Pfizer Income Drops, Guidance Raises Concerns
Pfizer (PFE) did not have a very good quarter. Net income fell from $4.1 billion in the comparable quarter a year ago to $3.4 billion in the recent quarter. The company confirmed that it…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
GM: China Bites The Hand That Feeds It
For big US companies, China has a gravitational pull like the Sun. It can’t be avoided. The huge market is just too attractive. For firms like GM (GM), McDonald’s (MCD), and Wal-Mart (WMT), who…
Europe Markets 4/20/2007
Markets in Europe were up at 6.25 AM New York time. The FTSE rose .8% to 6,490. Barclays (BCS) was up 2.5% to 756.6. BP (BP) was down .3% to 570. BT (BT) was…
In Shadow Of Oracle SAP Shows Well
Oracle (ORCL) has grown so quickly recently, that there has been some cause for alarm that its European rival, SAP (SAP) might buckle under the pressure. No such luck for Oracle. SAP announced that…
China Mobile: Undefeated World Champion
China’s Mobile’s (CHL) earnings rose 22% to $2.3 billion. It now has 316 million domestic users, two-thirds of the Chinese market. Future concerns about earnings revolve around the company moving into rural areas where…
Google’s Walk-Off Home Run: The Fight Moves To The Cellphone
The technology editor of MarketWatch made a good point after Google (GOOG) released earnings. "Google’s quarterly results late Thursday show that the race to win that market (internet search ads) is over, in spite…
Media Digest 4/20/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, the former CEO of Qwest (Q) was found quity of insider trading. Reuters writes that a software upgrade caused the outage of the Research In Motion (RIMM) network. Reuters also writes…
Asia Markets 4/20/2007 Shanghai Rises 3.9%
Markets in Asia rose. The Nikkei was up .5% to 17,453. Canon (CAJ) was up .8% to 6560. Hitachi (HIT) was 2.2% to 930. Honda (HMC) was down .2% to 4090. NEC (NIPNY) was…
Interview With Jonathan Knee, SMD Evercore Partners
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas
GOOG: Google Solves Mystery Over Whereabouts Of Yahoo’s Revenues
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Google Announces First Quarter 2007 Results: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Google reported revenues of $3.66 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, an increase…
Thursday’s Top Biotech & Medical Stocks
by H.S. AyoubBioHealth Investor.com
StreetInsider.com After-Hours Movers 04/19
Mentor Corporation (NYSE: MNT) 17% LOWER; expects Fiscal 2007 sales of $300 million to $302 million. The Company had previously guided that sales would be in the range of $305 million to $315 million.…
The 52-Week Low Club
Imation (IMN) Computer storage products maker has poor earnings, gets downgraded by Baird, and makes expensive acquisition. Three strikes and you’re out. Stock drops to $35.69. The 52-week high was $49.20. Georgia Gulf (GGC)…
Cramer’s Sell Block (April 19, 2007)
Stock Tickers: CHTR, SIRI, XMSR, CMGI, KRY, VG, FMT Jim Cramer featured his SELL BLOCK series, where he reviews his pigs and prizes for Buy, Sell, or Hold strategies out of his past picks. …
Cramer’s Water Stock
Jim Cramer is still rolling on over his GREEN INVESTING strategies: Tetra Tech (TTEK-NASDAQ), a water investment, is his pick tonight on CNBC’s Mad Money. that is a consulting and engineering company. It is…
Cramer’s Latin American Coat Tail Riding (AMX)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Cramer was discussing following smart money like Gates or Buffett. But he thinks you can follow Carlos Slim as the overseas Buffett and is now the second richest…
AMD: Blood In The Streets, Gross Margin At 31%
AMD (AMD) rallied like a house afire, closing the regular session at $14.28. up 2.7% on over 50 million shares, about double its normal volume. AMD reported revenue of $1.233 billion and a GAAP…
Google’s Midas Touch
Goolge (GOOG) posted non-GAAP EPS of $3.68 ($3.18 GAAP) and revenues of $3.66 Billion on a GAAP basis, but its ex-TAC revenues were $2.53 Billion (thats the # to look at) versus estimates of…
Comments From TheStockMasters NFLX, BBI
In an interesting coincidence rivals Netflix (NFLX) and Blockbuster (BBI) both received downgrades today. First Albany cut Netflix Inc. to “Neutral” from “Buy” to reflect weak industry subscriber additions. Blockbuster was downgraded to “Hold”…