S&P 2009: Ford Wins Big And Citi Loses
The year 2009 is in the books and some of the most troubled companies of the last decade made the biggest returns among S&P 500 firms in 2009. Among S&P 500 stocks, Ford (NYSE:F), which two years ago…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Sri Lanka Stock Index Topped Results Of All Other Nations In 2009
The stock market of Sri Lanka, birthplace of Galleon hedge fund founder and alleged inside trader Raj Rajaratnam, posted the best return of any national index in the world. Its CSE of the Colombo Stock Exchange yielded…
Top 2010 Stock Picks from… Everyone (AAPL, GE, CMCSA, MRVL, BIDU, DRYS, POT, LVLT, C, CVX, HPQ, KBH)
2009 is over, for better or worse. Now it is time to look ahead. We wanted to look for the best top stock picks for 2010 from our partners and from key financial websites. …
Buffett & Berkshire Stocks With Most Upside in 2010 (BRK-A, BAC, COP, CMCSA, GCI, GE, IRM, KFT, NRG, STI, USB, WFC)
Warren Buffett has a different timeframe than most investors. Unless he sees something drastic to the long-term fundamentals, he maintains a near-forever outlook when he invests in or buys companies for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:…
NASDAQ/NYSE Delisting Notices Galore (BFNB, DEAR, DCGN, DNE, EUBK, HRZB, IAO, IPII, INHX, RPC, RGCI, RHIE, TONE, VIAP, XBKS)
It is year-end. That means that NASDAQ and the NYSE have been sending out more and more letters of non-compliance to public companies over their subsequent listing requirements. Some are due to capitalization minimums…
The Compensation War Begins at AIG (AIG)
American International Group has done what it could to keep top talent around at the company, and it has been able to get at least some exceptions on the restriction of pay that is…
Oil At $80 Raises Issue Of Oil At $100 In 2010
It is simple to dismiss the current rise in oil to just shy of $80 as a reaction to the value of the US dollar or a possible cold winter in the northern half…
No “American Idol” For Cable Subscribers: A Blow To US Illiterates
The fight between Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) and Fox over what the cable company will pay the network for programming is not about to end soon. On New Year’s Eve, most of the content Fox…
China & US: A Trade War Made Of Steel Pipes
The trade disputes between China and the US seem more frequent. The passions on both sides seem more violent and permanent with each new argument over imports and exports. The International Trade Commission handed…
Holiday Retail A Wreck Even With Late Spending
It is likely that there were very few winners among retailers this holiday season. Mid-market chains such as Macy’s (NYSE:M) and Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) probably had bad results. Perennially weak retailers which include Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) almost…
Media Digest 12/31/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: China has hit back at a tariff put on steel pipes by the US. Reuters: Oil, near $80, may have strongest gain in a decade. Reuters: The government will give GMAC $3.5 billion. WSJ: …
Brutal Year For E-Commerce, Online Holiday Sales Up Only 3.5%
There had been a great deal of hope among online retailers that 2009 would be a substantial improvement over 2008, a year in which e-commerce revenue growth was the worst it has been since…
Inventory & SPR Data Confuse Oil Bulls & Bears (OIH, USO, OIL, UCO)
There were two very interesting events in the crude oil markets today. As with almost all Wednesday’s we got the weekly crude oil inventory data from the Department of Energy. This data was mixed…
Top Day Trader Alerts (CBAK, CGEN, OSIS, FNM, FRE, DISH)
These are the top pre-market movers for day traders, active traders, and swing traders seen early this Wednesday. We have compiled more detailed data and analysis with a link to each story over at…
Today’s Best Market Rumors 12/30/2009 (FRE)(FNM)(GOOG)
Updated throughout the day. GMAC will get $3.5 billion in government support (various) Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) common stock may be worthless (TheStreet) Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will host the launch of its Nexus One…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AAPL, ARCL, GILD, GTEC, MRVL, NVDA)
This Wednesday is looking thinner than normal trading days for analyst upgrades and downgrades seen in Wall Street research calls. Here are today’s top calls: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) target was raised to $253…
“Tavern On The Green”, A Monument To Excess, Closes
“Tavern on the Green”, one of the most lavish restaurants in New York City, will close on New Year’s Eve. The Central Park icon once took in more receipts than any other eatery in…
A Severe Ethics Lapse As NBC Flies Victim Of Custody Battle From Brazil
An American father got to take his son home from Brazil after a horrendous custody battle with the child’s step-father which lasted for five years. No one would be shocked if “The National Enquirer”…
Credit Card Charge-Offs Rise As Firms Collect Record Interest Payments
Moody’s reports that credit card charge-offs by financial firms hit 10.56% in November. This represents sums that lenders feel they will not be able to collect .The credit rating agency expects that figure to grow…
Hackers To Hit Apple iPhone, Google Android Handsets Next Year
Roel Schouwenberg of Kaspersky Lab Americas made a number of either intemperate or prescient comments to USA Today. It may take a year to find out if he is a fool or a profit. Schouwenberg predicts…