CPI and Core CPI are expected at 8:30AM ET with economists looking for 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. Industrial Production is expected at 9:15AM ET with economists looking for 0.3% Capacity Utilization is expected at…
By Chad Brand of Peridot Capitalist Many times one will look at a value investor’s portfolio and wonder why on earth they own some of the stocks they do. Usually the answer lies in…
From 13D Tracker In an amended 13D filing on Lenox Group Inc. (NYSE: LNX), Clinton Group showed they bumped their stake in the company to 10.9% from 9.6%. The firm also disclosed a letter…
From The Stock Masters For the most part Americans who had every intention of paying off their mortgages and living in their houses now just can’t swing it. The vicious cycle of falling property…
Hancock Farbics (HKF) Financial results delayed and CFO is now leaving. Drops to $1.55 down from 52-week high of $4.36. The Progressive Corporation (PGR) Insurance company still slipping after posting poor February figures. Drops…
Everyone loves talking about Google (GOOG). It has almost become the national sport. So it is no wonder that the discussions are pointing again toward a Google phone of some sort. There has been…
On today’s STOP TRADING segment on CNBC, Jim Cramer discussed Thuornburg Mortgage (TMA) and he said that the CEO is great and the shorts who are targeting him are wrong. CRamer even said that…
Forbes has run an article noting than an Asian PC-maker is rumored to be buying Gateway (GTW-NYSE). We recently ran a piece noting how difficult it would be to actually turn Gateway back around,…
Imax Corp. (IMAX) reports earnings tomorrow and with shares trading toward the lower end of its 52-week range, investors are waiting for any type of good news. IMAX is currently showing the movie 300…
MapInfo NASDAQ: MAPS) 50.8% HIGHER; Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) entered into a merger agreement to acquire MapInfo for approximately $408 million in cash, net of expected cash on MapInfo’s balance sheet at the…
On today’s Wall Street Confidential video on TheStreet.com, Cramer unsurprisingly talked about the brokerage firm stocks now that all three reports in the group are out for the week. He also reviewed the huge…
The news is already everywhere that Cisco (CSCO) is buying web videoconferencing company Webex (WEBX) for $3.2 billion. Webex shares are up 22% to $56.50 on the news. But, how good is the Webex…
From Internet Outsider Who says Wall Street firms are always bullish? According to Reuters, Merrill Lynch published a report today suggesting that housing market woes could drag the economy into a recession and that,…
From Internet Outsider The key question in the Viacom v. GooTube war is who-needs-whom more? The best way to answer this question is to study the percentage of "views" on YouTube that consist of…
From Investment Intelligencer In my "dumbest column of the year" post, I suggested that DFA and other smart investors have capitalized on the "value effect" to design better passive funds. Astute readers pointed out…
From Ticker Sense Bear Stearns (BSC) beat earnings estimates yet again. They did, however, only beat by 2 cents per share, which is the smallest spread since their 1-cent beat in September 2002. Below…
Amgen is definitely seeing hard times lately, as they have been a fixture of the 52-week low club for a couple of weeks now. For those who don’t regularly follow the stock, the company…
Cisco (CSCO-NASDAQ) and WebEx (WEBX-NASDAQ) have announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to acquire WebEx to broaden out Cisco’s collaboration and video/audio communication applications for business. This will extend Cisco’s vision for unified communications,…
BigBand Networks (BBND-NASDAQ) ignored the concerns of the IPO markets and isn’t pricing as though there is a lot of concern in the market today. Last night BigBand priced 10.7 million shares at $13.00,…
Sometimes it is quite amazing how fast the tide can turn. Just two days ago everyone was still looking for subprime mortgage and any lender or financial institution that had exposure to those with…