOG)
There was a rather odd email that went out to Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) employees today from Jerry Yang, CEO. Here is the full link at the SEC website and you’ll notice that this email…
Another Billion Fund Goes Further Into Distressed Investing
Octavian Advisors, LP, a global alternative investment management firm managing over $1 Billon in assets, has hired Arif Gangat as Managing Director and Oscar Mockridge as Director to focus on international distressed debt investments. …