Mototola (MOT): As Hope Fades, A 52-Week Low
A number of stocks did badly last week, but with the market up so much over the last two years, only a small number hit 52-week lows. One of those was Motorola (MOT). The…
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Ford (F) And GM (GM) Trade Places
In the movie "Trading Places" a wealthy stock broker and a bum trade places. After underperforming GM’s (GM) stock since May 2006, Ford (F) shares have tracked its larger rival so far in 2007.…
The Irony Of AMD (AMD)
Late in the week, Intel (INTC) was accused by the EU of anti-competitive practices aimed at keeping AMD (AMD) sales as low as possible in the region. The complaint detailed Intel’s practices. It will…
This Week on StockHouse July 23 to 27
The last full week of July was the week that investors decided that markets had gone far enough. Major world exchanges sold off amid worries about record-high oil prices, the implications of a slumping…
General Electric (GE) Financial Changes Immaterial: A Sideshow Compared To Catalysts
General Electric’s (NYSE:GE) 10-Q filing included some accounting changes that will have an impact on results from the years 2000 to 2004. Before you have a conglomerate accounting irregularity freak-out session, there are many…
Top Earnings Next Week: July 30 & 31 (APC, FPL, HUM, MNST, OSTK, RSH, SUNW, VZ, AEP, ADP, AVR, BWLD, CMG, COH, RIO, FSLR, GM, IACI, IMCL, NVT, NMX, RNWK, RUTH, SIRI, UA, WFMI)
MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007ABN AMRO (ABN)Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC)Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)Cameco (CCJ)FPL Group (FPL)HSBC Holdings (HBC)Humana (HUM)Monster Worldwide (MNST)Overstock.com (OSTK)RadioShack Corp. (RSH)Simon Property (SPG)Statoil (STO)Sun Microsystems (SUNW)Principal Financial Group (PFG)Tyson Foods (TSN)Verizon (VZ)Wm…
The 52-Week Low Club
Isilon Systems (ISLN) Clustered storage systems cuts forecast. Drops to $9.47 from 52-week high of $28.50. Sepracor (SEPR) Specialty drug maker gets competition from generic. Income drops. Shares fal to $27.56 from 52-week high…
Cramer Waiting For Exxon, Looking For a Positive Close? (XOM, CVX)
The first thing that Cramer noted was Doug Kass, a perma-bear said he thinks we’ll close up on the markets today. That’s his call according to Cramer. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is one he’d buy…
Cramer Talks Housing & Tech (July 27, 2007)
On today’s video from TheStreet.com, Cramer said there is definitive value on the land that has been optioned by homebuilders. All of those options from the last 3 years were bad, but now you…
DivX New Strategy More Than Strange (DIVX)
DivX Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) is a company where it goes without saying that it has been in trouble for shareholders. This went from a smoking hot post-IPO performer after Jim Cramer endorsed it, then it…
Isilon Sytems (ISLN): Double Revenue, Share Cut In Half
Isilon Systems (ISLN) doubled its revenue in the first half of the year. The cluster storage company had revenue for the six-month period ended July 1, 2007 was $46.7 million, up 96 percent compared…
Why Does Cisco Need More Share Buybacks Now? (CSCO)
Usually a $5 Billion add-on to a share buyback plan is a good thing for shareholders, or at least they take it that way. Last night Cisco Systems announced that its board of directors…
Sepracor’s (SEPR) Shares Now Cut In Half
Being in the pharmaceutical development business has always been rough, and investors in Sepracor (SEPR) learned that lesson again today. The company’s shares are down after earnings, off 17% to $31.85. The stock has…
IPO Filing: K12, Inc. (LRN)
A virtual public school system opetrator called K12 Inc. has filed to come public via an IPO. K12 has taken the proposed ticker of "LRN" on the NYSE. The joint underwriters in the deal…
IPO Filing: Entropic Communications, Inc.
Entropic Communications, Inc. has filed to come public via an IPO this morning with a nominal $100 million as the amount to be wsold in common stock. Entropic has registered the ticker "ENTR" on…
Pre-Market Stock News (July 27, 2007)
(ACPW) Active Power -$0.07 EPS vs -$0.10 estimate.(BHI) $1.12 EPS vs $1.10, but was $1.09 after items.(BPO) Brookfield Properties $0.42 EPS vs $0.37 estimate.(CROX) Crocs traded up almost 20% after beating earnings and raising…
VMware Scores a Cisco Systems Investment (EMC, VMW, CSCO, INTC)
If an Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) investment of $200+ million for a 2.5% stake into VMware wasn’t good enough, EMC Corp.’s (NYSE:EMC) soon to be spin-off is getting a new investor: enter Cisco Sytems (NASDAQ:CSCO). Cisco…
Does KLA-Tencor’s (KLAC) Quarter Signal Chip Turnaround
KLA-Tencor (KLAC) makes equipment to track quality and manufacturing process for the semiconductor business. And, its sales may be a leading indicator for how that industry is doing. If semi companies are spending more…
Silicon Alley Insider Takes On TechCrunch & Co
Henry Blodget of Internet Outsider and Kevin Ryan who made a fortune as the CEO of DoubleClick have launched a new site, Silicon Alley Insider. The site claims to be in beta, but it…
Amgen’s (AMGN) Troubled Quarter
Amgen (AMGN) actually rallied a bit after hours yesterday. But, revenue growth was hard to come by. Amgen reported net income of $1.02 billion, or 90 cents per share, for the quarter ended June…