Headwinds For New Google (GOOG) Video Ads
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is launching a new program to put ads at third party sites which have video content. The program will work much like its Adsense text product. The display ads and video…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Research in Motion Soars on Subscriber Adds (RIMM)
Research in Motion NASDAQ: RIMM) has raised its subscriber forecasts this morning. The maker of Blackberry now expects its net subscriber additions for its fourth quarter to be approximately 15% to 20% higher than…
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AEM, MDRX, BP, CSCO, ENR, GRMN, SHW, STI, TGT, RIG)
These are the early bird analyst calls we are focusing on this Thursday morning at 247WallSt.com: Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE: AEM) cut to Neutral at UBS. Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) raised to Buy from Neutral…
Winning The War On Stagflation
In one of those odd time warps in history inflation and a stagnant economy are coming together. Inflation is growing primarily because of the high price of oil and grain. The GDP is barely…
The Telecom Price Wars: Murder For Telcos, Magic For Consumers (T)(VZ)(CMCSA)(S)
Industry-wide price wars are like the old Western range wars. They don’t happen often but when they do they are violent and have sudden onsets. A new home-phone program from T-Mobile is about to…
Media Digest 2/21/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Societe Generale filed its financial information and confirmed its huge trading loss. Reuters writes that the sale of 3Com (COMS) has come apart because a piece of the company would be…
Asia Markets 2/21/2008 (CHL)(SNP)
Markets in Asia were mostly higher. The Nikkei rose 2.8% to 13,688. Canon (CAJ) was up 3.3% to 4990. Nomura was up 3.7% to 1713. The Hang Seng rose .1% to 23,623. China Mobile…
S&P Small Cap 600 Index Changes Worth Noting (ONB, ASVI, TEX, PQ, HH)
Standard & Poors is making some key changes to its S&P Small Cap 600 Index. The following additions and deletions will take after the close of trading on Monday, February 25, 2008: Old National…
Options Traders Spark Marvell Interest (MRVL)
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) was the subject of a lot of buzz today. There wasn’t any news out on it, but there were enough options that traded today that would account for…
Capstone Continues Order Receipts (CPST)
Capstone Turbine Corp. (NASDAQ: CPST) keeps on delivering new orders. Now that the company is at the revenue stage, it keeps winning orders. After today’s close, the company announced that it has received an…
The 52-Week Low Club (T)(VZ)(LVLT)(BX)(SHRP)
Verizon (VZ) bottomed at $33.30 after downgrades due to cellular service price wars. HCC Insurance (HCC) Weak quarterly results. Trades down to $24.25 from 52-week high of $24.45. AT&T (T) drops to $32.95 from…
Netease & Sina Set To Lead Chinese Web & Tech Stocks (NTES, SINA, BIDU)
Today we’ll get to see earnings out both Sina Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA) and Netease.com Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES). Sina Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA) estimates for the Chinese online media company from First Call are $0.33 EPS…
Major Biotech Movers (AGEN, CEGE, ENCY, IDMI, IMCL, ONXX, PFE, NTII, OXGN, PSDV, SIRT)
Antigenics Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN) A study for Cancer vaccine, Oncophage, for the treatment of metastatic melanoma showed mixed results this morning. Shares are down almost 7% to $2.17. The 52 week range is $1.54…
Sprint (S) To Give Away Cell Phone Calls For Free
Now that its rivals (AT&T NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless have gone to $99.99 a month unlimited calling plans, Sprint (NYSE: S) needs to get it in gear. It has had trouble adding new…
Mortgage Malaise IPO: Hatteras Financial Corp.
Hatteras Financial Corp., a REIT, or a real estate investment trust, submitted an IPO filing this morning. The proposed maximum aggregate amount in securities is listed as $200 million, although this number is for…
SPAC IPO FILING: Delos Acquisition Corp
Delos Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company, submitted an IPO filing Tuesday. The filing shows $150 million proceeds targeted at $10.00 per unit, each unit will consist of one share of…
AmTech Outlines Possibilities of NVIDIA/AMD Merger (NVDA, AMD)
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) are trading up 4% today at $6.78 in early morning trading. The company is the beneficiary of another research note out of Doug Freedman at American Technology…
Sharper Image’s New Holiday: Day of the Dead (SHRP)
The Sharper Image (NASDAQ: SHRP) is beyond looking like "The Duller Image." If this was turned into a western movie, it might be called "The Good, The Bad, and the Fugly." The ailing retailer…
3Com Stumped by CIFIUS (COMS)
3Com Corp. (NASDAQ: COMS) has announced this morning that the company along with affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Huawei Technologies have withdrawn their joint filing to CIFIUS, the Committee on Foreign Investment…
CMGI Adds To ModusLink Via Acquisition (CMGI)
CMGI Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI) has announced an acquisition this morning of a company called Open Channel Solutions, Inc., which is a provider of entitlement and e-business management solutions. This acquisition was all cash and…