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Newest first · Page 72Credit Suisse Dims Solar Expectations (JASO, SOL, STP)
Credit Suisse has come out today with a call against the solar sector from its Asian team. It is not downgrades, but the firm slashed its price targets to more in-line levels after these…
Chevron Delivers, But Traders Look Out Of Gas (CVX)
Today we got earnings from oil giant Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX). The company posted earnings of $7.89 billion for the quarter, which translates to $3.85 per share. That is well above the same quarter…
KBR: A Strictly Cash Business (KBR)
KBR Inc. (NYSE:KBR) reported third quarter earnings before the market opened today. The company posted EPS of $0.44 on revenue of $3 billion, virtually on target with analysts’ estimates of $0.43 EPS and revenue…
Chesapeake: When Hedging Pays Off (CHK)
Predictably, as prices for crude oil and natural gas have fallen over the past two months or so, commodity hedges that were once underwater have popped to the surface again. Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE:CHK)…
Early Bird Analyst Upgrades (RATE, BBY, GOL, HIW, IPCS, JAH, PPO)
These are some of the early upgrades and positive calls we are seeing from Wall Street research analysts this Friday morning with about two and a half hours until the open: Bankrate (RATE) Raised…
Early Bird Analyst Downgrades (DO, ESV, HBC, MORN, PPO, PWAV, RDC, TDW, TROW)
These are some of the early analyst downgrades we are seeing from Wall Street this Friday morning with about two and a half hours until the open: Diamond Offshore (DO) Cut to Hold at…
The Economy Crumbles Even Video Games Go To Hell
In a recession, people are supposed to be able to buy soap, hamburgers, beer, and video games. This downturn may be worse than most. Electronic Arts (ERTS), posted a net loss of $310 million…
Barclays (BCS) Shows Why Taxpayer Bailouts Are Junk
Barclays (BCS) turned down cash from the UK government. Unlike most large US banks, it did not want to trade independence for money. Companies such as Goldman Sachs (GS), JP Morgan (JPM), and Citigroup…
The Justice Department Kicks Yahoo! To The Curb
Google (GOOG) got Yahoo! (YHOO) into talks about a partnership as a cruel joke. It gave the portal company hope that it can increase its revenue though a joint sales venture, then made a…
GM (GM) Rolls Snake Eyes
So much for the plan that GM (GM) would get loot from the Federal Reserve to buy Chrysler. Sources say that the administration will no not put cash into an auto rescue deal. That…
Media Digest 10/21/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the economy contracted in the third quarter as consumer spending dropped sharply. Reuters writes that Fidelity Magellan Fund bought shares in big banks in September including Bank of America (BAC) and…
A Prairie Fire Of Layoffs (MOT)(LM)(AB)(GS)(TWX)(GCI)(YHOO)(GM)(AXP)(ERTS)(WHR)
Many of the layoff announcements which came over the last several days were as unexpected as they were large. If a recession is measured by the rapidity and breadth of job losses across huge…
Buffett Gets Put In Burlington Northern (BRK-A, BRK-B, BNI)
It looks like the Oracle of Omaha is riding the Reading Railroad on the Monopoly board all over again. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has said in a filing that it has added to…
EA Spells Trouble For Video Game Sector (ERTS)
Video game leader Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) has just reported earnings, and this sector might not be quite as immune to economic woes as you might have hoped. The company reported a loss…