Turnarounds That Haven’t Turned Around: Unisys (UIS)
Unisys Corp. (NYSE:UIS) is a company that if you look at the chart you might just consider dead rather than a pure turnaround. Revenues have stayed around $5.7 to $5.8 Billion for the last…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Why Sprint’s (S) New CEO Makes No Difference
Sprint (S) appointed a new CEO today. He seems to be perfect for the job. The new man, Dan Hesse, comes from the top spot at Embarq (EQ) and used to work at Sprint.…
Medarex Gets A Small Handout From Amgen (MEDX, AMGN)
Medarex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDX) has announced that it will receive a milestone payment from Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN). Unfortunately, Medarex said the amount is for an undisclosed sum for advancing an antibody into human clinical…
Goldman Sachs Looks Like Golden Slacks (GS)
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has managed to post $7.01 EPS in its fourth quarter report. First Call had estimates of $6.61 EPS and we had a whisper number somewhere in the $7.00 neighborhood. Annualized…
Best Buy Emulates Its Name (BBY)
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has posted $0.53 EPS versus $0.41 estimates from First Call and posted $9.92 Billion revenues versus a $9.45 Billion revenue estimate from First Call. The company has also raised its…
Pre-Market Stock News (December 18, 2007)
Below is the top news that 247WallSt.com is focusing on that is impacting stocks in pre-market trading activity: Adobe Systems (ADBE) traded down 2% after beating earnings and slightly raised guidance. ATS Medical (ATSI)…
Top Oil & Gas Analyst Calls (December 18, 2007)
These are the top analyst research noted that 247WallSt.com has seen in the oil, gas, and energy sector early this morning: Approach Resources (AREX) started as Overweight at J.P.Morgan. Atwood Oceanics (ATW) raised to…
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ADBE, CRUS, DVA, EEQ, EQR, IP, LNCR, RGLD, WIN, BRL, MFLX, MYL, TEVA, WPI)
These are not the only analyst impact calls, but these are the top research notes that 247WallSt.com is focusing on: Adobe Systems (ADBE) raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank. Cirrus Logic (CRUS) raised to…
US Telecom: Requiem For The Landline (T)(VZ)(Q)
For the better part of 100 years, the landline was the primary means of telephonic communication between consumers and between businesses. It helped create everything from the answering machine to the fax. Add telephone…
Europe Markets 12/18/2007
Markets in Europe were modestly higher at 6.10 AM New York time. The FTSE was up .7% to 6,319. Northern Rock was up 4.1% to 95.1. Prudential (PUK) was up 2.6% to 673. The…
Apple (AAPL) Takes The Fast Boat To Japan
Apple (AAPL) is wasting no time getting into Japan. The country has about 100 million cellphone users and the market is dominated by 3G, allowing customers to use the internet, video, and data exchange.…
Media Digest 12/18/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTImes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, December home builder sentiment hit a new low. Reuters writes that PC chip makers may have hit a bottom and hope for a recovery in the first half of next year.…
Asia Markets 12/18/2007
Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei was off .3% to 15,208. Canon was down 1.8% to 5430. Yahoo Japan was up 2.5% to 48550. The Hang Seng was up .5% to 26,733. China…
Cramer’s Third Pick For Five Years Out: Transocean (RIG)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he wanted to reviewsome picks that you might want to own with a 5-year time horizon forthe future. He wants to look beyond the current…
Cramer’s Second Pick For Five Years Out: MedcoHealth (MHS)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he wanted to review some picks that you might want to own with a 5-year time horizon for the future. He wants to look beyond…
Cramer’s First Pick For Five Years Out: First Solar (FSLR, SPWR)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he wanted to review some picks that you might want to own with a 5-year time horizon for the future. He wants to look beyond…
Barron’s Berkshire Hathaway Bashing Could Be Your Gain (BRK/A, BRK/B, BRK-A, BRK-B)
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK/A) (NYSE:BRK/B) shares fell today after Barron’s called for investors to sell Warren Buffett’s growth machine. This seemed like a long time since Berkshire Hathaway had gone down this much in a…
Adobe Beats, But Some Wanted More (ADBE)
Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2007 (Q4 2007): Adobe posted record revenue of $911.2 million versus its revenue target range of $860…
The 52-Week Low Club
Bearingpoint (BE) Still dropping after loss earlier in the month. Down to $2.53 from 52-week $8.56. General Growth Properties (GGP) REIT stocks are getting killed. Falls to $41.93 from 52-week high of $67.43. Delta…
The Business Day in Global Warming (LDK, FSLR, CPST, XOM, ALTI, XSNX, OPTT, ASTI, ASYS, NMX)
LDK Solar Co.Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) shares were up 20% late Monday after an independent audit report put the inventory errors that had been in question at zero. Shares of First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) gave…