Google Suits Up For Earnings Duel (GOOG)
After the close of trading today, we will get to see earnings out of search and online ad giant Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The company will be competing for earning attention as Microsoft is…
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Microsoft Suits Up For Earnings Duel (MSFT)
After the close of trading today, we have an earnings attention war with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), the software and IT giant, going head to head for earnings attention with Google. While these companies…
Millennium Cell’s Final Implosion (MCEL)
Millennium Cell Inc. (NASDAQ: MCEL) (technically pink sheets) has approved a liquidation plan, and one that is going to bode poorly for shareholders. Its board of directors has approved a liquidation plan via the…
Value Vs. Growth Issues of SunPower (SPWR)
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) is under a tremendous amount of pressure so far after the company posted earnings that were above expectations. The solar giant beat EPS targets by $0.10 with $0.61 EPS and…
ValueClick: An Omen for Online Ad Spending? (VCLK)
This morning ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) came out and dropped the bomb on forward guidance. The immediate guidance isn’t such a bad issue but the forward guidance is. It lowered revenue guidance by 2% to…
Dow Components Rocking Earnings So Far (KO, JPM, UTX)
This morning we are seeing futures rise on the news from DJIA components being solid on the earnings front. There are some mixed reactions, but we saw solid earnings in a tough environment out…
Which Major Media Companies Will Buy The Big Blogs?
24/7 Wall St. recently listed The 25 Most Valuable Blogs. Two have been sold. Ars Technica was acquired by Conde Nast for about what we estimated. The 24/7 price tag was $15 million. Alley…
Canadian Solar Secondary Pricing Pressures Stock (CSIQ)
Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) has priced its follow-on secondary offering of 3,500,000 common shares at $34.00 per share. Deutsche Bank and Piper Jaffray are the joint book-runners for the Offering. The underwriters have…
Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AMRI, BBY, EBAY, GGC, PLD, JOE, WFC)
These are not all of the analyst downgrades or negative calls affecting shares, but these are some of the calls impacting shares pre-market this Thursday morning: Albany Molecular (NASDAQ: AMRI) Cut to Hold from…
Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ACE, AUTH, CMCSA, IFX, LLTC, MCHP, SOLF, HOT)
These are not all of the upgrades and positive analyst calls affecting shares, but these are some of the calls impacting shares pre-market this Thursday morning: Ace Limited (NYSE: ACE) Raised to Buy from…
Nokia (NOK) Sucks More Air Out Of The Handset Room (AAPL)(MOT)(RIMM)
Nokia (NOK) had a stronger second quarter than most people expected. According to The Wall Street Journal, "Nokia said sales rose to €13.15 billion from €12.59 billion. Analysts expected sales of €12.86 billion." Just…
Car Sales Recession Gets Worse Into 2009
At the beginning of this year, a number of US car companies said they thought that domestic units sales would drop only slightly from 2007. Those numbers have been revised down ever since. Most…
The Mirage Of Rising Global PC Sales (AAPL)(INTC)(AMD)(NVDA)(DELL)(HPQ)
Several reputable firms measure global PC sales. According to The Wall Street Journal, "Gartner Inc. said world-wide PC shipments grew 16% in the period, with U.S. shipments growing 4.2%." On the face of it,…
ebay (EBAY): Stealing Sales From The Old World Economy
Wall St. was not in love with ebay’s (EBAY) earnings. They were outstanding, but the company’s forecasts were light. According to The Wall Street Journal, "In the second quarter, eBay’s faster-growing online payments, classifieds…
China: A 10% GDP Growth Rate Recession
A recession cannot exist without two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. It is right there in every economics textbook. China may be a bit different and may show that the definition of "recession"…
Media Digest 7/17/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the FBI is probing IndyMac (IMB) for possible fraud. Reuters reports that Ebay’s (EBAY) outlook knocked its shares down. Reuteres writes that Merrill Lynch (MER) will sell its Bloomberg stake for…
Asia Market 7/17/2008 (LFC)(SNP)
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei was up 1% to 12,888. Japan Airlines was up 4.3% to 221.Japan Tobacco was up 3.5% to 443000. The Hang Seng rose 2.5% to 21,755. China Life…
3 Value Scenarios for Yahoo!: $17, $22, or $30 (YHOO, GOOG, TWX, MSFT, IACI)
The ongoing Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) merger saga with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) or its potential sidebar deal with Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and the fight with Carl Icahn has been covered about every which…
Major Rite Aid Gains Tied To Insider Buying (RAD)
Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) has been in trouble and its perpetual turnaround has been elusive or just short-lived at best with shares having slid more than 80% from 52-week highs. You wouldn’t know…
Yum! Guidance Only Catches Up To Analysts (YUM)
Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) just posted earnings and the fast food giant posted $0.45 EPS on $2.65 Billion in revenues (after $330 million in license fees). First Call had estimates at $0.42 EPS…