Corning Lowers Lowered Lows (GLW)
Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) is making a presentation this morning at a UBS conference, and it is adding more negative sentiment on top of what was already there. CFO James Flaws said the company…
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Hewlett-Packard Tries To Save Tech Stocks (HPQ, DELL, IBM, INTC, MSFT)
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) is trying to save technology stocks this morning all on its own. Or that is how it seems with its guidance. The company issued preliminary guidance for its fourth quarter-end…
Early Bird Analyst Upgrades (BJS, CHS, FSLR, GNCMA, MDTH, PCS)
These are some of the top early bird upgrades or positive calls from analysts on Wall Street which we have seen early this Tuesday morning: BJ Services (BJS) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia. Chico’s…
Early Bird Analyst Downgrades (ASTI, KO, DT, ESLR, K, PEP, TSL)
These are some of the top early bird downgrades or negative calls we have seen from analysts on Wall Street this Tuesday morning: Ascent Solar (ASTI) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. Coca-Cola (KO) Cut…
A Bright Light From Home Depot (HD)
The first reaction a lot of investors would have to Home Depot’s (HD) results is that they are bad. Very bad. The earnings beat Wall St. forecasts, but the firm’s comments about the future…
US Analysts Still Hate “Sell” Ratings
In this corporate earnings environment, there should be ample opportunities for analysts to put "sell" ratings on stocks. Of course, there was the famous call a few days ago when one enterprising securities researcher…
Bank Execs All Sacked: Firings Move To Tech Industry (ORCL)(SYMC)(AMD)(EBAY)(YHOO)(INTC)(HPQ)(JAVA)
John Thompson, the head of Symantec (SYMC), "stepped down" yesterday. Hector Ruiz recently vacated the CEO’s office at AMD (AMD). The head of Sun (JAVA), Jonathan Schwartz, will probably be gone soon. Meg Whitman…
Yang Steps Down At Yahoo! (YHOO): No Candidates To Step In
From the day that Yahoo! (YHOO) walked away from a takeover bid by Microsoft (MSFT) to the day that the portal company could not report good earnings to the day that a lucrative partnership…
Media Digest 10/18-2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) CEO Yang resigned. Reuters reports that Japan expects a long recession. Reuters writes that Congress will take a first look at a new auto bailout bill. Reuters reports that…
Asia Market and Europe Open 11/18/2008
Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei was off 2.3% to 8,328. Sony (SNE) was off due to weakening consumer spending. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial joined a sell-off in global banks. The Hang Seng fell 5.5%…
Paulson To Leave New Administration $410 Billion In Dry Powder
It is nice of him. Very nice. Henry Paulson intends to leave $410 billion of his bailout fund to be used by the new administration, unless some emergency arises over the next few weeks.…
Cedar Shopping Centers Raising Up To $1 Billion (CDR)
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (NYSE CDR) has filed to sell up to $1 billion in mixed securities via a public offering of securities. It can sell any combination of common stock, preferred stock, depositary…
Another 24/7 Wall St. Target CEO Bows Out (SYMC)
Back in late 2007, we listed John Thompson of Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) as one of our 10 CEO’s which need to leave in 2008. This was with some mixed emotion because we have…
The 52-Week Low Club (BIDU)(CAR)(MRT)(UTHR)
Baidu (BIDU) Looks like a little run-in with the Chinese government. Down to $130.51 from 52-week high of $418.22. Avis Budget (CAR) Downgraded by Barclays on debt concerns. Off to $.88 from 52-week high…
The 52-week Low Club (BIDU)(CAR)(MRT)(UTHR)
Baidu (BIDU) Looks like a little run-in with the Chinese government. Down to $130.51 from 52-week high of $418.22. Avis Budget (CAR) Downgraded by Barclays on debt concerns. Off to $.88 from 52-week high…
How Hot Is Hot Topic? (HOTT)
Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT) is worth a visit now that the dust has settled from its better-than-expected sales numbers. This stock has been holding its own when you consider the market over the…
Value In Fuqi (FUQI)
Fuqi International, Inc. (NASDAQ: FUQI) posted a much stronger quarter than expected and traded up at the end of last week. Fuqi designs, develops, promotes, and sells precious metal jewelry in the Peoples Republic…
Revisiting Rick’s After Results (RICK)
Rick’s Cabaret International Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) for the most part is as controversial of a stock as you can get. It owns and operates "gentleman’s clubs" and is still growing organically and via acquisitions. …
Starbucks Still Outside of Value-Land (SBUX)
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is a stock which we get asked about constantly by our readers. Now that the price is at a certain point, we have finally been able to cover this stock…
No Love For Sun Microsystems (JAVA)
Sun Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) is a stock we have featured negatively in our weekly newsletter for "10 Stocks Under $10" on many occasions. We even started covering it long before it was under…