Critique of Barron’s Top 30 CEO Cover Story
Barron’s has run a Top 30 CEO list and 21 of the 30 are returnees to the list, but there are many on this list that either are 1) questionable or 2) don’t make…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Unusual Options Activity (MAR 24, 2007)
Stock Tickers: DNDN, OVTI, HAL, RRI, MEDX, CHS Unusual Options Activity is something we like reviewing as we near the end of the quarter and as we near certain events. There were several stocks…
US Stock Market Wrap (MAR 23, 2007)
DJIA 12,481.01; Up 19.87 (0.16%)NASDAQ 2,456.18; Up 4.44 (0.18%)S&P500 1,436.11; Up 1.57 (0.11%)10YR-Bond 4.613%; Up 0.024NYSE Volume 2,606,201,000NASD…
Cramer’s Break-Up Plays
On today’s STOP TRADING on CNBC, Cramer also said he thought the ads against Wal-Mart (WMT) on the terrorism link were too much. On Vonage (VG), after the ruling went against the company and…
Global ETFs Overbought
This is an interesting post from one of our contributors. If the bulk of these overseas markets are in overbought territory again, then any excuse the markets can use to sell off may be…
Cramer Took the Pepsi Challenge
On today’s WALL STREET CONFIDENTIAL video on TheStreet.com, Jim Cramer discussed going to the Pepsi (PEP) plant of the healthy snacks for Frito-Lay. Cramer said he was critical of the Frito-Lay unit, but he…
Vonage = Slippage
Vonage (VG) already went from bad to worse, and today went to even FAR WORSE. This was already one of the worst IPO’s in recent history. Now it is not even possible to calculate…
Wal-Mart: New Criticism Gone Too Far?
Before reading some non-stock and non-equity information, there of course is some stock-related data for you at the end of this article. After doing some routine outlying web searches this morning I saw a…
Dendreon Interest Remains; Volume Already Beat Average Day
Dendreon (DNDN-NASDAQ) is still getting plenty of trader attention this morning. It is going to post significantly higher volume than normal today as the chat rooms and message boards are filling up with more…
Pre-Market Stock News (MAR 23, 2007)
(ABN) ABN AMRO may now get Citigroup joining the bidding process rather than just Barclays.(AMGN) Amgen fell another 4% to a year low after haling Vectibix trials.(BEAV) BE Aerospace priced 10.5 million shares of…
Full Research Summary (MAR 23, 2007)
ATVI started as Buy at AGEdwards.AQNT started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.BOW raised to Overweight at Prudential.CLC raised to Outperform at Baird.CPS started as Mkt Perform at Morgan Keegan.CVG started as Hold at Stifel…
Will a Buyer Save Openwave From More & More Bad News?
How do you stave off horriffic news? Announce you are for sale. Openwave (OPWV) is not a name that has been without controversy, and its shares are up almost 6% at $9.40 pre-market since…
Goldman Sachs Research Summary (MAR 23, 2007)
Coldwater Creek (CWTR) raised to Buy from Neutral.Crosstex Energy (XTXI) raised to Buy from Neutral.Urban Outfitters (URBN) raised to Buy from Neutral.DreamWorks Animation (DWA) raised to Buy from Neutral.Polo Ralph Lauren (RL) raised to…
Can Amgen Get the Gorilla Off Its Neck?
Shares of biotech giant Amgen (AMGN) fell another 4% last night after the company announced more negative news. The company is abandoning a clinical trial of Vectibix, its "was-promising" colon cancer treatment. An interim…
Shorts Exit Home Depot
The shorts piled out of Home Deport (HD) in March, dropping short interest 36 million shares from a total of 72 million in February. The interest was cut in half. HD is actually down…
Citigroup & ABN AMRO? The Chuck Prince Conundrum
There are multiple reports that Citigroup (C-NYSE) may have a faction inside the company pushing Chuck Prince to jump into the bidding process for ABN AMRO (ABN-NYSE/ADR). This would be to nudge out Barclays…
GE Short Interest Rises As Stock Stalls
The short interest in GE rose 20 million shares to 46 million in March. Maybe some clever shorts think the stock, which has been slightly down, is due to fall on the slightest hint…
Europe Markets 3/23/2007
Markets in Europe were down slightly at 5.50 AM New York time. The FTSE was off .1% to 6,313. Barclays was up .7% to 744. BT was down .6% to 306.25. BP was up…
IPO Filing: Netezza Corp
There has been a company under the name Netezza Corporation that has filed to come public via an IPO under the ticker “NTZA” on NASDAQ. The company lists Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley as…
NYSE Short Interest For March
The NYSE released short interest in its stocks for the period ending March 15, 2007. The figures are compared to February 15 short interest Largest Short Postions Ford 199…