Someone At Merck Is Crazy
Merck’s new arthritis drug Arcoxia was rejected by an FDA panel by a vote of 20-to-1. Apparently, the drug has cardiovascular risks. The same problem with a related drug that company produced, Vioxx, has…
All Work
Douglas A. McIntyre
Apple’s Bad Bet: Delaying It OS
Apple (AAPL) announced that it is delaying the release of the new OS for Mac,Leopard, until October because the engineers who were to build it are working on the iPhone. The decision makes little…
Media Digest 4/13/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, CBS (CBS) fired talk show host Don Imus due to racial remarks he made on his program. Reuters writes that Sallie Mae (SLM) the largest student loan company is considering going…
Asia Markets 4//13/2007
Stocks: (CAJ)(HIT)(HMC)(NIPNY)(NTT)(DCM)(SNE)(TM)(CHL)(CHU)(CN)(PCW)(HBC)(LFC) Markets in Asia fell with the Nikkei off over 1%.
As Good As Gold(man)
From Ticker Sense
OFHEO: Still More Work To Do At Fannie & Freddie
From AAO Weblog
Thursday’s Top Biotech & Medical Stocks
by H.S. AyoubBioHealth Investor.com
StreetInsider.com After-Hours Movers 04/12
Shares of Dyax Corp. (Nasdaq: DYAX) 44% HIGHER; announced positive topline results from its Phase 3, placebo-controlled trial, EDEMA3, for its lead product candidate DX-88 (ecallantide), for hereditary angioedema (HAE). Statistically significant results were…
Cramer’s SELL BLOCK (April 12, 2007)
Stock Tickers: VG, JNJ, FBR Tonight, Cramer ran through his weekly SELL BLOCK on CNBC’s Mad Money. This is where he reviews past recommendations and shows where he was a champ or chump and…
Cramer’s Paper Trade
Tonight, on MAD MONEY, said that he has a paper trade. The ex-Treasury head John Snow at Cerberus is benefitting from the Chinese coated free sheet paper tariff, but Sappi Ltd. (SPP-NYSE) is the…
Cramer’s Anti-Subprime Mortgage Play
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer says he has a stock that can offer some insulation and even some profits from the blow-up in subprime. He said you will make money on…
Is Apple Getting Bogged Down Like Microsoft?
Apple (AAPL-NASDAQ) just dropped a bit of news pointing to news about delays in its new Leopard OS launch dates. Shares closed down 0.4% in regular trading and are down almost 2% at $90.40…
So Far, Lam Not Sacrificial; CEO Says “Secular”
Lam Research (LRCX-NASDAQ) reported earnings of $1.15 diluted EPS and $650.3 million in revenues; estimates were $1.06 and $644.75M. There was no guidance given. Gross margin of $326.2 million for the March 2007 quarter…
The 52-Week Low Club
Ectel (ECTX) Fraud protection software company has order delays. Drops to $3.02. From 52-week high of $5.75. Childrens Place (PLCE) Disappointing same store sales and earnings warning. Down to $50.61. The 52-week high was…
Cramer Looking For the Next Dendreon
Cramer said in a video this afternoon on TheStreet.com that this Dendreon (DNDN-NASDAQ) is a classic case of short sellers not covering themselves by not buying calls with the strikes above. The street.com ran…
CDWC: Apples to Apples, CDW’s Sales are Improving
By Willaim Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat
The Saks Turnaround is Worth Watching
By Chad Brand of The Peridot Capitalist
The Death of Newspapers?
From Ticker Sense Earlier this year when the Wall Street Journal reformatted its layout, one of the changes instituted was the placement of ads on the front pages of sections including the "A Section".
Just a Blip on the Radar Screen
From Ticker Sense The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite (SHCOMP) has been on a tear lately, making the 9% one-day decline it suffered back in late February look like a minuscule sell-off in a broader…