Cramer’s War & Defense Stock Pick (LMT, GD, LLL, NOC, LMT)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer was visiting the USC Campus in Los Angeles and he said Northrup Grumman (NYSE:NOC) is a defense stock that is a growth stock that was sold…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Starbucks: Is The World Running Out Of Coffee?
The chairman of Starbucks (SBUX) says that there will be a shortage of the beans for very high end coffee. Fear not. SBUX has already locked up supply due to it huge network of…
52-Week Highs For September 7, 2007 (AEM, ABX, BDE, DRYS, GLD, GOLD, INSW, IVGN, JNPR, NWK, NYB, PDX, PLMD, RICK)
Usually we cover 52-week lows as many traders look for the bottom fishing opportunities in battered and tattered stocks. But on big down days it is often important to look at which shares put…
The 52-Week Low Club
Krispy Kreme (KKD) Down to $3.91 from 52-week high of $13.93. More bad earnings news. Office Depot (ODP) Projects earnings decline. Drops to $19.68 from 52-week high of $44.69. Circuit City Stores (CC) Electronics…
Will Countrywide Make It? 12,000 More Job Cuts
Countrywide Financial (CFC) did what it could to keep the news out of the light. But late Friday The Wall Street Journal put out word that 12,000 more people would be fired at the…
Defensive Stock Picks Better Than The Market (September 7, 2007)
We are frequently asked about how certain basket picks perform compared to the overall market. It has been years since anyone has claimed their stocks should gain regardless of the market because most people…
NVIDIA Set For Stock Split (NVDA, AMD)
On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2007, shares of NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) will trade on an ex-split basis to reflect its 3-for-2 stock split that it declared on August 9. Shares are down today with…
Caribou Flirting With All-Time Lows On 52-Week Lows (CBOU, SBUX, PEET)
Caribou Coffee Company (NASDAQ:CBOU) is in a bit of a strange spot. It is in the formerly-hot lounge and coffee destination. They also have the ‘sit and chill’ or ‘work on the free wi-fi’…
Nortel And Alcatel-Lucent: Dying Telecom Suppliers
Wall St. would think that providing enterprise solutions and infrastructure to the world’s largest telecom suppliers would be a good business. Nortel (NT) and Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) appear to have proved that wrong. ALU shares…
“Time To Go Defensive, Again?” (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ, NVO)
If you ever heard the old saying "Be careful what you wish for, you may get it!" it sure seems like we are there. It also makes you wonder if it is time to…
Krispy Kreme Sinks To The Bottom
In 2003, you could pick up shares of Krispy Kreme (KKD) for $49. This morning, the are down 19% to $5.10 on bad earnings. Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 decreased 7.5%…
Hollis-Eden Jumps 30%
Hollis-Edent (HEPH) is a very small development-stage pharmaceutical company. It has no revenue as has lost about $7 million each of the last couple of years. The stock has been a world class dog…
Microsoft Tries To Catch VMWare (VMW, MSFT)
Virtualization is the next big thing and Microsoft (MSFT) does not want to leave it to VMWare (VMW). 24/7 Wall St. has written a great deal about VMW, and it may be that the…
G.M. Clipped By Goldman Sachs (GM, F)
Shares of General Motors are indicated down over 2% ahead of the open today at $30.40 on a negative research note out of Goldman Sachs. Goldman trimmed GM’s estimates and the target on the…
Goldman Sachs Note Hits EMC & VMware (EMC, VMW)
Goldman Sachs has removed EMC Corp. (NYSE:EMC) from its beloved Conviction Buy List this morning, although the firm is maintaining an official "Buy" rating. The catalyst for the initial call was VMware (NYSE:VMW) and…
Pre-Market Analyst Calls (September 7, 2007)
AER raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.AYR started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.BSC cut to Neutral at B of A.CHH started as Mkt Perform at Wachovia.CLUB started as Sell at B of A.CMC raised…
Stating The Obvious: Fixing Software Piracy Could Take Years
Craig Mundie, Microsoft (MSFT) chief research and strategy officer, was good enough to point out to Reuters that fixing software piracy issues in the developing world could take decades. "Most of the Asian countries…
Europe Markets 9/7/2007
Market in Europe were down slightly at 6.55 AM. The FTSE fell a fraction. Barclays (BCS) fell 2.5% to 592.5. BHP Billiton (BHP) rose 1.4% to 1493. The DAXX was off .5% to 7,582.…
Where Does The Market Go If Credit Agencies Crater?
It was not that many years ago that a slew of investigations almost ruined the big players in the accounting industry. Arthur Andersen disappeared under the weight of a Justice Department investigation. The process…
Could Japan’s Cellphone Price Wars Migrate To US?
NTT Docomo (DCM), which has over half of Japan’s $78 billion wireless market, is cutting its basic fees in half Why? Smaller rivals KDDI and Softbank have brought down their charges. In a saturated…