The government has made a colossal effort since the 1960s to clean the air and America’s lakes and rivers. Most citizens probably thought the the work was remarkably successful. Dead lakes now support fish…
The “cash for clunkers” program was close to being a perfect part of the $787 billion stimulus package. It helped people who may not have been able to afford a car to get one.…
Reuters: UBS (UBS) shares may fall when the Swiss government sells out. Reuters: The US deficit estimate was trimmed to $1.59 trillion. Reuters: A homeowner sued Wells Fargo (WFC) over a credit line. Reuters: …
Markets in Asia rose. The Nikkei was up 1.8% to 10,383. The Hang Seng was up 2.3% to 20,407. PetroChina (PTR) was up sharply. The Shanghai Composite rocketed up 4.5% to 2,912. At the…
PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) is getting shelled in after-hours trading after the large pet products retail giant posted disappointing earnings and guidance. It turns out that spending on Fido and Fifi might not be …
NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) just gave its earnings for its first quarter of Fiscal-2010, and it is a mixed bag. The storage and data management company said that non-GAAP earnings were $0.22 EPS and…
News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS), via the MySpace unit, has announced that it is acquiring a social music discovery service called iLike. Financial terms were not disclosed, but iLike’s co-founders and twin brothers Ali and…
In the not too distant future, video games may have health warning labels like the ones found on Marlboros and Jim Beam. New research performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory…
Robert Coury, the CEO of Mylan (MYL), his general counsel, and public affairs staff don’t know how to quit when they are ahead. The company objected to a story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that raised…
Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) and the Export Development Canada have announced the establishment of a C$1 billion fund with the backing of the “EDC” to provide debtor-in-possession loans, or DIP Financing, and other…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission decided to issue an Investor Alert yesterday called “Leveraged and Inverse ETFs: Specialized Products with Extra Risks for Buy-and-Hold Investors”…. This warning was…
These are this Wednesday’s top day trader and active stock alerts. We have more detailed data on volume and price analysis with links through to VSInvestor.com on each stock: BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) was…
These are Wednesday’s top ten analyst research summary upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street brokerage firms: Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna. Alcoa (NYSE:AA) Cut to Neutral at Goldman…
Robert Benmosche has already come under a bit of fire for his pay package as the new head of troubled insurance giant American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG). But critics demanding immediate government repayment…
Wal-Mart (WMT) does not care if it has been burned by its past efforts to try to get affluent shoppers. The world’s largest retailer has been known for years as catering to the relatively…
The economy in China is allegedly getting better, but the stock market is getting much worse. It is now down 20% from its 2009 peak which, based on the Wall St. lexicon, is a…
Warren Buffett wrote an op ed piece for The New York Times. One part of the article was predictable. Buffett feels that rising government borrowing will eventually cause inflation. He goes through an elaborate…
Reuters: HP (HP) issued optimistic guidance. Reuters: China is investing in the private housing sector. Reuters: Buffett says the US is on a slow path to recovery. Reuters: US regulators urged Citigroup (C) to…
Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei was down .8% to 10,204. Sanyo rose on news Toyota (TM) would buy batteries from the company. The Hang Seng fell 1.9% to 19,924. The Shanghai Composite plunged…
In the not too distant future, video games may have health warning labels like the ones found on Marlboros and Jim Beam. New research performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory…