China Inflation May Be A US Opportunity
China continues to thrash the US in economic growth. Analysts expect GDP growth in the People’s Republic to be above 10% this year while the improvement in the US may be no better than…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
China And India Save GM’s Bacon
GM said today that its sales in China were up 67% in 2009 to 1.83 million vehicles. The No.1 US car company believes that things could get even better. “Despite the sales records in…
The Advent Of Mobile TV
Like visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, the chiefs of the Hollywood studios and their bosses at the major media conglomerates want to extend the profits that they make on premium programs.…
The Fed Lays Blame On Everyone Else
The Federal Reserve was not to blame for any of the financial events that caused the collapse of the credit markets late in 2008. It is the same credit collapse that caused Congress to…
Media Digest 1/4/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Novartis (NYSE:NVS) will buy the part of Alcon (NYSE:ACL) that it does not currently own for $39 billion. Reuters: JAL may receive a bailout from the Japanese government. Reuters: The Fed defended it policies from…
Asia Markets And Europe Open (1/4/10)
Markets in Asia were narrowly mixed. The Nikkei rose 1.1% to 10,865. JAL rose on news of government financial support. The Hang Seng fell .2% to 21,823. The Shanghai Composite dropped 1% to 3,244.…
TMZ.com Valuation Tops $100 Million
TMZ.com’s audience growth over the last six months and its expansion into content delivery through TV as well as the internet has increased the value of the company to more than $100 million. TMZ is owned by a…
“Avatar” Passes $1 Billion Global Box Office Figure As Escapism Increases
The global gross ticket sales for the film “Avatar” passed $1 billion this weekend, which makes it the third-highest grossing movie in history. “Avatar” was directed by James Cameron, who also directed the No.1 grossing movie…
Signs Of Intelligent Life At Kraft (KFT)
The Times of London reports that Kraft (NYSE:KFT) will raise its bid for Cadbury (NYSE:CBY). Cadbury trades above the amount of the Kraft offer price and several companies including Italian confectioner Ferrero are rumored to be…
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…
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: …