Recession May Save CEO’s In Trouble (AMD, ALU, C, SYMC)
Recessions are no good, no fun, and we are for all practical purposes in one. The government numbers just aren’t yet there. But if you are a CEO that was in trouble, a recession…
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Even if Google (GOOG) is winning in the search engine market, Yahoo! (YHOO) does have the most unique visitors of any web operation. That may be changing as Google gains ground overall. According to…
Media Digest 1/16/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
Accordiing to Reuters, Sony Ericsson posted strong results and said it was improving market share. Reuters writes that Intel (INTC) missed forecasts driving its shares down. Reuters reports that Boeing (BA) is about to…
Asia Markets 1/16/2008 (LFC)(HBC)
Markets in Asia fell sharply. The Nikkei fell 3.4% to 13,505. NEC fell 5% to 419. The Hang Seng fell 5.4% to 24,451. China Life (LFC) fell 7.6% to 33.45. CNOOC fell 8.4% to…
JPMorgan Can Learn Lessons From American Express & Citigroup (JPM, AXP, C)
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) reports earnings on Wednesday morning. Wall Street analysts are apparently looking for $0.93 EPS on revenues of $17 Billion according to First Call, although in this current environment it’s hard…
The Day In Biotech Stocks (January 15, 2008) (DNA, DNDN, GENZ, TTHI, LCBM, CEGE, GPCB, CGEN)
Today was a brutal day for risk stocks, and biotechs are often thought of as risky to stocks as Russian Roulette is to your head. But Biotechs are also a source of safety IF…
Cramer’s Oversold Tech Value Stock (RVBD)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer did come out with an oversold pick with value in the technology sector, although he’s still talking about protecting capital and being defensive for capital preservation.…
Cramer’s Diagnostics Pick, Pet Blood & Urine… Really (IDXX)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer came out calling for a move toward being ultra-defensive in what he said is a bear market and fed-mandated recession (here’s our own 2008 defensive stocks…
Liz Claiborne Scores Key Designer, Isaac Mizrahi (LIZ, TGT, WMT)
Liz Clairborne Inc. (NYSE: LIZ) has made a key hire that might get some notice or kudos if it was a different environment. It appears that Liz has poached away Isaac Mizrahi from Target…
Intel Guidance Wrecks Last Bullish Hopes for Tech/PC’s (INTC, AMD, MSFT, DELL)
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) has just posted earnings. The processor and chip giant noted its EPS as $0.38 on revenues of $10.71 Billion. First Call had this quarter at $0.40 EPS on revenues of…
Suppliers Feel More Boeing 787 Delays (BA, SPR, BEAV, HON, COL, LMIA, TIE, PCP)
The Wall Street Journal has announced that there may be (actually it says "near announcing") some new delays out of Boeing (NYSE: BA) on its 787 Dreamiliner. We first noted that the Boeing suppliers…
Starbucks (SBUX) Loses “Founder Premium”
Sack the CEO and bring back the founder. The market likes it. And, it worked at Starbucks (SBUX) for all of four days. The shares have fallen as low as $18.92 in today’s trading.…
Crops & Ag Pulling Back; Buying Opportunity Or Just Starting? (MOS, POT, MON, BG, ADM, MOO)
When you see sectors that have been key leaders fall it’s often just another buying opportunity. But when you start seeing an exodus you have to wonder if letting the good times roll is…
Word That Apple (AAPL) Sold Only Four Million iPhones Pushes Shares Down
During Steve Jobs presentation at Macworld he told the audience that Apple (AAPL) had sold only four million iPhones to date. The market seemed unhappy with that and drove shares down 5% News that…
Intel Earnings Key For Entire Chip & PC Sectors (INTC, MSFT, DELL, HPQ, AMAT)
Today’s after-hours trading will be an interesting glimpse into shares of technology stocks at the NASDAQ and NYSE alike. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is set to post earnings after the bell and this may be the…