Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) managed to actually beat earnings projections and managed a gain in revenues. The hardware and home improvement store posted earnings per share with a drop of 4.5% to $0.64…
Corel Corporation may be under some pressure Monday as we get closer to the open this Monday morning. The software maker’s acquisition offer from Corel Holdings L.P., which owns 69% of Corel, has been…
These are not all of the early calls from analysts out there, but these are some of the calls that may impact the prices of these shares this summer Monday morning: Cadence Design (CDNS)…
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe."…
Every day we cover many stocks at the end of the day which are hitting new 52-week lows. Very rarely do we include ETF’s or closed-end mutual funds in the coverage on that list. …
The bald man with the 1950s tie who runs the National Hurricane Center gets to go on The Weather Channel a dozen times a year. Those appearances are triggered by the appearance of storms…
On Sunday, T. Boone Pickens issued a press release stating that he had met with Senator Obama in Reno, Nevada to discuss his energy plans. This follows the statement he issued Friday stating that…
In the current age of financial pessimism, Morgan Stanley (MS) does not want to be bested. In a show of unusual courage, its president is predicting that the world of Wall St. will get…
Lehman (LEH) has just begun to defile itself. After several quarters of losses and promises of better days, the press is reporting that the brokerage will have negative earnings for the most recent period…
With nearly all of the top investment banks in a precarious financial position as a result of horrific investments in bad debt, banks have no shortage of things to worry about. But the Financial…
General Motors (GM) has decided that it will not serve as a sponsor for the the 2009 Academy Awards, ending a long relationship that included $13.5 million in ad spending for this February’s broadcast…
According to Reuters, analysts expect Lehman (LEH) to have a $1.8 billion loss. Reuters writes that the US is likely to recapitalize Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). Reuters reports that GM (GM)…
Markets in Asia were mixed with Shanghai off 5.3% The Nikkei rose 1.1% to 13,165. Bridgestone rose 2.2% to 1890. Canon rose 2.3% to 5260. The Hang Seng was down 1.8% to 20,787. China…
So far there has been little evidence that the "war" between Georgia and Russia has done anything of substance to increase the price of oil. At the beginning of the conflict, there was a…
If the primary motivation of the rich is greed, then the OPEC member states are no exception. Now that oil prices have begun to drop, so has talk of cutting supply. "The market is…
Since China has grown so fast over the last decade, that the definition of "recession" may be different than it is in the US or EU. China’s growth slowed to 10.1% in the last…
This week was a huge week as far as getting to see what the large funds and key money managers or investment gurus were putting into their portfolios. We compiled lists and lists of…
The drop in commodities isn’t good for everyone apparently. Many metals stocks are on the list today, as are others. Here is a partial list of some semi-active stocks hitting 52-week lows today: Cameco…
AMD (AMD) shareholders have on their rally caps. The shares are up 9% to $5.77. PC sales growth for the last quarter was better than expected. MarketWatch writes, Worldwide shipments grew 3.1% from the…
While many funds and money managers are under watch, Ken Heebner and the investments in his CGM FOCUS FUND (CGMFX) are perhaps more closely watched than any other in today’s current market. Some may…