Goldman Sachs is rolling its primary coverage responsibilities for oil services stocks to Charles Minervino from Arjun Murti and Daniel Boyd. Murti is remaining the lead Oils analyst at Goldman Sachs; and Boyd will…
Below is a summary of many of the top headlines and news bits from individual stocks affecting share prices in pre-market trading this Wednesday: Actuant (ATU) $0.52 EPS vs $0.48 estimate. ADC Telecom (ADCT)…
These are not the only analyst and research notes out there affecting stocks the morning, but below are the top research calls that 24/7 Wall St. is focusing on in pre-market trading this Wednesday:…
Morgan Stanley (MS) posted a fourth-quarter loss after recording bigger-than-expected write-downs on assets hit by the credit crunch, and said it sold a $5 billion stake to China Investment Corp to boost capital. The…
Markets in Europe were slightly lower at 6.45 AM New York time. The FTSE fell .1% to 6,270. Barclays (BCS) was down 1.4% to 502. Northern Rock was up 5.3% to 91.5. The DAXX…
The management at Bear Stearns (BSC) did not do much for its shareholders this year, and customers in some of its hedge funds lost their shirts. Word from CNBC is that the board of…
Google’s (GOOG) new Android software system for cell phones was supposed to usher in an era of consumer choice. Handsets would become open and their functions would no longer be controlled by big telecoms…
This much is known. Foreclosure rates fell from October to November. Perhaps the mortgage mess has found a bottom. The risks are still present, but the market may have found some footing, for now.…
According to Reuters, Philips plans to buy-back $7.2 billion in shares. The Wall Street Journal writes that former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers believe that the government should put together a $75 billion program to…
Market in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 1.2% to 15,030. KDDI fell 2.4% to 771000. NTT (NTT) fell 2.4% to 527000. The Hang Seng rose 1.1% to 27,029. Cnina Netcom (CN) rose 3.2%…
It actually is not very unusual for a stock to lose half its value, especially if it is in the right sector. Shares in Countrywide Financial (CFC) are down over 75% in 2007. Several…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer already hosted Verizon’s CEO Seidenberg and discussed the bandwidth build-outs and the great things going on in wireless and their FiOS digital TV offering. Cramer wanted…
TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD) has issued favorable metrics and upside guidance: As of November 30, 2007, client assets totaled approximately $301 billion. Also, average investable assets amounted to $30.9 billion and average fee-based investment balances…
The NYSE today launched the Claymore/AlphaShares China Real Estate ETF on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “TAO”. This is the first of its kind as an ETF that is set up to track…
Jim Cramer is set to host the CEO of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Ivan Seidenberg on tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC. If you are wondering why we are previewing a preview for Cramer it’s a…
Palm Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) just can’t seem to get it right, even after it already warned. The shares have just been battered and tattered after multiple problems and now it’s balance sheet is leveraged to…
First Marblehead (FMD) Provides products for private education lending markets. Problems at SLM are not helping. Down to $11.69 from 52-week high of $57.56. Martha Stewart Living (MSO) A lot of bad news in…
When we see a blow-up at Tuesday Morning (NASDAQ:TUES) to the tune of this much, we look at other stores. The truth is that Tuesday Morning is still a clearance center stock like a…
Research group NPD reported that 73% of Americans have never heard of Google (GOOG) Docs, the online tools that are meant to challenge Microsoft (MSFT) in the word processing and spreadsheet businesses. The survey…
Bearingpoint, Inc. (NYSE:BE) is another provider of IT services whose stock has changed its name to "the good, the bad, and the ugly." It is in the same boat as Unisys which we just…