Apple (AAPL) Mac Sales On Sharp Up-Swing
According to new research, sales of Apple (AAPL) Macs will surge as the year turns to 2008. Based on a two surveys done in November by research firm ChangeWave, 29% of potential PC buyers…
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The 52-Week Low Club
AMR (AMR) High fuel prices and predictions industry will lose money in Q4. Drops to $17.60 from 52-week high of $41. NCI Building Systems (NCS) Company says it will miss 2008 numbers. Down to…
The Business Day In Global Warming (CLNE, GE, YGE, ASYS, GFET, LDK, ACPW, MS)
Today, energy industry sage T. Boone Pickens was opening his new facilities for LNG conversion to fuel in California for his Clean Energy Fuels Inc. (NASDAQ: CLNE). He came on CNBC and predicted "$100+…
GE’s Outlook Both Half Full & Half Empty (GE)
General Electric (NYSE: GE) is conducting its ANNUAL OUTLOOK MEETING today and there is really some fodder in here for bulls and bears alike. The numbers and targets are impressive for a company of…
FOMC Comes Up Short (DIA, TLT)
The FOMC did just come out and issue its discount on interest rates today. We saw a 0.25% RATE CUT FED FUNDS and we saw a 0.25% RATE CUT ON THE DISCOUNT RATE. That…
T. Boone Pickens Still Sees $100+ Oil (CLNE, OIH, XLE)
The great oil sage T. Boone Pickens was just on CNBC for a quick interview while he was out in California today to kick off the Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors to switch…
Which Financials May Slash Dividends Next? (WM, FMD, RWT, BAC, C, KEY, WB, SFI, CSE)
Yesterday’s announcement that Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) about a dividend slash, layoffs, exit of sub-prime, and a capital raise was greeted with far less than joy. 24/7 Wall St. has already warned not to…
AT&T (T) And The Dividend Economy: Where Is Apple’s (AAPL) Yield?
AT&T (T) raised its dividend today and upped its share buy-back. The company’s stock is up almost 9% on the news, the most in five years, according to Bloomberg. It looks like the old…
As Google’s (GOOG) Share Of Search Market Rises, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Falls
Google (GOOG) to no one’s surprise, keeps expanding its share of the US search market. November numbers from Hitwise put the company’s piece of the pie at 65.1%, up from 61.8% a year ago.…
Pre-Market Stock News (December 11, 2007)
Below is a snapshot of the individual company news affecting share prices being watched by 247WallSt.com: Amtech Systems (NASDAQ: ASYS) shares up 3% after it announced receipt of a $3.9 million solar order for…
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (APD, PX, AMX, GOL, MA, MMM, UTX, MEDX, NEM, UBS, VIP, WWY)
These are not at all the only analyst calls being covered or making an impact in stocks this morning, but these are the ones 247WallSt.com is focusing on initially this morning: Air Products (APD)…
Stock Split Tuesday (GRC, MPR, ROL, CART)
For some reason, there are four stocks trading ex-split today. The following stocks will trade ex-split today at their new adjusted prices: Gorman-Rupp Co. (NYSE:GRC) trades after a 5-for-4 stock split. Met-Pro Corp. (NYSE:MPR)…
Goldman Sachs Pours Starbucks Down The Drain (SBUX)
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is being downgraded from a BUY rating down to a NEUTRAL rating at Goldman Sachs this morning. Starbucks has now underperformed its peers since being a buy at Goldman in 2005 and…
GE (GE): The Agony Of Being Average
GE (GE) shares had a real rally this year. They hit a multi-year high in late October. The big company was firing on most cylinders, and earnings for the rest of the year and…
The Fed Gets Ready To Push The Dow To 15,000
Over that last six months, the Dow is up 3%. But, it has been a "no stock market growth" kind of period. GDP was fairly strong, but any strength in tech shares and consumer…
ChinaEdu Prices IPO (CEDU)
ChinaEdu Corporation (NASDAQ: CEDU) priced its 6.82 million ADR IPO at $10.00 per share, which is actually at the lower-end of its $10.00 to $12.00 range. Bear Stearns acted as Lead mamanger and co-managers…
Sony (SNE): US Consumer Electronics Are Doing Fine
Consumers in the US cannot afford cars and houses, at least not based on current economic information. A look at the McDonald’s (MCD) numbers show that people can still buy hamburgers and premium coffee,…
Toyota (TM) Gets Better At Saving Money
Part of what was supposed to happen in Detroit this year was that the new UAW contract was going to lower costs for the Big Three. This would bring their cost to produce a…
China Inflation Rate Hits 7%
Based on November numbers provided by the Chinese government, annual inflation is running at 6.9% and the cost of food is rising at 18%. The banking system in the big country is increasing the…
Media Digest 12/11/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, the Fed is set to cut rates today. Reuters writes that inflation in China hit an 11 year high at almost 7% in November. Reuters reports that global deals are driving…