These are not the only key analyst calls that may impact stocks this Monday, but these are the ones that 24/7 Wall St. is focusing on: Affiliated Computer (ACS) raised to Buy from Neutral…
Sears (SHLD) did worse than it had hoped at the end of last year and does not have cash for its share buyback. SHLD said domestic comparable store sales for the nine-week period ended…
Markets in Europe are modestly higher at 7 AM New York time. The FTSE was up .1% to 6,207. Barclays (BCS) was up 2.4% to 476.5. BT (BT) is off 1.6% to 275.75. The…
Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes service has been invulnerable, at least until now. The consumer electronics company has alienated its music publisher partners by dictating pricing and revenue sharing. That would only makes sense. Apple does…
Google (GOOG) data show that users of Apple (AAPL) iPhones have been accessing its mobile search tools more than people with any other smartphone. According to The New York Times "the data is striking…
China Mobile (CHL) beat Apple (AAPL) to the punch on a PR announcement, something which rarely happens. The world’s largest cellular carrier said it would not cut a deal to market the iPhone. According…
Late word is that the China Development Bank may pass on putting $2 billion into Citigroup (C) as was planned. According to The Wall Street Journal the Chinese government may be blocking the deal.…
The NY Attorney General wants to know whether banks withheld information about the complex instruments which they sold to other financial companies. According to The New York Times, the investigation "centers on how the…
It has not been expected, but GM (GM) may have to cut a large number of workers again. The AP reports that the company "is close to an agreement with the United Auto Workers…
CNBC reported that Citigroup (C) could have a $24 billion write-off. The source for that report is not clear. Last week, Goldman Sachs said Citi might have to take a charge of $15 billion.…
According to Reuters, CNBC is reporting that Citigroup (C) could write-down $24 billion. Reuters writes that automakers face big hurdles in 2008. Reuters reports that the $200 billion Kuwait Investment Authority had no comment…
When an industry says it is in a state of disarray, investors may want to head for the hills. As the National Retail Federation began its annual meeting, one of its consultants Wendy Liebmann,…
Things may seem tight right now, but Moody’s does not think that the US economy will go into recession. CNN Money writes that the agency’s view is that "the dollar is expected to contribute…
Ford’s (F) new F-150 pick-up has to do well for the car market to have any kind of real comeback in the US. It is the company’s top selling vehicle and has a high…
Gulf Air was good enough to order 24 Boeing (BA) Dreamliners with a face value of $6 billion. The planes will not be delivered until 2016 so the delays in Dreamliner production should not…