Bracing for Lucent-Alcatel Earnings (ALU)
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU-NYSE) will have reported earnings most likely by the time most of us are half way through our sleeping in the US on Friday morning. As a reminder they gave us guidance at…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Cramer’s Sell Block (May 10, 2007)
On tonight’s Sell Block on CNBC’s MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer reviewed many of his picks you need to sell: He said the CEO of Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) is one he doesn’t trust and he’s against…
Cramer’s ‘Must Own’ List
Stock Tickers: WHR, BDK, ATI, BGC, HON, ASD, JCI, MDR, FWLT, CAT, TEX, DE, QCOM On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC Jim Cramer addressed the opportunity created by the big down day. He thinks…
Comments From Dendreon’s Conference Call (May 10, 2007)
Dendreon hosted a painful conference call today, and despite management answering most questions you could hear some frustration and disappointment out of management. The FDA has requested additional data but not specified what form…
Syntax-Brillian Can’t Be Trusted
Syntax-Brillian Corporation (BRLC-NASDAQ) reported revenue of $162.9 million, up 257% from revenue of $45.7 million in the year-ago quarter. GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.09 for the third quarter of fiscal 2007…
We know Jupitermedia posted a loss already so now what?
Jupitermedia (Nasdaq: JUPM) posted a Q1 07 loss of $1 million yesterday, or 3 cents per share, versus a profit of $9.2 million, or 25 cents per share, in the year-ago period. The loss…
Mamma.Com Dribbles Earnings
Mamma.com Inc. (MAMA-NASDAQ) reported revenues increased by 20% to $2,642,904 due to an increase in search advertising revenues; net loss of $1,380,702 ($0.10 per share), including employee termination costs of approximately $685,000 compared to…
The 52-Week Low Club
Divx (DIVX) What a dog. Multimedia software company projects week Q2. Market remains mortified. Drops to $15.61. Down from 52-week high of $31.89. Whole Food Markets (WFMI) Another company with weak Q2 junk. Shares…
Apple’s Steve Jobs: The MOST Entrenched Corporate Leader
Apple (AAPL-NASDAQ), or Steve Jobs & Co. for the purposes of this story, is showing what a great company can do under great leadership. The company is hosting an analyst meeting and the stock…
Overlooked Metal Stocks (ZEUS)
When you look at companies such as US Steel (X-NYSE), Alcoa (AA-NYSE), Rio Tinto (RTP-NYSE), Alcan (AL-NYSE) and many other giants in the metals sector either in the midst of or rumor to be…
Cramer Defends Retail & Wal-Mart
Today on CNBC’s STOP TRADING, Jim Cramer came out saying today’s sell-off is justifiable, but he’s still very bullish. He’s a buyer of retail stocks on weakness because this was already expected to be…
Interpublic Group (IPG) may be out of breath
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (Public, NYSE:IPG) posted a larger Q1 loss today and missed estimates with their international sales division. Shares of Interpublic are falling 8% today which makes today the worst drop…
Is Hillenbrand Already at Full Value?
This morning we were happy to see that Hillenbrand Industries (HB) was splitting itself up. The company had two entirely unrelated segments: medical technology under the Hill-Rom name, and caskets under the Batesville Caskets…
AMD, Ebay, Vonage: Financial Blog Round-Up 5/10
GigaOm writes that Vonage’s (VG) new earnings have some troubling information. Investment Outsider writes that Ebay’s (EBAY) new feedback system should improve the company’s revenue. Redhat (RHT) will release a new, low-cost, Linux-based PC.…
Falling Corn Will Boost Ethanol Producers
Corn prices have fallen 25% since their early March highs and the weather the past two weeks has lead to a surge in planting with up to 40% increases in some areas. The beneficiary?…
Vonage’s “Patent Workaround”
Vonage Holdings (VG-NYSE) earnings came out shortly before the open and the good news is that the bleeding wasn’t any worse on a look-back to March 31. The main crux of this has nothing…
Do Vonage’s Earnings Even Matter Today?
Vonage Holdings (VG-NYSE) reports earnings today. Estimates are for -$0.42 EPS and $195.35M revenues. The issue today is that the earnings just don’t matter. Only someone named Pangloss would be expecting much good out…
Goldman Sachs Research Summary (May 10, 2007)
Goldman Sachs has raised estimates on the following: NVR (NVR), SAVVIS (SVVS), United Auto Group (UAG), News Corp (NWS), Multimedia Games (MGAM), NPS Pharma (NPSP), Stereotaxis (STXS), Trimeris (TRMS), Charles River Lab (CRL), Keane…
Pre-Market Stock News (May 10, 2007)
(AAPL) Apple hosts shareholder meeting.(ANN) Ann Taylor s-s-s -12.8% vs -4% estimate.(ARXT) Adams Respiratory $0.08 EPS vs $0.04e.(ATPG) ATP Oil & Gas $0.89 EPS vs $0.65e.(BSTE) Biosite confirms that it received a revised offer…
Wal-Mart Same-Store Disaster
Wal-Mart (WMT) same store sales fell 3.5% for April. And, sales at the flagship Wal-Mart stores which exclued Sam’s Club were down 4.6%. Estimates were -1.1% for April. The company is forecasting a small…