Looking at the May numbers for major financial websites points out the fairly significant differences between the numbers issued by NetRatings and ComScore. The NetRatings figures show the following unique visitor numbers: Yahoo! Finance…
GM (GM) has not traded above $40 since late 2004. But, that could change. Former GM parts operation Delphi, which entered Chapter 11 after its had become an independent company, apparently has a deal…
The London Stock Exchange is buying the Borsa Italiana, the big exchange in that country. The price is $2.2 billion. The goal is to become "the world’s capital market", according to Reuters. Not likely.…
It’s no shock that Barron’s decided to make its cover story that of the Stephen Schwarzman picture from the Blackstone Group (BX-NYSE) IPO that closed on Friday. The article upfront points to not expect…
When Ebay (EBAY) pulled all of its advertising from Google (GOOG), it took the risk of losing traffic and new customers. But, the auction site said "no", we actually did quite well. After the…
After Friday’s close, an energy drilling company called SandRidge Energy, Inc. filed to come public via an Initial Public Offering under the ticker "SD" on NYSE. It may be worth a note that the…
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (OREX-NASDAQ), a biopharmaceutical with an initial focus on obesity, has announced that data presented today at the American Diabetes Association 67th Scientific Sessions in Chicago from a sub-study of its Phase…
Boston Scientific’s (BSX) problem with its huge drug-coated stent business have become so severe that the company is looking at selling some of its assets. The stent have been blamed for clotting and heart…
Stock Tickers: WB, GE, SMH, TYC, BRK/A, BX, SBUX, KFT, SIRI, XMSR, CAKE, BAM Most stories come out, affect a stock or a sector, and then cease to matter. We have numerous stories that…
Wachovia (WB) Even big banks get hurt when the market falls. $51.84 down from 52-week high of $58.80. McClatchy Newspapers (MNI) Worse for newspaper stocks almost every day. Down to $24.87 from $44.95. Hovnanian…
Stock Tickers: XHB, DHI, LEN, PHM, CTX, TOL, NVR, KBH, MDC, RYL, SPF, BZH, HOV This can’t be a shock considering ‘how great’ the housing market is and how many new homes are selling…
Stock Tickers: VLO, XOM, CVX, COP, SLB, HAL, OIH, HES, PBR, MRO, BHI, RIG, BJS, WMB, GSF, BP, VLO, WFT, NOV, HES Higher and higher oil prices got you down? They definitely don’t do…
Stock Tickers: GS, MER, MS, LEH, BSC The raw number of shares that are measured in the short interest in bulge bracket brokerage firm and investment banking stocks did increase, although if you look…
Stock Tickers: TYC, MS, F, CY, SPWR, TRB, KFT, MO, HB, ASD, EMC, DJ, AA, WY It is always interesting to see how short sellers treat shares of stocks that are undergoing a spin-off,…
BRK/A, BNI, KO, PG, WMT, USG, AXP, WFC, MCO, JNJ, COP, UNP, USB, MTB, ASD, NSC, WLP, UNH, IR, HRB It is always interesting to see how Wall Street bets with or against Warren…
Inphonic (INPC) sells wireless services and equipment, including satellite TV. Revenue in the last quarter was up 17% to $101.4 million. But, the company sent $10 million more on general and administrative costs that…
Stock Tickers: AA, AIG, AXP, BA, C, CAT, DD, DIS, GE, GM, HD, HON, HPQ, IBK, JNJ, JPM, KO, MCD, MMM, MRK, MO, MRK, PFE, PG, T, UTX, VZ, WMT, XOM As you will…
Stock Tickers: JPM, BAC, USB, NCC, STT, C, WFC, BK, STI The large banking stocks saw a fairly large increase in short interest from May to June in 2007. That is after a mixed…
According to Broadcom (BRCM), rival Qualcomm’s (QCOM) to stay a ban of imports of some of its chipsets have been denied by the ITC. The body had ruled that some of the intellectual property…
Stock Tickers: AMD, TXN, LSI, MU, NSM, CY, IFX, ADI, STM, TSM, SMH The Semiconductor HOLDRs Trust (SMH) pretty much says it all, as the SMH short interest rose again in June as the…