Pearson (PSO) To Bid For Dow Jones (DJ)?
As 24/7 Wall St. wrote on May 19, Pearson (PSO) is attempting to put together a bid to buy Dow Jones (DJ). Hearst, which co-publishes SmartMoney with Dow Jones, and GE (GE) which has…
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Cramer Speculates in NVIDIA (NVDA), Sort Of
Cramer is still anti-Tech for the summer, but his speculation tech stock is NVIDIA (NVDA). He said this just hit a new-52-week high. It’s one of the few winners in the PC-supply chain because…
Cramer Speculates in CV Therapeutics (CVTX)
On tonight’s Mad Money on CNBC, Jim Cramer had his normal ‘Speculation Friday’ and talked CV Therapeutics (CVTX) for a speculative biotech in with Acadia (ACAD) and Nastech (NSTK). Cramer said CVTX is a…
Nintendo’s Next Wii Strategy for Investors
Stock Tickers: NTDOY, GME, MSFT, SNE, ERTS, ATVI, THQI, MWY, TTWO It’s no secret that Nintendo (NTDOY) has kicked some major, well you know what, with the strong sales of its two gaming systems:…
This Week’s Top Ongoing News (June 15, 2007)
Stock Tickers: YHOO, EBAY, AMZN, S, F, MOT, BIDU, SSW, FMCN, BA, NVO, CLWR, SIRI, XMSR, INTC, ADBE, INTC, BX The real big news this week was the stock market itself. A tame PPI…
52-Week Low Club (June 15, 2007)
Stock Tickers: CNTF, DPZ, DVSA, IOMI, MEG, MGPI, MNI, VSE So what if the stock market came back from a scare almost back to new highs. There are always a handful of stocks that…
Should Blackstone Withdraw or Delay Its IPO?
With all of the negative press and attacks this week, you have to wonder what the Blackstone Group LP private equity going public is about. We have received inquiries about how good or bad…
Cramer Outlines Not Chasing Intel (INTC)
Jim Cramer came out on TheStreet.com video today discussing the reasons he thinks you should not chase Intel (INTC) higher on today’s gains. We earlier noted as being up after the Goldman Sachs upgrade…
Intel: Best DJIA Performer This Week & 16-Month High (INTC, AMD)
Intel (INTC-NASDAQ) isn’t just at a 52-week high, its at its highs back to January/February 2006 back when the Advanced Micro (AMD-NYSE) war and scare was really going against it. We now know what…
Options Expiration Weighing on Dendreon (DNDN)
Dendreon (DNDN) has seen a lot of the old hyperactive trading volume come out of the stock now that it is post-FDA panel review and post-ASCO. The stock has barely traded 2 million shares…
McDonald’s (MCD) Hits All-Time High, Starbucks (SBUX) Doesn’t
For a quick look at what Wall St. thinks about McDonald’s (MCD) and Starbucks (SBUX) and how each is doing selling coffee and breakfast foods, look at the share prices. Today, McDonald’s hit an…
General Motors (GM) Up 10% This Week
The General, as the company used to be called, General Motors (GM) is up 10% this week. It trades at $34.43. On Monday, it was as low as $31.06. It is a gravity-defying performance.…
eBay Making PayPal More of a Financial Powerhouse
eBay (EBAY) is in the news twice this morning. First off, Business Week is citing that the online auctioneer’s PayPal unit is becoming more and more like a bank and noted that it even…
Hansen Natural (HANS): Goldman Sachs Says $52 On Its Own or $70 in Buyout
Hansen Natural Corp. (HANS-NASDAQ) was added to the Americas Buy List at Goldman Sachs with a potential 30% return expected based on a $52.00 price target because of new discounted cash flow and revised…
Pre-Market Stock News (June 15, 2007)
(ADBE) Adobe trading down 1% after beating earnings but issuing in-line guidance.(BBW) Build-a-Bear lowered guidance; stock down almost 15%.(CROX) CROCS Inc. trades ex-split today.(DELL) Dell is still delaying quarterly filing and results.(DLM) Del Monte…
Pre-Market Analyst Calls (June 15, 2007)
ABCO started as Outperform at CIBC.AXTI started as Buy at First Albany.BKD started as Buy at Jefferies.BOOM started as Buy at First Albany.CQB started as Buy at Morgan Joseph.EXBD started as Sector Perform at…
With Vista Sales Hurting Acer, Dell (DELL) Can’t Be Helped
Acer, one of the world’s largest PC makers, told the Taipei Times that it was revising its sales growth rate down because the demand for Microsoft (MSFT) Vista was below expectations. Commercial sector sales…
Intel (INTC) Upgraded On AMD (AMD) Smack Down
Goldman has upgraded Intel (INTC) to "buy" from "neutral" because it would appear that rival AMD (AMD) will have to begin to outsource its chip manufacturing. MarketWatch writes that it will be easier for…
Dow Jones (DJ) Controlling Family: More Excuses
The members of the Bancroft family & company have rejected suggestions from their own lawyers about how to best protect the independence of The Wall Street Journal if Dow Jones (DJ) is sold to…
Europe Markets 6/15/2007
Markets in Europe were up at 6 AM. The FTSE rose .7% to 6,694. BP (BP) was up .9% to 588. GSK (GSK) fell .5% to 1308. Unilever (UN) rose 1.6% to 1573. The…