The launch of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has been delayed so often that it would be comical except that the aerospace firm’s shareholders and customers are not laughing. Boeing trades at $50, down from more…
It was just last week that the DJIA was on its eighth consecutive day of a rally and the junkiest of companies were running rampant. But as the economic numbers started to finally bring…
Bill Gross is co-CIO for arguably the most influential bond management firm in the U.S. PIMCO is the biggest ax in the bond market of the bond management firms, and Gross’ outlook for what…
The “cash for clunkers” data by car manufacturer and model type is incorrect. The Department of Transportation numbers reports cars by drive train and not by brand. Edmunds was able to see part of…
Beacon Power Corporation (NASDAQ: BCON) has just filed to raise up to $60 million in cash in a mixed securities shelf registration. The company’s shelf filing will allow it to sell any combination of…
The recent news about Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) increasing third party item selling via the Walmart.com shopping portal is getting some increased traction…. But the question is really, “Should it?”… The real fear…
The August manufacturing data from the Institute for Supply Management is actually positive and above that 50.0 threshold for growth versus contraction. It is easy to point to some exceptions here, but this is…
These are this Tuesday’s top day trader and active trader alert stocks. We have links through to each with more detailed price/volume analysis over at VSinvestor.com: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is getting…
These are the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street brokerage firms early this Tuesday morning: BHP Billiton (BHP) Raised to Buy at UBS. Coach (COH) Raised to…
These are this Tuesday’s early analyst downgrades and cautious research calls which we have seen from Wall Street research firms: Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse. American Axle (AXL) Cut to Hold…
Vanity Fair has announced its “The New Establishment 100″ list for 2009. The selections are based on wealth, influence, and philanthropy, as well as such intangibles as vision and the X factor.” Topping the…
Google (GOOG) has set a deal to distribute its Chrome browser on Sony (SNE) PCs. Google has not had much success in getting computer users to switch from the two dominant browsers which are…
On Monday, the Shanghai Composite went under 2,700 and between Monday and Tuesday is back to lows not seen since May’s end. Technically, it is back in bear market territory now that it has…
The number of pieces of data that point to a strong recovery in the Chinese economy rises every day. The Purchasing Managers Index rose to 54.0 for August, up from 53.3 in July. A…
Carl Icahn, who took a large stake in Yahoo! (YHOO) along with board seats, has started to sell his shares. He seems to have come to the same conclusion that Wall St. has. The…
eBay (EBAY), which had planned offer shares in its VoIP business Skype though an IPO, has sold it to private equity interests instead. Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, Index Ventures, and Silver Lake Partners are…
comScore, the internet research firm, announced that more than 113 billion searches were made worldwide in July. That number is significant but even more astonishing is the 41% rise that the figure represents over…
Reuters: Ebay (EBAY) will sell Skype to private investors. Reuters: China’s manufacturing index gained. Reuters: A late Labor Day will hurt August retail sales. Reuters: A US judge ruled against AIG (AIG) in a…
Markets in Asia were slightly higher. The Nikkie rose .4% to 10,530. Honda (HMC) and Toyota (TM) both rose. The Hang Seng was up .8% to 10,892. The Shanghai Composite was up 8% to…
The launch of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has been delayed so often that it would be comical except that the aerospace firm’s shareholders and customers are not laughing. Boeing trades at $50, down from more…